Singapore Consumer Interest Group

Whether you like it or not, you have to eat nutritious foods to gain energy. All people consume food on a daily basis and as a matter of fact, there are several food stalls in the country wherein many individuals find it hard to find.

Located at the heart of the city, the Imperial Treasure Cantonese Restaurant is one of the most popular restaurants in the country. Their specialty includes different kinds of seafood such as scallops, clams and many more. With its classy and elegant interior (wood as its medium), there’s no reason to never stop at this Cantonese food place.

Soon Hock Fish is one well-liked dish at this Cantonese restaurant. Also, steamed bamboo clams and sautéed scallops are presented here. Another thing that will surprise you is that the seafood that are served at this restaurant comes from their place and it located at the façade of the restaurant.

If you are not satisfied with their sumptuous dishes, they will treat you with an excellent dim sum menu such as fried carrot cake, baked egg tarts, Wonton Mee, fish congee and many more. The restaurant is said to be a great place stay during brunch time most especially during Sundays.

Amazingly, Imperial Treasure Cuisine serves imported wines from Italy, Chile, France and Australia. Among all Cantonese restaurant, this one really unusual since Cantonese restaurants never serve wine. Enjoy Imperial Treasure Cantonese Cuisine and experience fun with a delightful pair of Cantonese delights.

Summer is already in Singapore and what is the best thing to welcome it? Singaporeans wear appropriate summer clothing while there are others that go to the beach. However, did you consider your hairstyle? You have to know that there are numerous hairstyles that you can consider throughout the summer season. You will surely feel comfortable.

Summers can be very hot and distressing but you can deal with that in a graceful manner. Your hair will reflect who you are. If you want to be stylish but comfortable especially during the hot season, you have to consider the hairstyles for your summer look. Here are some ideas:

• Pony tail: The sun is up, so does the hair. Pony tail is one of the most common hairstyle that you will see during the hot season. It is easy to manage and anyone can do it. If you have specifically long and thick hair, it will be best if you wear it tight and high. Pony tail will keep your hair frizzy and messy.
• Braids: Medium or shoulder length is not a reason for not styling the hair. If you have a medium or shoulder length hair, you should be a little creative. One way is to try braiding your hair. If you do not know how to braid, you should look for someone who knows and have them teach you. Braids have many variations that will make your hair stylish and exciting.

• Parted bangs: Bangs can be uncomfortable when the hot season strikes. You are thinking of trimming it but that is not advisable. Let your bangs grow and when it is enough, have your stylist cut and thin the centre.
• Messy top knot: If you are looking for a style that never goes out of season, you should consider the messy top knot. This style is easy to achieve because it is meant to be undone. It is like pony tail but it is higher and messier. You can finish it with hairspray.

They say that the hair is the crowning glory of women. That is true because the hair can make you confident and beautiful. It is time that you change your hairstyle, don’t you think so? If you are not sure what style to consider, you can ask the ideas of experts. You can go to saloons and ask for the advice of experts.

If you are particular about hair care, you can either get the services of saloons and hair spas or you can do it yourself. There are many hair care products available in the market these days so it will not be a problem. Good luck on your chosen hairstyle! Remember that if it does not look good on you, there are plenty of styles you can try.

Are you familiar with the Universal Design (UD) Mark? This is a certification programme that gives recognition to architects and developers who did the extra work and gone the extra mile for people regardless of the age and the ability. The Universal Design Mark is awarded by Building and Construction Authority (BCA). As of late, Singapore has 31 projects awarded. Most of these projects are residential buildings.

This 2014, the highest honour was given to the Gardens by the Bay as well as the Interlace Condominium. Both received Platinum Ratings. What made the both exceptional? Here are some innovations they thought that could make a difference at the end of the day:

• Gardens by the Bay: Gardens by the Bay opened to public in 2012. It dwells in one hundred one hectares. It features one hectare garden for children. The management of Gardens by the Bay is thinking of extending the gardens to welcome seniors. If this is successful, this is the first garden in the world dedicated to seniors. If you visited the gardens, you will notice that there are no steep areas.

• Interlace Condominium: Interlace Condominium is developed by CapitaLand Singapore. It offers innovation that help seniors with their everyday life. CapitaLand specifically designed to facilitate ageing. For example, there are seats that can be transformed into a wheelchair. Apart from the chairs, the entrance to the bathroom for some units is not separated by a step. These innovations are for the ageing population.

Aside from giving recognition to developments that have gone the extra mile, UD Mark also yields benefits. If you bear the mark, it improves your competitiveness. It can also increase the number of visitors which will generate more sales and revenue. Lastly, UD Mark can create positive effect with regards to the corporate image.

UD is a voluntary certification – that means those who submit their entries or application will only be considered. It was presented in October of 2012. UD Mark is open for new non-residential, new residential and the refurbished non-residential developments. If you are interested to join, you can submit an application form to BCA. The awards will be presented on May 22, 2014.

You should know that there is no restriction on the number of entries that you will submit. A thorough assessment will be made but if you passed, you will get ratings like Certified, Gold and Platinum. In your own little way, you should think of things that you can do to help the community.

As an island surrounded by seas, Singapore abounds with fish and other seafood. That’s why it’s no wonder most, if not all, Singaporeans enjoy seafood cuisines. And all over the country, there are many restaurants to choose from that do serve mouth-watering seafood recipes. So if you’re hungry for some seafood, only head to the best restaurants such as the ones in this list.

Red House Seafood

Starting with only a single restaurant located within a red colonial house on Upper East Coast Road, this seafood restaurant has now established their reputation for making quality food thus extending to two more branches at Robertson Quay and Prinsep Street. They’re known for serving up Singaporean favourites, of which is the sumptuous Crabs in their signature Red House Chilli Stew. Other than this all-time favourite, they also offer other exquisite seafood dishes such as Lobster in Thai Spicy Sauce, Drunken Prawns with Hua Diao Wine & Herbs, and a selection of more crab recipes.

Fish & Co.

This humble and casual restaurant takes pride in serving only the freshest seafood and natural and wholesome ingredients. A trademark of this restaurant is their simplistic approach to their recipes. They’ve got dishes that are served right in a pan such as their Mussels with Garlic Lemon Butter Sauce and Fried Calamari. If these didn’t entice you yet, then why don’t you try a plate of their Clams with Curry Butter or their Crab Cakes served with Tar-Tar Sauce? To have your fill of their mouth-watering dishes, head on to one of their several locations. One branch is at Ang Mo Kio Hub, 53 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 3, #02-03, Singapore 569933.

Forture Seafood Steamboat Restaurant

Yes, you read that right. It’s Forture and not Fortune Seafood Restaurant. This Zhi Char place serves non-pretentious, value-for-your-money seafood dishes. For $15, you could already dig in to a sumptuous, generous portion of their Assam Curry Fish Head. The fish tastes fresh and cooked just right and the Assam Curry sauce gives off a tasty spicy-sour combination. Another signature dish that is a must-try is their Salted Egg Prawns. This dish won’t disappoint you because the prawns are big and deep fried to perfection that you could even nibble on the prawn heads. For a taste of their delectable yet affordable seafood dishes, visit them at 887 Bukit Timah Road.

A staple food that has been around for the longest of times, noodles has truly imprinted its mark in the culinary world and of course right in our stomachs. From the monarchs of the dynasties to the humble peasants, from the Prime Minister of our country to the common employee, everyone enjoys a good bowl of noodle. And even now that our food has evolved countless times, noodles still survived and will forever be our favourite go-to food. And in a nation such as ours, where the nationalities are varied, so are the noodles with several variations. For the different kinds of noodles available here in Singapore, take a look at this list

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Laksa

Are you ready for some heat? Laksa is a spicy noodle soup which has two variants, curry laksa and asam laksa. Curry laksa, simply known as laksa, uses coconut milk while asam laksa doesn’t. Asam means tamarind in Malay, hence its sour taste. Both curry and asam laksa mainly use rice vermicelli, slices of fish or cockles, vegetables, and red chilli paste. One particular food stall in Singapore that sells cheap but sumptuous laksa is Sungei Road Laksa. They use charcoal fire to cook their broth and for only $2, you’ll get a generous serving of fresh cockles. Do try their dish at 27, Jalan Berseh #01-100 Jin Shui Kopitiam.

Hokkien Mee

This is a combination of yellow, egg noodles and white, rice noodles stir-fried with egg, prawns, pork slices, and garnished with vegetables. A bit of stock is also used to add more flavour to the entire dish. And for a hint of spiciness, you can opt to add Sambal chilli. If you want to try this noodle variant, Fried Hokkien Mee at Changi Village Market and Food Centre offers a delicious serving of it, so delicious that many people do line up in front of their stall to get a taste of their delicious Hokkien Mee.

Bak Chor Mee

Bak Chor Mee translates to minced pork noodles. As the name implies, the main ingredient of this dish is pork. It contains minced and sliced pork, liver, and meatballs. This noodle comes in a vinegar-based soup which is mixed with chilli and oil. For a sampling of this, you could head on to Hill Street Tai Hwa Pork Noodles located at 466 Crawford Lane.

Aside from the famous cuisines that Singapore has got from different cultures like Chinese, Malay and Indian, there are more cuisines that haven’t talk about at all times. We all know that Singapore is a country to choose when it comes to food. Apart from its cheap price, you can also get health benefits in eating Singaporean dishes.

Actually, most foods that are served in the restaurants and food chains in Singapore are foods that are   mostly changed because other ingredients cannot be seen in the country. And also, it is because of the marketing trends nowadays.

However, nobody can change on how different cuisines in Singapore is served. These are some cuisines in Singapore:

• Peranakan – This is a mixture of Malay and Chinese cuisines which is transported by Peranakans. Pernakans are the biological group of the early Chinese. Peranakans are known to use tamarinds and milks as an ingredient.
• Indonesian – In the past times, Singapore was part of Indonesia. That is why some Singapore cuisines are partly the same with Indonesian dishes such as lumpia, bakso soto, gado-gado, bakmi and more.

• Thai Cuisine – Known for its “balanced flavors”, Thai cuisines usually serves the food that are very delightful. The most popular dishes in Thai cuisines are Kho Phat, Khanom Chin nam ngiao, Nam Tauho, and more. Also Thai cuisine is famous in using spices and herbs like basil, lemongrass, mint, cilantro, galangal, and tamarind.

Clearly, Singapore is called a food paradise because of different tastes and foods in the country. There’s nothing like Singapore. So, when it happen to visit Singapore, try their different dishes and differentiate everything.

You are always packed with general knowledge on your visit to other countries. You tend to study their cultures, tourists spots, best places to go and etc. How about laws? In Singapore, there are definitely a lot of things to do especially with regards to exploring the country. However, there are governing laws that everyone must follow especially tourists as it is said “Ignorance of the law excuses no one”.

Although Singapore laws can be simply understood by a child, the penalties and the fines would make it complex and will influence you not to do it.

Litter Less, Pay More

In Singapore, laws with regards to cleanliness are very strict especially in public places. Littering is a big no-no when you are in the country (also, in other countries). But if you do so, you’ll be forced to pay $1000 and will serve in the community. If you do this thrice, authorities will force you to wear an “I am a litter hoodlum” sign.

Flush Your Sprinkled Liquid

It is strictly imposed in Singapore to not leave the public toilets dirty. After you use it, you must flush it. You cannot avoid this law because in every public restroom, there is a police that erratically checks the toilet bowls.

Chewy Law

Because authorities found out that there are a lot of chewing gums that stick in the cars, train stations as well as buses, Singapore banned the sale of chewing gum and even importing chewing gums is definitely illegal. Once caught, you will regret doing it as fines are incredibly hurtful.

Like any other atoms, the electrons that make up a carbon atom are located in shells (or layers) that surround the nucleus. The inner layer contains 2 electrons (this particular shell has already reached its limit as it can only house 2 electrons).

Carbon atoms contain 4 valence (also termed as valence) electrons in the following layer. This second layer can contain a maximum of 8 electrons (all atoms have greater stability when the outer layer is filled up to its maximum capacity). In order for a carbon atom to attain a full outer layer (and a more stable composition), they must form covalent bonds with other atoms (they must share their electrons with other atoms).

When 2 carbon atoms share a set of electrons, the bond produced is termed as a sigma bond (also termed as a single bond; this particular bond has a tight hold on the electrons of the 2 carbon atoms). A double bond is produced when 2 carbon atoms share 2 sets of electrons, the first shared electron set makes a sigma bond, on the other hand the second set makes a pi bond (this particular bond holds the electrons much more loosely than that of a sigma bond).

A triple bond is produced when 2 atoms of carbon share 3 sets of electrons, the first bond made being a sigma bond while the other 2 succeeding bonds are pi bonds. The electrons that make up sigma bonds are much more stable when compared to electrons that constitute pi bonds. The electrons found in pi bonds are much more likely to leave from the already formed bond to make bonds with electrons of other carbon atoms or other elements; thereby adding the said atoms to the existing molecule.

Carbon atoms have the ability adhere together in rings, chains and or interlocking grids or lattices. When a carbon atom adheres with 4 uniform atoms, the said atoms will be uniformly distanced from each other. A carbon bond is in a will produce a tetrahedral figure when 2 of the said bonds are able to produce a 109.5° angle.

Pulau Ubin(also referred to as Ubin Island or Granite Island) is a minute island located in the north east region of the country, to the west of Tekong Island or Pulau Tekong. The island is one of the last rural regions to be found in the country that has an abundance of natural fauna and flora and is not yet affected by the major infrastructural developments made in the mainland. In the past, quarrying for granite has been the livelihood that supported the lives of a few thousand settlers in the island; nonetheless there are only around a hundred or more villagers living in the island at this moment.

In the early 1880s, Endut Senin was believed to have led a considerable number of Malays to move out of the main land to the island via the Kallan River. A number of the past Kampong areas in the island were either titled after some characteristics of the area or by the name of the pioneer who first settled in the district

Lessons were originally taught in the village wayang stage. Bin Kiang School was built in the year 1952 to cater to the increasing population of children in the island. The student population of the school once reached 400 but later decreased as the country’s mainland continued to develop. The school was eventually foreclosed in the year 1985 and was finally demolished on April 2, 2000. There island also housed a private Malay school which was established in 1956 and was later closed in 1970.

The island was discovered to be an adequate site for the building of a number of campsites.  The NPCC (National Police Cadet Corps) established a 25 hectare camp site situated between Kampung Noordin and Kampung Bahru. The camp site is referred to as Camp Resilience wherein Secondary 2 and 3 NPCC trainees have 3 days and 2 nights stay to train. OBS (Outward Bound Singapore) was opened at the island in the year 1967 by Dr. Goh Keng Swee.

On June 03, 2005, the Government decreed that all the farm owners who were raising poultry on Pulau Ubin were to deliver them to the mainland and raise them instead in government issued farms on or before June 17, 2005 because of fear from the avian influenza.