Staycation - D’Resort @ Downtown East

Rainforest Suite
 


Singapore's first nature-inspired resort with an integrated water park experience.

 

1 Pasir Ris Close, S519599

Tel: 6582 3322

 

Legoland 2017 Family Trip

Singapore School Holidays

Scheduled School Holidays for 2018
 
Youth Day*  Sunday 1 July 
Day after National Day  Friday 10 August
Teachers’ Day  Friday 31 August
Children’s Day+  Friday 5 October

*The following Monday, 2 July 2018 will be a scheduled school holiday
+for primary schools and primary sections of full schools only


Singapore School Term Holidays 2018
Saturday 10 March to Sunday 18 March 2018
Saturday 26 May to Sunday 24 June 2018
Saturday 1 September to Sunday 9 September 2018
Saturday 17 November to Saturday 31 December 2018


Source: https://www.moe.gov.sg/education/school-terms-and-holidays#scheduled-sch-hols-2018

 

PUTIEN Restaurant @ ION Orchard

All-In Premium Set Lunch

We ordered the promotion set meal for six @ $138.00 Nett.

The fried Heng Haw Bee Hoon tastes different from other beehoon (in a good way). You gotta try it.

2 Orchard Turn, #04-12, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801.

Tel: +65 6509 4296.

Daily Lunch: 11:30am-4:30pm (Last Order: 4pm)
Dinner: 5:30pm-10pm (Last Order: 9:30pm).

Swatow Seafood Restaurant

Swatow Seafood Restaurant also offers handmade Hong Kong dim sum.



Blk 181 Lorong 4 Toa Payoh #02-602 Singapore 310181
+65 6363 1717

Dim Sum
Breakfast: 8am - 11am
Lunch & Dim Sum: 11am - 3pm
High Tea: 3pm - 5pm
Dinner: 6pm - 1030pm

AEON Mall Bandar Dato' Onn

There is a shuttle bus service that goes direct from Tampines and Punggol to the new JB shopping mall, AEON Mall Bandar Dato Onn, during the weekends.

Please check this page for details.

Pickup timing:
FORWARD
Trip 1)
8am Tampines MRT --> 8.30am Punggol MRT ---> Aeon
Trip 2)
8am Tampines MRT --> 8.30pm Punggol MRT --> Aeon

RETURN
Trip 1)
6.30pm AEON (SAT)/ 7pm (SUN) --> Punggol MRT --> Tampines MRT
Trip 2)
7.30pm / 8pm (SUN) AEON --> Punggol MRT --> Tampines MRT
Price:
1-way S$8 (UPS$12)
2-way S$16 (UPS$24)

Singapore Zoo & River Safari

Drive away pigeons

Initially, pigeons look cute when they came to rest at aircon ledge area. To my horror, they left behind droppings which are smelly, dirtied the walls and corresive to aircon compressor.

Recently, HDB repaint the outer wall. So I quickly install the bird spikes to prevent the birds from dirtying it!

Before

After




















P.S. I bought the plastic spikes from overseas but I heard it is also available in Daiso.

Suntec indoor playground - Cool De Sac

The indoor playground Cool De Sac offers unlimited play time per admission.
Location:
3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec Convention Centre
#02-379/80, Singapore 038983

Operating Hours:
Sunday - Thursday: 10:00 am to 8:00pm
Friday & Saturday: 10:00am to 10:00pm

Admission charges:
Monday – Friday
 Children under 6 months          FREE (unlimited play time)
 Children under 3 years old        $10.70 (unlimited play time)
 Children from 3-12 years old     $21.40 (unlimited play time)

Saturday, Sunday & Public Holidays
 Children under 6 months          FREE* (unlimited play time)
 Children under 3 years old        $13.90 (unlimited play time)
 Children from 3-12 years old     $27.80 (unlimited play time)

*Adult rates still apply for children under 6 months for weekends and public holidays

http://www.cityplay.asia/

Admiralty Park Playground

The enhanced 7-ha urban area now features 26 slides – the most number of slides in any park in Singapore! The widest slide and the longest slide in a public park can be found here. No doubt the children will love it!

https://www.nparks.gov.sg/gardens-parks-and-nature/parks-and-nature-reserves/admiralty-park

PRUDENTIAL MARINA BAY CARNIVAL

The carnival open today and run until April 1, 2018.
Look out for the rides and game booths!

The Prudential Marina Bay Carnival
Dates: 15 December 2017 to 1 April 2018
Address: 10 Bayfront Ave, Singapore 018956 and 11 Marina Boulevard, Singapore 018940
Opening Hours:
4 pm to 11 pm, daily except on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve, 3 pm to 2 am.
Last entry at 10 pm, except on Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve at 12 am.
Website: marinabaycarnival.sg

How to activate BOC Card for overseas usage

I am suprised that the only way to activate my BOC card if I am travelling is via their customer service hotline. There isnt any SMS or Internet banking option to do that.

Below is what I do:

a)  Call BOC 24-hour Customer Service Hotline at 1800 338 5335
b)  Press "1" for english
c)  Press “3” for Credit Card & MoneyPlus enquries
d)  Press “3” for Credit Card & MoneyPlus enquries (again)
e)  Key in your 16-digit card number, follow by # key
f)  I have not setup my telephone PIN, hence the call is directed to a CSO
g) CSO activate the card for overseas usage

满乐 MANLE Hotpot #B1-01/02 - City Square Mall

Fake milk powder suspected to be sold in Johor

210 boxes of suspected fake infant formula seized in Johor Baru

 

 

 

 

JOHOR BARU: Malaysian authorities have seized 210 boxes of suspected fake infant formula in five raids in Johor Baru. 

 

Johor Domestic Trade and Consumerism Ministry director Khairul Anwar Bachok said on Sunday (Dec 10) that the products were confiscated from drug stores and convenience shops in five different locations in Johor Baru.

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/210-boxes-of-suspected-fake-infant-formula-seized-in-johor-baru-9486312

 

 

SINGAPORE: Enfagrow A+ Malaysia has issued a statement informing consumers how to identify packets of fake infant formula that were sold in Johor Baru.
 

In a Facebook post on Monday (Dec 11), Enfagrow A+ Malaysia said that the only affected product is the Enfalac A+ Step 1 in 1.8 kg boxes that included three foil packs in each box. 

Read more at https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asiapacific/fake-infant-formula-in-johor-how-to-spot-counterfeit-packets-9489512

 

 

 

Here's my advice to those parents who buy milk powder in Malaysia:

 

Avoid provision/drug stores/convenience stores and buy from the big players such as Tesco, Giant or Aeon instead. It may costs you a few dollars more but peace of mind is priceless.

 

Even in Singapore, you can get cheaper milk powder from some Chinese medicine halls. However the source of these cheaper forumla milk is likely from Malaysia. DYODD.
 

 

Full-day MRT closures, shorter hours: What you need to know

http://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/transport/full-day-mrt-closures-shorter-hours-what-you-need-to-know

SHORTER OPERATING HOURS ON FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS

When: From Dec 8 to 30, train services will end at 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays at 19 stations - from Tiong Bahru to Tuas Link on the EWL, and Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak stations on the NSL.

When: From Dec 9 to 31, the first trains at those stations will also start later at 8am on Saturdays and Sundays. Alternative arrangements: Commuters can take parallel bus services - which run along the MRT network - outside affected MRT stations. They will be charged the same fare as if they have taken a train journey.

 

FULL-DAY CLOSURES ON TWO SUNDAYS

When: The 19 stations - from Tiong Bahru to Tuas Link on the EWL, and Bukit Batok and Bukit Gombak stations on the NSL - will be closed for the whole day on Dec 10 and Dec 17.

 

FULL CLOSURE BETWEEN JOO KOON AND GUL CIRCLE UNTIL MID-2018

When: Train services have been suspended between Joo Koon and Gul Circle stations. This will continue until mid-2018.

New Mall in JB - Paradigm Mall

The largest mall in Johor Bahru opened on 28 Nov 2017 and is bigger than Singapore's largest shopping centre VivoCity. Its a 20-minute drive from Woodlands Causeway.

Been there on 2 Dec 2017.

The bad:

• All the lifts are not functioning. Maybe its just me that I cant find any functioning lifts at all.
• A clogged sink encountered in one of the toliet. The toliets are not clean in general (due to lack of staffs?)
• Not all the shops are opened. Ice skating rink is not available yet.
• Restaurants are pretty crowded.
• To park in the mall, you will need to go through 7 levels of car park slope. It is not easy for manual car.

The good:

• The Mall is really big! Very spacious with lots of walking space!
• Parking is free (for the moment)
• Many sales and promotions due to the grand opening

Best Warren Buffett Quotes

Below is some of my favourite Warraen Buffett quotes


“Price is what you pay. Value is what you get.”

"You only have to do a very few things right in your life so long as you don't do too many things wrong."

"Should you find yourself in a chronically leaking boat, energy devoted to changing vessels is likely to be a more productive than energy devoted to patching leaks."

 "It is not necessary to do extraordinary things to get extraordinary results."

"Successful Investing takes time, discipline and patience. No matter how great the talent or effort, some things just take time: You can't produce a baby in one month by getting nine women pregnant."

"Diversification is a protection against ignorance. It makes very little sense for those who know what they're doing."

"Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful."

"I tell college students, when you get to be my age you will be successful if the people who you hope to have love you, do love you."

“Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing.”

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