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Chendol Mr Softee Makes A Sneaky Comeback In Selected 7-11 Stores

7-11 used to be a snack wonderland, with microwaveable sandwiches and pastas, instant noodle prep stations, Craze Hottis, Maggi mashed potatoes, and the OG soft serve of Singapore, Mr Softee.

Mr Softee was THE DESSERT of my childhood. But like the Avatar, it disappeared when I (and the rest of Singapore) needed it most.

However, it wouldn’t be gone for too long, because now it’s BACK!

Ice Cream, You Scream For Mr Softee

Mr Softee made a quiet return to Singapore, with a nifty soft serve machine sitting in a 7-11 outlet at Bencoolen, near Ibis Hotel, churning cups of Chendol-flavoured Mr Softee soft serves.

However this isn’t the first sighting we’ve had of Mr Softee since its sudden disappearance in the late 2000s.

Back in January this year, people found that the Vanilla Mr Softee was available in selected 7-11 outlets across the island.

Now this one only sells the local favourite, Chendol-flavoured soft serve at just $1.50 a cup. Though to be honest, it looks like it shrunk in the wash.

Like excuse me? Your price didn’t increase, good for you. But the serving size really dipped.

But I guess, no price increase is better than nothing. So I shall refrain from complaining too much.

7-Eleven has made a very special announcement regarding their fan-favourite ice-cream.

From 3 – 16 October, Mr Softee’s cendol ice-cream will be going at 2 for $2 only! So grab a dessert buddy and eat to your heart’s content, or eat both if that’s how you roll.

While the weather these days is more suited to hot pot dinners and warm comforting soups, I will brave the rain and the subsequent shivers for Mr Softee.

I will not forsake him like he did to all Singaporeans.

Cravings aside, if like me, you’re seeking for a cup of Mr Softee, here’s are the selected outlets to get your cravings fixed:

EAST

• 1A Eunos Crescent #01-2469/2471 Singapore 401001
• 446 Pasir Ris Drive 6 #01-112 Singapore 510446
• 5 Tampines Street 32 #01-19/20 Tampines Mart Singapore 529284
• 89 Bedok North Street 4 #01-83 Singapore 460089
• 201B Tampines Street 21 #01-1063 Singapore 522201
• 185 Pasir Ris Street 11 #01-60 Singapore 510185
• 491D Tampines St.45 #01-224 Singapore 523491
• 122 Geylang East Central #01-88 Singapore 380122

NORTH

• 807 Yishun Ring Road #01-4217 Singapore 760807
• 291 Yishun Street 22 #01-337 Singapore 760291
• 413 Yishun Ring Road #01-1873 Singapore 760413
• 768 Woodlands Avenue 6 #01-06 Singapore 730768
• 548 Woodlands Drive 44 #01-09 Vista Point Singapore 730548
• 335 Sembawang Close #01-473 Singapore 750335

WEST

• 259 Bukit Panjang Ring Road #01-20 Singapore 671259
• 423 Choa Chu Kang Avenue 4 #01-260 Singapore 680423
• 445 Fajar Road #01-556 Singapore 670445
• 524A Jelepang Road #02-16/17 Greenridge Shopping Centre Singapore 671524
• 689B Choa Chu Kang Drive #01-306 Singapore 682689
• 152A Gangsa Road Singapore 671152
• 160A Jalan Teck Whye Lane #01-02 Singapore 681160
• 668A Jurong West Street 64 #01-120 Singapore 641668
• 213 Bukit Batok Street 21, #01-215 Singapore 650213

CENTRAL

• 163 Toa Payoh Lorong 1 #01-1016 Singapore 310163
• 1 Selegie Road #01-06 PoMo Singapore 188306
• 51 Bras Basah Road #01-04 Manulife Centre Singapore 189554
• 144 Arab Street #01-01Singapore 199829
• 170 Bencoolen Street #01-03 Ibis Hotel Singapore 189657
• 35 Robinsons Road #01-02 Singapore 068876
• 766 North Bridge Road Singapore 198734

NORTHEAST

• 318B Anchorvale Link #01-255 Singapore 542318

Good things must share. And share we did. Don’t say we neh say.

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The Singapore Zoo Lights Up At Night This July With A New Luminous Rainforest Trail

Have you been to the Singapore Zoo at night?

I’m not talking about the Night Safari. I mean, the Singapore Zoo. Usually, you won’t. Or rather, you can’t because the Zoo closes at 6pm daily.

From 1 July 2018, you can!

The Singapore Zoo has come up with a new attraction in celebration of its 45th birthday!

Introducing Rainforest Lumina.

A Rainforest Light Show In The Dark

Held in collaboration with Moment Factory, Rainforest Lumina is apparently the first multi-sensory night walk experience in Asia, with more than 10 interactive zones along the 1km light trail that takes you through the Singapore Zoo.

However, don’t expect to see any live animals (they’re off-duty). The only animals you’ll see are on the various light installations or projections.

With zones that look like they’re lifted straight out of James Cameron’s 2009 film, Avatar, this is guaranteed to be a luminescent spectacle.

Stroll on the Luminous Pathway, step through the Shimmering Islands, and marvel at the glowing Lantern Passage.

Check out the trailer for Rainforest Lumina below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_M8WmEeh7Xk

There are 7 timeslots available per night, and ticket prices are $22 for adults and $16 for children between ages 3 and 12.

You may purchase your tickets here.

This is a rare opportunity to experience the Singapore Zoo in the dark so gather the family and take the kids to Rainforest Lumina this July!

Rainforest Lumina
Venue: Singapore Zoo, 80 Mandai Lake Road
Date: From 1 July 2018
Price: Adult: $22, Child (3 – 12 years old): $16
Website

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The Longest Lunar Eclipse Of The Century Is Almost 2 Hours – Witness It In S’pore On July 28

28 July 2018.

Mark your calendars because there’s going to be another LUNAR ECLIPSE happening!

And not just any typical lunar eclipse. Set to last 1 hour and 43 minutes, this will be the longest lunar eclipse of the century and will be visible from Asia, Australia, Africa and Europe.

Which also means, we’ll be able to see it from Singapore!

Once In A Blood Moon

If you’re planning to witness this lunar event, be prepared to stay up late.

The eclipse will begin at 1.14am on 28 July 2018, with the total eclipse set to happen from 3.30am to 5.13am.

The last lunar eclipse we had was back in 31 January 2018, which saw a lunar eclipse, blue moon, and Supermoon happen all at the same time.

The next lunar eclipse we’ll be seeing after the one in July, will be on 21 January 2019.

So clear your schedules and get your phones, cameras and telescopes out for this once-in-a-lifetime astronomical event.

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King Of Broadway Jungle ‘The Lion King’ Returns To S’pore From June To August

Can you feel the love?

It is time. One of the biggest musicals in the world finally opens at Marina Bay Sands in Singapore from 27 June – 26 August 2018!

The Lion King Musical first debuted at Marina Bay Sands in 2011 and is finally back to entertain us with a stellar ensemble from around the globe.

With extravagant and timeless number such as “The Circle of Life” and “Can You Feel The Love Tonight”, this show will definitely be a night to remember for you and your loved ones.

King Of The Broadway Jungle

Disney’s well-loved film was transformed into a spectacular theatrical experience in November 1997 and has since won more that 70 global theatrical awards including the Tony Award for Best Musical.

Set against the majesty of the Serengeti Plains, The musical tells the epic story of Simba the lion and his journey from a wide-eyed cub to his destined role as King of the Pridelands.

When The Lion King first debuted at Marina Bay Sands in 2011, it became the longest running musical in Singapore’s theatrical entertainment history, playing to over 300,00 people during its eight-month season in Singapore.

The international tour celebrates the musical’s 20th anniversary on stage and is the title’s 25th global production.

Expect a wave of emotions because this musical is about to blow your mind. You can expect more that 200 puppets in the show, including rod, shadow and full-sized puppets.

Be blown away by the 5.5 meters giraffes in the “I Just Can’t Wait To be King” scene as well as the elephant –  the largest and longest animal in the show measuring 4 meters long and 3 meters wide.

The most unique part of this musical is, Rafiki The Baboon which is presented as a male character in the animated movie will be played by a strong female character – she’s a complete #girlboss.

If you grew up belting out the lyrics to “The Circle Of Life” or “Hakuna Matata”, then you can’t miss this exciting, yet moving theatrical classic that has ever come to Broadway.

The Lion King Musical
Venue: Sands Theatre, Marina Bay Sands
Performance Times: Tuesday – Friday: 7:30pm, Saturday: 2pm & 7pm, Sunday: 1pm & 6pm
Price: From $65, excludes the booking fee of $4 per ticket
Website

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Creamery Boutique Is Gearing Up For National Day With Chilli Crab And Ondeh Ondeh Flavoured Desserts

If you’ve been to Creamery Boutique, then you’d know that they’re famous for their homemade ice cream paired with lava cookies.

With National Day 2018 coming up, they’ve unveiled 2 Singaporean flavours to commemorate Singapore’s 53rd birthday.

Ondeh Ondeh Cookie With Milo Dinosaur Ice Cream ($8.90)

Creamery Boutique pays homage to the traditional Ondeh Ondeh kuih with a crumbly Ondeh Ondeh pandan lava cookie, filled with gula melaka.

That’s not all, it’s paired with their homemade Milo Dinosaur ice cream and garnished with freshly grated coconut.

If you love your traditional kuih, you ought to give this a try.

Chilli Crab Cookie With Bread Toast Ice Cream ($10.90)

This odd combination is Creamery Boutique’s first savoury lava cookie. The chewy brownie lava cookie is filled with a robust chilli gravy that’s made in-house from scratch.

While this brownie lava cookie already sounds odd, Bread Toast ice cream takes the cake. However, this is an interesting take on the usual Chilli Crab and Fried Mantou pairing that we’re all familiar with.

If you’re interested in trying these unique National Day flavours, do note that the Ondeh Ondeh Cookie With Milo Dinosaur ice cream is available from 14 July to 9 August 2018, while the Chilli Crab Cookie With Bread Toast Ice Cream will be available from 9 August to 31 August 2018.

Whacky or wonderful? We’ll let you be the judge of that.

Creamery Boutique
Address: 139 Tyrwhitt Road #01-03, Singapore 207557
Opening Hours: Mon – Wed: 12.30pm – 10pm, Fri: 12.30pm – 10.30pm, Sat: 12pm – 10.30pm, Sun: 12pm – 10pm, Thu: Closed
Contact no.: 8133 1250
Website

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Play And Stand A Chance To Win NDP 2018 Tickets In This New AR Game

If you loved playing Pokemon Go, then you’ll love this new app created for NDP 2018.

Introducing NDP Jalan!, a new location-based, augmented reality (AR) mobile game!

This app is the first interactive mobile game that’s launched in conjunction with NDP.

NDP Jalan!

While the name of the game is a little tacky (come on, Pokemon GO and this is NDP Jalan! Tell me you see the similarity here), I decided to download the app to try for myself.

To start off, the default avatar is actually quite well-designed. It’s cute.

You’ll get to choose your gender (of course), skin tone, 12 different colours for your clothing, and even the DESIGN on your backpack.

The designs for the backpack were all designed by students from 18 Special Education schools specially for National Day 2018!

After customising and creating your Avatar, you’ll be directed to screen which is basically a tutorial for the game.

The app will lead players on specially curated trails, with various hidden checkpoints and quests to complete at each checkpoint.

As you pass each checkpoint, the app will reveal the location of the next one.

Here’s the zinger: if you’re a Singaporean citizen or Permanent Resident and manage to complete EVERY quest in each trail, you will stand a chance to win tickets to the National Day Parade 2018!

There are 3 trails available – Arts and Culture, Nature, and NDP.

Every 5 quests completed will allow players to redeem discount vouchers for selected food and beverage and retail outlets.

Every 20 quests completed per theme will give you the chance to win NDP 2018 tickets!

The NDP Jalan! app can be downloaded from the Apple App Store and Google Play store for free.

Watch the trailer for NDP Jalan! below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_lFAyHz3sgI

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How Many S’porean Milestones Have You Achieved? This Card Game Will Tell You How You Fare

Singapore has long been lauded as the best and safest place in Asia to raise your kids. Even better if you’re an expat.

However, as a Singaporean (born and raised), I can tell you that it’s not all roses and daisies. Singapore has consistently topped the rankings for being the MOST EXPENSIVE city in the world to live in.

Cost of living has increased (because capitalism and globalisation waits for no scrub to earn more money), while our wages have not.

The Singaporean dream used to be owning the 5Cs – Cash, Car, Credit Card, Condo, and Country Club (membership).

Now the millennial’s 5Cs consists of Career, Cheap Everything (air tickets, food, clothes), Connection, Cashless Payment, and Crying. Trust me, I’m a millennial.

Our Singaporean Dream is just to have our place, a heated shower, a decent paying job, and hope to be able to retire before we die from work.

If you’re as “optimistic” as I am about living the Singaporean Dream, you can “sign up” for a trial by playing this locally-made card game aptly named “The Singaporean Dream“.

The Singaporean Dream Is (Not) A Game

This card game will see you pit your survival skills with other Singaporeans, as you pay, steal and sabo your way to being the perfect Singaporean.

Pick Your Avatar

You start with 5 personas to choose from – the Auntie, the CBD OL (Office Lady), the Complain Queen, the NSF, and the Ah Beng.

Very local archetypes here.

Live, Collect, Win

There are 3 types of cards in the game – Action Cards, Cash Cards, and Dream Cards.

So the main goal of the game, is to accumulate and amass as many Singaporean Dreams (Dream Cards) as you can before the pile of “Dream Cards” runs out.

There are 2 ways you can collect Dream Cards.

1. Buy Dream Cards with Cash Cards.
2. Gain Dream Cards with Action Cards.

It’s quite an accurate depiction of the Singaporean life though. You’re either rich enough to accomplish a Singaporean Dream, or you work towards achieving the Singaporean Dream, like the rest of us.

Some of the Action Cards include “Getting A Seat In A Crowded MRT”, “Dating An Angmoh”, “Kena STOMP-ed”, and “Cutting A Queue”.

Each turn, you draw 2 cards from the Action Cards pile, and you can play up to 2 actions per turn.

Repeat until the pile of Dream Cards runs out! The player with the most Singaporean Dreams wins the game!

There are 104 illustrated cards in a deck and each card is hand-drawn by the creator, Theresa (She’s a millennial).

So don’t tell me millennials don’t work for anything because I’m sick of it.

If you’ve been to Mind Cafe recently, you might’ve been one of the few fortunate ones to play the game when it was on trial there.

You can pledge an amount for their Kickstarter campaign if you’re looking to get your hands on a deck.

In the meantime, how are you really faring in your real-life quest for the Singaporean Dream?

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A Warm Bowl Of Spinach Soup Fixes Everything, And You Can Get One At Just $3.50

Unlike most kids, I grew up with a huge love for vegetables. I could never relate to children in movies or storybooks, shunning broccoli and carrots like it’s the plague.

You won’t finish your broccoli? I’ll do it for you. Carrots too? Send them over. From cabbage to kai lan to boy choy, I loved them all.

But there was one particular vegetable that holds a special place in my heart – Spinach.

Despite the difference in ingredients, BOTH soups are priced at $3.50 which is incredibly cheap by today’s living standards.

The Spinach Century & Salted Egg has almost the same ingredients as the Poached Spinach in Superior broth with 3 eggs (egg, century egg and salted egg) that you usually find in upscale Chinese restaurants.

While the soup is good on its own (for me at least. Spinach is actually quite filling okay.), you can choose to top up $0.50 for either thick or thin bee hoon, macaroni or white rice, or $1 for brown rice.

That’s not all, you also have to the option to add-on more ingredients from $0.50 to $2.

In total, your meal might just cost you less than $4!

So while Amoy Street Food Centre is a treasure trove of food, Spinach Soup should not be overlooked because some days (mainly the bad ones), all you really need is a good, hot bowl of spinach soup.

Because soup doesn’t let you down.

Spinach Soup
Address: Amoy Street Food Centre, #02-114, 7 Maxwell Road, Singapore 069111
Opening Hours: Mon – Fri: 11am – 2pm, Sat – Sun: Closed

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MapleSEA Celebrates Its 13th Birthday With A Carnival And Secretlab Chair Giveaway

Launched in 2005, MaplestorySEA (MapleSEA) is one of the biggest games to come out of the previous decade.

It overtook Gunbound and Little Fighter 2 as the coolest game to play at the time. Truth be told, the Primary 5 kid in me was enamoured with it.

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The CM Astrea VIP pack ($55) comes with a free goodie bag that includes an event T-Shirt, a random plush, an event scarf, a stress ball, and 3 in-game items.

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Attention NSmen and NSFs: Here Are 20 Deals And Promotions For You To Enjoy This SAF Day

With SAF Day approaching on 1 July, it’s time to show our appreciation for all SAF national servicemen.

Pretty much the SAF’s equivalent of GSS, this special day is definitely worth spending two years of your time serving the country. Time to treat yo’self this SAF Day because you guys deserve it!

Get your wallets ready for these SAF Day promotions!

1. Shaw Theatres

(1-For-1 Weekend Movie Tickets)

You can’t go wrong with free movie tickets. Shaw Theatres is offering 1-for-1 Weekend Movie Tickets to all existing SAFRA Card Members.

But head down as early as you can because tickets are limited to the first 1,000 on both days!

2. Wildlife Reserves Singapore

(Buy 1 admission ticket and get the second at 50% off)

If you’re bored of seeing the same ol’ snakes and wild boars during your outfields, you can now see all the animals you want at 50% off!

If you’re looking for a fun day out with bae, Sentosa is offering the “Happy 2 Joyrides” promotion ($48/Adult or $39.50/Child) which includes:

1. One-Day Cable Car Sky Pass Unlimited (Unlimited cable car rides on Mount Faber Line & Sentosa Line
2. Free Sentosa admission pass
3. 2 attractions of your choice
4. 40% off Good Old Days* Buffet (U.P $29+ Adult and $24+ Child) with the above purchase.
   *Operating House: 5 pm – 10 pm daily (Last seating: 9.15 pm)

This promotion is valid from 1 Jun 2018 to 31 Aug 2018.

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Best part, enjoy 15% off selected merchandise such as t-shirts, bags, shoes, sunglasses and more!

This promotion is valid from 22 June –  31 July 18.

Swee lah, outfield barang settled!

5. Caltex

(20% Discount Petrol & Diesel)

If you ride or drive to camp, Caltex got your back.

From 29 June – 3 July 2018, enjoy 20% of fuel (Petrol & Diesel) at all outlets! The more you pump, the more perks you enjoy with SAFRA!

All you have to do is present your SAFRA card upon payment to qualify for this discount.

6. Futsal Court

(50% Booking Fees)

Gather all your soccer buddies for a futsal session at SAFRA Jurong or SAFRA Mount Faber and enjoy 50% off booking fees.

This offer is valid from:

30 Jun – 8 Jul 2018 (Booking Period)
30 Jun – 8 Aug 2018 (Usage)

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If you love anything tech then you’ll be pleased to know that you can get cameras, headphones, speaker and even a TV at discounted prices!

This offer is valid from 1 July to 31 August 2018.

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This offer is valid on selected regular-priced items (tee, hoodie, swear, casual jackets) with any purchase of a casual bottom (jeans, chinos, shorts) and limited to a maximum of 2 pieces in a single transaction.

Check out the T&Cs https://goo.gl/CkkFdA by applying the promo code: UAXSAFRA and enjoy additional 20% off min. 3 regular-priced and sale items.

From 29 June – 31 July, enjoy additional 20% off min. 3 regular-priced and sale items. This offer is not applicable on top of other promotions or flash sale.

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Promotion 1: Valid from 1 Aug to 31 Aug 2018