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Happy 2018 Lunar New year of the Dog!

It is the 2018 Lunar New Year! It is time of the year again where we are surrounded by loved ones. Not to mention it is the season of Mandarin oranges, Yusheng, Bak Gua and Ang Pow (Red packets). Chinese New Year this year falls on a Friday. Hence, it adds to a pretty long weekend if...
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Singapore Airshow 2018 Aerial Display

No airshow is complete without their trademarked Aerial air display. The dynamic air display is brought to you by a rather cosmopolitan crew from Indonesia, Malaysia, US, Korea and of course, Singapore’s very own Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF). The aerial display aims to showcase the prowess, pilot skill and technology of the regional air-force, as...
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Singapore Airshow 2018 at Changi Exhibition Center

It is time of the year where Singapore will host the Biennial Singapore Airshow. It touts itself as Asia's largest aerospace and defense event. For 2018, we will see a broad range of aerospace exhibits again both in-air and on-ground at the Singapore Airshow 2018 at Changi Exhibition Center and Static display. This article is written from...
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Getting to the Singapore Airshow 2018

2018 is the year again for the Singapore Biennial Singapore Airshow. It is Asia's largest aerospace and defense event, seeing a broad range of aerospace exhibits again both in-air and on-ground at the Changi Exhibition Center. The show comprises of indoor, outdoor open area aircraft static display area and aerial displays. Given Changi Exhibition center rather remote...
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Food Capital Grand Corpthrone Riverfront

Grand Copthorne Waterfront is one of the few hotels situated along the Singapore River. It belong to a chain of hotels managed by the M-hotel (Millennium hotels) group. Their line of hotel chains including M-hotel Cafe 2000 and Orchard hotel. Also, Millennium hotels are known for good quality international buffets, offering an excellent spread of seafood. Let's...
East Asia

Taipei Maokong Tea Village Gondola Cable car, Taiwan

Maokong is a quaint little hilly village located at the top of an evergreen mountain overlooking the city of Taipei. The highland spot is widely known for Maokong Tea Village and Gondola Cable car. It is one of the most scenic spots in Taipei (the other being Elephant hill) providing breathtaking views of Taipei City. These views can...
East Asia

Yang Ming Shan, Qixing Mountain, Taiwan

Yang Ming Shan is one of the few scenic and nature sites located with a short travel away from the city of Taipei. It is located about an hour plus at a national park in northern Taipei City of the same name- The Yang Ming Shan National Park. The park spans 114 square kilometers and is highly...
Computers

Taipei IT malls, Guanghua Mall and Syntrend Creative Park, Taiwan

Taiwan is the home of global electronics, or at least most of them call home here before being shipped to all parts of the world. If you are in the DIY computer scene, big component brand names you may be familiar with like ASUS, MSI, Gigabyte, etc. all have one thing in common- They all originate from...
East Asia

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Amusement Isle, Nantou Taiwan

Following on the Aboriginal villages of the theme park, we come to the southern end of the Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village Amusement Isle. This is where all the fun and thrilling theme park rides reside. Amusement Isle (Theme park) and rides It is not long after leaving the Aboriginal section of the park where you can start hearing people...
East Asia

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village, Nantou Taiwan

Formosan Aboriginal Culture Village is a massive theme park located in the highland hills of Nantou Taiwan near the Ita Thao region of Sun Moon lake- another popular scenic and tourist spot in Taiwan. The Cultural Village was founded in 1986 by Mr Jung-i Chang. He is the park’s current president with the vision to establish a...
Japanese

SORA Gourmet Food Hall Japanese Cuisine at Changi Airport Terminal 2 (T2)

Tucked on the third floor in Changi Airport Terminal 2 (T2) is the Japanese SORA Gourmet Food Hall. It is tad synonymous to the Market place "Marche style" eating outlets. The food hall opened just recently late 2017 at the public area of the airport Terminal. I got about trying out what this place has to offer...
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Happy New Year with 2018 Fireworks at Marina Bay

I was at the Marina Bay "the float" on new year's eve to catch the countdown party at the floating platform, as well as the 2018 Fireworks at Marina Bay. It was pouring heavy rain that evening yesterday. However, that didn't dampen our spirits for the new year. The fireworks lasted about a sub 6 minutes to...
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Welcome 2018! How to make better resolutions in the new year

Howdy! It is time of the year again where we look back and reflect on the year 2017 to pass. As we welcome 2018, it is also the time where we do a reality check, look back on your accomplishments and setting new plans and resolutions for the year ahead. Lets talk about making good resolutions. How to...
Asian

Song Heng Fishball Noodle Telok Blangah Crescent

Song Heng Fish Ball Noodles is a hawker store located at the Telok Blangah Crescent NEA hawker center. They serve light noodles with good quality hand-made fishballs. Furthermore, a typical visit to Telok Blangah Crescent will see long snaking queues in front of their store unit (#01-124). Also, notably, they are opened only during the morning to lunchtime...
Western

Wow Wow West Western food at ABC Market

Wow Wow West ABC Market Western food store is an independent western cuisine hawker store serving an assortment of grilled and fried dishes. They are known for their value for money western fare with sizable portions. The store is physically located at the rear end of ABC Market. This part is on the inner far end beside...
Sports Events

2XU Compression Run 2018 Race info

2XU is returning in early 2018 with their compression run. The 2018 run will be held at the F1 Pit Building on the Sunday, 8 April 2018. The event brought to you by Pink apple SG will see runners pound on the tarmac again through the scenic Marina Bay area with distances ranging from 5km to a...
Asian

Dining at Kim Dae Mun Korean food outlet

Tucked in the basement of the Concorde hotel Singapore (beside the Istana) along Orchard Road is Kim Dae Mun, a small gem of an eatery serving authentic and very affordable Korean food. Though labeled as a Korean food place, I find the term "Korean dining outlet" more fitting for the setting. You can enter the outlet via a...
Asian

Sungei Road Katong Laska at Jalan Berseh off Jalan Besar

Sungei Road is a place known as the one-stop place in Singapore for hardware and DIY products. But tucked in a HDB coffee shop surrounded by its resident HDB estate is a foodie gem. A store who survived and tested the perils of time, dishing out authentic Katong Laska, a Singaporean timeless favorite. The Sungei Road Katong...
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Exploring Don Don Donki (Don Quijote) past midnight, Japanese discount chain in Orchard Central, Singapore

People in Singapore adore the Japanese culture, with the influx of Tokyu hands, Uniqlo, Daiso and Mini-so, the Japanese retail invasion doesn’t look like it is set to stop. Starting this month, Singapore welcomed their newest 24-hour Japanese retail store right in the heart of the Orchard road shopping district. Come Don Don Donki! Don Don Donki, also...
South East Asia

Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam Ben Thanh Market and Vietnamese Water puppet show

Ho Chi Minh City is a vibrant city full of happenings all day. Moving onto additional explorations, lets take alook at some popular shopping and leisure options the city has to offer. I shall cover the Ben Thanh Market, as well as traditional Vietnamese Water puppet shows for entertainment. Ho Chi Minh City Food streets If you are looking...
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Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Let’s take a hands-on of Samsung’s new foldable phones and wearables at this year’s Galaxy AI Unpacked 2024 event in Singapore. The global event...

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Lights by the lake 2024 Jurong lake gardens

Let’s take a visit and explore the Mid-Autumn Lights by the Lake 2024 at the Jurong Lake Gardens. The event offers a Singaporean celebration...

Singapore Night Festival 2024

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