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PARKWAY PARADE: NGEE TIME GALLERY 2008-02-22 16:31:00 The following morning, we headed first to Parkway Parade, a suburban shopping centre located just 8 kilometres to the east of Singapore's CBD off the Marine Paraded exit on the ECP. It comprises 6 levels of retail and an office tower with 17 levels. Parkway Parade is designed around a central mall with a number of smaller secondary malls and boasts an impressive atrium space, which filters in
VIVO CITY: THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP 2008-02-21 17:28:00 For dinner, we headed to The Chicken Rice Shop, a chicken rice, fast food and Halal family chain restaurant from Malaysia. They serve traditionally prepared steamed, roasted, honey barbecued or braised chicken as its signature products.
Our dishes came out not too long after we ordered it. As soon the food promptly placed on our table, we both digged into the Roast Chicken and Braised Chicken,
VIVO CITY: CEDELE CAFE 2008-02-20 17:17:00 Afterwards, I dropped by at Cedele and grabbed some chocolate chip muffins, banana walnut muffin and 2-berry muffin sold at S$ 2.70 per piece (around Php83.00 each). It was good but a bit expensive though.
This bakery cafe offers traditional decent loafs, muffins, pastries & pies, cookie crunch, cakes and many others. They're also known for all their food served free of trans fat.
They have
VIVO CITY: PAGEONE BOOKSTORE 2008-02-19 17:19:00 Then we visited PageOne bookstore located at level 2, occupying a floor space of almost 28,000 square feet. It has a large offering of English & Chinese books, totaling more than a thousand titles. In addition, the store also stocks a range of periodicals, music & movie titles, as well as Asian artefacts and handicrafts.
Hubby bought a book titled "The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son
VIVO CITY 2008-02-18 17:10:00 After Sentosa, we headed to Vivo City, the largest shopping mall at the Harbour Front precinct in Singapore. The location of the Vivo City is very convenient as it situated just by the Ayer Rajah Expressway. It is a 5-minute drive from the CBD and 10 minutes from the popular Orchard Road.
This shopping mall is huge and spacious, and also houses Singapore's biggest cinema multiples with 15
SENTOSA: SONGS OF THE SEA 2008-02-17 17:15:00 We purchased tickets (S$6 per person) at Beach Station Ticketing Counter for the show called “Songs of the Sea”. Approximately 6:00 pm, hubby decided to wait at the entrance gate before everyone else did. Soon, before we knew it, the place was already crammed full of people. We queued for a long time waiting for the 7:40 pm show.
Around 7:20 pm, all entrance gates were opened and we were able
MISSING PUPPY 2008-02-16 17:37:00 This is so funny that I decided to post it here! I received this from my awesome friend Myra through e-mail. Here it goes...
My neighbor has lost her puppy and is desperate in finding him. She does a lot of traveling and always brings her dog back with her.
Yesterday, she was sitting on the couch watching TV when she realized she hasn't seen her pup
SENTOSA LUGE AND SKYRIDE 2008-02-15 16:20:00 Soon after, we went to the Sentosa Luge and Skyride at Imbiah Lookout. We purchased the Luge ride only (S$6 per person). We went to queue for a few minutes until our turn came. We excitedly jumped on the part go-cart and part toboggan, which is a non-motorized self-steering, gravity driven three-wheel cart.
(Ticket Office)
(I got my hand stamped at the entrance)
But before we proceeded, one of
SENTOSA: BUTTERFLY PARK AND INSECT KINGDOM 2008-02-14 16:09:00 Then we stopped by at Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom. Here you can stroll around the surroundings and experience the many butterflies fluttering around and explore the many species of the world’s most beautiful and rarest insects.
Admission is S$10 for adults and S$6 for children. Opening hours from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm (last entry 6:00 pm).
SENTOSA: IMAGES OF SINGAPORE 2008-02-13 17:07:00 Soon we moved to Images of Singapore. Guests can experience Singapore both past and present cultural diversity. The life and times of the four main races that make up the island nation through historical exhibits, interactive displays and live shows.
Admission is S$10.00 for adult and S$7 for children. Open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm daily (last entry 6:30 pm).
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After we had our snacks at McDonald's, we then finally jumped into a taxi and made it to Zhongshan Road, the busiest commercial street and the main tourism landmark in Xiamen, China. We took a leisurely walk over the long pedestrianized street with...
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SANRIO HELLO KITTY KEY CHAIN W/ LUCKY FORTUNES 2008-03-14 18:32:00 A few weeks ago, hubby bought plentiful of incredibly cute Sanrio Hello Kitty Key Chains made from Japan. It does not only look great, but also tells fortune!
front
back
This Hello Kitty Keychain is approximately 1" long, and has a gold finish. To get the fortune, just shake the kitty and from a little hole in the top - a silver metal stick called "OMIKUJI" pops out, which have fortunes written on them! This is a traditional method to get hold of a fortune convenient enough to bring.
A...
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XIAMEN: SM CITY PLAZA 2008-03-13 18:17:00 After we got settled in, we decided it was time to explore so we headed to SM City Plaza. From Zhenhai Road, we hailed a taxi to take us to SM and we paid only Y30. Taxis are cheap here and it start at Y8 for the first 3 kilometers.
The exterior of SM City Plaza in Xiamen, China
SM is the first Philippine shopping mall opened in Xiamen, China in 2002. It is situated at the intersection of Xianyue Road and Jiahe Road with six floors and a construction area of 126,000 square meters. The mall...
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XIAMEN ACCOMMODATION 2008-03-10 18:07:00 The Condominium that we stayed is very well situated (a BIG THANKS to my hubby's best pal SERG, for letting us stay their condo unit). We had an incredible place with veranda on the 20th floor with awesome views.
hubby on the veranda of the condo unit
Zhenhai Road by day (All these picture were taken from the veranda)
the mountain view
Zhenhai Road at night
This cute two-bedroom, one-bathroom home gave us a space to stretch out and relax. The condo unit is simple yet lovely, which offers a...
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ABOUT XIAMEN AND GETTING THERE 2008-03-09 17:39:00 Last December 2007, hubby and I decided to spend our Christmas holiday in Xiamen and Guangzhou, China. It was our first time to celebrate the season away from home. We purchased our airline tickets and hotel accommodations through our local travel agency.
We arrived at the airport in Xiamen, China for about 2-½ hours flight from Manila, Philippines via China Southern Airlines. Set meals were served minutes after take off. Upon arrival at the airport, passport, visa and customs check went...
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TOP TEN CHINESE CITIES 2008-03-06 16:57:00 Chongqing
Rich in skyscrapers and natural resources, Chongqing is an immense inland city at the convergence of the Yangtze and Jialing Rivers. As the city mutates into a mega-city, the mood is one of inevitability. "This is the path every developed country has taken," sociologist Tang Jun remarks. As a result of such colossal urbanization, the environmental impacts are legion. With an economy rooted in river transportation, steel, smelting, and the manufacturing of automotive parts, factory...
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TOP TEN TOURIST-FRIENDLY COUNTRIES 2008-03-02 17:07:00 Number 1 -- Ireland
Ireland was chosen by Lonely Planet as the World's Friendliest Country. Ireland's history is based on people working, prospering, socializing, and sometimes fighting together. Tourists can witness it firsthand by watching events like the Galway Arts Festival, complete with street performers, comedy acts and visual arts. Based on the country's falling crime rates, the people of Ireland would rather cozy up at the pub than inflict pain on visitors. In a place that has had its...
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Havaianas in Oscars 2008 2008-03-01 17:07:00 For the 6th consecutive year, Havaianas
has the honor of being included in the much-coveted Oscar Basket—a choice set of premium items given to Academy Award nominees. Featuring styles (developed by ALMAPBBDO) exclusively for the award’s 80th run, this year’s pair showcases the Havaianas Slim Crystal Mesh in gold, embellished with Swarovski crystals by artisans from the Brazilian state of Paraiba for women and the understated Top Metalic in gold for men.
Among this year’s recipients are...
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SINGAPORE AIRPORT BUDGET TERMINAL 2008-02-29 21:55:00 Late in the afternoon it was time for us to get ready for our flight back to Manila, Philippines. We arrived at the Singapore Airport Budget Terminal about 3 hours before our scheduled departure. The Budget Terminal is a 25,000 square metres single-storey terminal, which comprises two adjacent areas for departure and arrival.
The airport Check in Hall has airline service counter, AXS machine, baggage weighing machine, children's play area, custom inspection for GST Refund, lost and found /...
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SUNTEC CITY MALL 2008-02-28 17:12:00 Suntec City Mall is a giant 83,850 square metre shopping mall in Singapore, with over 400 retail, dining, and entertainment outlets. It is divided into four thematic zones - Galleria, Tropics, Entertainment Centre and Fountain Terrace. This is also home to the World’s Largest Fountain, The Fountain of Wealth, a feng shui masterpiece that signifies the achievement of wealth and prosperity. You can enjoy here a nightly multimedia show of laser, lights and sounds. It stretches a kilometer across...
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ESPLANADE MALL 2008-02-27 17:07:00 Esplanade Mall offers over 9,600 sqm of exciting mix of retail, lifestyle and entertainment outlets over three level. There is the Library@esplanade, Singapore first performing arts library. Music aficionados can also check out Frank Brothers Violins, which sells vinyls and handcrafted musical instruments such as violins, violas and cellos. For souvenir hunters, you can stock up on Esplanade-themed keepsakes, chocolates, movie paraphernalia and customized teddy bears.
I already had in mind...
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ESPLANADE - THEATRES ON THE BAY 2008-02-26 17:07:00 The Esplanade - Theatres on the Bay is a glitzy, avant-garde perfroming arts and entertainment center located on six hectares of waterfront land alongside Marina Bay near the mouth of the Singapore River. It contains a 2,000 seat Theatre, Art Gallery, a 1,600 seat concert hall, two Studios, Concourse, Passages and Esplanade Mall sheltered under its large pair of metallic looking domes. Some say they resemble a pair of giant, metallic durians. Here you'll be able to catch some of the...
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MARINA SQUARE SHOPPING MALL 2008-02-25 17:07:00 Later on we went to Marina Square, the newly revamped 700,000 sq. ft. shopping mall in Singapore. It comprises four levels of shopping with more than 300 shops such as Buffalo, Massimo Dutti, Zara and East Zing, a home and lifestyle store, Earz, a CD depot for used and new CDs, and Miniature Hobby, a store for toy collectors, Marina Food Loft (a hawker fare from two mini restaurants and three zones of local, international and halal food stalls in a designer-style setting), and a giant...
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MUSTAFA CENTRE 2008-02-24 17:27:00 Mustafa Centre is located on Syed Alwi Road in Little India. It occupies one entire block on the eastern side and it is only the place open for 24 hours in Singapore. Some common misconception about this shop, made us a little bit apprehensive, not knowing exactly what to expect. But we stand corrected. I can't believe that this place is a shopping Mecca, more than I thought would be. Mustafa offers 15,000 types of merchandise at some of the lowest fixed priced in Singapore.
Since I'm a...
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Fake Mag 2008-02-24 00:53:00 Just having fun with this fake magazine cover with my photo. ^-^
Create Fake Magazine Covers with your own picture at MagMyPic.com
Subscribe to National Geographic Magazine at a 30% discount!
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LONG JOHN SILVERS 2008-02-23 17:07:00 Afterwards, we had lunch at Long John Silvers, a United States-based fastfood restaurant that specializes in seafood and fish and chips. It is named after the fictional pirate Long John Silver from the Robert Louis Stevenson book Treasure Island.
The restaurant also serve chicken dishes in a variety of styles - fried batter fillets, grilled and wraps. So, we opted for Hot Grilled Entry 2 with grilled cajun chicken on rice with 1 side dish (S$5), and Classic Batter Dipped Combo 1, which...
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PARKWAY PARADE: NGEE TIME GALLERY 2008-02-22 16:31:00 The following morning, we headed first to Parkway Parade, a suburban shopping centre located just 8 kilometres to the east of Singapore's CBD off the Marine Paraded exit on the ECP. It comprises 6 levels of retail and an office tower with 17 levels. Parkway Parade is designed around a central mall with a number of smaller secondary malls and boasts an impressive atrium space, which filters in natural light.
We happened to stop by at Ngee Time Gallery shop at basement 1 near the escalator.
...
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VIVO CITY: THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP 2008-02-21 17:28:00 For dinner, we headed to The Chicken Rice Shop, a chicken rice, fast food and Halal family chain restaurant from Malaysia. They serve traditionally prepared steamed, roasted, honey barbecued or braised chicken as its signature products.
Our dishes came out not too long after we ordered it. As soon the food promptly placed on our table, we both digged into the Roast Chicken and Braised Chicken, served with a bowl of rice, ipoh bean sprouts and soup of the day (S$ 4.99 per order). The chicken...
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VIVO CITY: CEDELE CAFE 2008-02-20 17:17:00 Afterwards, I dropped by at Cedele and grabbed some chocolate chip muffins, banana walnut muffin and 2-berry muffin sold at S$ 2.70 per piece (around Php83.00 each). It was good but a bit expensive though.
This bakery cafe offers traditional decent loafs, muffins, pastries & pies, cookie crunch, cakes and many others. They're also known for all their food served free of trans fat.
They have 11 branches across Singapore.
Address:
CEDELE BAKERY COFFEE
VIVO CITY
1 HarbourFront...
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VIVO CITY: PAGEONE BOOKSTORE 2008-02-19 17:19:00 Then we visited PageOne bookstore located at level 2, occupying a floor space of almost 28,000 square feet. It has a large offering of English & Chinese books, totaling more than a thousand titles. In addition, the store also stocks a range of periodicals, music & movie titles, as well as Asian artefacts and handicrafts.
Hubby bought a book titled "The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son Discuss the Meaning of Life", by Jean-Francois Revel and Matthieu Ricard (Foreword by: Jack...
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