I have been asked on many occasions by overseas visitors for suggestions on what to eat when they visit Singapore. After writing this blog for the last five years and having published a book as well as an App on hawker food , I feel that I am ready to pen some thoughts on 10 things th...
Japan versus Singapore: Why our economic direction is unsustainable October 31, 2011 by admin Filed under: Current Affairs and Politics Written by Ng E-Jay 31 October 2011 Japan and Singapore are a stark contrast, at least in terms of economics. Japan is slow growth economy that has b...
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After Coffee Bean and Hershey’s , we needed to make one final stop before heading home — Garrett Popcorn! Garrett Popcorn @ Resorts World Sentosa There are now about 10 Garrett Popcorn outlets in Singapore, but this outlet at Resorts World Sentosa will always hold a special place in m...
The Orange Thimble Cafe in Tiong Bahru serves all day breakfast on weekends – English breakfast comes with eggs, sausages, bacon, sauteed mushroom, roasted tomatoes with toast for $11.5. Other items on the menu include: Shepherd’s Pie ($9), Egg Mayo sandwich ($8.5) and English Breakfa...
I have to admit. The Four Seasons Hong Kong exuded unparallelled class but I wasn't quite taken with Lung King Heen's decor. Floor to ceiling windows provided a view of the Hong Kong Harbour and heavy leather bound chairs made for comfortable seating. However, the shiny curvatures on ...
So I was given this bottle of A-England nail polish in Tristam [a knight who is "the symbol of the knightly virtue, and romantic love. When Tristam and Iseult accidentally consume a love potion, fall helplessly in love. Despite facing numerous trials to test their secret affair their ...
Here's a sneak preview of the spring collections that will be coming our way in a couple of months! The photo was posted on 2Channel without any details as to the source or the brands featured, but this was probably a beauty magazine preparing for their spring makeup feature. It looks...
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This blog post is a day too late. I just discovered that yesterday, 29 October, is Integral Day. Yes, that Integral we learn in school during Calculus. The Integral Symbol was first introduced on 29 Oct 1675 by German German philosopher and mathematician Gottfried Leibniz. The symbol ...
I really really hope Boon Chong can recover from leukemia. It was really heart-warming to see the the bloodbank waiting area FILLED with his colleagues, family and friends. This shows how much a nice guy he is. But the sad thing is.. Most are not able to donate. So if you try.. You st...
Obviously, didnt manage to go to BKK this week cos of the floods. Its worrying me to bits cos stocks are stuck there and our cargo are all over the place. Gosh :( Spent the week in SG doing as much as I can before the BF books in for reservist. i usually dress based on proportions, li...
As the sky faded to deeper shades of blue and threatened to dispel the magic of a rare landing, more ghost crabs appeared at the water's edge, their box-like carapaces sidling just a little faster than the war helmets of bonnet snails. Now furtive, the crabs no longer braved the risks...
![[Daily Blog Reads] The Not So Developed Parts Of Johannesburg.](http://static.sgblogs.com/assets/pages/e7/be/e7be98e80e5c44407b095600a9038e7f_100.jpg)
South Africa is an enigma. In fact, Johannesburg alone is. We live in a developed residential area. We are not far from giant malls, big retailers and high rise buildings. We drive on massive highways and walk around in well sheltered, landscaped properties. We are lucky. Because at t...
![Wong Kar Wai for Shu Uemura Holiday Collection 2011: Drowning in Flame Palette [Photos & Swatches]](http://static.sgblogs.com/assets/pages/03/71/0371df7da650bf373645d068f32e2a95_100.jpg)
This entry will feature one of the eye & cheek palette from the Wong Kar Wai for Shu Uemura Holiday Collection 2011 which I had blogged about in this previous entry . I had the chance to preview the whole collection a couple of weeks ago, and had taken a whole bunch of pictures & swat...
My younger sister recommended me an app, Health Promotion Board's HPB Diet Tracker, to track your daily food intake. It's designed for Singapore so there's a list of local food to select from. I'm not a calorie-counter. I've never known how many calories there are in a certain type of...
When: Contest ends on 16th November 2011 Where: ciNE65.sg Contest Type: Online *No purchase required Prizes: 1x 40" Sony BRAVIA Full HD Internet TV 30x A pair of GV movie vouchers Sure, if anything else doesn't get you interested, the 40" Sony BRAVIA FLL HD INTERNET TV will. To get st...
This chocolate cake goes well with a glass of Fournier’s Menetou-Salon Red Wine which able to bring out the chocolate platter combination taste to the fullest. Normally for dessert, we will go for the sweet wine. For this dessert, if you drink the wine on its own it is pretty tasteles...
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Those who jump on the bandwagon and mass propagate the donation appeal without doing any background check are “doing the right thing”; in the sense that they are relaying an appeal for help as Good Samaritans. However, they do not realise they may also be contributing to harmful mass ...
The China double hit-and-run case has stirred up a wave of criticism on the 18 passerbys who did not offer help to the 2 years old girl, and the state of moral value in the country. While I think no one will dispute that it was a sad case that such incident happened, but I was quite d...
When: Contest ends on 13th November 2011 Where: Outlet.com.sg Contest Type: Online *No purchase required Prizes: An iPhone 4S I got a feeling we'll see many more iPhone 4S contest coming up. Like Outlet Singapore facebook page and then buy the deal for $0. Refer your friends for a hig...
I WISH to draw attention to the following facts with reference to Singapore Urological Association president Dr Michael Wong Yuet Chen's letter yesterday ('Prostate cancer screening: Careful risk assessment vital'). First, the person credited with the discovery of prostate specific an...
This is my second visit to Hong Kong. The last time I was there was in 2008. Hong Kong, ever changing and a jumble of awe inspiring skyscrappers and hills, never ceased to fascinate me. (The peaks in Hong Kong – including the one at Lantau island, ranged from 400 ~ 900 over meters com...
The banks “voluntarily” took a 50% haircut. Because the write off was voluntary, there would be no triggering of credit default swaps clauses. If you bought credit default swaps on a certain bank’s debt (lets say JP Morgan , but it could be any bank) because you think that Morgan is e...
(Chinese: 勿洛巴士转换站) is a bus station serving Bedok New Town in Singapore. The bus interchange was completed in the 1980 s, and is centrally located, just north of the Bedok MRT Station . The interchange, with the allocated block number of 207A, is located near a food center and a commu...
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Love it or hate it, paisley is the new season floral. I actually quite like paisley… it reminds me little pieces of fabric my mother used to give me from her fabric offcuts. They were always so colourful like painterly watercolour palettes. These scarves are just fab for throwing over...
young working singaporeans not saving enough by Patrick Lim on October 29, 2011 in a recent survey by hsbc’s the future of retirement programme, an independent study of global retirement trends, the key findings were: a. 48% of over 1,000 respondents aged 30 to 39 say they have no sho...
There is, it is said, a burly man who haunts the neighbourhood, wearing a bare back and brandishing a large pair of scissors. He's no whippersnapper, it seems, and there is considerable doubt as to the purpose of his tool, which appears to be an open invitation to play an old game, wi...
