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Get travel shots before you fly

October 21, 2011

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Doctors advise travellers to get travel shots against infectious diseases like seasonal flu and hepatitis to avoid highly contagious infections from abroad.

Posted in: Health, Travel

Help create Singapore’s largest pink ribbon logo, buy a cupcake

October 20, 2011

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October marks Breast Cancer Awareness Month internationally. Do your part for Breast Cancer Awareness, buy some cupcakes!

B@Rochester: B There or B Square

October 19, 2011

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We checked out B@Rochester, a new modern Japanese restaurant and bar in Rochester Park.

Posted in: Food, Restaurants

Osteoporosis Public Forum @ Tan Tock Seng Hospital

October 18, 2011

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World Osteoporosis Day 2011 falls on 22 October, Saturday and we’ve got shattering news on the state of bone health in Singapore. Over the last 30 years in Singapore, cases of hip fractures have increased five times in women aged 50 and above, and 1.5 times in men of the same age group. Studies also […]

Posted in: Announcements, Events, Health

Beating the Monday Blues

October 17, 2011

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Feeling a bit down today? You can blame it all on the Monday blues, and there are studies to prove it, reports The Telegraph. According to the study, on Mondays most of us don’t crack a smile until 11.16am and half of us are late for work. Interestingly, the study also revealed that it is […]

Posted in: Health

The Burning Gaze, Singapore Art Museum (SAM) 14 Oct – 25 Dec

October 14, 2011

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“Van Gogh is one of my favorites… I empathize with his life. I like the work he produced in loneliness, turning his back to the world.” – Hyung Koo Kang Mona Lisa was famed for her gaze. There’s an artist whose works fascinate in the same manner. His name is Hyung Koo Kang (or, Kang […]

Posted in: Art, Events

Heart to Heart With the Doctor

September 29, 2011

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Dr Caldwell Esselstyn, world-renowned for championing a plant-based diet for the prevention and reversal of heart disease, considers heart disease “a toothless paper tiger that need never exist”. We had a heart-to-heart talk with him recently. By Mayura Mohta Like most developed nations, Singapore is seeing a rise in heart disease cases. In 2008, cardiovascular […]

Posted in: Health

Koh Chieng Mun Comes Full Circle

September 26, 2011

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We speak to Koh Chieng Mun, co-host of Symphony 92.4 FM’s The Morning Show and host of this year’s Silver Belles about music, being well and midlife’s simple pleasures. By Kim Hana You know Koh Chieng Mun as Dolly from the sitcom Under One Roof but the actress has, over the years, also held positions […]

Xi Yan: 6th Year of Joyful Dining

September 22, 2011

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To mark its 6th year of being a venue for joyful dining, Xi Yan Singapore is flying Hong Kong-based founder and chef Jacky Yu in to introduce new dishes and his new cookbook titled Pickles, Preserves and Wine. The anniversary theme, “6th Year of Joyful Dining”, is in keeping with the restaurant’s name, Xi Yan […]

Meet & Greet with Chef Ming Tsai

September 16, 2011

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Ming Tsai, Chinese-American fusion cuisine chef, restauranteur, Emmy Award-winning television personality (host of “Simply Ming”), comes to Singapore! Be sure to make a date with Chef Ming Tsai who will be in town to launch his book Simple Asian One-Pot Meals, a compilation of 80 delicious, fuss-free one-pot recipes. Watch Chef Ming Tsai in action: […]

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