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Running Routes

Southern ridges park connector walk – Canopy Walk, Kent Ridge Trail, Clementi Woods and West Coast Park

Canopy walk Coming from Hortpark, will bring you along the path to the next line of attraction of this park connector- The tree top canopy walk. The name itself should suggest a bit or two on your following route up to the attraction, involving quite alot of climbing from the bottom of Kent Ridge hill, leading up to...
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Southern ridges park connector walk – Forest walk, The Alexandra Arch Bridge & Hyderabad Road’s Hort Park

The Forest walk The forest walk consist of a series of interlinking grated steel walkways joined together to form a continuous linked hilltop walkway towering over the tree canopy tops. One end starts off at the peak of Telok Blangah hill park, slowly descending down the hill as it goes before ending at Alexandra road with the Alexandra...
Running Routes

Southern ridges park connector walk – The Marang Trail, Mount Faber hill, Henderson Waves Bridge

The southern park ridges is part of the newly constructed park connectors which aims to completely link all the various parks in Singapore in a continuous round island loop, taking you from ends such as Choa Chu Kang to Changi coast road. This southern portion of the island loop (also known as the Southern ridges) spans a...
Polytechnic

Singapore Polytechnic 2008 Graduation Ceremony

There we have it, my graduation at the 48th Singapore Polytechnic Graduation Ceremony 2008. The opening of the first session was witnessed by our guest of honor, RAdm Lui Tuck Yew, Senior Minister of State Ministry of Education and Ministry of Information, Communications and the Arts, who also presented the institution prizes (3 Lee Kuan Yew Awards,...
Polytechnic

Graduation tomorrow!

I believe graduation day will be the day everyone in SP for the 2005 batch is looking forward to. You've came a long way to witness this final day and to receive your Diploma. Give yourself a pat on back for you've made it, there is a whole lot more awaiting for you ahead after graduation. I will...
Gadgets

Emtec Movie Cube vs AC Ryan DVR and Carrefour staff service

After months of research and price hunting, I was considering a new Harddisk player and recorder at Carrefour yesterday, one by the name of AC Ryan, with time based recording. But apparently upon reaching there, they seem to have a better recorder in store now known as the Emtec Movie Cube which not only boosts everything the...
Interesting Stuffs

Chomp on a Panda for a cause!

Got to chomp onto some of these little Pandas over the last weekday, but didn't get to talk about them or take a picture of them in their natural habitat after catching some of them at Breaktalk again yesterday. Interestingly, these little bread buns, priced at $2 each is part of a charity effort by Breadtalk themselves...
University

Cambridge 2008 Trinity prospectus in the mail! Some thoughts on Imperial league admissions

About 2-3 days after I requested a 2008 prospectus from Cambridge. It arrived in a shiny wrapped blue envelope, the lack of any intrusive airmail postage and the impressive short delivery time probably signals this set of printed documents originating from a repository in Singapore, possibly the British council. I am intending to apply for a place...
Current Issues

Redefining “Is bad news really good news?”

Hadn't been following in depth much on current issues, except the headlines lately, being tied down at work, tomorrow is my last day as a official "sai-kang" staff in SP so things are starting to pick p the pace again. Looking at the recent front page headlines of the Straits Times since last week with nothing but death...
Polytechnic

More advertising in the toilet near you, this time in mirrors!

Picture a scenario of you washing you hands at the toilet sink and doing your hair thereafter in front of the mirror when a picture simply just appears right in front of your face asking you to buy a particular product, catch Rambo 4 or join the Navy. I think that could be the of many things...
Current Issues

How to recognize spam phishing emails (adsense, websbiggest.net, Paypal, HSBC, etc)

Phishing is nothing new to most web users nowadays, but despite how aware we are, there will always still be people who get caught unaware by them, even I was almost fooled once. What is Phishing? Phishing mails had came a long way from simple autonomous plain-text mails to nicely detailed craft emails from various banks or monetary...
Gadgets

Grow up Singapore! We can’t use Segways on Singapore Streets?

There is always so much controversy with regards to the inflexible regulations notorious in Singapore- govern this govern that they say. This one in particular with respect to the rules against the use of Segways in commuting. No wonder it never took off, or even heard of to many in Singapore. However, with the ongoing encouragement of public...
Current Issues

Effective tips to selling fund-raising flags in Singapore

I won't consider myself a veteran flag seller, since I've started my work as a flag day volunteer few years ago in aid for various VWOs such as the Singapore cancer society, heart foundation, St Lukes hospital, Viriya and the President's Challenge just to name afew. Since then, I've bagged close to about 100 of flagday hours,...
Polytechnic

SP graduation 2008 invites in

Oh yes, nothing like "news" but hey my invitation cards for the upcoming SP graduation had arrived in the mail few days ago. They are all clad glossy-esthetique on paper board- it does not look cheap, goes to show how much SP puts into their collaterals... Though it will be better if we don't actually to have...
Current Issues

Grants for Singapore Interactive Digital Media Startups

Singapore is well known globally as the best place in the world to start a business, let be the transparent procedures and the ease of registering one. The availability of government grants and funding are also one of the reasons why startups these days can flourish so easily without much financial limitations as well. Caught up with an...
Family

singapuahra at Night & Day +gallery+friends bar at Selegie

Popped by after work today before dinner at my cousin Ben Puah's art exhibition at the Night & Day +gallery +friends bar along selegie road (unit 139). Titled "singapuahra", it's one his exhibitions lined up for the year. The gallery is currently open on the 3rd floor of the 5 foot wallway shophouse since early this month...
Events

Nafa Design & Media Graduation Show 2008 Exhibition

Last Thursday was Design & Media Graduation Show 2008 held in the evening at the NAFA Campus 1, Gallery 3. Showcased are various final year productions by the graduating cohort of NAFA in the multimedia course. As stated in their rather provocative invitation leaflet- "The graduation show aim to engage visitors to ponder and wonder over 200...
Polytechnic

SP Model student award 2008 ceremony awardees group photo

I believed I mentioned briefly about my model student award presentation in a dated blog post last month, but didn't actually managed to get any photos of it till recently- It was not until I chanced upon it when surfing the SP website after finally getting my NYAA booklet and reports written and submitted today, having literally...
Western

Café Cartel at Raffles City

Café Cartel is a small café located on the first floor of Raffles city right at the city hall MRT exit. Despite being called a Café, Café Cartel at Raffles City is in fact a full-fledged dine-in restaurant complete with a full American western menu. Their trademarked main dish will be their St Louis pork ribs. These are...
Family

Mother’s day dinner at Cafe Cartel, and Houston we have St Louis pork ribs!

Today's Mother's day! Mother's day dinner this year is one of the few typical last minute things which we managed to get properly settled without much planning beforehand. If you were to follow up on my last blog entry of my event at Singapore heart foundation yesterday, thereafter, plans for dinner out that night was actually planned...
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East Asia

Exploring Yokohama City and Chinatown

Let’s take an explore of Yokohama city in Japan today, checking out key sights like the city district, Chinatown, and Shinko Island. Yokohama city...

Visiting the Tokyo imperial palace

East Asia

Visiting Plaza Lowyat Bukit Bintang KL

Computers

Dining at Tapak Urban Street Dining in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

South East Asia

Mr DIY Plus, KL Malaysia

South East Asia

Technology and Gadgets

Computers

Visiting Plaza Lowyat Bukit Bintang KL

Plaza Lowyat Bukit Bintang KL

Galaxy Ai 2024 new Fold 6 and Flip 6

Gadgets

Belkin BoostCharge portable Magsafe 5k charger review

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Belkin 2-in-1 Wireless Charging Pad review

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Events

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Singapore Comic Con (SGCC) 2024

The Singapore Comic Con (SGCC) 2024 is in full swing this weekend. It showcases the very best of pop culture under one roof at...

Food and Beverage Expo 2024

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Lights by the lake 2024 Jurong lake gardens

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Singapore Night Festival 2024

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Food Reviews

Western

Bird Avenue Centrepoint

Bird Avenue, located in Centrepoint Mall at Orchard road, Singapore, offers a blend of classic and modern dining experiences. Originally a small eatery, it...

Heun Kee Claypot Chicken Rice KL

Asian

Fuiyoh! It’s Uncle Roger fried rice

Asian

Swensen’s Unlimited buffet

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Dessert First Bugis

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Huevos Mexican River Valley

European

Rasa Sayang western food AMK

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