Singapore Insights

Astons Specialities (6884 8816; 3 Temasek Boulevard, Suntec City Mall, #B1-043/044 Singapore 038983; 11.30am to 10pm daily; http://www.astons.com.sg/index.html; mains S$5.90 to S$15.90; City Hall) is part of a local chain offering low cost food in a restaurant grade environment which makes it popular among locals. The atmosphere is nice and cosy with dim lights in [...]

Built in 1852 by six La Salle Brothers, the Singapore Art Museum (6332 3222; 71 Bras Basah Road, Singapore 189555; Mon-Sun 10am to 7pm, Fri 10am to 9pm, Adult $8, Student $4, Child under 6 admits free, free admission on Fri night from 6pm to 9pm; http://www.singart.com/index.php; Dhoby Ghaut, City Hall) was a former school, [...]

Its time to round of the year again, and Yahoo has announced what Singaporeans were searching for in 2009. Without further ado, let me list them down for you.
Top 10 Searches (All Categories)

Singapore Budget
If you remember, we have dug into our own reserves for the first time. Job Credit Scheme was also introduced.
H1N1
Can someone tell [...]

Good news to shoppers who loves to patron Orchard Road. There is a free bus service (known as The Great Trolley – how corny) that operates along Orchard Road.
The bus route includes stops at Ion Orchard, Plaza Singapura, The Heeren, and runs from 11am to 10pm daily with a mere 5mins interval. There are a [...]

As Christmas is approaching, more and more movies that have the Christmas theme are proliferating quickly. A Christmas Carol is one of them; however, do know that certain parts of the film may seem scary to children. Although there are the usual Christmas jingles and cheers, there are also spirits and ghouls which are aptly [...]

The pineapple king dies… mysteriously. Or so, it seems.
 
This film by Glen Goei is one of the best “local” movies in Singapore. However, since it is categorised under Singapore/Malaysia in reference to the mixed cast from both nationalities, I would leave it as that. Glen Goei’s last movie was Forever Fever which was screened some [...]

Home to Local Cinematography
Knowing that you have tickets to the Sinema Experience at Old School is a good enough reason for you to want to take the day off work and if you are a girl, to dress up and enjoy a cozy evening together with your other half. Singles out there can also look [...]

In my honest opinion, this film is somehow quite disturbing to me. I would have loved the film to be an animation instead of lifelike guinea pigs. But it is supposed to be aimed at children so they might look at it in a different light. Anyway, the film is still just as entertaining with [...]