Do Me A Favor - Review

Website: http://www.domeafavor.com.sg/

I found this website in google, when I was searching for idea and where to buy for Aleina's give away for her upcoming baptism day. While I was browsing this website, I found that I think I can use those customized candies as a party give aways.

Transaction goes smoothly and everything online.

Before ordering online, I placed my inquiry first via email. Then the nexy day got replied to this girl. Placed my order the same day then made a bank transfer to their account as payment. Payment was made in FULL. My order is quite short day noticed as I was a bit late to found this website, but still they managed to do take order.

Delivery - was on time. I was told that the delivery will come on Saturday 11am, and it reached my doorstep almost 11am.

Customer Service - also ok. Promptly replying to my email.

Tastes of candies - well, I could not make a comment here coz the candies I ordered was just a normal candies/chocolates (eg chocolate Kisses, etc).

Design - Label designs are cute, I am quite ok with it thought some of the design I want was not accepted coz it wasn't in her template. They do customize in terms of letter and colors only.

Price - a bit pricey. (Better if you do it yourself :))

Overall, experience was also good. Can recommend to other mummies who got no extra time for doing customization.

Overall Rating: 3/5

Cake Avenue - Review

My transaction with Cake Avenue is everything is online. I'd browsed their website and their Facebook page for their cake designs. I prefer that you visit Cake Avenue FB page for the updated lists of their designed and customized cakes.

The contact person from Cake Avenue was Natalie. She's quite good in all my enquiries and reply to me promptly; never misses any questions I had particularly in the customization I want to have in my cake.

I can say to their service that:

Design - design is really nice, superb! I couldn't ask for more as it was perfect. Everything I've request for the customization, was done properly.

Taste - Taste is also good - choco fudge (if I could remember); the cake is not so sweet, just right! But since I ordered a fondant cake, the icing is really sweet. I bring some part of the cake in the office, all of my colleagues and teammates said that the cake taste really good.

Delivery - they deliver my order on time.

Price - a bit pricey + delivery also got a fee... (I just hoped for delivery fee to be waived hehehehe). I've checked with other bake shop, the price is just the same as theirs.

All in all, I am happy with their service and my experience with them. I can try them next time with no hesitation!

Overall Rating: 4/5

The White Depot / Pinoy Catering SG - Review

I can't decide whether should go for catering or I'll cook for my baby's baptism. I think of that if I cook, I'll be getting tired tired althrough the day, so in the end I choose for catering.

I would like to get first my sister's caterer about 4 years ago. Unfortunately, I couldn't get any contact of that caterer from my sister so I've just search in Pinoy SG Forum.

I found this Pinoy Catering SG in the Classified Ads section of Pinoy SG. Initial discussion was fine, my contact's name is Tintin. She is prompt in all my emails and inquiries to them. For this I can say that, is their customer service is good.

In the actual event, all I can say with their review is that:

Price - quite expensive compare to the local caterers

Food - I like their food, tastes is just right!

Delivery - they come late of at least 30 minutes compare to our scheduled delivery time. 

Pick Up - they wasnt be able to pick up their things from our house (the venue), and collected their things the next morning. Still fine coz they ask for permission for this which is also I allowed. But when they picked up, they missed they table accessories in our house and collected it after 3 months!

Food Serving - I initially ordered 30 pax, when I noticed that I might having more guests than expected, I asked them to top up for 5 more pax. I can say that, I feel being cheated as the serving is not enough for 30 pax! I got around 24pax only but I feel that the food is not enough especially the beef and pork! By 4pm, the veggie (broccoli with mushroom if I can remember) was spoiled already. I am thinking that if the food was delivered fresh to us, it will not become spoiled just so easily!

Others - I've told to Tintin that I'm going to rent out their cupcake tier for about $15 and she told me that she will lend me it for FREE. When I came back from the church, there's no cupcake tier. Feel so cheated again and disappointed for their service.

Well, this is just my experience with them. And, will not going to use them again...

Hoping that others will have a good experience.

Overall Rating: 1/5

Aleina's Baptism Day

St. Anne Church - Aleina's Baptism Day = 28 October 2012

It was Friday (26 Oct), 2 days before Aleina's baptism, we attend a Prepatory Session required by St. Anne Church. In this session, we were told that any parents/participant who were unable to attend in this session will not be allowed their child to be baptised on this coming Sunday. The next prepartory session will be held on December. We are very lucky that Poland (one of Aleina's godfather) is cooperative and supportive for us; and he really allot his time to attend the session.

28th October, Sunday - the weather is sunny, just right for our event though the reception is just inside our flat. The church is just 15minutes walk from our place. We've start preparation of Aleina at around 8:30 in the morning still we're late in Sunday mass. We have arrived I think in the middle of the Sunday mass. At least, we're not late for the baptism ceremony.

After the Sunday mass, we still have 15minutes allowance before the actual baptism ceremony commence. In which they advise the parents of the child, to feed their baby first, as much as possible. During this time, some of our guests especially godparents arrived in church.

Initially I thought ceremony will only take about 1 hour. Due to the reason that infant baptism is doing by batch, the actual duration takes for at least 2.5hours.

It was past 2pm already when we reached our flat - the reception venue. All of the food I ordered are there, with full setup and decorated completely! Thanks to my sister, cousin Irish and mil for helping us decorate the house while we're in the church.

I loved the dessert table decorations! Where we placed the cake and other give aways.