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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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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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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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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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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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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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Tour New Seven Wonders of the World from Your Home

Touring the New Seven Wonders of the World has always been on my travel bucket list. However, with the closure of borders due to the Covid-19 pandemic, I don’t think I will be able to go anytime soon.  Thanks to advancement in technology, I can now watch virtual tours of the New Seven Wonders of […]

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We are the Furballs (WTF) – The Only Dog Petting Cafe in Singapore

I am a self-professed dog-lover but I have neither the time nor energy to have a dog of my own. Whenever I want some dog companionship, I will visit We are the Furballs located on level 7 of Bugis+.  There are 5 cat cafes but We are the Furballs is currently the only dog petting […]

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Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution – S$17 TCM Acupuncture

I have recently started going to Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institution at Toa Payoh to get weekly acupuncture for my chronic neck, shoulder and lower back pain. Acupuncture easily costs S$50 a session in private clinics, but it’s just S$17 for Singapore citizens and permanent residents at Singapore Chung Hwa Medical Institute.  Singapore Chung Hwa […]

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Future World Exhibition at ArtScience Museum – Where Art Meets Science

I kept seeing people posting beautiful pictures that they took at Future World Exhibition in ArtScience Museum on Instagram. It quipped my curiosity and I really wanted to experience it for myself. Future World exhibition is a collaboration between teamLab and ArtScience Museum. A Japan-addict colleague once showed me photographs she took at a teamLab […]