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Planning a trip to gohtong jaya at the end of this year. Besides a rest point en route to genting highlands, what sort of attractions are found there? eg hiking? golf? bird watching? Any kind bros/sis can advise me?

Some say Singapore is boring. That there isn't anything to do besides shopping, eating, movie watching and um... queuing. Why do people spend hours lining up for tyre manufacturer recommended dim sum, American donuts and black Japanese cats? They must be really bored to give up their time like that. And they shouldn't. We've done a lot of traveling around the world and Singapore easily ranks among the top in our list of most fun cities in the world. Our unique lives as travel guide authors / journalists / bloggers have given us the opportunity to thoroughly explore and see a side of Singapore that most have not. Which is why we've decided to come up with a bucket list of 52 things to do in Singapore before you die. - See more at: http://www.thesmartlocal.com/read/52-things-to-do-in-singapore#sthash.l7jfCYEp.dpuf 52 Things to do in Singapore before you die #1 Walk amongst treetops at MacRitchie | Price: Free Address: Directions here. Type: Recreation / Fitness / Team BondingMacRitchie Reservoir Park is known for two things. For being a beautiful reserve and for being very hard to get to. Most Singaporeans don't even know of the Tree Top Walk's existence. The Tree Top Walk is a free-standing suspension bridge that connects the two highest points in MacRitchie. It's open from 9am to 5pm daily and will give you a lovely view of the wildlife and different layers of the forest canopy. It also makes for good mosquito feeding sessions. So bring along your insect repellent, water and be sure to check the weather first. It does take some time getting to and so it's not for everyone. The fastest way to get here is from the carpark at Venus Drive. The distance from the carpark to the Tree Top Walk is about 2.5 km or a 45 mins to 1 hr walk. This makes the total round trip about 4 hours and 7 km long. I think its a fantastic way to spend a Sunday morning with loved ones or a group of friends. Checking out the natural beauty along the way while engaging in a healthy recreational activity before finally rewarding yourself with that #instaperfect moment. Read more TSL MacRitchie reviews. #2 Go Stand up Paddling! | Price: $30+ / hour Address: Varies Pictures from rachelcharis.com Type: Recreation / Fitness / FamilyThe Singapore sea is known for its non-existent waves. The good thing about that is these still waters make us one of the best countries to do Stand Up Paddling (SUP) in. It's an activity suitable for all ages - Rachel here who runs her own SUP business was SUPPING even while she was pregnant! It's a fun activity for family and kids and even dogs. I am not kidding, check out her page! She rents out her SUP boards at $60 for 2 hours. And for the more macho people reading this and going "meh", you will be happy to know Olympian athletes use SUP for their muscle and balance training. Looking at her pictures makes me wanna go SUPing all over to the Merlion park where I will be like SUP??!? to all the tourists. They won't get the joke, (not their fault, its lame) then there will be an awkward silence before they whip out their phones and start taking pictures. Another website I found that offers SUP is Mana Mana Beach Club at East Coast Park. They also offer Windsurfing, Kayaking, dinghies and catamarans. I do not know what those last two things are. #3 Visit Farmart Centre | Price: Free Address: 67 Sungei Tengah Rd S699008 Chloe happily feeding what I think is an African Grey Parrot. Type: Family / Nature / EducationalFarmart is like the last bastion of hope for the farming community in Singapore. It offers a complete getaway from the city and an insight into a time where life was much simpler. The lives of a simple farming kampong community. Being located in Kranji, its not exactly easy to get to. But they have a shuttle bus from Lot 1 Shopping Mall along Chua Chu Kang Avenue 4 and if you're driving here are the full directions. Over here you get to buy farm produce for cheap and also exotic goods like crocodile meat that the farmers sell. Your children will love it for the aquariums, bird shows, prawning sessions and feeding of rabbits and goats. Its a fun educational and interactive experience that your children will thank you for. The way the farmers behaved left a lasting impression on me. Especially the farmer who handled the birds. He was kind to visitors, offering them the chance to feed his birds and making them perform tricks to entertain the crowd. He treated his birds with love and care and rewarded them accordingly. It just made me feel that when life was much simpler, people were much kinder to each other too. I got this vibe from a lot of the farmers in farmart. #4 Watch a Stand Up Comedy | Price: Adults: $10 | Students $6 Address: 20 Upper Circular Rd, S058416 Type: Night EntertainmentYes, we have a stand up community right here in Singapore. Happening every Tuesday at Home Club, entrance is a small fee of $10 which even comes with one free drink! That sounds like a great deal to me. You can find out more about them on their facebook page. It's also notable to mention that Home Club was singled out as one of the best clubs in Singapore by our resident nightlife photographer Malcolm Baey, in his Ultimate Singapore nightlife guide - something people who enjoy clubbing should really check out. - See more at: http://www.thesmartlocal.com/read/52-things-to-do-in-singapore#sthash.l7jfCYEp.dpuf #5 Chill at Quayside Isle | Price: Free Address: 31 Ocean Way, Sentosa Cove, S098375 Type: EnclaveQuayside Isle is an ultra rich neighbourhood that looks more like it belongs on a promiscuous American TV show than in Singapore. You have upmarket hip restaurants, an awesome harbour and a jogging track full of golden retrievers. You instantly get this out of Singapore feeling, maybe because everyone here is an expatriate or the girlfriend of one. The only draw back is how its a pain to get to if you don't drive. So most Singaporeans don't know about it. If you make the trip here, I recommend doing it during W Singapore's pool party so you have access to what I feel is the best swimming pool in Singapore. It's held on the first Sunday of every month. Admission for that is $35 NETT and it comes with a free drink. You can read more about our W Singapore Staycation, which is hands down one of the best staycation options in Singapore. Here's a short clip that I filmed during our stay at W Singapore which features quite a bit of Quayside Isle at the end. #6 Go on a Singapore Walk | Price: $35-65. Children: $15-30 Address: Varies Type: EducationalThe Singapore Walks offers really unique heritage tour services that even locals will adore. This review by TSL member eny_sayuri explains it best. "Having not been very satisfied with my first tour to Kampong Glam back in primary school, I wasn't quite expecting much from this tour experience. However, I was soon proven wrong - unlike typical tours which tend to be a mere show-and-tell of facts and figures, this tour unfolded like a story for me and left me having a closer personal connection with the place. Like a seasoned storyteller, our young and bubbly tour guide brought us into a whole new world, from the start of our journey at Bugis MRT right till the end, reliving the old tales of the Tungkus and experiencing the cultural rituals of the ethnic enclave. It was a side of Singapore I had never experienced before!" Read more TSL Singapore Walk reviews. #7 Volunteer for something you believe in | Price: Free Address: Varies Type: Soul FoodThis picture above was taken by our resident family blogger Jensen, with the HanoiKids when he was in Hanoi. They are a unique volunteer service run by students who take visitors around their city. I guess they enjoy meeting more people and they use it as an opportunity to improve their English. The point here is there are actually many fun things you can volunteer for that may be part of your interests. Also, think Karma points! A unique opportunity in Singapore is reading out stories to kids at the National Library, which may help volunteers wanting to improve their public speaking while at the same time giving back to the community. Those wanting to work with kids can consider Melrose Home or the Children's Society. For the more traditional volunteering, there is really a never ending list. Animal lovers will take pride in volunteering at the SPCA or Action For Singapore Dogs. Those with a passion for helping the elderly can do so via touch home care that provides nursing and "Meals-on Wheels" to elderly Singaporeans who live alone. On an ending note, I just want to add that I have the greatest respect for people who volunteer unconditionally. It's a remarkable trait to develop, committing your time to carry out a selfless act without expecting a single thing in return. It will give you a perspective of life you've never had before. And you may bring this cultivated trait to other areas in your life and your relationships with people. You start doing things because you want to without expecting anything in return. It will be liberating. #8 Go for a high tea jamming session | Price: $48 Address: Mandarin Gallery, #04-14/15 S238867 Type: Entertainment / Art / DatingI came across this video while stalking Tosh's youtube channel. Creepy I know. I'm not even a girl. It looks like a unique activity to do, spending quality time with someone you care about. You're likely to discover a side of your partner you've never seen before and you get to take your masterpieces home. For those who aren't going to watch the video, the place is called ARTEASTIQ and its kinda an art studio + tea 3 hour session where you just spend the afternoon chilling out on art and tea and having fun. Read more TSL Arteastiq reviews. #9 Find your Forest Adventure | Price: $42 - 44 Address: Bedok Reservoir. Directions. Nicole pictured above: "I felt like a squirrel but with no nut gathering ability." Type: Fitness / Sport / BondingThis is one of the most underrated activities in Singapore of all time. You've probably never even heard of it. Forest Adventure is a challenging obstacle course with lots of climbing, zip lines and even an insane "Tarzan Jump" free fall at the very end. Yes, all 5 of us ended up doing it! They have a brilliantly devised safety system making it the experience very secure. Still, when you're that high up in the tree tops you're going to think twice before launching yourself off the platform over a 200 metre long zip line. I think this is a fantastic place to have a date or as a bonding session with friends or corporate teams. Our TSL team loved this place to bits and it was one our most memorable team experiences. Read more TSL Forest Adventure reviews. #10 Go "Surfing Singapore" at Wavehouse | Price: $40 / 1 hour Address: 36 Siloso Beach Walk, 099007 Type: Sport / ThrillOf all the attractions in Sentosa, Wavehouse has to be the coolest. And I'm always posting this instagram of Nicole because its so damn funny. You can even hear her friend's evil laugh at the end. Wavehouse is home to a wave simulator that can mimic up to a 10-foot wave when its setting is cranked up to 11. I always see tons of expats enjoying themselves here but not many Singaporeans. I hope this changes because its a ton of fun. Apart from their wave simulator they also have a pool, restaurant, surf shop and bar making them one of the best hangout places on Sentosa's Siloso beach. Read more TSL Wavehouse reviews. #11 Cafe Hop at Tiong Bahru | Price: Varies Address: Yong Siak Street Type: Enclave / ChilloutOver the last 2 years, Tiong Bahru has suddenly became the place all the cool people go to. Legend has it that it all started with the opening of a quirky bookstore and an artsy cafe - Books Actually and 40 hands coffee. And the rest as they say, was hipster history. If there is such a thing as a cafe hopping trail, then here's the best place in Singapore to do it. Spend the afternoon finishing a good book or just hanging out with your buddies while exploring some of the best coffee places in Singapore. We may come up with a more thorough guide to Tiong Bahru in the future, but for now we already have quite a good one with all the popular cafes mapped out. You can take a look at it under our recent Wangz staycation post. Read more TSL Tiong Bahru reviews. - See more at: http://www.thesmartlocal.com/read/52-things-to-do-in-singapore#sthash.l7jfCYEp.dpuf

http://wanbao.omy.sg/local/story20140220-23027 曾获得多个国际大奖的榜鹅水道，公园后方入夜竟变淫窟，记者现场目击，10多名艳女公然招客，寻欢客络绎不 绝。 I am organizing a night cycling trip. who interested?

Hi Everyone, I will be going over to Frenz Hotel in Kuala Lumpur for a few days - please advise any good food / shopping places within walking distance, thank you .

Hi bros and sisters in MCF. A few good friends visiting Singapore for 1 week. They are Asian. They are couples and I must entertain them. Wondering any recommended places, activities for me to Entertain them? Not to those touristy places like Zoo, Bird park, Sentosa, Flyer , Casino etc. They had been to all these places. Hope to have some good ideas..... Thank you guys!

I was driving along Hougang Ave 3 towards Euno; and this is a hot area whereby any of the 3 overhead bridge along this stretch will have a TP standing on top to capture any car speeding. Road limit is 60km/h. Yesterday, I was quite surprised that even on a beautiful Sunday morning around 10am, there is one such on the second bridge overhead; he was so well hidden that normally, I would be able to see from far to locate the TP before speeding; he was standing behind a pillar beam on the overhead bridge. Got one offence a few years back (travelling at 70km/h), so was travelling at 65km/h yesterday and did my regular scan on the bridge; was shocked that when I come closer that I saw the TP with the camera on the bridge! The taxi and lorry in the centre lane surely travel faster than me as they went pass me who is travelling at 65km/h. Quickly stepped on my brakes double time a few times to signal the cars behind to slow down. God bless the taxi and lorry; and I do hope I dont get the speeding notice again....

http://www.asiaone.com/News/AsiaOne%2BNews...310-267457.html 68-year-old retiree was jailed two years for illegally issuing loans and making $12,000 in profits. - AsiaOne Thu, Mar 10, 2011 AsiaOne SINGAPORE - A 68-year-old retiree who was sentenced to jail yesterday and fined $150,000 for running a loan shark racket was identified by Shin Min Daily News as the father of Singapore's retired swim queen, Joscelin Yeo, who is also currently a Nominated Member of Parliament (NMP). The Straits Times reported yesterday that Lawrence Yeo was arrested in January and pleaded guilty to five of seven charges of illegal money lending. He had forked out $80,000 to set up his illegal money-lending operation with one maid, 27-year-old Honey Irene Busto Pande. He and Pande charged 15 per cent on the loans, and illegally lent money to 300 people - all of them maids - between June 2010 and January 2011, with sums between $100 and $700. He lent out an estimated $10,000 and made $12,000 in profit from the loans they gave out - which he split equally with Pande, according to Deputy Public Prosecutor Qiu Huixiang. He later roped in three more maids, who were also his debtors, to be his runners. The three, Amparo Cacayuran Gayo, 36, Monalisa Carlos Siriban, 30 and Ma Consuelo Gonzales Deinla, 44, lent out money at an interest rate of 20 per cent, and made 5 per cent from the loans they issued. Shock over news that loan shark is NMP's dad Click on thumbnail to view (Photos: ST) Pande was sentenced to 18 months' jail and a fine of $150,000. The other three maids were sentenced to three to six months' imprisonment and given fines of up to $60,000 as they had played lesser parts in the operation. A reporter from the Chinese evening daily visited the family's home in Bukit Batok. A domestic helper there confirmed that the house belonged to Yeo. But she stopped answering questions after further enquiries on whether she knew Joscelin Yeo. Neighbours said that the family moved into the house about four to five years ago, but only Yeo, one of his sons and the maid remained in the house, after Joscelin got married last year, and his wife passed away in 2009. The family does not interact often with the neighbours. RELATED STORIES * Man operated loanshark racket with four maids * Singapore's retired swim queen to walk down the aisle Joscelin has two other brothers, older brother, Leonard, and younger brother, Gerard, who were also former national swimmers. The Chinese daily did not manage to contact Joscelin Yeo for comments. In 2001, Yeo also had a brush with the law. On Nov 19, 1999, he molested his former Indonesian maid at his home in Namly Drive when she was in the kitchen pouring him a glass of water. He was jailed for 10 months, but escaped caning because of his age.

For those into outdoor sport, here's something to check out:- http://www.forestadventure.com.sg/?page_id=119 Enjoy

Heard from a friend working there about : - Lifts and air-con always breaking down. - An Indian man roaming in the basement carpark at night ? Apparently an ang-moh company actually moved out because of these "sightings". There use to be an accident during the building construction where a Bangladeshi and a Singaporean worker died. Any bro/sis working there got experience to share ?

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