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Love it or loathe it ('cos you know, tomorrow's Monday), Sunday is great for quality 'me time', showering yourself with some self-love, and sorting yourself out before the weekday grind. If you're looking to go beyond the usual suspects, check out our list of things to do online this weekend and our 28-day plan. But stay tuned to our new series for a daily dose of the things we’re loving right now including food, music, movies, workouts and more – all of which you can also experience from the safety of your comfy pad during this circuit breaker period.
Yesterday, we marvel at the interesting artworks inspired by the global crisis (including their stay-home practices) at 14-day Stay Home Notice, grabbed some popcorn for Sorry We Missed You, and enjoyed free delivery on our favourite Shake Shack orders. Today, we're glued to our screens for One World: Together at Home, free HBO Originals, and creating our very own tea blend with a.Muse Projects.
One World: Together at Home
If there's one virtual concert we're super excited about, it's One World: Together at Home (it's probably happening this morning as you're reading this, so turn on your telly to Channel 5!). From 8am, watch the biggest names in music fill your living room with their glorious, glorious tunes while raising awareness about the global crisis and applauding the heroic efforts of frontline health workers worldwide. The charity concert also aims to unite us while staying home and staying safe, and also to brighten up the circuit breaker.
The star-studded line-up includes Lady Gaga, Billie Eilish, Andrea Bocelli, J Balvin, Kacey Musgraves, Sir Paul McCartney, Sir Elton John, and many more, plus appearances from the likes of Idris Elba, the Beckhams, Amy Poehler and Oprah. The global event is televised on Mediacorp's Channel 5, as well as online platforms meWATCH, meWATCH YouTube channel. If you're scrolling through your social media feed, take a break and tune in to Global Citizen's Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube for the livestream. That's our Sunday sorted.
Watch first seasons of select HBO Originals for free on HBO Go
More reasons to sink into our couch with a bowl of popcorn? Count us in. Joining Apple TV+ on the free streaming bandwagon is HBO. The television network is releasing the entire first seasons of select iconic HBO Originals and HBO Asia Originals on HBO Go – and you can watch it all for free without having to register or subscribe.
Our binge-watch list currently includes the critically acclaimed gangster thriller The Sopranos, the award-winning series Succession, the satire comedy Veep, and more. And for something closer to home, horror anthology series Folklore (check out our interview with filmmaker Eric Khoo here) had us at the edge of our seats, and the untold stories of Invisible Stories had us looking at Singapore through different lenses. Download the HBO Go app from the App Store or the Play Store, and get started.
A.muse Projects' Create Your Own Blend
Sunday afternoons are reserved for letting our creative juices flow and DIY our very own masterpiece while sipping on a cuppa tea. But what's even more exciting is making a tea blend to call our own. Homegrown brand A.muse Projects recently launched its new collection, Create Your Blend, where you can request a special combination of tea and botanical blend, and have it delivered to your home. Start with a base, followed by a botanical mix of flowers, herbs, spices and fruits. Then leave it to the pros at A.muse Projects to choose the perfect ratio combo to create a well-balanced blend. It also makes a great gift for that special someone – just leave a note for a handwritten gift card to go along with it upon checkout.
Being the curious creatures we are, we've had a go at the DIY tea blend and combined our green tea base with the honey and citrus notes of elderflower, the subtly minty flavour of spearmint, and the earthy and peppery taste of ginger root, finished with some Yuzu peel bits. We call it: Time In Blend. The only downside to this is not being able to smell the ingredients. But what could go wrong?