Singapore First Cable Ski Park - SKI 360 Degree

Picture from www.ski360degree.com

I was strolling along East Coast Park yesterday and I saw people cable skiing. I watched those people turning and spinning their board. It was so cool with the stuns they performed. I was thinking if I am the one who is playing, I will fall down and splash the water out with an ugly movement.. Hahaha.. To avoid embarrassment, maybe i should try cable ski on the non peak hours? heehee..

Name: SKI360°
Address: No. 1206A East Coast Parkway Singapore 449891 (5 mins stroll from east coast park hawker centre)
Telephone: 6442 7318
Fax: 6442 1306
Email: enquiry@ski360degree.com
Website: http://www.ski360degree.com/
Rates:
WEEKDAYS
1 Hour - $32
2 Hours - $48
4 Hours - $70
8 Hours - $115
*1 Round - $7
Subsequent hour 16/hr (Rates apply only on purchase of 2 hours pass and above)

WEEKENDS/ PUBLIC HOLIDAYS
1 Hour - $42
2 Hours - $64
4 Hours - Not Available
8 Hours - Not Available
*1 Round - $9
Subsequent hour- $22/hr
Students enjoy $5 off usual hour passes upon presenting their student pass*Student rates apply till 7pm not available for night skiing.

HOT! PROMOTION
Unlimited ski-ing from 9pm till 12Midnight
Every Friday &Saturday
Friday - $48 Saturday -$64

Meal for just $2.50

I was quite surprised to know that it is still possible to get a meal for just $2.50 and below in Singapore. Anyway, I think this is a good news and great information provided by CASE (Consumers Association Of Singapore). They ran price checks over a 2 week period last month on 388 non-air conditioned food stalls, 240 had dishes less than $2.50. Cheapest chicken rice in a foodcourt at Tampines Street 81 is only selling $1.30 (I thought this only happen in the 70s)

Here are information of some lowest price food stalls:

1) $2.30 Y.R.A Indian Muslim Food Specialist (Chicken Nasi Briyani)
Add: ABC Brickworks Market & Food Centre (Jln Bukit Merah)
2) $1.30 820 Hainanese Chicken Rice (Chicken Rice)
Add: 823A Foodpark Foodcourt, Tampines St 81
3) $2 Ming Noodle (Fishball noodles)
Add: Blk 271 Queen Street #01-090
4) $0.50 Hong Bin Eating House (Roti Prata)
Add: 158 Mei Ling Street
5) $2.30 Siang Ji Curry Mixed Vegetable Rice (Mixed Rice: 2 Veg +1 Meat)
Add: Hiap Hoe Eating House, Blk 724 Yishun St 72

Well, whether it is nice or not nice.. I am not too sure.. :)

Cheap Cosmetic Online - www.bbcosme.com

I just happened to see their advertisement on newspaper today. They are actually an online shopping for cosmetics like your skincare, body and make-up. I was quite surprised that most of their cosmetics are priced at a lower rate as compared to the market. I guessed one of the reason is because they are using sample sizes instead of the the normal size.

Example:
Sample size: 20g per pc x 6pcs = 120g Cost = S$24.00
Normal size: 120g per pc x 1pc = 120g Cost = S$70.00

I was quite doubtful if the products are genuine because it was priced so cheap. Hence, I tried to get more reviews online. So far, the reviews are still quite acceptable, at least I know their company is not a scam and products were delivered. As their prices are so cheap, I was quite tempted to buy their SK-II treatment essence because mine is going to finish soon. Their SK-II Facial Treatment Essence (30ml x 5pcs = 150ml) is only selling at$95 which gave me a total savings of $57. Cheap right??

For those of you who are interested to know more about them may visit their website at http://www.bbcosme.com/. I also welcome all comments on this company too. :)

**Note: Please test the product on your hand to see if you have any allergic reaction before applying on your face.

Rochor Beancurd at Geylang

Rochor Beancurd is one of the best supper spot favourite by many night clubbers. It has been there for many years and many people go there because of their freshly made deep fried fritters (You Tiao) goes well with their smoothie Tou Hua. Most of the food are cheap and good. I have been patronizing them since secondary school days. However, one of the thing that I do not like geylang is parking problem.

Name: Rochor Beancurd
Address:745 Geylang Road
Telephone: 6748 3989 / 8288 7020
Operating Hours: Noon till 3pm
Must Tries: Beancurd, You Tiao, Egg Tarts
Rating: 4 stars out of 5, 1 stars out of 5 for ambience.

Mustafa - 24 Hours Shopping Mall In Singapore

Many tourists are curious if there are any 24 hours Shopping Mall in Singapore. Yes, there is. The one and only one in Singapore Mustafa Centre. Mustafa was established since 1973 and is located in Little India. Spanning about 70,000 sq fts, customers can get almost anything from over 75,000 of different things like electronic items, watches, textiles, jewelleries, clothes and many more. There is also a supermarket selling all sorts of things that can be found a supermarket. Beside that, Mustafa also offered many other services like foreign exchange and visa processing.

Name: Mustafa Centre

Address: Mustafa Centre, 145 Syed Alwi Road, Singapore 207704

Telephone: 65-62955855

Fax: 65-62955866

Website: http://www.mustafa.com.sg/

Email: mms786@mustafa.com.sg

There are some cheap and good deals at mustafa like pens.. hahaha. Enjoy your shopping! :)

BreadTalk Singapore

I am quite sure that almost everyone know or have tried Breadtalk. Why am I still talking about Breadtalk when it is commonly available? It was because of their promotion after 9.30pm. Breadtalk do not keep their breads until the next day as they believe in freshness and quality. I personally feel that for bakeries businesses to be successful, they have to provide ultimate freshness for their bread. Breads turn stiff and dry the next day, hence it will not taste as good as it supposed to be.

Name: BreadTalk Group Ltd

Address: Too many branches to be listed out.

(Refer website: http://www.breadtalk.com/contact.htm)

Website: http://www.breadtalk.com/

Good Deals: Buy 5 Breads at $6 or Buy 10 Breads at $10 after 9.30pm

Buying 10 breads at one go maybe too much for many people and this is what I normally do, I would turn behind or ask the person standing infront of me if they want to pay together. If they are buying 5 breads, I would ask if they want to combine and pay together. Most of the people would be happy to say "YES". Why? Each of you would save $1 which means $2 in a total. Who doesn't want to benefit from cheap deals like this?

So, the next time when you buy breads from breadtalk after 9.30pm, try to ask the people who stand behind or infront of you. Hahaha...

Mouth Restaurant

Mouth Restaurant is being voted as one of the best and oldest teahouse in Singapore. I just went for their Hi-Tea Promotion as there was a 50% Discount on their Hi-Tea Alacarte. I would say they do not have much choices to choose from on their Hi-Tea Ala carte. Maybe it was because of their 50% discount, Mouth Restaurant was flooded with families. It would not be an ideal place to dine if you are looking a quiet atmosphere. That place was highly polluted with noise....

Name: Mouth Restaurant
Address
Chinatown Point
133 New Bridge Road
02-01
Telephone: 6534 4233

Toa Payoh Lorong 6
Safra Club
Telephone: 62598 891
Handphone:9857 1918

Website: http://www.mouth.com.sg/

Operating Hours for their Dim Sum: 10am -12pm / Hi-Tea : 3pm -5.30pm
Must Tries: Deep Fried banana with prawn, sharkfins dumpling (do not expect a lot of sharkfins inside, it was the clear broth that was nice), Xiao Long Tang Bao.
Rating: 3 stars for food, 1.5 stars for ambience (Too Noisy)

If you want to enjoy the 50% Discount on their dim sum, just retain the original coupon found inside your citibank june's credit card statement. Minimum 4 pax to 10 pax. Offer is only valid till 7 July 2008. Mine was an online statement so I actually printed out the coupon in colour and managed to get a 50% discount at the Chinatown point outlet. I am not sure if they are very particular on the "Original Coupon" to enjoy the offer. Anyway, I was trying my luck the other day. :)

Branded Warehouse Sales(Only 4 days)

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Attention for all Levis, Guess, Victoria Secrets lovers.. There is a warehouse sales going on for Levi's, Guess, Victoria Secrets, Nike, Calvin Klein, Harley Davison, Chaps Men, Quicksilver and Dockers. This Sales is going to LAST FOR ONLY 4 Days from 12 June - 15 June (Thurs to Sun). This amazing sales will let you enjoy discounts UP TO 90%. Jeans such as Levi is normally from $129.00 - $209.00 is NOW ONLY $29.90.

Why are still waiting for? Head down to 621 Aljunied Road, #06-06 Lipo Building. Operating hours will be from 10am to 10pm.

River City Restaurants

The Starling Group of Restaurants (formerly ODS Nagasakiya Group) - Dragon Gate; Orient Ocean; River City was established since 1975. This is another alacarte buffet where you can enjoy irresistable chinese cuisine at a cheap price. Basically, they have 3 restaurants serving Alacarte Buffet. They are Dragon Gate, Orient Ocean and River City. You can enjoy a one time serving of Shark Fins and unlimited servings of Oat Prawns, Scallop, Fish, Meats etc... Restaurants like Orient Ocean is only charging $23.80++ per pax where you have a choices of 50 items and River city is only charging $22.90++ where you have a choices of 50 items. Check out their website for more information.

Name: Dragon Gate Restaurant

Address: 1 Maritime Square #04-01 HarbourFront Centre(Next to HarbourFront MRT)

Telephone: (65) 6278 0288

Fax: (65) 6278 6080

Buffet Dinner: 6.30pm -10.30pm (Last Order: 9.30pm)

Name: Orient Ocean Restaurant

Address: 401 Havelock Road 3rd Floor Hotel Miramar

Telephone: (65) 6736 3677

Fax: (65) 6738 8637

Buffet Dinner: 6.30pm -10.30pm (Last Order: 9.30pm)

Name: River City Restaurant

Address: 5 Coleman Street #04-02 Excelsior Hotel(Near City Hall MRT)

Telephone: (65) 6339 9969

Fax: (65) 6339 9952

Buffet Dinner: 6.30pm -10.30pm (Last Order: 9.30pm)

All the above mentioned buffet have to be minimum of 2 adults except the Promo B of Dragon Gate. For more information about their buffets, please check out their website at http://www.rivercity.com.sg/

Mapo Doufu Restaurant 麻婆豆腐饭庄 (Thomson)

This is my 3rd time to Mapo Doufu Restaurant 麻婆豆腐饭庄 at Thomson. One of the reason I go back there is because of their deep fried pumpkin. In terms of comparing them to those steamboat in Marina Square, it is far much more better. They serve out the food through the alacarte menu and you can have unlimited orders hence it is definitely cleaner than those steamboats which you paid about $12 per head. Some of my friends actually like their appetizer as they serve pig ears, sweet and sour cucumber. If I don't remember wrongly, they have more than 60 dishes for you to choose ranging from seafood, meat and vegetables. If you eat beef, you would definitely like their thin slice beef where you enjoy the dipping into their Mala Soup. As expected, some of the food they served are not fresh enough but overall most of the food are still acceptable. Paying $20/pax for the varieties and cleanliness, I think it is still worth it.

Name:Mapo Doufu Restaurant 麻婆豆腐饭庄 (Thomson)
Address: 2 Sin Ming Road #01-01/02 Sin Ming Plaza
Telephone: 6455 9981
Price: About $20/pax
Must Tries: Slice Beef, Deep Fried Pumpkin Cake(Make sure they serve hot), Pig Ear.
Rating: 3.5 stars for food, 2.5 stars for ambience (a bit too noisy)

Have you tried Fish Spa?

You may have tried foot spa or body spa but how about "fish spa"? Fish Spa is also known as Fish Therapy. This is a craze that is going on in Singapore right now. These fishes are actually tiny toothless turkish spa fish (doctor fish), of the Garra rufa species, nibble off the dead skin on your hands and feet, leaving healthy skin to grow. I think it will be kind of ticklish for the fishes to nibble on your feet or hands. I just start to ponder if they allow me to immerse my whole body into the fish tub? hahaha

Here are some of the places for you to try FISH THERAPY... Have Fun with the fishes!

Name: Fish Reflexology, Underwater world

Address: Sentosa, Underwater world

Telephone: 6279 9229

Operating Hours: Everyday, 10am - 7pm (last appointment is at 6.15pm)
Charges

Package A

S$35 per session (40 Minutes)

Spa Fish Pool Dip - 20 mins (preparation time up to 5 mins)

Foot Reflexology - 20 mins

Package B

S$50 per session(50 Minutes)

Spa Fish Pool Dip - 20 mins (preparation up to 5 mins)

Foot Reflexology- 20 mins

Head & Shoulder Massage - 10 mins

Package price excludes the admission charges to Underwater World and Dolphin Lagoon. Other terms & conditions apply.

Name: Nibble Fish Spa Manicure & Pedicure

Address: Blk 34 Upper Cross Street #02-138 Singapore 050034

Telephone: 6535 5561

Website: http://www.nibbles.com.sg/

Charges: http://www.nibbles.com.sg/services.html

Name: Kampong Fish Therapy

Address: 275 Thomson Road Novena Ville #01-06 Singapore 307 645

Telephone: 6258 0106

Website: http://www.kampongfishtherapy.com/

Email: info@kampongfishtherapy.com

Charges: Please visit their website for more information

Newton Food Centre

It has been a while since I went to Newton Food Centre. Everything was better and cleaner after renovation. I just had their famous soupy prawn mee noodles. The soup base still taste so GOOD! Yummy! Is Newton Food Centre considered a tourist trap or a nice food haunt? Well, I think it is more of a place with nice food around. Although there are times when tourist were charged higher prices for their food. I think this will happen in every countries. Even when Singaporeans go batam or JB for seafood, they were also charged higher than the locals. As for tourists, you just have to take note of the prices charged when you take order. It is best that you order personally at their stalls so that you can see the price list. I also realised the hawkers were quite agressive the moment you sat down. You do not even need to move your butt as they will come and ask you if want to order any food.

So, do you have any "hot favourite" in Newton Food Centre?

Name: Newton Food Centre
Address: 500 Clemenceau Avenue North (S)229495 (Nearest MRT, Newton)
Food Found: BBQ Chicken Wings, Desserts, BBQ Food Stalls (ALOT), Sugarcane Juices, Fried Hokkien Mee, Char Kway Teow.

Hotels Reservation to France - www.easytobook.com

If you are going to France the next time, you may like to visit Nice. Nice is a magnificent town located south of France. It is also the second largest city in France. There are so many things that you can do or visit in Nice. Places that are worth the walk will be Castle Hill where you can get an overview of the city. Cours Selaya, a open air market that features flowers, food, coffee aroma and live fowl. Musee Matisse, being surrounded by olive garden where you can see large collection of paints. Avenue Jean Medecin, a popular street for shoppings and its outdoor cafes. There are too many great places to be named in Nice. You will know it when you visit Nice.

How about hotels near those tourist attractions? In Nice, there are many good selections of hotels to choose. Visit Nice Hotels for hotels discounts up to 80%.

If you are thinking of visiting other cities like Amsterdam or Barcelona, you can also check out these two links Amsterdam Hotels and Barcelona Hotels.

Singapore Flyer

Since the launch of this observation wheel, I have always been finding a chance to "Fly high" on Singapore Flyer. Singapore Flyer is the world's largest observation wheel and is standing at a stunning 165m from the ground. It is also set to be asia's biggest tourist attractions. You can get to enjoy visual 360˚ feast of iconic and historical landmarks from the Marina Bay to the Singapore River, Raffles Place, Merlion Park, Empress Place and the Padang. One thing I like about them the best is their Private Capsule where it would be perfect to hold your wedding solemnization there.

Perhaps, I shall let myself "Fly High" one of these days.

Name: Singapore Flyer Pte Ltd

Address: 30 Raffles Avenue, #01-07
Singapore 039803

Telephone: (65) 6333 3311
Fax: (65) 6339 9167

Website: http://www.singaporeflyer.com/

Email: sfsales@adval.com.sg
Daily Flights: 8.30am - 10.30pm Ticket Sales: 8.00am - 10.00pm

Tickets Prices

http://www.singaporeflyer.com/en/tickets-gift-vouchers/index.php

Have you been to Singapore Flyer? Let us know how you feel like when you are so high up seeing Singapore.

Cheap Parking Charges In Orchard On Weekdays-(After 5/6pm)

These are some of the parking charges in orchard on weekdays after 5/6pm.

-Atrium
$2/entry (After 6pm)
-Comcentre
$2.05/entry (6.00 pm - 6.59 am)
- Far East Plaza
$3.00/entry
- Far East Shopping Centre
$3.21/entry (After 5pm)
- Forum The Shopping Mall
$3.20/entry (After 5pm)
- Le Meridien
$2.50/entry (After 5pm)
-Lucky Plaza
$3.21/entry
- Paragon
$3.37/entry
-Park Mall
$2.00/entry
-Plaza Singapura
$2.10/entry (After 6pm)
-Shaw Centre
$2.14/entry
- Multi-storey carpark beside heeren
$2.50/entry (After 6pm)
-Tanglin Mall
$3.21/entry (After 5pm)
-Heeren
$3.00/entry (After 5pm)
-Wisma Atria
$3.50/entry (After 5pm)

Euro 2008

Countdown to 7 of June.... Here comes the Fever of Euro Cup again! What is going to happen again? Who will be the final champion?? Italy, Austria, Switzerland, Germany or WHO??? The exciting matches will bring many big screens on live especially the cafes and kopitiams will have booming businesses during this season.

From 7 June -29 June 2008, stay tuned to the EURO 2008. OLE! OLE! OLE!

Teams

Group A

- Czech Republic
- Portugal
- Switzerland
- Turkey

Group B

-Austria
-Croatia
-Germany
-Poland

Group C

- France
- Italy
- Netherlands
- Romania

Group D

- Greece
- Russia
- Spain
- Sweden

Cafe Brio's at Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel

This is my second time to Cafe Brio's. The first time I went was on a weekday and it was quite sometime back with a Buy 1 Get 1 Free Promotion. This time round the spread was slightly different and perhaps it was because due to saturday and the price we are paying was also different because the Buy 1 Get 1 Free promotion was over. Anyway, all of us enjoyed the buffet spread. It was a combination of western, japanese and chinese food. The favourite among the guests were Oysters, Scallops, Soft Shell crabs, Squid, BBQ Giant Prawns, Steaks, Sushis and many more. As I am not a fan of Oysters, I ate the prawns and crabs.... Yummy... they were very fresh. Cakes was one of my hot favourite.

Name: Cafe Brio's

Address

Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore

392 Havelock Road Singapore 169663

Telephone: (65) 6233-1100

Website:http://www.millenniumhotels.com.sg/grandcopthornewaterfront/restaurant/index.html

Operating Hours:

Monday to Saturday

Breakfast 06:30 AM - 10:30AM

Lunch Noon - 02:30 PM

Dinner 06:30 PM - 10:30PM

Snack 02:30 PM - 06:30 PM 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Sunday

Breakfast 06:30 AM - 10:30AM

Brunch Noon - 03.00PM

Dinner 06:30 PM - 10:30PM

Snack 02:30 PM - 06:30 PM 10:30 PM - 11:30 PM

Price Guide

Adult/Child Pricing (between 5 and 12 yrs)

Breakfast

American

$29.00/$14.50

Continental

$20.00/$13.50

Buffet Lunch

$39.00/$19.50

Buffet Dinner

$44.00/$22.00 (Sun - Thurs) $46.00/$23.00 (Fri & Sat)

A la Carte

Main Course $12.50 - $32.50

Dessert $7.50 - $9.50

Sunday Brunch

Brunch only $68.00/$25.00

With Champagne/Wine/Beer $82.00

(Price maybe subjected to changes without any prior notice)

Overall Rating: 3.8 stars

My Hot Favourite: BBQ Prawns, Crabs, Chocolate Cakes, Strawberries Shortcakes and Calamaris.