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Lost in English Translation

Last weekend, there was an article on the newspaper and the title in big red letters had the word “license” spelled as “licence”. I looked it up and apparently “licence” is a British variant of “license” which makes sense since Singapore was under British rule. It just probably doesn’t look right to someone [...]

Categories: Anything Singapore

Acne schmacne

I went to a medi spa for a facial treatment on Ann Siang Road today. I’ve been living in Singapore for just a little over two months so I’m still struggling with how to get to places. I have read in fashionisspinach and from miw that Ann Siang Hill is home to a [...]

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Online DVD rentals

I tried this online dvd rental store I saw on one of the ads. They were offering a 14-day free trial. You choose your movies, they send them to you by mail and you return the movies by post. How convenient is that! I’m so tamad, I have nothing to do, [...]

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Sentosa

One of Singapore’s major tourist attractions, Sentosa is both a theme park and a resort. The beaches are man-made and aren’t as good as those in the Philippines, but it’s white sand (probably came from somewhere else too) so it’s good enough.
The best way for first timers to get there is by [...]

Categories: Anything Singapore · Travel

Jurong Bird Park, Singapore Zoo and Night Safari

The Jurong Bird Park is located a bus away (194 or 251) from Boon Lay station (first station of the East-West green line). If you’re coming from Orchard or somewhere east, it’s better to take the green line to Boon Lay instead of the red to Jurong East. It is a must [...]

Categories: Anything Singapore · Travel

Spoils from the recent Singapore IT Show

Last week, friends from my last job came to visit in time for the Singapore IT show (March 8-11). Our strategy was to go on the first day, since it was a weekday and there would be less people there. Once there, we got all the flyers we can, visit all the booths, [...]

Categories: Anything Singapore