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Feeling Peckish This Festive Season? Here Are Five Places You Can Visit For A Satisfying Meal
December 20, 2018
Feeling Peckish This Festive Season? Here Are Five Places You Can Visit For A Satisfying Meal
Christmas is around the corner, and there are endless options for Christmas-curated menus at every turn. If you love food, you’ll be having a hard time picking the right spot. To ease things up, we’ve come up with recommended picks of Singapore’s finest culinary highlights this festive season – whether it is buffets for gatherings, course meals for a more private setting with your significant other, and takeaway feasts for those who would like to enjoy Christmas in the comfort of their own home – we’ve got you covered. Perfect for Families: Hotel Jen Orchardgateway’s Makan@Jen Christmas from the Heart Festive…
Guide to SITEX 2018: eSports Tournaments, Exclusive Deals, and a 6D5N Trip to Paris
November 23, 2018
Guide to SITEX 2018: eSports Tournaments, Exclusive Deals, and a 6D5N Trip to Paris
Singapore’s largest lifestyle IT show, SITEX 2018, will be happening at Singapore EXPO’s Halls 5 and 6 from 22 to 25 November 2018! As part of a special celebration of their 30th-anniversary edition, 4 experiential zones are introduced: Gaming, Travel Tech, Portable Audio, and Smart Homes. Expect never-before-seen deals and discounts on highly acclaimed tech products (up to 50% off on Apple’s Macs and iPad!), and the impressive range of the latest life-changing technological devices on the market. Real Gamers & Online Junkies Do you have what it takes to be a SITEX 2018 E-Sports Champion? In partnership with Omen Community Challenge, SITEX debuts…
How to Choose the Right Window Blinds for Your Home
October 18, 2018
How to Choose the Right Window Blinds for Your Home
I have never thought much about window treatments for my home until I had to plan for my renovation a few months ago. In fact, window treatments are the most underrated part of home renovations, and I’m sure I’m not alone in this. What most of us do not know, is this: window treatments – such as blinds, curtains, and shades – are more than just dressing for your window. With the right consideration and planning, these treatments are functional and essential in privacy control, and filtering natural light (and sounds!) for your homes. Based on the style of your…
Fall In, Recruits: Your Guide to Surviving in Pulau Tekong 2018
June 28, 2018
Fall In, Recruits: Your Guide to Surviving in Pulau Tekong 2018
The beginning of the end is nigh. Ah, yes. You’ve dreaded this day for at least the past eighteen years and you know your life is about to change forever. You know of everything there is to know – you’ve heard stories from your brother, your father, your uncle, and your father’s friend’s uncle’s son at new year reunions. Your friends have given you detailed accounts that have both bored and horrified you in equal measure. And you’ve done a fair bit of research, looking up forums and surfing the web late at night, all to validate your feelings of…
The Best Anti-Social Things To Do During Chinese New Year
February 8, 2016
The Best Anti-Social Things To Do During Chinese New Year
Ah, the Chinese Lunar New Year, a time of family and traditions to celebrate the coming year and the hopeful harvest of abundance. But alas, we can do without the stifling gatherings, the strict codes (no black, really?) and most of all, attempting to converse with cousins, aunts and strangers you’ve only heard gossip about from your parents. It’s time to be anti-social with our anti-social guide. So to give you some entertainment after you collapse into a random armchair and whip out your phone, let our anti-social guide tell you some of the very best anti-social things to do…
A Couch Potato’s Happy New Year: 4 TV Series To Catch in January
January 3, 2016
A Couch Potato’s Happy New Year: 4 TV Series To Catch in January
The new year is here and there we go again: making lofty resolutions that mostly include going on a healthier diet and incorporating more exercise into our routines, a feat we consistently seem to be unable to deliver upon because we’d rather stay snuggled up with a cup of hot cocoa, enjoying the latest episode of “Game of Thrones“. Well aware of our weak wills, I have a better suggestion this year. As opposed to pledging to do more exercise, we could, conversely, pledge to watch more television instead, a feat that I’m certain we would be able live up to triumphantly. To kick things off,…
A Quick Guide For Laneway 2016 Noobs
December 21, 2015
A Quick Guide For Laneway 2016 Noobs
So the St Jerome’s Laneway Festival is just slightly more than a month away! If you don’t know what that is, it’s basically the closest thing to Coachella we’re ever going to get. But really though, it’s a pretty good place to chill to a fresh mix of music and artists from all over the world. If you’re a Laneway noob (like me) and have no clue which acts to look out for, here’s DANamic.ORG’s quick guide to Laneway 2016! For lovers of rock with a touch of local sensibility, check out Cashew Chemists. This local band beautifully melds the…