Tuesday 20 December 2016

Quan Fa Organic Farm

22:10:00
Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Recently, me and ma boy were invited to Quan Fa Organic Farm for a farm tour to know more about organic farming! It's our first time visiting an organic farm here in Singapore so let's check it out together!

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Firstly, a little background about Quan Fa, they are a family-owned business since 1999 and they follow the ecological agrarian methods of farming whereby no harmful pesticides or fertilizers are being used. In addition, they are also one of the leading distributors of organic vegetables in Singapore and the vegetables grown at Quan Fa are harvested and packed every single morning to ensure their freshness when they reach the stores.

The farm is basically divided into 4 main areas: Sprouts, Open Area, Compost and Green Houses!

We visited the Sprouts area first whereby we were shown sunflower sprouts which are commonly used in salad! 

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

We got to try some radish sprouts fresh as well and it tastes like wasabi to me hahahaha.

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog


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Yes, one thing to share is that a farm tour is definitely a very good place for kids and family to hang out with because they are so excited at everything whereas I just get tired easily from basking in the sun for that 45 minutes. (Yes remember to apply lots of sun screen when you come here) 

Sigh old liao but it's okay. Life goes on! HWAITING! :)

Next up is the Open Area where we are greeted by vast green-ness!!

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog


Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog
One thing that really caught our attention is this yellow color tape which is used to trick the insects to think that it is a flower / vegetables / food and trap them! That way no pesticides would be required! It's really a very interesting idea which I've never encountered before!

Next stop is the Compost Area where heaps of fertilizers are at and surprisingly they don't smell as bad as the fertilizers I encounter at other farms!

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

The last stop are the Green Houses where conditions of the crops can be better controlled as compared to the crops in the Open Area!

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

After the tour, we were served some refreshments and I love this chilled lemongrass minty drink! So refreshing!

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

If you're interested to bring your kids here for a farm tour, Quan Fa conducts a tour with minimum 20 pax for 45 minutes and they have 3 different packages available for farm tours which you can check it out here for more details: Farm Tour

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Good news! You may now quote "QuanFaOrganicFarm" when checking out on their online store to enjoy a 10% off!! Make sure to get some healthy, organic veggies for your family especially while their on sale!! :D

Lastly before I end off, you can take nice OOTD pictures like this at Quan Fa Organic Farm!! hehehe

Quan Fa Organic Farm Tour Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

This shot was totally unexpected and the sky was really pretty!!!!!! :D

For more information, you may refer to:


35 Murai Farmway Singapore 709145
Contact No.: +65 6793 7693
Email: info@quanfa.com.sg

Sunday 20 November 2016

ONE°15 Marina Staycation

21:06:00
Hello everybody!! It's been a long time since I've last blogged and from now on, I'm planning on turning my blog posts to photo posts (because I still take tons of photos despite having no time to blog LOL) and minimal words as I seriously have barely any time left to blog properly anymore with my first full time job as well as working as a freelance makeup artist. >< There's a lot for me to learn these days but not enough time, hence prioritization is key.

Starting out as a freelance MUA is no easy task as I'm not doing this for the sake of money (my main source of income is still my full time job) but because I really enjoy doing makeup and I'm constantly on the search for new knowledge to enhance my skills as well as appropriate photography equipments for shooting my creations. 

Still feeling kinda weird because I still remember not liking makeup at all in the past but things suddenly changed ever since my Korea Summer Studies trip haha. I'm now all about the foundation, blushers and etc. Even my long time friends still can't get used to my change, but they are very supportive (same for ma boy and ma mom) at the same time haha. So thankful hahaha 

 I'm really sorry my dear readers if I'm not as active or detailed with my blog posts as before! But I promise that my photos would be worth viewing, so do stay with still in future kays!! I will bring you along my makeup journey too as time goes by (it'll be a good channel for me to document things going on in my life and makeup journey down as well haha) *wink*

The following are some of the photos taken during my staycation at ONE°15 Marina with my poly clique hahaha

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog



I LOVE THE BATHTUB TO THE MAX! First time seeing a bathtub which is lower than the flooring.

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

Sisterhood! <3
(And yeah that's my phone on top of my head hahaha. My phone case is so cui!)

ONE°15 Marina Staycation Lunarrive Lifestyle Blog

The bed is us girls' in the night and theirs in the day (or should I say 2 hours). 4 big guys squeezing 1 double bed HAHAHA

It was a relaxing and cozy staycation with the always awesome gang haha


Just one last shout out before I end this post! If you're interested to be my makeup model, please do contact me at lunarrive@gmail.com! :D I'm always in need of models for my work haha.

If you're a photographer and in need of collaboration with a makeup artist, do hit me up as well! ^_^

Lastly, do stay tune with me on my instagram @lunarrive (blog) and @theyueqi (makeup)!! :)

Stay beautiful! xoxo

Thursday 25 August 2016

Barashi-Tei

14:11:00

Hey everyone, it's been a long time since I've updated this blog and today I will be bringing you another guest blog entry by ma boy and he will be sharing with you a recent food tasting that him and I had the opportunity to go to hehe. All the pictures in this post are taken by him and the food was pretty awesome too! I'm sure you'll feel hungry after reading this post so keep on reading and enjoy!

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Hi, to all readers!! It had been quite sometime since I've written anything about food. This time, I will be sharing with you readers on Japanese food - Barashi-Tei! It is not very far from the nearest MRT station, and you can choose where you like to walk from - Dhoby Ghaut or Bras Basah. Wait... Isn't it located in the middle of town? Yea it definitely is and you can get a decent meal at a reasonable price!

Sounds good? I shall not hold you back and lets us have a look what good food they have:

Barashi Tei Food Review Avocado Salmon Salad Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Avocado Salmon Salad - $13.80
The avocado is tasty, soft, not like the one you got it from other places which are hard. The salmon is cooked just nice, each bite can feel the meat texture of salmon.

Barashi Tei Food Review Salad Sashimi Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Salad Sashimi - $13.80
Who loves Sashimi? If you like it, you should come and try this! The sashimi is fresh (try it and you will agree) and the meat is very chewy. Every bite makes me want more >< 

Barashi Tei Food Review Dragon Maki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Dragon Maki - $8.80
Dragon? The name is Awesome and so is the dish! It just melts in your mouth when u put it in and chew. It has both avocado and fish topping which makes it tastier. The fish topping is juicier compared to avocado. Does that mean that the fish are all fresh? Let check out the rest and find out.

Barashi Tei Food Review Spicy Salmon Maki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Spicy Salmon Maki - $12.80
HOT!! Just kidding! The spiciness is just a little bit, like tingling feeling in your mouth. The crispy of the seaweed can be felt with the wrap. The mentai on top is creamy too. One of my personal favourite! (Luna: I HAVE to make a comment on this maki haha. It is seriously BOMB!!! You have to try it! I love it totally haha)

Barashi Tei Food Review Rice Paper Ebi Maki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog

Barashi Tei Food Review Rice Paper Ebi Maki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog

Barashi Tei Food Review Rice Paper Ebi Maki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Rice Paper Ebi Maki - $10.80
I had always thought that Ebi had a hard shell which I am not wrong but in this case, I am surprised! The Ebi is crispy and has a soft (skin). The wrap is also easily bitten off which make nibbling much easier. The sauce is creamy too. 

Barashi Tei Food Review Aburi Bara Chirashi Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Aburi Bara Chirashi - $16.80
The rice is from japan itself! The pearl rice just tastes so different from the normal rice we had. The rice is also mixed with some sauce to make it tastier. I can just eat the rice itself without feeling it is plain! The fish roll is big and fresh!!! When put in your mouth, it just burst! OMG, the fish roe is also fresh! looks like all the fish dishes are fresh!

Barashi Tei Food Review Chirashi Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog

Barashi Tei Food Review Chirashi Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Chirashi - $23
The sashimi is thicker and juicer when to compare to the salad. Tamago is just very soft like cheese when you bite but hard looking on the outside. The exterior taste like anywhere else, but the interior, it just melts in your mouth. It is one of a kind.  The rice is much plainer because of the sashimi. You will not want your rice extra taste to spoil the taste of the sashimi.

Barashi Tei Food Review Sirloin Steak Foie Gras Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Sirloin Steak Foie Gras - $19.80
Looks nice, isn't it? I wish I can tell you the taste but I can't as I don't eat beef. >< Maybe you try and let me know? :)

Barashi Tei Food Review Gindara Nabe Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Gindara Nabe - $24
The soup is very sweet and rich in flavor. The veggie inside is soft too. The fish in it is very sweet too. All the food in this dish is just sweet! I just feel like the taste of this dish is very special. It is like the dish had been boiling for some time to let the veggies and the meats release the flavor into the soup.  

Barashi Tei Food Review Red Bean Spring Roll Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog

Barashi Tei Food Review Red Bean Spring Roll Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Red Bean Spring Roll - $3.80
Crispy & sweet, just like any spring roll. The only difference is the skin of the spring roll is cool, but the red bean inside is still warm, as though it had a warm blanket covering it.

Barashi Tei Food Review Tomato Bacon Kushi Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Tomato Bacon Kushi - $1.80
The bacon is warm and crispy and the cherry tomatoes make the whole taste more balanced and less heavy which commonly happens when tasting meat. 

Barashi Tei Food Review Ika Teriyaki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog

Barashi Tei Food Review Ika Teriyaki Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Ika Teriyaki - $13.80
When I eat squid, I am always thinking if this is going to taste rubbery or not. Luckily, in Barashi-Tei, Ika is not rubbery as i fear. The meat is cooked till it is soft and chewy. Together with the Teriyaki sauce topping, it just makes the dish much tastier.

Barashi Tei Food Review Yuzu Lunarrive Singapore Lifestyle Blog
Yuzu (hot) - $3.80
The drink I chose is Yuzu. It comes in nice and warm, not too sweet, not too sour. Just the taste it should be. (Luna: And I love it! <3 haha)

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That is the end of this post!! :) I hope you've enjoyed it as much as I've enjoyed their food! Definitely do check out their Spicy Salmon Maki because it's damn worthwhile and delicious! :)

For more information, please refer to:


266 Middle Road
Elias Building
Singapore 188991

Contact No: 6837 0506

Operating Hours: 
11.30am to 3pm and 6pm to 4am

In the meantime, take care and stay updated with me on my Instagram @lunarrive! :)

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