The Garden Slug55 Lorong L Telok Kurau Singapore 425500+65 6346 0504The Garden Slug is a very laid-back eatery near the East Coast. Let me start off with the positives: the place is indeed very laid back and situated in a quiet neighborhood. The staff is extremely friendly and patient, even if you take 10 minutes extra to decide what you want to eat. I'm trying to think of more positives, but really there aren't that many, especially when it comes to the food they serve at the Garden Slug.The menu at the Garden Slug is by no means exhaustive,...
Wednesday, 28 November 2012
Wednesday, 21 November 2012
Werner's Oven6 Upper East Coast RoadSingapore 455200+65 6442 3897Werner's Oven is located close to East Coast Park and ideal for a meal and stroll/activities along the coast afterwards. The restaurant has a bakery attached to it, which is great if you have a faible for German bread, buns and rolls. Werner's cuisine is mainly German, but on the menu are also some items that you'd not find in a "traditional" German restaurant.We went to Werner's on...
Wednesday, 14 November 2012
Vansh @ Stadium Walk2 Stadium Walk Singapore 397691+65 6345 4466If you're looking for a nice restaurant in a decent, quiet setting, Indian restaurant Vansh might be right for you. Vansh is part of the Rang Mahal group of restaurants and located right next to the river near Singapore Stadium and has both indoor and outdoor seating.I have been told indoors is very nice due to the nice interior, where you can take your meal reclining on cushions...
Tuesday, 2 October 2012
Restaurant Review: Viet Lang @ The Arts House1 Old Parliament Lane Singapore 179429+65 6337 3379Located at the Arts House, Vietnamese restaurant Viet Lang is situated in a very nice setting on Parliament Lane, near the Supreme Court, Parliament House and Victoria Theatre and Concert Hall. The area is very nice and ideal for an evening stroll to nearby Fort Canning Park.Viet Lang restaurant itself is part of the Art House, with access from either...
Monday, 1 October 2012
Restaurant Review: SHIMA - Japanese Teppanyaki at Goodwood HotelLast weekend my friends and I had dinner at SHIMA, one of Singapore's oldest Japanese Restaurants at the time-honored Goodwood Hotel near Orchard Road. The Hotel itself makes for a very stylish background, with which SHIMA's architecture unfortunately does not quite harmonize.SHIMA had been closed for a while and reopened about more than a year ago with a new interior layout. Despite...
Friday, 28 September 2012
Thursday, 30 August 2012
Restaurant Review: La Braceria Pizza and Grill5 Greendale Avenue289501 Singapore6565 5918This review is gonna be a short one, just as our meal at La Braceria was relatively short. La Braceria is located int he Greenwood suburbs, close to 6th Avenue and Greenwood Avenue. The place is relatively small and well hidden in a cluster of shophouse restaurants. If you don't know the location of this little Italian place, better print out directions for your cabbie, as ours only had a rough idea of how to get there and only thanks to my companion's knowledge...
Wednesday, 29 August 2012
Restaurant Review: Al Hamra - Lebanese & Middle Eastern Cuisine in Holland Village23 Lorong Mambong Holland Village Singapore 277682+65 6464 8488 On Sunday night, I went to Al Hamra in Holland Village to try this Lebanese restaurant, as so far I had only gone to Al Quasr at the very end of Lorong Mambong. Surprisingly, especially for a Sunday night and the hustle and bustle in Holland Village, the restaurant was only half-full...
Wednesday, 15 August 2012
Restaurant Review: BBQ Box @ Geylang/ Kalang MRT103 Geylang RoadSingapore 389212BBQ Box is a very simplistic, Chinese-style barbeque place located in Geylang, about 3 minutes walk from Kallang MRT on Geylang Road. Looking in from the outside, you might not be too impressed, as the interior is nothing to write home about, especially the tables/benches remind me of old railway cars with wooden seats and dividers.For a Geylang eatery, BBQ Box is not cheap and you can get lower priced meals around the corner. However, even on a weekday, this place...
Tuesday, 14 August 2012
Using the Better Business Bureau to resolve complaints against unauthorized Linked-In credit card chargesA few months back, I signed up for a premium account on Linked-In with the intention of using the Premium features for the period of one month. As I wanted to avoid being billed for more than once, I immediately cancelled the Premium feature and the system indicated that the period I would have the added features available was 30 days. As you can see, this is not the first time I subscribe to an online service and I am quite familiar with the...
Thursday, 9 August 2012
Restaurant Review: The Green Bar9 Raffles Boulevard #01-9BMillenia Walk, S039596Tel.: 6336-0780Opening hours: 11.30am - 8.30pm Yesterday, I had lunch at The Green Bar in Millenia Walk, Suntec City. As the name indicates, this place is mostly about healthy food and salads, but on weekends they also offer all-day brunches with "less healthy food". My colleagues and I all went for the healthy salad option, with slight variations. Personally, I had a...
Wednesday, 8 August 2012
Negotiation Strategies for SMEs in Singapore As I mentioned previously, the SME I work for is moving offices. In my dealings with other Singaporean contractors and salespeople I had noticed that the usual approach here, in my opinion, is to rip the customer/client off. It might not be as bad in Singapore as it is in China or other parts of Asia, but I have the impression that it is harder to find a trustworthy counterpart than it is in say Europe or the US.From our dealings with businesses in Singapore, we learned some very valuable lessons that...
Friday, 3 August 2012
Choosing a fibre provider in Singapore for a SMERecently, my company decided to move offices and thus we had to find a new broadband provider. Surprisingly, and unbeknownst to many, Singapore has more broadband providers to offer than just Singnet, Starhub and M1net. The country is currently rolling out its Next Generation Nationwide Broadband Network (Next Gen NBN), with service providers "starting to offer services and products that can leverage the ultra high speeds delivered over the network." A list of such Next Gen NBN providers can...
Wednesday, 1 August 2012
Kayak Rental at Bedok ReservoirBedok Reservoir has a very bad reputation in Singapore due to the amount negative events taking place there. Be it suicides, accidents, violent crimes or "wild dog attacks" Bedok apaprently has got it at. Despite all these horrible things happening there, I went to Bedok for a bit of kayaking and to move my rusty old bones a bit.The reservoir itself is not exactly tiny, but it's by no means huge. The jogging route around the water measures about 5km in length, to give you an idea. Besides kayaking, you can also spend...
Sunday, 29 July 2012
Myth: Singapore is a tropical island, therefore it must have nice beaches.Truth: The sun is mostly shining in Singapore and the country is very clean and tidy, it is a tropical island, the water is very warm, nevertheless, the sad fact remains that Singapore neither has beautiful beaches nor clear blue waters. One look around the coast line (or even better, down from the viewing platform at the Marina Bay Sands) will show you why that is so: hundreds and hundreds of ships always anchor a short distance off the coast waiting to be (un)loaded at...
Saturday, 28 July 2012
Getting around in Singapore in general is relatively easy and straightforward. However, there are certain things you have to beware of when you don't use your own method of transport.Buses and the MRT are usually pretty packed around rush hour (as is the case in any larger city), so best don't count on the fact that you will be able to get on the next bus or train during such peak times. If you want to know when the next bus is arriving, there are various smartphone apps that are very helpful. There are no timetables posted at the bus stops themselves,...
Friday, 27 July 2012
Myth: An Australian high-tech company has invented a spanking machine for the Singaporean government.I've been told this myth by an expat who had been living in Singapore for quite a while. Sounds incredulous, I know, but if you've been here for a while it doesn't sound so very unbelievable anymore.Truth: Just because there is no spanking machine, doesn't mean there is no corporal punishment. Caning forms part of the local culture and starts, naturally with different degrees of severity, for kids at home (not in every family), continues at...
Myth: Singaporeans love garlic.Well I don't know if this holds true for every single inhabitant of Singapore, but theTruth: is that I've never, ever seen so many garlic-themed restaurants and eating places as in Singapore. At least these eateries advertise with their main ingredient. Unfortunately, many, many other restaurants (mainly those with a "Western" theme, such as pasta places) unexpectedly just put unbelievable quantities of the white gold into your food. It is not unusual to find whole cloves of garlic in your pasta or goulash soup, and...
Thursday, 26 July 2012
Truth: You can't buy chewing-gum in stores.In general, stores in Singapore do not sell bubblegum. They do, however, offer a range of alternatives like Fisherman'sFriend, breath mints and other mouth-refreshing candy. Pharmacies are also allowed to sell "medical chewing gum" for "therapeutic" reasons, I never actually inquired about that, but if you can't live without chewing-gum then this might be worth a shot for you. However, be aware that you must produce some form ID for that and the pharmacy is obliged to forward your credentials to the government.The...
Wednesday, 25 July 2012
For starters, I'd like to clarify some right/wrong preconceptions I had before actually setting foot in Singapore. Maybe I'm the only one who had those, I picked them up from friends, family and the internet. However, I believe we all have our preconceptions about places we have yet to visit and some of the below might come in handy when you're thinking of moving to the other side of the world. A lot of the below is local hearsay and anecdotal evidence, if anyone has made different experiences, please comment.My Personal Top Truths/Myths about...
Tuesday, 24 July 2012
There are times in our lives when we are granted the possibility to choose from different paths for our future and to take destiny into our own hand. A call from your boss or a conversation with your life-partner asking you to leave everything behind to move to Singapore to work or study most certainly is one such opportunity.Now, you might have heard about Singapore before, you might even know where exactly is located, its role in the world economy and general life in this city. However, if you are like me, mostly likely you had to google to find...
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