Story of the forest is a permanent sensory exhibition in the Singapore National Museum. It brings you in touch with nature via digital projection and an exhibition area. Let’s see what’s on show.
Your journey starts on the museum’s second floor Annex. This top floor open space is part of the modern extension of the museum. It connects to the...
Floral Fantasy is a temporary curated flower showcase and manicured garden located in the Singapore city Gardens by Bay. This is done via one of several chambers which connects through the attraction in a linear fashion. Let’s do a walk though of the Floral Fantasy attraction.
Floral Fantasy sit at about 1,500 square metres in air conditioned comfort. The galleries...
Ikea has always been a furniture staple in the Singapore scene. The Swedish furniture giant has 2 large warehouse branches operating in Singapore since the 90s. Now Ikea is starting a foray into mall shops, operating a small retail outlet right here in the heart of the Jurong East shopping district. Let’s check them out Ikea JEM Jurong with...
Let's take a nature trail walk at the old Thomson road nature park. It is a small cosy nature site situated at one of Singapore's old kampungs which blends a nature walk with a hint of history. Being a secondary forest, it is a nice place for connection with nature. Let's explore!
Site of the original Singapore Grand Prix
Moreover, on...
Don Don Donki Suntec is a new installation and one of the brand’s Japanese fast retail stores in Singapore. Interestingly to date, we had been tracking the viral growth of the establishment in Singapore. We visited many Donki stores we had chance upon over the years. This was since the Japanese fast retailer announced plans for their rapid expansion...
Let’s take an explore today of Queensway shopping centre. The mall in southern Singapore is one of the oldest and most popular malls in Singapore. It is also a hotspot for sports enthusiasts given it’s specialisation in sports equipment.
Notably, the mall has a rich history, a unique architecture which can’t be found anywhere in Singapore today, especially in this...
City sprout hub is a small private community garden located in Jalan Bukit Merah. It sits where the old Henderson Secondary school by the road of the same name. The urban farm comprises of a number of local growers and a community and dining area to boot. Let’s take a walk through City Sprouts urban farm with an exploration...
Ridout recently came on the news that its anchor resident, McDonalds Queensway is shutting down after over 2 decades in operation there. That caught the attention of many, especially the having the FOMO of the place closing for good. So what is Ridout? Lets take alook with a visit to the iconic Ridout Mcdonalds itself.
What is Ridout? a history
So...
Lets visit the newly renovated Reflections at Bukit Chandu. The establishment is both an educational museum, a historical site and a place of remembrance. It covers the history of Bukit Chandu and commemorates the battle of Pasir Panjang and the men of the Malay Regiment who fought in it.
Moreover, the World War 2 interpretative centre is a museum-bungalow is...
Sustainable Singapore Gallery is a small educational museum on energy resources and conservation located at the Marina barrage building Singapore. Notably, it is situated where the Singapore national gardens, the Gardens by the bay resides. Lets visit the attraction today with a visitation and walk through.
The Marina barrage
Additionally, the Marina barrage at its core is a reservoir water level...
Today in our Donki explorations, we are going to check out Don Don Donki JCube branch with a casual walkthrough and exploration, checking out the different sections we come to love about the Japanese retailer. If I had lost count, this is probably their 8 or 9th branch which opened since the blue penguin from Japan invaded our little...
Discovery Center through lens of time is a new permanent national education exhibition and display. Tucked within the grounds of Singapore armed forces Discovery Center in the SAFTI complex. This is a public-accessible portion of the Military institute. It is also home to the Singapore Army museum, a separate building and exhibit itself.
The displays follow through in a linear...
The gallop extension at Botanical gardens is a funky new extension to the UNESO heritage site. It's a spot of greenery and play, let's explore what's on.
Gallop green is primarily a green space with some walking trails, therapeutic gardens and two gallery museums.
It is named of the road it sits by, which branches by from Tyersall road. Though it...
Let’s pay a visit to Don Don Donki Pasir Ris with a casual walkthrough and exploration, checking out the different sections we come to love about the Japanese retailer. Donki had underwent a massive expansion since their first branch at Orchard in 2017.
This new branch located in the ground floor of downtown east beside McDonalds and in front of...
Yue Hua Chinese products mall is an Oriental home, food & lifestyle mall specialising in uniquely east-asian offering. It is a mall I had always visited over the years but hadn’t had a opportunity to cover it as part of my interest in "quirky malls". Let’s take a look at the mall and its offerings with a walk-through.
Notably, Yue...
Scarlett is a Chinese Supermarket chain with an operation in Singapore. It is always interesting to see new overseas establishments popping up in Singapore to check out on your regular shopping visits. This time let’s check out such a supermarket (Scarlett Chinese Supermarket) in the heart of the Singapore Chinatown district.
You can guess that the outlet caters for the...
West coast plaza is a heartland mall located in the west coast area along 154 West Coast Road. You might know the mall by its old name Ginza Plaza. Lets check it today with a casual walk through and exploration.
A rustic and quiet community mall
The mall spans over three floors and is also home to residential condo behind the...
Lego is a toy brand synonymous with kids and kid-adults for that matter. It is a household brand most, if not all people would be familiar with at some point of their lives. Lego Store Suntec is a new store opened right here in Suntec city recently and I was there to catch their opening day. Lets see what...
In our places exploration for today, let’s check out the Don Don Donki at Harbourfront. The Don Don Donki chain in Singapore had gone on a rapid expansion at multiple locations. They had recently opened up a new branch here in the south. Let's check out Don Don Donki at harbourfront central mall.
Donki in a cruise center
Notably, the establishment...
Today let's check out Don Don Donki at Jurong East JEM. Notably, this is one of the eight branches which opened up in Singapore on the brand. This is one of their branches in the West. Like with our exploration posts, let’s take a look with a walkthrough.
In a nutshell, the establishment, like the 100am mall variant spans over...