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May

Great Singapore Sales 2008 :: 23 May – 20 July

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Where to shop :

1. Orchard Road
• PARAGON
• PLAZA SINGAPURA
• TAKASHIMAYA SHOPPING CENTRE
• THE CATHAY
•THE CENTREPOINT
• WISMA ATRIA

This stretch of shopping galore is a shopper’s dream come true. Both novice and seasoned shoppers will be enchanted as you can eat, sleep and breathe shopping quite literally!

Start from Tanglin Road and make your way up to the very end of Orchard Road. Prada, Gucci, Hermès, Christian Dior, Bvlgari, Louis Vuitton, Chanel, Burberry and a host of global brands make their presence felt at Palais Renaissance, Hilton the Shopping Gallery, Wisma Atria, Paragon and Ngee Ann City.

Catch up with the latest teen trends at The Heeren Shops and Far East Plaza, and stock up on kids clothing and toys at Forum the Shopping Mall, Paragon and The Centrepoint.

For those looking for everything under one roof, large department stores like Robinsons, Tangs Orchard, Takashimaya and Isetan will be your ideal choice. Here, you will find almost everything from clothes to home interiors, cosmetics, souvenirs and even food.

2. Marina Bay
• CITYLINK MALL
• MARINA SQUARE
• RAFFLES CITY SHOPPING CENTRE

At Marina Bay, mega malls, small local set-ups, designer boutiques and everything in between – are all seamlessly linked, making it a truly one-stop shopping experience.

Starting from Raffles City Shopping Centre, take a stroll to CityLink Mall (an extensive network of shops underground) and wander on to Marina Square, Suntec City Mall and Millenia Walk. Marina Square and Suntec City Mall are mega malls with lifestyle shops stocked with fashion, electronics and household ideas.

Suntec City Convention Centre and Raffles City Convention Centre are popular with the business travellers for shopping and dining.

For more high-end shopping, choose from specialty stores in Millenia Walk or visit the Raffles Hotel Arcade where you will find exquisitely tailored shirts, personalised perfume and handmade chocolates.

3. Bugis
• BUGIS JUNCTION

Wander among the hundreds of stalls at Bugis Street that are vying for your attention. From CDs to clothes and accessories to quick bites, you will be spoilt for choice.

For the young and trendy in search of a good bargain, browse through the air-conditioned stretch of stalls on the second floor.

Across the road at Bugis Junction, small carts line an indoor street mall with great accessory finds. Here is where you can enjoy shopping indoors with natural daylight in air-conditioned comfort.

4. Chinatown

Stroll along the streets steeped in Chinese culture and charm. With its inimitable mix of shops selling everything from exquisite silk cheongsams (traditional fitted Chinese dress) to herbal preparations by the trusty sinseh (medicine man), the main streets branch out to side streets of pushcarts that offer a myriad of products.

At one end, discover Chinatown Point, for clothes at bargain prices and Oriental houseware. At the other end (Smith Street), you will be treated to an entire street of delicious hawker fare. For those into gold jewellery, stop by one of the many Chinese jewellery shops along South Bridge Road.

5. Little India

Bring home a slice of Indian culture. Jasmine flowers scent the air here, where stalls selling floral garlands line the streets. Saris, Bollywood movie stars’ posters, Bhangra music, trinkets and gold jewellery lend colour to this famous street.

From stalls displaying fresh fruits and Indian sweets to shops selling clothes and shoes at irresistible bargains, you will be dizzy from the choices available. A must-stop is Mustafa Centre – four floors of every merchandise imaginable stacked from floor to ceiling.

6. Kampong Glam

Age-old trades which sustained the early immigrants are still in business at this cultural hub for early Arabs in Singapore. A leisurely paced walk will bring you face to face with small shops selling carpets, textiles, crafts and rattan baskets.

As a reflection of its eclectic mix, this area is also home to designer wear store, White Room and Straits Records, which sells second-hand records and CDs by local bands. Check out the newly-developed Bussorah Mall where colourful skirts, scarves and houseware beckon from the shophouse windows.

7. Southern Waterfront
• HARBOURFRONT CENTRE
• VIVOCITY

For a waterfront shopping experience, visit VivoCity – an iconic retail, lifestyle and entertainment destination, which features over 350 stores and wide open spaces for waterfront relaxation and entertainment.

Designed by world-renowned architect, Toyo Ito, it is the centrepiece of Singapore’s newest lifestyle hub at the Southern Waterfront, which is also home to HarbourFront Centre, Sentosa, Mt Faber, the Singapore Cruise Centre and the St James Power Station.

Great shopping in Singapore isn’t confined to just Orchard Road and its surroundings. Quality goods at prices that won’t burn a hole in your pocket can be found in lots of places around the city centre and even the outskirts. During the Great Singapore Sale, activities abound in these areas too!

9. Neighbourhood Centres
• BRAS BASAH COMPLEX
• HONG KAH POINT
• MARINE PARADE CENTRAL
• PEOPLE’S PARK
• SERANGOON NORTH VILLAGE
• TAMPINES STREET 11 NEIGHBOURHOOD CENTRE
• TOA PAYOH CENTRAL

If you’re prepared to venture further afield, you can combine shopping with a little sightseeing off the beaten track. In fact, you’ll discover some of the best bargains where most Singaporeans live, eat and shop – out in the Heartlands of Singapore.

The neighbourhood centres here offer a surprisingly comprehensive range of items from branded to local goods at prices that will delight the value-conscious and determined bargain-hunter. Business hours vary from shop to shop but as a general guide, most shops are open from 11am to 9pm.

Many of the neighbourhood centres are easily accessible by buses and the MRT. Shopping at these bustling centres is a fascinating experience, providing insight into the local lifestyle and a chance to mingle with Singaporeans at their most comfortable. You’ll also reap another benefit – the opportunity to tuck into delicious local fare at the numerous food centres and informal coffee shops!

What to buy :

1. Department Stores & Hypermarkets

2. Apparel & Accessories

3. Watches, Jewellery & Opticals

4. Gifts, Toys, Books, Stationery & CDs

5. Homeware, Furniture, Electricals & IT

6. Health & Beauty

7. Food & Beverages

8. Online Offers

9. Others

Source:http://www.greatsingaporesale.com.sg

CATEGORIES: Sales

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May

Marie Digby

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Marie Digby

The first time I heard of her songs were on TV when they were advertising new album that was out on store. I loved the voice and what attracted me, was her rendition on Umbrella. Yes, the Umbrella sung by Rihanna. Of course, it’s great with her rendition. Apparently, her lack of publicity led her to upload her renditions on youtube and wham!! The buzz was created. Don’t forget to check out her other great performances on What I’ve Done (Linkin Park) and Gimme More (Britney Spears). Her single, Say It Again is definitely a dope. She’s got good looks and what else to add besides good voice?

Check her studio album which is now out on store…..

CATEGORIES: Entertainment, Music & Movie

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May

The Fashionistas: Sex N The City

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Who do know know them right?

I have always loved this show but I was not one of those who followed the show. I caught this on DVDs and yes, I become addicted too. To cut short my words, let’s check out their dresses on the red carpet at the Sex and the City: The Movie world premiere.

So, whose dress would you pick?

CATEGORIES: Entertainment, Fashion and Style

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May

Vitamin C Micro Refiner _ Facial Exfoliator

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vitamin C micro refiner It’s good to use, easy to apply, refreshed feeling it will leave you after just one wash. The tiny particles in the cream exfoliates and removes dead cells on our skin, almost immediately. The wash is definitely gentle to skin, not coarse. The wash is complemented with its toning effect as it doesn’t leave the skin dry after the wash. It’s a good investment, something you will not regret buying.

CATEGORIES: Beauty, Skin Care

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May

Connie Talbot_Inspiring

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Connie Talbot, a young 6-year-old girl who joined the competition, Britain’s Got Talent and truly proved us that Britain’s got talent there She’s incredible and I couldn’t help tearing when I watch her singing Over The Rainbow. I think I am really over the rainbow now

CATEGORIES: Inspiring

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May

Beware of Garbage Trucks

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I found this article amusing and how true it is about what we do and how we can easily be affected, thus losing what we ought to have kept or done in the first place. Enjoy this read and hope Mr Pollay’s words could send some take-away messages for you

David J. Pollay

How often do you let other people’s nonsense change your mood? Do you let a bad driver, rude waiter, curt boss, or an insensitive employee ruin your day? Unless you’re the Terminator, you’re probably set back on your heels. However, the mark of your success is how quickly you can refocus on what’s important in your life.Sixteen years ago I learned this lesson. And I learned it in the back of a New York City taxi cab. Here’s what happened.I hopped in a taxi, and we took off for Grand Central Station. We were driving in the right lane when all of a sudden, a black car jumped out of a parking space right in front of us. My taxi driver slammed on his brakes, the car skidded, the tires squealed, and at the very last moment our car stopped just one inch from the other car’s back-end.

I couldn’t believe it. But then I couldn’t believe what happened next. The driver of the other car, the guy who almost caused a big accident, whipped his head around and he started yelling bad words at us. How do I know? Ask any New Yorker, some words in New York come with a special face. And he even threw in a one finger salute! I couldn’t believe it!

But then here’s what really blew me away. My taxi driver just smiled and waved at the guy. And I mean, he was friendly. So, I said, “Why did you just do that!? This guy could have killed us!” And this is when my taxi driver told me what I now call, “The Law of the Garbage Truck™.” He said:

“Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they look for a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you.

So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier.”

So I started thinking, how often do I let Garbage Trucks run right over me? And how often do I take their garbage and spread it to other people at work, at home, or on the street? It was then that I said, “I don’t want their garbage and I’m not going to spread it anymore.”

I began to see Garbage Trucks. Like in the movie “The Sixth Sense,” the little boy said, “I see Dead People.” Well now “I see Garbage Trucks.” I see the load they’re carrying. I see them coming to dump it. And like my taxi driver, I don’t take it personally; I just smile, wave, wish them well, and I move on.

One of my favorite football players of all time was Walter Payton. Every day on the football field, after being tackled, he would jump up as quickly as he hit the ground. He never dwelled on a hit. Payton was ready to make the next play his best. Over the years the best players from around the world in every sport have played this way: Tiger Woods, Nadia Comaneci, Muhammad Ali, Bjorn Borg, Chris Evert, Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, and Pele are just some of those players. And the most inspiring leaders have lived this way: Nelson Mandela, Mother Theresa, Gandhi, and Martin Luther King.

See, Roy Baumeister, a psychology researcher from the University of Florida, found in his extensive research that you remember bad things more often than good things in your life. You store the bad memories more easily, and you recall them more frequently.

So the odds are against you when a Garbage Truck comes your way. But when you follow The Law of the Garbage Truck™, you take back control of your life. You make room for the good by letting go of the bad.

The best leaders know that they have to be ready for their next meeting. The best sales people know that they have to be ready for their next client. And the best parents know that they have to be ready to welcome their children home from school with hugs and kisses, no matter how many garbage trucks they might have faced that day. All of us know that we have to be fully present, and at our best for the people we care about.

The bottom line is that successful people do not let Garbage Trucks take over their life.

What about you? What would happen in your life, starting today, if you let more garbage trucks pass you by?

Here’s my bet: You’ll be happier.

David J. Pollay is the author of “Beware of Garbage Trucks!™ – The Law of the Garbage Truck™. Visit www.bewareofgarbagetrucks.com to join the No Garbage Trucks! Revolution. His book, The Law of the Garbage Truck™, is due out this summer. Mr. Pollay is a syndicated columnist with North Star Writers Group, creator and host of “The Happiness Answer™” television program, an internationally sought after speaker and seminar leader, and the founder and president of TheMomentumProject.com

CATEGORIES: Inspiring, Uplifting

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4

May

A glass of wine, maybe :)

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It was a hot, humid Sunday afternoon. Seriously, I couldn’t think of what else to do except my projects piled up on my desk. Hello! It’s Sunday and I am alone at home. No one to talk to, no one was on msn, not even many mybians were around in the forum. How boring my Sunday is. I walked about the house, checked out the children who were playing at the mini park downstairs, pressing the buttons on the remote control, went back to my desk to finish off some words in my lappy and finally I decided to walk to the fridge. I saw that bottle. A bottle, sealed with black crisp paper, filled with sparkling wine, soft pink in colour. Yes. That’s it! I untwisted the lock and released the stopper. Pop! I heard and I could hear fizzy sound, a perfect start for a glass of sparkling wine. I had a glass, half a glass. I could start working once again, and the taste of the wine? Do I need to say more?

If you’re looking for a similar wine to have for a lazy afternoon, or for light refreshments, go for this; Jacob’s Creek Sparkling Rose. Always remember, a good wine is not defined by the stars and awards it gets, but it’s how it sinks into your palate. It’s the stars that you give makes it a good one Cheers!

Made from: Chardonnay & Pinot Noir grapes

Country of Origin: Australia

Rating: 4.0 / 5.0

CATEGORIES: General, Wine and Dine

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3

May

Taxidermia

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Warning: May contain spoiler.

So what is this movie about when the title seems to suggest the life of a taxidermist? Frankly, call me obtuse if you want but the word taxidermist was never in my own dictionary. I have heard and seen the work of mounting animals for display. All I knew was just stuffing and mounting. What a frog I am!

Not too late Learning is just wonderful. I chanced upon this movie when I checked out the picturehouse. To feed my curiosity, I search for its trailer and was captivated by the scene that depicts a simple bathtub that was used for different occasions in the first story. I love how it was done, simple yet blossoming with meanings about life. My takeaway from this scene? Life is just life, someone’s life, cheap, worthless to mention coz it’s just life, life when we are all breathing and moving, be it human or animal, it’s just life, death is just the next phase. How scary huh?

I finally caught this last night after a long wait since its first opening on the 24th April. I had that ‘enough of waiting’ mood and I almost gave up on this. The show started on time, I couldn’t help but to be annoyed with so many late-comers and that really spoiled the first few minutes of the show. Late-comers did not just walk in and find their seats, but to stand in the middle aisle to catch every take of the movie. Well of course, that’s when the man masturbated, the girls were bathing in the tub, the peep, the negligence to house servant, the perversion out of care deprivation, and how he was shot in head for sleeping with the mistress. First story created laughters, disgusts, awe and sort of disbelief of what human can do in such deprivation.

The birth of a child with a pig’s tail marked the second part of the story. The boy was trained to compete in sports, speed eating contests. The love for someone, the politics, the self-esteem booster, the power one have in such contest, totally revolting with vomit scenes throughout this part of the story.

A surprising size of the child from the two renowned speed eaters couple flipped all pages to the last part of the movie. Small as he is, thin and despised by the obese father, he carried out his duty as a son and a taxidermist dutifully. He’s quiet, his stare is empty, his devotion in his work is meticulously perfect, but all come to an end after the death of his father. He turned all his attention in stuffing the body of his father and then created his own torso by taking out his internal organs, and finally cut off his own head and arm as the last piece of his work.

I did not go home with a heavy heart, cry nor laugh. I was in a daze! In a daze….
Director: György Palfi
Cast: Csaba Czene, Gergo Trocsanyi, Marc Bischoff
Genre: Fantasy/ Thriller
Language: Hungarian with English subtitles
Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

Warning: Not for the weak stomachs

CATEGORIES: Entertainment, Music & Movie

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May

Olive Body Butter

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Nothing can beat this when it comes to body butter. Slap some on both hands, legs and body to feel its immediate work in moisturizing the dry, thirsty skin. In fact, olive proves its high standing in preserving and restoring youthfulness and beauty with its richness in Vitamin E and antioxidant. The layer of moisturizer stays comfortably on the skin without leaving the waxy or oily texture when we touch our hands. Its fragrance is definitely not pungent with ripe olive but oozing the creamy, soft olive fragrance.

If you’re looking for body lotion, think no further but to walk into any The Bodyshop counter for one of this.

Volume: 200ml

Application: Anytime, best after shower and before sleep. Just apply direct onto the skin and massage it.

Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

CATEGORIES: Beauty, Skin Care

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Marie Digby

The Fashionistas: Sex N The City

Vitamin C Micro Refiner _ Facial Exfoliator

Connie Talbot_Inspiring

Beware of Garbage Trucks

A glass of wine, maybe :)

Taxidermia

Olive Body Butter

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