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Yes, this not so recently renovated Jurong Lake Park is part of the Jurong Park Connectors that could lead you to many scenic and hidden places in the Jurong Kampong. Started as being swampy areas in the late 1960s, Jurong is still pretty much a sanctuary to a vast breeds of wildlife in many form. So i took a jog, starting from the carpark of the Jurong Lake Park, which sadly is a cashcard paid carpark.
Right across the carpark was the PA water venture where we could spot some hunky dragon boaters and adventurous kayakers. Camouflaged by loads of CB-leaves (most army boys will know that) was a route that leads to the park's main area where you could simple journey by the side of the lake towards a wooden bridge. This bridge is newly built with some benches for resting and enjoying the quiet waters. Down the bridge leads us back to the jogging route the winds towards the road besides the lakeside mrt and towards chinese garden mrt. This particular segment was scenic with broad spaces of vegetation and I spotted many eager fishermen. One lady passed me by with a huge catch in her hand.. approximately a 1.5kg fish, freshly caught and still wiggling...
The route was clean with many garbage bins and lots of benches for lounging. The road was even and very good to jog in and while at one point it lead to the side towards a quieter part of the park. Loads of insects and bird singing while wind rustle the leaves of the quiet park, before long we reached the entrance to chinese/japanese garden.
Seemingly a large park, these gardens are filled with bird watches and photographers with super techy cameras and laughter filled the air while some gathered on a small raised area with their cameras, patiently waiting to take a snap shot of that rare avian creature. A short run lead us right to the other entrance of chinese garden which was near to the carpark of Jurong Lake Park...
It is a pleasant park with lots of see and hear. Great for families and if you would like to take a long jog, you could as the connector leads to everywhere, even to AYE. Safe for children and elderly with a good restroom facility. Extremely scenic and easily accessible by public transport.
Location: 4/5
Cleanliness: 4/5
Safety: 4/5
Handicapped Friendly: 4/5
Lighting and Facilities: 3/5
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There are many different ways of eating this braised duck, teochew styled.... You can have in with rice or a bowl of soupy kway chup, otherwise with some gooey porridge and with noodles. I personally enjoy the duck kway teow. Its a little dry yet with loads of duck sauce is simply perfect to ease away any kind of tummy aches. You would love the small bowl of soup that came with every meal, which is slightly herbal in taste and yummy. Other side dishes includes braised eggs, internal organs, braised peanuts and salted veg for $1 for a side plate.
Service is fast at the stall and portion is pretty good for one. There are many seats available by the road side while inside the coffee shop because its super tiny, only a table for squeezy 6. Seat outside and feel the cars zooming by your back is pretty exhilarating for me, yet all for good food. Avoid lunch times as there could be no space for you as the tables and chairs and tiny, and place is rather tight.
What will Singaporeans' do for yummy food.. The Char Kway Teow and mixed veg stalls in the same coffee shop is quite nice too but nothing beats the duck rice.
Location: 3.5/5
Food Quality: 4/5
Portion: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Cleanliness: 2.5/5
Will I return: YES
Will I bring my friends: YES
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My first impression was of a homely warmth ambience with lots of classy flower arrangements and a grand wooden stairway that leads to the second level. Though the large lobby also housed a lounge and dining area, sound was well contained by the super high ceilings and large panelled glass windows that overlooked the beautiful garden outside.
Up to the second storey leads to the ballroom and as usual, we visit the restrooms to prevent awkward moments later. Behind the British influenced wooden door that leads to a large rest room with plenty of cubicles, we are greeted with marbled flooring and state of the art sensor taps, dryers and other accessories.
Heavily carpeted with plenty of lounging couches for small group discussions just outside the ballrooms made the entire level 2 cosy and inviting. Before the event, there was a coffee and tea table outside for making your favourite beverage. The coffee is not nice at all however the selection of tea flavors impressed me. Cubes of white or brown sugar are available as well as super yummy butter cookies are available free flow.
The sound system and air-conditioning was good and sound insulation from neighbouring events was great as well. During the break we were served some snacks and it was yummy. There was a ham and cheese croissant sandwich served cold was just okay while the fruit tartlets with custard filling was uneventful. The one i fell in love with was the Salmon Quiche. Generously flaky salmon in a savoury egg batter and buttery pastry base, served hot was too yummy not to have more.
We had a pleasant experience especially with the prompt clearing of used plates and primping of the event hall when we went for break. Service was almost excellent. We will consider this location for future events.
Location: 3.5/5
Service: 4/5
Overall Ambience: 4/5
Food: 3.5/5
Price worthiness: 4/5
Will I come back: YES
Will I intro to my friends: YES
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Its pretty eye-catching, matter of fact i know quite a few individuals named George and could not but wanna drop in to see if theres anything interesting. The entire department resembles the layout of hip american influenced stores such as H&M and Forever 21 with prices stated in Bold Prints on large boards put on racks indicating this rack only going for $10. The pieces they carry have got an australian touch of casual and some chic looking details. We were surprised by a dedicated corner for female lingerie and swim wear such as Bikinis and the sizes goes as large as UK18 while the smallest stays at UK6.
There are female, male, teenager and even children fashion and accessories. Though there are not many choices for men except for printed shirts and standard looking pants, the children section was wonderfully stocked with many interesting stuffs. One of such that interest me were the marvel heros snap back caps with the old school back nets. The shoes for kids are also very fashionable, made with good quality materials and looked comfy to wear.
The overall rebranding is pretty successful, instead of the normal asian looking clothings they carry, now with the George branding, the clothes are pretty "up to date" with a good and affordable pricing strategy and most importantly good sizing as asians these days are growing pretty near to european sizes.
Location: 4/5
Variety: 3.5/5
Shopping Comfort: 4/5
Price: 4/5
Service: 3/5 (There were no Hi! no Bye!, matter of fact theres only a staff at the cashier)
Will I come back: Yes
Will I bring my friends: Yes
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This outlet at Jem is pretty easy to locate, matter of fact there is another outlet at JCube close by, if it gets too crowded here, you can just move to the other side, like a 5 mins walk away.
Love the pretty colours and the neat arrangement of the products. Lightings is ample and we could really see the hues and the 3D printings extra clear. The items are well priced though $3 for a snail looking pencil sharpener is a little too expensive by me, it is well made and look like could last for a reasonable period of time.
Great for gifts though you may not get gift wrapping when its crowded, you could always opt to buy a gift box or ask for an extra paper bag, so one acts as the wrapper then other a bag to hold. We bought a few items here, mainly coz when the kids came in while the merchandize placed easily reachable by these short kids, once they got hold of it, its difficult to pry open their fingers to get the products out.... Its usually easier to take out your wallet and make payment.
Though there are other stationary shops around like Cotton On franchised and NBC, none is like SMIGGLE. Pretty, friendly and made so yummy like a lollipop.... Love the colour, the smell and the well thought low table child marketing.
Price: 4/5
Merchandise: 4/5
Variety: 4/5
Quality: 4/5
Service: 3.5/5
Will I return: YES but not with kids
Will i bring my friends: YES and will advise them not to bring their kids unless they are feeling unnecessarily rich :)
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