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VIVO CITY: THE CHICKEN RICE SHOP 2008-02-21 17:28:00 For dinner, we headed to The Chicken Rice Shop, a chicken rice, fast food and Halal family chain restaurant from Malaysia. They serve traditionally prepared steamed, roasted, honey barbecued or braised chicken as its signature products. Our dishes came out not too long after we ordered it. As soon the food promptly placed on our table, we both digged into the Roast Chicken and Braised Chicken, ...

VIVO CITY: CEDELE CAFE 2008-02-20 17:17:00 Afterwards, I dropped by at Cedele and grabbed some chocolate chip muffins, banana walnut muffin and 2-berry muffin sold at S$ 2.70 per piece (around Php83.00 each). It was good but a bit expensive though. This bakery cafe offers traditional decent loafs, muffins, pastries & pies, cookie crunch, cakes and many others. They're also known for all their food served free of trans fat. They have ...

VIVO CITY: PAGEONE BOOKSTORE 2008-02-19 17:19:00 Then we visited PageOne bookstore located at level 2, occupying a floor space of almost 28,000 square feet. It has a large offering of English & Chinese books, totaling more than a thousand titles. In addition, the store also stocks a range of periodicals, music & movie titles, as well as Asian artefacts and handicrafts. Hubby bought a book titled "The Monk and the Philosopher: A Father and Son ...

VIVO CITY 2008-02-18 17:10:00 After Sentosa, we headed to Vivo City, the largest shopping mall at the Harbour Front precinct in Singapore. The location of the Vivo City is very convenient as it situated just by the Ayer Rajah Expressway. It is a 5-minute drive from the CBD and 10 minutes from the popular Orchard Road. This shopping mall is huge and spacious, and also houses Singapore's biggest cinema multiples with 15 ...

SENTOSA: SONGS OF THE SEA 2008-02-17 17:15:00 We purchased tickets (S$6 per person) at Beach Station Ticketing Counter for the show called “Songs of the Sea”. Approximately 6:00 pm, hubby decided to wait at the entrance gate before everyone else did. Soon, before we knew it, the place was already crammed full of people. We queued for a long time waiting for the 7:40 pm show. Around 7:20 pm, all entrance gates were opened and we were able ...

MISSING PUPPY 2008-02-16 17:37:00 This is so funny that I decided to post it here! I received this from my awesome friend Myra through e-mail. Here it goes... My neighbor has lost her puppy and is desperate in finding him. She does a lot of traveling and always brings her dog back with her. Yesterday, she was sitting on the couch watching TV when she realized she hasn't seen her pup ...

SENTOSA LUGE AND SKYRIDE 2008-02-15 16:20:00 Soon after, we went to the Sentosa Luge and Skyride at Imbiah Lookout. We purchased the Luge ride only (S$6 per person). We went to queue for a few minutes until our turn came. We excitedly jumped on the part go-cart and part toboggan, which is a non-motorized self-steering, gravity driven three-wheel cart. (Ticket Office) (I got my hand stamped at the entrance) But before we proceeded, one of ...

SENTOSA: BUTTERFLY PARK AND INSECT KINGDOM 2008-02-14 16:09:00 Then we stopped by at Butterfly Park and Insect Kingdom. Here you can stroll around the surroundings and experience the many butterflies fluttering around and explore the many species of the world’s most beautiful and rarest insects. Admission is S$10 for adults and S$6 for children. Opening hours from 9:00 am to 6:30 pm (last entry 6:00 pm). ...

SENTOSA: IMAGES OF SINGAPORE 2008-02-13 17:07:00 Soon we moved to Images of Singapore. Guests can experience Singapore both past and present cultural diversity. The life and times of the four main races that make up the island nation through historical exhibits, interactive displays and live shows. Admission is S$10.00 for adult and S$7 for children. Open from 9:00 am to 7:00 pm daily (last entry 6:30 pm). ...

SENTOSA: THE MERLION 2008-02-12 17:15:00 Then we hopped on the Sentosa Express again and arrived at Imbiah Lookout, which is located near Mount Imbiah and is known for a collection of various attractions. First, we checked out the Merlion, the Singapore's tallest tourism icon. The Merlion symbolizes in its fish body the ancient city of Temasek, and its lion head, the legend of its discovery. Visitors can view the Singapore city ...