Author: ContentED
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New hangout at Changi Airport T3
Football fans, rejoice! There’s a new place to catch your team live — at The ST3PS at Changi Airport Terminal 3. Best of all, it’s in the public area so you can rally your folks and watch there if you’re staying in the eastern part of Singapore. My family discovered this new hangout when we…
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Top End chicken rice a contender for best Down Under
Born and bred in Singapore, I have a biase when it comes to chicken rice, or food for that matter. I’ve yet to taste a chicken rice outside the country, aside from Malaysia, that is good enough for me. Even those recommended by well-thinking friends in their home countries have fallen short. I’ve tried chicken…
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A SunnyHills pineapple cake convert
Along with the upcoming Chinese New Year comes a slew of must-have goodies to celebrate the occasion. Having so many snacks can make decision making tough. I used to face this dilemma until a few years ago when I decided to narrow down the goodies to just a few — mandarin orange, bak kwa (hopefully…
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Otter-ly amazing note taking
Transcribing recordings is one of the most tedious and dreaded tasks. One minute of voice recording can take three or more minutes to transcribe and that’s not talking about recordings that are hard to make out or filled with background noise. I’ve done this during my air traffic control days when I had to listen…
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Airbnb surprises
Travelling has not been the same for me and my family since the advent of Airbnb in 2008. While there have been horror stories of staying in such accommodation, my experience so far has been positive. Over the years, I have stayed in Airbnb in a number of cities across four continents — Asia, Australia,…
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Cremia ice cream on my mind
Ever had a taste that lingers on your tongue and mind long after you’ve eaten something? For me, it was the memory of a creamy ice cream that I ate in Osaka in December 2017. Though a year has past, the thought of that smooth, rich Creamia ice cream that I bit into on a…
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Ohhh…that bowl of good rice!
Just a bowl of good rice. The name cannot be more in your face. It says it all. This chain called “Just a Bowl of Good Rice” serves really good rice. And that’s coming from someone who is trying to wean himself off rice. We stumbled upon this outlet by chance while shopping in Wanda…
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Shanghai Disneyland: Magical and most memorable
The main reason for our December holiday to Shanghai was to visit Disneyland. It’s the final stop in our family’s Disney adventure that started with Disneyland Paris in 1999. Dubbed “The Happiest Place on Earth”, Disneyland has never ceased to amaze us with each visit — to Hong Kong, Tokyo, Orlando, and Anaheim. The atmosphere…
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Hai Di Lao: Sizzling hotpot experience
Dinner at 海底捞 (Hai Di Lao) was on our must-do list while in Shanghai. And we wasted no time because that was where we headed immediately after we checked in to our hotel. After a check with the concierge on the nearest outlet, we were on our way to the Nanjing East Road restaurant. For…
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