before breakfast, trek in a rainforest where there are more vegetation varieties than those found in the whole of the north American continent, have authentic Chinese Dim Sum for breakfast; flag down a taxi and watch the morning news with in-taxi Mobile TV; meet in modern offices equaled to those found in Tokyo or New York; have Indian cusine like curry, chapati for lunch; attend an exhibition in world class exhibition halls; have an English Tea break; shop for things from all over the world; choose cuisine from any continent for dinner; catch a world class concert at the Esplanade for $$$ or a neighbourhood Chinese Opera for FREE; Maybe a couple round of Blackjacks or free island-wide surfing on the internet; retire for the night at a hotel from a backpacker class to the 5 star Shangri-la. And all this in a day.
This three-wheeler bike is LTA-approved as a standard two wheeled motorcycle, as it has an overall front-end width of only 420 mm, was spotted in a carpark in Suntec City. This 3-wheeler is known as Piaggio MP3 Scooter. The avant-garde MP3 requires much less braking space than any scooter, as it has a three-disk braking system and incomparable front-end road-holding reduce braking space by 20 per cent compared to the best scooters on the market today.
The MP3 comes with a 125 cc up-to-date 4-stroke, 4-valve, liquid-cooled units in line with Euro3 emissions standards. The 125cc engine offers an excellent power output of 15 bhp / 11kW, the legal limit when riding with just a car licence. You can test ride it at Piaggio Singapore.
Genting to built Casino in Sentosa
The Genting International and its partner Star Cruises has got the go-ahead signal for the $entosa integrated resort project by the Singapore Government. The Genting Group outwitted two other bidders the consortium of CapitaLand - Kerzner International and US-based Eighth Wonder. It was announced on 8 December 2006 but came as no surprise as most has place their bets on Genting right from the start. The total project investment from Genting will amount to about S$5.2 billion. The Casino along with 1.0 Billion US Dollars Universal Studios Singapore theme park should be ready for both gamblers and fun-seekers by year 2010. With the 2 Casinos (the other is Sands in Marina Bay) will help Singapore meet the 17 million tourist target by 2015.
Library at the Orchard to close
Come December 2007, the "Library at the Orchard" which is located at Ngee Ann City will cease to exist. National Library Board has decided to move out when its lease ends. Mainly due to rising rental cost, as Ngee Ann City is located at the heart of Orchard Road. The Library @ Orchard was started in 1999, during the height of the dot com boom, and was one of the first "high-tech" library. It is the first lifestyle library designed especially to appeal to young Singaporeans aged 18 to 35 years. Library will re-site to *scape -Youth Community Space in Orchard. It will target mainly to the younger audience, age between 15 and early 20s. *scape is located just next to Orchard Cineleisure, and it will be a hub for youth cultural and community activites. The library's services at *scape will be more computer-based and it will feature a collection of hip magazines, DVDS and CDs.
HP Mania Hits Singapore
Thousand of HP (Harry Potter) fans poured into Borders Book Store in Orchard on Saturday, 21 July 2007, as the seventh and final volume in the series went on sale, and for many the secret of the boy wizard´s fate.
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows hit the shelves across most of the world at 7.01am on Saturday, in a release carefully orchestrated to maximise suspense and sales. Dressed as witches, Death Eaters and plain old non-magical Muggles, die-hard followers from got up at the crack of dawn in get hold the book.
Long queue snaking around the Wheelock Place was seen as early as 6am. At around lunch time, staff are still ring their cash registers as pallet loads of carton marking "Bloomsbury Publishing" are seen rolling in. People were seen living the store with little orange HP paper bag with a smile on their faces.
New GPS Road Pricing by 2010
According to LTA, Singapore will be introducing a new satalite tracking road usage and charging scheme by 2010. The new system is presented for the electronic road pricing (ERP) system. Technical considerations in the system, including road network map database design and development, integrated positioning algorithm, wireless communication between vehicles and the control center, as well as the charge calculation methods are elaborated on. Motorist by be charged based on distance traveled on different roads determined by integrated Global Positioning System (GPS) positioning and digital road network database in GIS. System architecture consists of in-vehicle unit (IU) and the control center system (CCS) for the scheme is described. Current ERP Gantry will eventually be removed.
Marina at Keppel Bay hosts international Clippers
From January 19, 2008 to 27 January 2008, Marina at Keppel Bay will host the ten-strong fleet of 68-foot Clipper yachts in its spanking new premises. Meet the international crew who will regale you with their sea-faring tales. Visit the fun-filled festival village to celebrate the much-awaited homecoming of our very own - Uniquely Singapore Yacht.
CNY 2008 will be the year of the 鼠 Rat. Chinese New Year or some call it the Spring Festival, is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. On the days before the New Year celebration, most Chinese families give their home a thorough cleaning - also known as Spring Cleaning. It is believed the cleaning sweeps away the bad luck of the preceding year and makes their homes ready for good luck. Some people give their homes, doors and window-panes a new coat of red paint. Homes are often decorated with paper cutouts of Chinese auspicious phrases and couplets.
During these 15 days (7, 8 to 22 Feb 2008) of the Chinese New Year one will see... New clothings are usually worn to signify a new year. The colour red is liberally used in all decorations. At times, gold is the accompanying colour for reasons that are already obvious. One best and common example is the red diamond-shaped posters with the character 福 "fook or in pinyin: fu", which are displayed around the house and on doors. This sign is usually seen hanging upside down, since the Chinese word 倒 (pinyin: dǎo), or "upside down", sounds similar as 到 (pinyin: dào), or "arrive". Therefore, it symbolizes the arrival of luck, happiness, and prosperity. Red packets (Ang Pow) are given to juniors and children by the married and elders. See Symbolism below for more explanation.
This is the only time of the year the Shopping Malls around the island will close for the day.
Honda may be the next King
Honda is all set to over take Toyota as the King of Singapore Road. In December 2007, for the second time in a row, more Hondas were registered compare to new Toyotas. Both having a huge commanding shares of the road, which make up of half of all newly registered cars. So for now, it is Toyota Corolla and Honda Civic owners fighting for car park spaces.
About 8,100 new cars were registered during December 2007, Honda have overtaken Toyota as the most new car registered. Here is a breakdown by Car Brands registered:
To dream the impossible dream, to fight the unbeatable foe, to bear with unbearable sorrow, to run where the brave dare not go. To right the unrightable wrong, to love pure and chaste from afar, to try when your arms are too weary, to reach the unreachable star...
PrimaDeli outlets to open on 1-1-2008
PrimaDeli and its franchised outlets can start selling on the first day of 2008. Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority (AVA) was satisfied with the steps taken to resume operations. These include passing the AVA's screening of the cleaning and disinfection of its factory. Prima food handlers have also been re-trained on food and personal hygiene and in addition, PrimaDeli has strengthened its food safety system with an improved quality control programme, more health checks for staff and a deployment of independent food safety officers.
Background Story: The Prima Food factory was ordered to shut down on 5 December 2007 after cases of food poisoning, involving more than 200 people who had eaten chocolate cakes from PrimaDeli. Some food factory workers were tested positive for Salmonella, a bacteria that causes food poisoning. According to Wikipedia, Salmonella is a genus of rod-shaped gram-negative enterobacteria that can cause foodborne illness. It is primarily from poultry / raw eggs and more generally from food that has been cooked or frozen and not eaten straight away.
Sino Land to spruce up Collyer Quay
The Collyer Quay redevelopment site which comprising Clifford Pier (map) and the former Customs Harbour Branch Building (map) has been awarded to Hong Kong´s Sino Land, the related company of Singapore property giant Far East Organization. The entire project would cost more than S$ 300 million which is anchored by a luxury boutique hotel featuring about 120 rooms with ´full sea views´ that will take up almost half the floor area of the 2.67 ha plot. The rest of the site will also be transformed into a ´hip and trendy Fisherman´s Wharf´ with some unique features include a floating public plaza and discotheque within the water space near One Fullerton, as well as six floating ´pods´ to be used as function rooms, shops or restaurants. The discotheque will be connected to the adjacent waterfront promenade and deck via an illuminated floating glass walkway and a retractable bridge, while the pods will be connected by floating decks. A maritime gallery showcasing the history of the Collyer Quay area will also be set up.
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The Genting International and its partner Star Cruises has got the go-ahead signal for the $entosa 
Library Board has decided to move out when its lease ends. Mainly due to rising rental cost, as Ngee Ann City is located at the heart of 
The Library @ Orchard was started in 1999, during the height of the dot com boom, and was one of the first "high-tech" library. It is the first lifestyle library designed especially to appeal to young Singaporeans aged 18 to 35 years. Library will re-site to 
During these 15 days (7, 8 to 22 Feb 2008) of the Chinese New Year one will see... New clothings are usually worn to signify a new year. The colour red is liberally used in all decorations. At times, gold is the accompanying colour for reasons that are already obvious. One best and common example is the red diamond-shaped posters with the character 福 "fook or in pinyin: fu", which are displayed around the house and on doors. This sign is usually seen hanging upside down, since the Chinese word 倒 (pinyin: dǎo), or "upside down", sounds similar as 到 (pinyin: dào), or "arrive". Therefore, it symbolizes the arrival of luck, happiness, and prosperity. Red packets (Ang Pow) are given to juniors and children by the married and elders. See Symbolism below for more explanation.
The Collyer Quay redevelopment site which comprising 