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$63 Million Mansion Is S’pore’s Version Of The ‘Parasite’ House, With Secret Panels & Stone Relics source: https://mustsharenews.com/63-million-parasite-mansion/ Parasite Mansion Lookalike Has Artefacts In Its Walls, Basement Museum & 2-Storey Walk-In Wardrobe This year, South Korean movie Parasite made history by being the first foreign-language film ever to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards. Among the highlights of the Oscar-winning movie is the gorgeous but sinister mansion, which was custom-made for the movie. Although it isn’t a real residence, we think we’ve found something that’s as close as it comes, right here in the heart of Singapore. Here’s the iconic house from Parasite: And here’s the real-life bungalow in Singapore: Parasite mansion lookalike costs $63 million The resemblance is uncanny, but what made our jaws really drop was the house’s interior and the priceless treasures it holds. Not to mention its hidden rooms and spiral staircases. Of course, it doesn’t come cheap, as the 34,000-square-foot (roughly 3,160 m²) bungalow costs a mind-boggling $63 million, shared Mr Jervis Ng from JNA Real Estate in a YouTube video. 34,000 sq ft is about the size of 100 basketball courts. Take a tour through the fantastical house with us, as we uncover its highlights and spectacular design. Exterior walls embedded with artifacts As Mr Ng begins the tour of the fortress outside, he first introduces you to the well-manicured, green lawn that looks as if it sprung out of the Bong Joon Ho masterpiece. Then comes the pool. The cool blue 20m lap pool is well-guarded by a pair of Chinese lion statues from the Tang Dynasty. They’re also the largest lion statues in Asia. Even the exterior walls hold treasures — literally. They were specially built to model the marble balustrades in the Tang Dynasty City, and house thousands of artifacts. If you look closely, you can see them featured on all 4 outer walls of the house. As the house belongs to an artifact collector, there are many more ancient artifacts and collectors’ items displayed around the house, and incorporated into its design. Secret panels & doors in living room Upon first glance, the living area looks like one in any typical luxury home: sprawling, luxurious, with a grand piano in the corner. But upon a closer look at the mahogany walls, one will be surprised to find that they slide open to reveal not just a television, but a concealed doorway to the kitchen, and dining area. The owner even had a room designed specifically for serving tea, with a full-marble feature wall, twisted tree trunk tables and some of the world’s rarest brews all under the same skylight. The owner even had a vintage spiral staircase from Bencoolen Street installed in his home, just for that extra bit of historical flair. Home museum in basement If you think that’s impressive, our jaws literally hit the floor when we saw what the basement held. Instead of a deranged old man running from debt (like in the movie), it houses the owner’s collection of ancient relics and artifacts. The collection seems to sprawl on forever — it’s basically a personal museum, right in the belly of the house. That’s not all, there’s another tea room with more artifacts displayed, including tiles from the Tang Dynasty palace, and another wall made entirely of Pu Er tea bricks. If tea’s not your thing, perhaps the walk-in, futuristic wine cellar is more up your alley. Parking garage with space for 12 cars The basement is used for practical reasons too, of course. There’s an 8,000 square foot parking garage, with enough space for up to 12 super cars. It even has its own car lift for easy access from porch to basement. Master bedroom has 2-storey walk-in wardrobe & secret room The master bedroom isn’t just a bedroom, of course. It’s a rest area, a study, and a spa rolled into one. The rest area apparently also has a secret walk-in wardrobe behind its curved walls, but it seems like it’s only for the owners’ eyes. You’re not missing out on much though, as the 2-storey walk-in wardrobe makes up for that. Featuring another spiral staircase, it’s a perfect balance of “His” and “Hers”, with a well-lit vanity and watch case to boot. Right through the glass door is the bathroom, or mini-spa, with a jacuzzi big enough for 2. Our motivation to work hard & get rich The “Singaporean Dream” is typically known as the “5 Cs”, but after seeing this beast of a mansion, we’d like to dub it the 3Bs: Big Beautiful Bungalow. Of course, money doesn’t come easily, and we sincerely applaud whoever owns this house for their hustle to bring this masterpiece to life. It’s definitely a huge motivation to work hard and get rich. Here’s to more multi-million dollar mansions and hopefully, merry moneymaking.

Make your own ram-don (aka Jjapaguri) from Parasite source: https://www.tnp.sg/lifestyle/hed-chef/make-your-own-parasite-ram-don Since the release of the South Korean movie Parasite last year, fans have been raving about ram-don, which is made using two types of instant noodles and topped with premium Hanwoo beef. In one scene, rich housewife Mrs Park (Cho Yeo-jeong) instructs her housekeeper (Jang Hye-jin) to prepare ram-don, with the addition of premium Hanwoo beef, within eight minutes. The craze for the hybrid dish has intensified since Parasite clinched four Oscars last month. Ram-don is a dish name coined by Seoul-based US film scholar Darcy Paquet, who wrote the movie's English subtitles. He had found it difficult to translate Jjapaguri. In the movie, Jjapaguri is made by combining two types of noodles - Chapagetti Chajangmyun Noodles, made using black bean sauce, and Neoguri Seafood & Spicy Ramyun, an udon-style soup-based noodle product. What was attention-grabbing about the Parasite version was the addition of premium Hanwoo steak to accentuate how wealthy the Park family is, as the beef is from a highly prized and priced breed of cattle that is native to Korea. Hanwoo beef is not available here - South Korea is not on the Singapore Food Agency's approved beef imports list - but you can recreate the decadence of the dish by using well-marbled ribeye or striploin steak. To replicate ram-don at home, I splurged on a piece of Australian wagyu beef striploin, which costs $138 a kilogramme at Culina at Como Dempsey. I had difficulties buying Chapagetti and Neoguri instant noodles at Korean supermarkets here and could get only the bowl versions. I recommend cooking them in residual heat for a better texture. If you are able to get the packet versions, boil the noodles for two minutes. The packet version of the Chapagetti noodles has a sachet of oil which you can add together with the seasoning. While cooking the noodles, fry up the beef. It takes about two minutes for the beef to cook to medium doneness. INGREDIENTS 1 litre of water 1 packet of Chapagetti Chajangmyun Noodles 1 packet of Neoguri Seafood & Spicy Ramyun 300g wagyu striploin, cut into 3.5cm-thick cubes Pinch of salt Dash of crushed black pepper 2 tbsp cooking oil 1 stalk of spring onion, sliced METHOD 1. Bring 1 litre of water to a boil in a pot. 2. Add the Chapagetti and Neoguri noodles into the pot. 3. Add the vegetable mix of both packets into the pot. 4. Cover the pot, turn off the heat and allow noodles to cook in residual heat for two minutes. 5. While waiting for the noodles to cook, heat two tablespoons of oil in a frying pan. 6. Season the beef with black pepper and salt. Add the beef to the pan and fry over high heat for two minutes. Turn off the heat and set aside. 7. Strain the noodles. Reserve 150ml of the cooking liquid. 8. Pour the cooking liquid back into the pot and bring it to a simmer. Add all of the Chapagetti seasoning and two-thirds of the Neoguri seasoning. Stir well. 9. Turn off the heat and add the noodles into the pot. Mix well. 10. Add the beef and pan juices into the noodles and mix briefly. 11. Garnish with spring onion and serve.

Hi guys, I'm introducing to you guys a new Paramount Monster movie slated to be released on the 18th of January. As of now, the movie is still not named yet! It's being "marketed" on the www by the names "Cloverfield", "Slusho", "01-18-08" etc via a concept called viral marketing. It basically spreads through rumors & hypes like this one I'm creating now! Disclamer: I've nothing to do with the movie, just a movie fan! If you were one of those few who watched Transformers when it was just released, you'd be able to catch a glimpse of a nameless movie's trailer. It shows people having a farewell party in New York & then disrupted by explosions on the horizon. The next thing you hear are people sreaming & commenting things like "It's Huge", "It's Alive". Then, there's a roar & a few secs later, you see the head of the Statue of Liberty flying across the city! Then it ends with credits, with JJ Abrams being the producer (Lost, Alias etc) You can catch the trailer here... Oddly, the "official" websites to the movies are... http://www.1-18-08.com/ Note: You can flip the photos to see msgs behind http://slusho.jp/ Note: This is a jap drink website that supposedly contains hints on what the movie is about. Here are other rumor sites... http://www.1-18-08news.com/ http://1-18-08.blogspot.com http://cloverfieldclues.blogspot.com/ I think it's interesting cuz hey... it's not everyday you get to see the head of the Statue of Liberty get ripped off & thrown across New York. Pls don't flame me. I'm merely sharing my interest. I'd luv to hear your comments but pls PLEASE don't put up non-constructive discussions. Thanx for reading! rgds, Cthulhu