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Springleaf Prata Place at Upper Thomson Road

For my Makan explorations this month, I visited the Springleaf Prata place at the Upper Thomson area. The restaurant is located on the far end of block, unit No.1 just by a road T junction at Thong Soon Ave in the Nee Soon district along Upper Thomson road. This Springleaf restaurant is one of the two restaurants of...
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Han Kee sliced Fish Soup store, Amoy Street Food Center

Amoy Street Food Center are one of the few gems in Singapore home to a variety of good and cheap food for the foodie in us. The makan place today in question will be Han Kee sliced Fish Soup store. They are known for their sliced fish soup noodles. In the heart of the CBD The store is located...
Western

iSteaks at myVillage Serangoon Gardens

Conspicuously tucked on the second floor of the myVillage mall in Serangoon Gardens is a little gem of an eating place. It is your typical fast-food style eatery with free cafeteria-like seating where you place your order and make payment first at the counter before being served. iSteaks pride themselves into serving good quality beef (their specialty)...
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Xiaomi Mi 20,000mah Powerbank review

Xiaomi is widely known for their line of Chinese-made mobile phones, tablets, networking equipment, accessories and even smart TVs. Their range of Li-ion power banks are one of the best in the business. It offers a blend of affordability with good quality comparable to that of much expensive brands such as Sony. The powerbank I am looking...
Events

Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention STGCC 2017 cosplay performances and gaming

Besides the huge assortment of toys and comics to boot, STGCC prides itself too as a one-stop entertainment convention touting a jammed-packed agenda of stage performances, competitive gaming and cosplay events to boot. Lets check out the Performances, Gaming and Cosplayers in the convention. Following my previous write-up covering toys and static displays of the convention, this section...
Events

Singapore Toy Game Comic Convention STGCC 2017 Toys Artist alley and Star wars

The Singapore Toy, Game and Comic Convention (STGCC) had seen itself an event uniquely Singapore with a long 10 year convention history. To mark the 10th year coming and anniversary of the convention, this year’s STGCC simply blows away everybody in term of the scale and the number of quality exhibits over the two day show. Basement Entrance Bag...
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Massive Norway and Icelandic adventures Trip update

Howdy! Found some time to update on a couple trip write-ups of my European trips. This included uploading accompanying trip photos together with write-ups on my adventures in the area. Check out my Norway and Icelandic adventures! Travels I am making a note here will be that of my Norway wilderness adventures as well as my Icelandic trip...
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New Kuala Lumpur Sungai Buloh Kajang MRT, Malaysia

The MRT Sungai Buloh–Kajang line is the ninth rail transit line in the capital city of Kular Lumpur (KL), Malaysia. It was built as part of Greater KL/Klang Valley Integrated Transit System. I was around trying out the new Sungai Buloh line, numbered 9 and coloured green on the official transit map. It is one of three...
Events

Zelda Symphony Orchestra at Marina Bay Sands Singapore

The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. I got experience the songs of the game at the Zelda Symphony Orchestra at Marina Bay Sands Singapore. For almost 30 years, The Legend of Zelda game series has captured the imagination of Gamers young and...
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The Legend of Zelda Symphony of the Goddesses 2017 Singapore

The Legend of Zelda is a high-fantasy action-adventure video game series created by Japanese game designers Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka. The series had been one of the staples of Nintendo line up of adventure games. Moreover, it is a game which gamers like myself had come to adore during out growing up years. The game saw...
Events

Monster Jam Monster Trucks Singapore

Fancy Monster Jam Monster Trucks in Singapore? Picture a monster truck flying through the air ripping through the dirt track with nitro methane exhausts blasting together with the roar of a stadium cheering crowd? That’s what Monster Jam was like tonight at the Singapore Sports Hub for a one-night only event. For the first time ever in...
Events

Singapore Changi Airport Terminal 4 (T4) Sights and Walk through

Changi Airport, Singapore’s main and busiest international airport has a new 4th terminal under its management. Terminal 4 is its latest gem to date. I was there to check out what is new about the airport before its official opening. It is situated south of the current Changi airport Terminal 2 and beyond the SATS Inflight catering...
Sports Gear

Buying bargain running shoes in Singapore (Old models, online Amazon)

Proper running shoes are an indispensable part of a runner’s arsenal. It is something which you should not cut back on. A good and fitting pair goes a long way into preventing injuries down the road. I always recommend runners that it will always be better to spend your money on good pair of shoes than a...
Western

Mariners Corner Western Restaurant at Maritime House Cantonment

Update: Following the refurbishment of the Maritime House Cantonment, Mariners corner had shifted to their new restaurant location at Clementi Sunset way (Blk 10 Clementi Street 12). You can read more of their new restaurant here. Located along Cantonment Road, Mariners Corner Cantonment Restaurant at Maritime House is one of the few surviving family-run homely restaurants today serving...
Western

A&W fast food chain returning to Singapore

A&W was one of the fast food brands I grew up with as a kid, as such when the last A&W restaurant closed in the late 90s at Lau Pa Sat market, it felt that part of my childhood also left with the franchises. Not for long now. In a July media press release, A&W CEO Kevin...
Blog

Singapore Amazon Prime Now Online Shopping

There had been a lot of buzz about giant global online retailer Amazon coming and operating in Singapore, with great hype since the tech giant broke official news of entering the SEA market. Amazon's intent was largely verified with massive employment ads employing for a Singapore-based regional headquarters over a year ago. Following a line of delays...
Events

Maker Faire Singapore 2017

The Maker Faire is a celebration of the maker movement that is to celebrate arts, crafts, engineering, science projects and the Do-It-Yourself (DIY) mindset. This involves the gathering of like-minded people who share the interest of creating and inventing stuff in a family-friendly showcase of inventions, creativity and resourcefulness. Historically, the first ever Maker Faire was held...
Gadgets

Apple iPhone 8 Expected Features

There is plenty to be excited about the new iPhone 8, marking the 10th anniversary of the iPhone when it was launched in 2007. The phone is expected to launch around September this year, with a combination of an upgraded line of iPhone 7s. Here is what we can expect from an engineering review of engineering samples: New...
Technology

Singapore First Apple Store at Knightsbridge Mall Orchard

Apple is known for their highly desirable line of consumer products, as well being known for situating their stores smacked right in high pedestrian traffic shopping districts in major cities. Despite selling their products in the Singapore market for over 20 years, Apple didn’t saw a need to enter the Singapore market by themselves, until now. Looking back,...
Gadgets

Samsung Galaxy Note 8, phone design and what to expect

Following the explosive failure of the Samsung Galaxy Note 7 last year with their battery quality issues, Samsung has rather big shoes to fill with its successor to win back consumers trust. While Samsung has reassured us of their new commitments in producing phones now with more stringent battery quality checks, by putting their new flagship in...
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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...

Belkin BoostCharge portable Magsafe 5k charger review

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Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad review

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Samsung Galaxy Z Fold5 and Flip5 unpacked

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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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Cable Cars A Ride Through Time at Vivocity Mall

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Singapore Garden Festival 2024

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