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[Book Review] Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich 27 Aug 2013 | 06:06 pm
Book Cover Singapore is a fast becoming a nation of widening wealth disparity. In the 2013 World Bank report, Singapore has the highest income inequality compared to the economically-developed OECD c...
Oasis Taiwan Porridge (海京楼台湾粥) @ Toa Payoh Town Park 26 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Having a meal at Oasis Taiwan Porridge restaurant is like a walk down memory lane. The restaurant has been in business for more than 38 years and is now located Toa Payoh Town Park, opposite HDB Hub a...
Jamie’s Italian @ VivoCity 23 Aug 2013 | 11:38 pm
The Naked Chef, Jamie Oliver has finally opened his first restaurant in Singapore. For those unfamiliar with him, James Trevor “Jamie” Oliver, is a British chef, restaurateur, media personality, known...
Stupid Things People Ask – Tee-Shirts 20 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
Mr White via email: I want to know whether you can have blank tee shirts for sale? Brand ::Gildan Size ::Adult Small Color ::500 White and 500 Army Green ::50/50 % Cotton/Polyester Qtys ::1000 ...
Home-brewed goodness with NESCAFÉ Dolce Gusto 19 Aug 2013 | 10:06 pm
I got a NESCAFÉ® Dolce Gusto® Melody Automatic in my home a few months back. Other than gourmet coffee, the machine can also brewed a variety of 15 assorted beverages like lemon tea and peach tea. It...
Win the Volkswagen Sharan (for a week)! 18 Aug 2013 | 09:31 pm
Yes, you read correctly. You can win the Volkswagen Sharan (for a week)! I wrote about my experience cruising around in the 7-seat MPV with a 2.0 TSI engine for a week. Would you like to experience ...
[Book Review] Year of the Tiger by David Miller 15 Aug 2013 | 08:06 pm
David Miller is a former Straits Times journalist and I got to knew him while he was working in corporate communications after he had left Singapore Press Holdings. He had spent ten years with the St...
The King Louis Grill & Bar @ VivoCity 13 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
When you go shopping at VivoCity, did you notice a medieval suit of armor beside a few of the escalators? These are advertisement for the medieval themed restaurant, The King Louis Grill & Bar, locate...
Everything But The Brain – a pair of tickets to giveaway! 12 Aug 2013 | 09:02 pm
Over the Hari Raya and National Day long weekend, I attended the opening preview of Sight Lines Entertainment’s Everything But The Brain on Saturday evening: Everything But The Brain is written by aw...
GSS Shopping with MasterCard PayPass Card 11 Aug 2013 | 09:01 pm
On the last week of the Great Singapore Sale (GSS), Rachel and I went shopping with a MasterCard PayPass card – a prepaid stored value MasterCard that also has Tap & Go and EZ-Link functions. GSS Sho...
