5 things you didn’t know about Bedok that makes your heart go “bedok bedok”
Bedok is probably the best place to live in if you love the hustle and bustle of the heartland and yet do not want to stay too far away from town. Bedok is only 8 stops away from City Hall and has so much more to offer than what it looks. It is an exciting […]
5 things you didn’t know about Simei that’s named after ancient Chinese beauties
Simei is a relatively small town with low housing estates. Buildings are typically no more than eleven storeys for safety concerns (presence of planes flying in and out of Changi Airport). What may be most impressionable about this district is Changi Business Park that is flourishing with banks and foreign talents. Hence, Changi Business Park […]
5 things you didn’t know about Tampines that’s typically pronounced as “Tam-pa-nees”
To the easties, Tampines is a stop on the MRT line that you want to get past so you can finally get a seat on the train after the throng of passengers alight from the train station. In the morning, some passengers also choose to travel past this station before bouncing back from Pasir Ris […]
5 things you didn’t know about Pasir Ris aka the far far away place in S’pore
5 things you didn’t know about Pasir Ris aka the far far away place in S’pore To many, especially the westies, Pasir Ris is a forbidden place simply because of how far it really is (last MRT stop on the green line). There is even a running joke that no one actually passes […]
5 things you must know about National Day Rally 2019 if you’re a Singaporean
Missed the National Day Rally 2019 (NDR 2019) this year cos’ you were out having #fam #dins (lingo for family dinners)? Not to worry, we got it covered for you. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong announced a super long list of what Singaporeans can look forward to in the near future. We’ll be zooming into […]
Preetipls gets tangled with police for controversial video
On 29 Jul, local YouTuber Preetipls, whose real name is Preeti Nair, released a controversial video mocking a recent advertisement on an e-payment app, E-Pay. The video had garnered 48,000 views and had been shared over 600 times but, it was taken taken down subsequently. The music video disses Chinese people, claiming that they take […]
Dengue cases on the rise – more mosquitos or mutating virus?
Dengue cases hit a record high last week, spiking to 666 cases in a week – the highest recorded instances in a week was 637 in Jan 2016. As of 15 Jul, there were 7,438 recorded cases of dengue in Singapore; about five times more than the 1,481 cases in the same period in 2018, […]
Robots will soon be deployed. Will cleaning uncles and aunties be out of job soon?
Six cleaning partners will deploy robots with ‘warm’ personalities by Mar 2020, LionsBot International said during the production launch of its robots in Singapore on 17 Jul. Companies who are keen to use the robots will soon be able to rent them from LionsBot, without having to invest in ownership and maintenance. Cleaning companies and […]
Huawei phone users can redeem free bubble tea
Huawei is showing appreciation to users for their continuous support in using the company’s smartphones! From 5 Jul to 7 Jul and 12 Jul to 14 Jul, 11 am to 2 pm; users can redeem free bubble tea from Partea. Simply flash your Huawei phone at the counter, register instantly as a Partea member and […]
Death penalty for property agent if found guilty of murder
Faced with money issues and a gambling problem, Teo Ghim Heng, 43, was charged with two counts of murder for killing his wife and daughter on 20 Jan 2017, one week before Chinese New Year. Teo racked up a “serious financial debt” of about S$70,000. He had borrowed money from colleagues over the years and […]