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Experience

Myanmar Salon Culture – Hair Washing with Upper Body Massage

A recent trip to a salon reminded me of Myanmar salon culture. In Singapore, we call it “wash and blow”, but in Myanmar, it is much more than that. Even though Myanmar’s economy is still developing, there are many bars and salons in Myanmar. Myanmar Yellow Pages lists 820 salons but the number is far […]

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Heritage

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple – Buddhist Temple, Museum and Gallery

Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is one of the most beautiful temples in Singapore and a popular tourist attraction. Besides being a buddhist temple, Buddha Tooth Relic Temple is also a Buddhist museum, ancestral memorial and gallery. Let me give you a visual tour of Buddha Tooth Relic Temple. There is free guided temple tour every […]

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Experience

Tiger Brewery Tour – Learn How Beer is Made and Sample Fresh Beers

After having done all the fun stuff such as iFly Singapore, AJ Hackett Bungy and Flight Experience, I was out of things to explore in Singapore until I chanced upon Tiger Brewery Tour. I personally am not a fan of Tiger beer because I find it too bitter but I am interested to find out […]

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Experience

Singapore Discovery Centre – Singapore’s History and More

You are forgiven if you have not heard of the Singapore Discovery Centre because it’s located at the western tip of Singapore. I didn’t know such a place existed until a few days ago. I stumbled onto it online when I was researching for interesting things to do in Singapore. How to Reach Singapore Discovery […]

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体验

Tea Chapter – Traditional Chinese Tea House since 1989

Although I am a Chinese through and through, I don’t know much about tea appreciation and I have never been in a traditional Chinese tea house. I didn’t know there are actually quite a few traditional Chinese tea houses in Singapore. A girlfriend recently introduced me to Tea Chapter, a traditional Chinese tea house in […]

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Experience

Science Centre Singapore – Science Fun for Children and Adults

Singapore Science Centre has been renamed Science Centre Singapore. I remember going to Science Centre Singapore on school trips in primary and secondary school. That was more than 20 years ago, I have not been there ever since I started working.  I wonder if Science Centre Singapore is still the same as I remembered, I […]

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Experience

My First Horse Riding Experience at Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre

I have always wanted to try horse riding but it is usually very expensive in Singapore. Every once in a while, Singapore Turf Club Riding Centre offers horse riding experience at promotional prices. I recently chanced upon such an horse riding experience on Trip.com so I decided to give it a try. How to Get to […]

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Heritage

Haw Par Villa – Ten Courts of Hell, Chinese Mythology and Culture

I have heard many people talk of Haw Par Villa with its 10 Courts of Hell, but I have never been there. It’s one of those places that I vowed to visit one day but have not had the chance to. I have been seeing people posting about Haw Par Villa on Instagram recently, which piqued […]

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Information

Travel Requirements for Singapore to Other Vaccinated Travel Lanes (VLT) Countries

I am sure everyone is as excited as I am about the opening of the Vaccinated Travel Lanes. The Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) website has detailed instructions on the conditions and documents required for travelers to Singapore, but what about Singaporeans going overseas to other Vaccinated Travel Lane (VLT) countries?  In this post, I […]

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Shopping

Thai Supermarket – My Favorite Things to Buy

Thai Supermarket on level 2 of Golden Mile Complex has become my new favorite shopping haunt. You can find a wide range of Thai food and body care products, plus some Vietnamese stuff as well. It is also one of the few places in Singapore where you can munch on street food as you shop.  Here […]