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9 Nostalgic Hangout Places That Only Singaporeans From The 90s & Early 2000s...

Nostalgic hangout places in Singapore Before the age of Instagram, heading to town in the 90s and early 2000s to hang out with our friends was our concept of fun. It was a simpler time. A time when...

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Istana Woodneuk: Spooky Abandoned Royal Palace In SG That Inspired Crazy Rich...

Istana Woodneuk Growing up with a love for all things spooky, Istana Woodneuk was a location that was naturally always on my radar. Besides being one of Singapore’s hottest abandoned places, it was...

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Lessons I Learnt From Watching My Mother Finance An Entire Family As A Single...

Financial lessons learnt from my single mother Growing up, it has always been ingrained in us that having a nuclear family is the societal norm, where every child goes home to both a father and a...

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15 Flower Delivery Services In Singapore With Affordable Bouquets From $25

Affordable flower delivery in Singapore Whether it’s for birthday celebrations, Valentine’s Day, or a convocation, you’ll never fall short of reasons to get flowers for your friends or a significant...

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Junction 8 Has $2 Roses, 75% Off Saybons & Skincare Deals To Win Best Child...

Best Mother’s Day deals at Junction 8 While March’s Eras Tour had us swooning over Taylor Swift, the month of May has already set us up with another date with “mother”; minus the friendship bracelets...

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12 Unwritten Rules Of NS For Every Singaporean Recruit To “Win” At BMT

BMT guide for NSFs BMT can be a confusing rite of passage for “Every Singaporean Son”. I mean, we all know the basics – meet all your timings, make sure your uniforms are super neat, and don’t get...

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I’m 36 And I Don’t Have A Boyfriend Nor Kids, And Why That’s Perfectly Okay

Being single at 36 When I was young, I always wondered what it would be like to find “the one”. That, and of course, having kids of my own. I was a hopeless romantic: A dreamer who idealised the notion...

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5 Best Mother’s Day Deals For North-Easties To Pamper Their Leading Lady 

Mother’s Day promos at Sengkang Grand Mall Let’s face it, some of us haven’t been giving our mothers the credit they deserve for keeping everything in check at home. She’s always in your corner, from...

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9 Drinks From Your School Days That Have Disappeared From Supermarket Shelves

Nostalgic drinks that have disappeared Long before bubble tea reigned supreme as the number one drink in Singapore, most of us probably spent our childhood guzzling all sorts of canned and bottled...

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14 Affordable Mother’s Day Gifts In Singapore, Least You Could Do Since You...

Affordable Mother’s Day gift ideas in Singapore It’s not easy to shop around for a Mother’s day gift for your birthgiver. Often heard: “Don’t need to waste money lah.” Else, you might resort to...

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12 Nostalgic Game Boy Games That 90s Kids Used To Spend Hours Playing & Where...

Most memorable Game Boy games of our childhood Amongst the trove of nostalgia-inducing 90s tech gadgets, the Game Boy was the perfect plaything that kept us entertained for hours on end as kids. The...

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16 Best Hamper Delivery Services In Singapore For All Occasions, From Durian...

Hamper delivery services in Singapore Hamper delivery surprises – chances are you’ve sent one or received one. We all know what to expect: distinctive baskets filled with flowers, greeting cards, and...

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How I Became Singapore’s Newest K-Pop Idol At 35 While Being A Lawyer & CEO...

David Yong – Life as a Singaporean K-pop star Lisa from Blackpink, Jackson Wang from GOT7, and even our very own homegrown talent, Tasha from Skarf. We’ve seen a growing number of non-Korean idols...

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Underwater World Singapore: The Iconic Marine Park We All Visited As Kids...

Underwater World Singapore, a former aquarium at Sentosa If you’ve been keeping up with the news, you’ll know about the upcoming Singapore Oceanarium taking over S.E.A. Aquarium. But did you know that...

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Thambi Magazine Store – Iconic Newsstand That Was A Mainstay In Holland...

Thambi Magazine Store, formerly at Holland Village If you want to catch up on the news, you’re most likely to open up your phone and scroll through Instagram. The same goes for finding the newest...

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15 Commonly Mispronounced Brand Names In Singapore To Stop Butchering So You...

Mispronounced brand names in Singapore We’ve talked about words commonly mispronounced by Singaporeans and, more specifically, food name mispronunciations for tricky nouns like quinoa, foie gras and...

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7 Lessons From A Former Mummy’s Boy On How I Learnt To Be The Man Of The House

From mummy’s boy to man of the house Growing up, I was a mummy’s boy. As an only child, I was the precious prince of the house. For as long as I can remember, my parents have spread their wings to...

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11 Thoughtful Gift Ideas To Pamper New Mums, Since The Baby Always Gets All...

Best gifts for new mothers that prioritise self-care There’s no time more stressful for a mother than the first few months of having a baby, also known as the “fourth trimester”. They’re probably...

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What Giving Birth Without Epidural Feels Like – As Told By A Mum Who Went...

Childbirth without epidural Ghouls and monsters in the cupboard were things my younger self was deathly afraid of.  In my teenage years, thanks to a biology teacher who screened a full-frontal video of...

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7 Things Only Singaporean Mothers Say/Do To Lowkey Say ILY

A Singaporean mother’s love “I love you” – These are three words you rarely hear in most Singaporean households. For the conservative Singaporean Mother, an outward display of affection in the form of...

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