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Millennia Walk: Not Crowded on the Weekend

It’s hard to find a place to sit and have a chat that’s not crowded on the weekends. The coffee joints tend to be filled up with students hogging seats. The Joe & Dough at Millennia Walk was surprisingly empty. … Continue reading

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Capitol Piazza: Capitol Theatre After the Renovation

Capitol Theatre after the renovation now has a fancy name, Capitol Piazza, and it’s filled with fancy shops. I can’t even recall what the old place looks like even though I’ve been there countless number of times for movies. A … Continue reading

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New Mall: One KM

Yet another new mall – ONE KM.  More interesting food options here compared to The Seletar Mall, like the Swedish Cafe Fika which has a branch at Kampong Glam. Address: 11 Tanjong Katong Road OneKM Shopping Mall Singapore 437157

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New: The Seletar Mall

Another new mall we checked out last month, but I was tardy in writing about is Seletar Mall.  The layout is all right.  Rather spacious with a high ceiling and open middle area.  Food choices are similar to what you can … Continue reading

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New Mall: HillV2

I do like this new mall which is near the Hillview estate in Upper Bukit Timah, as it’s spacious, isolated (not near an MRT which means less chance of crowds) and more a food place than a shopping place which … Continue reading

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Westgate Mall is Open Too (directory picks)

I was truly impressed by this mall. It’s pretty classy and reminded me of malls in town. It’s smack in the middle with malls JEM on one side and JCube on the other. I was most impressed by Isetan and … Continue reading

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Bedok Mall is Open (my pick of the directory of shops & dining places)

Bedok Mall is open way earlier than expected. I like that it’s connected to the Bedok MRT but other than Wingstop (chicken wing chain from USA that hasn’t crossed my radar) nothing else seemed that exciting. For food I would … Continue reading

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IMM: Best Place for Factory Outlet Shopping in Singapore

I used to be very reluctant to go to IMM as I found the place rather dingy. The only reason I had to come here was when Singapore had only one Daiso outlet. IMM has since transformed, with their new … Continue reading

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Jem: The Upscale New Mall at Jurong East (& My Directory Picks)

We were super kiasu, I’m embarrassed to say, and checked out the newest mall jem even though most of it is just a replica of malls in Orchard Road, like Centrepoint. And nope, no queuing for us as we didn’t … Continue reading

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New Mall: Alexandra Retail Centre (ARC) & My Pick of the Directory

5 Reasons Why I Would Return to ARC: 1. Relatively Empty (don’t have to squeeze with other folks when you dine) 2. Free Parking on weekends and on Weekdays if you spend $30 (no need to rush off and with … Continue reading

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The Star Vista: New Mall at Buona Vista MRT & My Directory Picks

B likes to hunt for new malls (that seems to be the main thing in Singapore if you want to escape the heat) and he was the one who told me about this place. My first time here and I … Continue reading

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Crazy Crowds at the New JCube Mall at Jurong East MRT (& My Directory Picks)

I feel embarrassed to say that I was one among the crowd at JCube. I really wanted to turn away from the madness.  If you drive you can’t get a lot here and have to also wait for one at … Continue reading

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We Just Discovered Rochester Mall (& a Peek at the Directory)

I like discovering new places because if I don’t I think I’ll be bored to death in Singapore which is so tiny we often keep going back to the same old places. Rochester Mall is not fully open yet, but … Continue reading

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Scotts Square: 2nd Visit to the New Mall in Town (& Dining at Wild Honey)

Back at Scotts Square to enjoy the space and to try out Wild Honey. You can read about my first visit where I tried out Maison Kayser’s pastries. Wild Honey seems like a place where people want to go to … Continue reading

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The Former Scotts Shopping Centre is now Scotts Square (My Directory Picks)

What I liked best at Scotts Square were the eateries and that it was pretty empty when I was there. It’s not as swanky or as huge as ION but my favourite feature was the colourful blown glass fixture from … Continue reading

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Changi City Point: The New Mall opposite Expo MRT & My Directory Picks

Changi City Point is developed by the same group that came up with the very popular Centre Point in town.  Many would come here for the outlet stores including some very firsts (like Payless which sells cheap shoes arranged neatly … Continue reading

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112 Katong: Singapore’s Newest Mall & My Directory Picks

So here I was at 112 Katong. Had no idea of its existence before. It used to be the Katong mall, but it’s so utterly different now. I don’t like checking out malls, but my partner does, especially if it’s … Continue reading

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Clementi Mall: My Directory Picks

When I find myself in a new mall, I don’t expect much, just a repeat of the same old shops and food outlets. So I do get excited when I spot something different. Ok 2 things – Baskin Robbins and … Continue reading

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Exploring Kandahar Street

This post is from the walking and photo taking as we walked along Kandahar Street, after we had a yummy Nasi Padang lunch at Minang. Loved that this yellow car was parked across this yellow building in Kampong Glam.   … Continue reading

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My Stroll Down Haji Lane: Quirky, Cool Shops

Decided to do a little post about what I saw, walking down Haji Lane. The shops were closed as it was a sleepy Sunday, but I got a chance to take close-up shots without any curious stares. Here’s the Skyroom. … Continue reading

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Another New Mall Opens: The Clementi Mall & Basement Directory

Since I started this new mall investigating thing I decided that I should check out The Clementi Mall as well. It’s not officially open yet and is the one next to Clementi MRT Station. I don’t know how the Clementi … Continue reading

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The New Bedok Point Mall and Directory

I checked out another new mall called Bedok Point, which is a redevelopment of the old Bedok and Changi theatres. I know. This tiny island is sprouting malls like crazy. This one was in the East and my blog pal … Continue reading

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