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Going somewhere? Try gothere.sg -- an innovative online map developed for Singapore.  Get directions going from one place to another via car, bus, mrt, taxi or a combination of public transportation. It also gives the approximate distance, time & fare, together with ERPs and peak hour surcharges. What's more, it also has a street view to let you glimpse exactly what to see and expect! The interface is slick and very user-friendly. Go and try lah, can?

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Wholesale Meat Shop and more...

QB Food Trading
8 Chin Bee Crescent Jurong, Singapore 619893
Tel: 6261 6120

Supplier of wholesale meats (frozen/chilled beef: steaks, sausages, bacon, turkey, etc.) at very reasonable prices. Can also buy other food ingredients: cheeses, condiments, etc. Great for parties and barbeques.

Along this street are other food/meat suppliers (Mmmmm Meat Shop, Rudi's Foods). Worth exploring.

Ice Cream Parlor/Cafe

The Daily Scoop

41 Sunset Way (CLOSED)

#01-04 Clementi Arcade SG 597071

Tel: 6463-3365

43 Jalan Merah Saga

#01-78 Chip Bee Gardens SG 278115

Tel: 6475-3128

www.thedailyscoop.com.sg

Art, Antiques, Furnitures, Home Decor

Taylor B.
Fine Design Group
43 Keppel Road #03-01 Singapore 099418
Tel: 6225-7090 /HP: 8135-7565
Contact: Nicole Brandon
email: taylorbdesign@gmail.com
- Need to make an appointment to visit the showroom. Has good prices and very helpful staff. They also have Interior Design Consultancy.

Reasonably-priced Eyewear/Spectacles

Vision Eyewear
*Block 284 Bishan St 22
#01-203 Tel: 64522615

*144 Upper Bukit Timah Road
#01-38 Beauty World Centre
Tel: 62197216

The cheapest eyeglasses sold here are $41 per pair: $1 for frame and $40 for multi- coated lenses. You can also choose better lenses but at a higher price. Another optical shop is Nanyang Optics which has a lot of branches. Their multi-coated lens with frames cost around $78.

Affordable US Brand Name Clothing

"Song & Song" is a factory seconds apparel store chain that carries American brand name clothes such as Old navy, Cold Water Creek, the Gap, Abercombie, crocs, etc.

They have men's, women's and children's wear that are very affordable. Western sizes are available also. At most outlets, there is no dressing room so you have to try on the clothes on top of your clothes. They have various locations, among them:

SONG & SONG Fashion Retailer
Lucky Plaza-Shop unit#01-056

304 Orchard Road

Singapore 238863.

(make a left at the entrance)

Holland Village
245A Holland Ave.

SG 278978

You Gotta try the Chicken Rice!

This is one of Singapore's unoffical national dish. Whether Roasted (popular with kids) or Steamed (for the health-conscious), this aromatic chicken and rice dish is found in nearly every kopitiam (cafe) in town. Yet one has to try it from the following 'institutions' for the real "die-die-must-try" experience.

Wee Nam Kee Hainanese Chicken Rice
*roasted is best here..try also the dumpling soup*
275 Thomson Road
#01-05 Novena Ville
Opp Novena Church
Near Novena MRT
10am to 2am daily

Tian Tian Hainanese Chicken Rice Stall
*Anthony Bourdain gives it two thumbs up.*
Maxwell Road
#01-10 Maxwell Food Centre
11am - 8pm
(Closed on Mon)