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80Spice Garden at Fort Canning Park, Singapore - Showcase of Southeast Asian Herbs and Spices
Not perhaps the best-known of Singapore attractions, the Spice Garden at Fort Canning Park is a veritable trove of Singapore's natural history, with over 100 varieties of plants and trees lining its trails. ...
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78Top 5 Things To Do In Singapore
Singapore doesn't have a romantic monument like the Taj Mahal, nor a gigantic Great Wall, or the outstanding beaches Thailand is famous for. But Singapore does have its uniqueness, as a place where cultures,...
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84Another Kitchen Must-Have: The Thermal Cooker
One of the most useful "cookers" we have in our kitchen is a Thermal Cooker. All you have to do is put all the ingredients in the pot, take it to a boil, then leave it to cook some more for a few hours (no...
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78The Art of the Boutique Hotel: NEW MAJESTIC HOTEL, SINGAPORE
Boutique hotels are increasingly sought by travellers these days, as they provide individual and often quirky hotel experiences. A higher-end boutique hotel in Singapore that's been very well-received is the New Majestic Hotel. I had the opportunity of taking a look round the hotel recently, and I must say I was impressed. It's so easy for a concept or themed hotel to overdo it, and seem pretentiously ethnic, or self-conciously modern. However, the overall impression I got from the New Majestic
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75Indian Borage -- Effective Cough Remedy from your herb garden
Indian borage (Plectranthus amboinicus) The Indian borage first came to my notice when I was suffering from a bad cough, and a friend suggested chewing the leaves of this plant she had growing in her garden....
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69Chinese dishes you don't serve your guests
In a Chinese home, there are dishes that we cook very often, but don't normally include on the menu if we're planning a dinner party. You'll see why when you see the recipes. The ingredients are so simple...
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74SOPHIE'S WORLD, philosophy for you and me
Interested in questions of life and existence, but thought the study of philosophy too esoteric for the average reader? Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder will change...
8 comments79Autism Imagined: THE SPEED OF DARK by Elizabeth Moon
Many will have heard of the bestseller, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, about a young autistic boy who goes about solving the mystery of his neighbour's dead dog. Less well-known to...
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76Well worth a visit: The Singapore Turf Club
The Singapore Turf Club race course at Kranji (pic taken April 2008). Check out the large outdoor screen which allows you to see close-ups of races "live".Another item not at the top of the list in most...
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73Great-tasting Fried Rice for Beginners
I'm always surprised when my family or friends give me positive comments on my fried rice. After all, the dish is probably one of the easiest to prepare. But after reading what others have to say about the...
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