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It is midnight 31 Dec 09. I cannot believe it. Tonight is the last day of year 2009. I felt a sense of nostalgia welling in me, threatening to engulf me in its intensity,its poignacy almost sending me to the brinks of tears. Yes, readers, welcome to the last day of year 2009, the last night of the last year in a decade. You may ask why I am so emotional about this day? So what if it is the last day of the last year of a decade. Well, I spoke to some of my colleagues today on what they would be doing and where they would be at 0000 hrs, 1 Jan 2010, the first second of a brand new decade. The replies I draw from some would be quite the usual merry making sort of parties, some would spend it with their families and communities, for others not so fortunate, they would be just happy to live through yet a day. In the past, countdown to a brand new year does not matter much to me. I mean, ya, I was happy as a kid, ushering in a brand new year, relishing in all the partying. The merriment matt

Copenhagen Climate Change Summit ended just a week ago with a sketchy framework cobbled together by the United States and the BaSIC countries (Brazil, South Africa, India and China). The summit was marred by many differences among the different countries, chief of which were: The developing countries blame the developed countries for the former’s historical responsibility of polluting the world which led to today’s global warming. The developing countries want the developed countries to help in the funding of clean technology, in the adaptation and mitigation measures for their countries. Low-lying islands like Tuvalu emitted little greenhouse gas emission into the atmosphere and yet it would be the first country to go under waters should the sea levels rise due to the melting of the giant ice glaciers. So how in has this climate change conference to do with hair loss? It draws a number of parallels with hair loss. To see this, replace the developing countries with a young man and the

This year is the 150th anniversary of the Singapore Botanic Gardens and in conjunction with the anniversary, 150 beautifully decorated Christmas trees light up the Botanic Gardens in celebration of Christmas. My wife and I visited the exhibits on Christmas eve and we saw the 150 small Christmas trees encircling the bandstand of the Gardens. Each Christmas tree was decorated by grassroots organizations, non-profit organizations and other institutions and organization from all corners of Singapore! Botanic Gardens was a special place to visit on the eve of Christmas when thousands of Singaporeans would be flocking to Orchard Road to usher in Christmas. Botanic Gardens on Christmas eve offered a serene peace of calm and quiet far away from the maddening crowds. With this exhibits, it makes for an even appealing place to celebrate Christmas. Visit Singapore Short Stories for more interesting reads NOW!

The male contestant, Sezairi Sezali has won the Singapore Idol 2009, hence I have guessed the winner wrongly (see earlier post). It was quite surprising to me because I have thought Sylvia has the X-factor and would be on her way to clinch the title of Singapore's first female idol. Anyway, congrats to Sezairi Sezali for being the third Singapore Idol! To read more, visit http://idol.mediacorptv.sg/ Visit Singapore Short Stories for more interesting reads NOW!

The Singapore Idol 2009 finals will be held tonight at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. It is now a battle between the sexes with the remaining two contestants Sylvia Ratonel and Sezairi vying for the top honor of Singapore Idol 2009. I do not following Singapore Idol since its debut in year 2004. It was the same for the second season in 2006 and the current third season this year. I can sense that the craze and fever for Singapore Idol is not as high as in the first season, it definitely seems quieter now, except for the previous two weeks when there was a media publicity blitz on the final two contestants and the finale of this season of Singapore Idol to be held tonight.I am not a fan of Singapore Idol and I have not really followed each season of the Singapore. My gut feeling will be Sylvia as I believe overall she has the X-factor to be the third Singapore Idol after Taufik and Hady, as such I have titled this post as above. However, the ball is in the court of the viewers as they wo

Christmas trees have become a regular, if not, a necessary fixture, in any major Christmas decorations. We will witness all these brilliantly decorated Christmas trees in shopping malls and public places. Thus can you imagine what would happen if a Christmas decoration is void of Christmas trees? It would most likely look dull and boring to many. However, this Christmas, the Changi Airport Group has produced an innovative Christmas concept, decorating its three passenger terminals with colourful balls of different shapes and sizes. There is not a Christmas tree in sight, yet the festive atmosphere these balls engendered is not lost on visitors; on the contrary, the festive mood is revved up to the best Christmas experiences in the airport, as what my wife and I experienced last night, on Christmas night itself! The biggest Christmas ball in Changi Airport is undoubtedly this one nestled right in Changi Airport Terminal 3 level 2. The ball looks big, red and nice, even with a closer loo

Dear readers, how have your Christmas eve and Christmas day been? It must be good right? Same here for me as I have been to a few very exciting and interesting places of interests for Singapore tropical Christmas which I will definitely share with you in the coming few posts, so do watch out for it! This morning, Christmas Day, my parents, wife and I went to see not Santa Claus on this Christmas Day, but Mummy! Yup, the mummies you watched in those “Mummies” shows starring Brandon Fraser which come to life and which will come and grab you! Mummy maniac has hit Singapore with the exhibition: “Quest for Immortality: The world of Ancient Egypt” held at the Singapore National Museum from 22 December 2009 to 4 Apr 2010. Ticket for this exhibition costs $15, but come every public holiday, admission charges to the 5 Singapore Museums: National museum, Asian Civilization museum, Philatelic museum, Arts museum and Peranakan museum are waived free. Hence, the “Mummy” exhibitions are open to the

Hi Everyone! Merry Christmas! My wife and I have just come back from Orchard Road and I must tell you, it is real jammed packed with people! Almost thousands of Singaporeans,Permanent residents and foreigners descended down to Orchard road to usher in Christmas! Human traffic is so slow that even a patient people will be irritated.Anyway, it is so nice to be at home and I returned home right before midnight. Orchard road, with thousands of people, walking around, making fun and others sitting down just to usher in Christmas was simply a bomb to be detonated. Why do I say that? As some of the crowds passed, some strangers will spray those bubble foams to people they do not know. And at other instances, a group of people will start to cheer out loud and another group at the end of the jam will resonate with the equal vigor, making merry and funny gestures wildly and loudly! True enough, there were a number of policemen on standby and stationed at various parts of Orchard road, but I wond

Today is Christmas eve, I would like to wish all of you a Merry Christmas. Year 2010 is coming very fast, it is time for many to check out their horoscope readings to get a glimpse at what the new year will bring to them. Personally, I am not a keen believer in Horoscopes, nevertheless, I do still read horoscopes as some of these bad forecasts mentioned in these readings can really serve as timely reminders for one to take stock of our lives and improve in certain arenas. Here is one good website for you to check your horoscope and astrology readings for year 2010: http://www.horoscopes-love.eu/year-horoscopes.php If you have some time and are interested, you may also want to find out what is in store for the world in the coming 2010. When it comes to such forecast, the prognosis is always very bad. There is a host of doomsayers predicting macabre scenes embracing the world, the spectre of world war III, among others. If you have time, do read this website http://completeall.com/Inform

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These are two original horrible and funny Christmas Stories, which I would like to share with you. I leave it to you to decide whether these are true stories or just pure fiction! Horror Story 1: Jim, a teenager was walking in the void deck after a Christmas Party. He had loads of fun with his friends just an hour earlier and was walking home, beaming with joy with the presents he had received from them. He loved Christmas and he valued the message of Christmas, which is the spirit of giving and sharing. Halfway through his walk, he was disturbed by a cat which was wailing loudly. “Poor Cat, it must be lonely”, Jim thought to himself, “How I wish the cat could have someone to accompany and share the festive moods of Christmas!” As he walked further, he came to the sight of an old middle-aged homless man, sleeping soundly on a chair in the void deck. Jim thought to himself yet again, “Poor man, time is probably lost on him. It does not matter to him, whether it is Christmas or not, as h

Year 2009 has seen the worst of the economic crises in decades. Banks and financial institutions collapsed, companies went bust, and these were followed by the myriads of retrenchments and cost cutting exercises, which translates to pay cuts and zero bonuses. Corporate calendars have become a rare breed on the back of this bleak economic calendar. In the past, employees are keenly anticipative of the sleek and compact organizers, diaries as well as calendars they receive pro bono from their companies this time of the year. Today, there seems to be a silent consensus that the company bosses owe no obligation to their charges when it comes to free calendars. This consensus is due to the expectation that companies need to cut cost in this economy on the mend. So if you are like me without the coveted calendars for the coming 2010, do not fret, here is some good news I would like to share with you. Go to this site: http://www.homelifeweekly.com/calendars/free-printable-calendar-2010/ whic

How time passes! In just 10 days, we will bid 2009 a good farewell and welcome 2010! I guess all of you must be excited now right! 2010, a new year will be coming so soon! Have you done the things you set out to do this year? If not, you should do now before the year ends! Also, this is the time when many will set down new year resolutions for the new year 2010. What are your new year wishes? Hmm, many of you may have thought of one or two new year wishes but I must encourage all of you to write down on a piece of paper your new year resolutions as experts have shown that when you write your goals now and place these written goals everyday on a place where you will see them, you are halfway to success as you are committed to achieving these goals! Best of all, share your goals with your family, friends and loved ones. Once you have shared your goals with others, you will feel that motivation and committment to make them happen! In Singapore, when it comes to every end of the year, you

Dear Readers, Let us be friends! If you are observant enough, you would have notice that I have created a Facebook Fanbox widget on the left of my blog! Yes, I have introduced this widget on my blog so that readers now can follow Singapore Short Stories not only on this blog, but also on Facebook where I will update regularly so that you will learn the latest happenings, events and news occuring in Singapore in real time! What is more, you will now have this lovely lion as your friend on Facebook! Thus do add me now! International readers, you are strongly welcome to add me to your facebook accounts too to learn more about Singapore, its places and people. I welcome all readers, Singaporeans and international friends to be friends of this Singapore Short Stories blog. See All of you around!

It is raining cats and dogs outside of my home at this moment of my writing. It is not surprising as it is now monsoon season, that time of the year when rains are a tradition in Singapore which lends the festive mood of Christmas in snow-deprived Singapore. I am not sleeping as I cannot sleep. Time seems to pass very quickly especially at this time of the year. Soon, another new year, 2010 will be ushered in. I want to spend more waking hours and savour the last of year 2009 before it comes to a close and be gone forever. Time passes very quickly. I find myself seeping into reminiscence once again. With the passage of time, it is inevitable that I find my physical body deteriorating, my memory not as good as before and I become more easily tired. Are there redeeming factors when time passes you on? With the passage of time, comes experience and with experience comes wisdom. Wisdom is accumulated over time, and indeed I have grown wiser over time. I have learnt from the lessons of lif

As the year draws to a close in less than a week’s time, let us recall some of the important and sensational events, which occur in Singapore’s Blogosphere in year 2009. I will be sharing my perspectives of these events as one of Singapore’s blogger. Though I may not be Singapore’s top blogger, I am glad to witness the increasing popularity of my blog, and I must thank to all of you readers out there, no matter which country you hail from, who have supported my blog in one way or another, many Thanks to you once again! I will continue to make my blog as beneficial, as insightful, as interesting, as enjoyable and as useful as possible to you! A watershed event, which seemed to herald a new dawn for Singapore’s blogging fraternity occurred in the Singapore’s blogosphere just weeks after year 2009 commenced. A popular blogger, Ms Jayne Goh, the marketing director of Mensa Singapore whose blog is at www.eastcoastlife.blogspot.com has set up a pro-tem Association of Singapore bloggers with

After a hiatus of more than 10 years, it was reported yesterday that the Kopitiam group has brought Wendy’s back to Singapore with its first outlet at Lau Pa Sar food court. The group is embarking on an ambitious plan to open 35 Wendy’s fast food outlets in Singapore in the coming decade. I believe Singaporeans like me welcome the news as it inevitably means that when it comes to fast food, we have now an additional option! I have not heard of this fast food chain when it was operating in Singapore. This has perhaps to do with the fact that I do not belong to the older generation. A check online revealed that the signature burgers of Wendy’s are its square burgers. I am going to check out Wendy’s soon. Singaporeans enjoy novelty and hence it is expected that the flagship outlet at La Pa Sar will be having a brisk business and it is going to be jammed pack with crowds!

My wife and I visited BookFest@Singapore 2009 at Suntec City convention and exhibition hall last Saturday. This event, held from 11 Dec 09 to 20 Dec 09, is a mega sales of myriad of books, stationary and computer paraphernalia, with a sprinkling of stalls selling snacks, hair loss treatments and more. You would be forgiven if you thought you have entered a concert as you step into the exhibition hall as there is a plethora of seminars, stage performances and songs belted out by popular artistes throughout the duration of the event. For us, we noticed a large audience, constituted mainly of men below the stage, watching and perhaps ogling at the sexily dressed Taiwanese singer, Wen Lan, as she sashayed and imparted her dancing skills to a male audience chosen to join her to play a game on stage. She is here on Singapore to promote her album, which befits her costume, titled “Dancing Queen”. It was books galore at the event with an equal mix of both English and Chinese books. It was remi

Are you a book buff like me? If so, it is highly likely that you are a regular visitor to the many great, quality and comfortable libraries scattered throughout our island. Do you know that now you can borow up to 6 books item, inclusive of a maximum of 2 audio visual materials from the libraries with effect from July this year? And from April this year, there is a one-time free renewal for all library materials so that library members can renew the library materials for a longer loan period at no additional cost and avoid incurring overdue library charges if they require more time to read the book or magazine. Singapore Short Stories really welcome these revisions to the National Library Board's policies. As a working adult, who loves embracing knowledge, I hit the libraries regularly and it is really a chore to rush through the books I borrow within the initial borrowing period of 3 weeks. I have some library books with me now which are due to be returned next week. The problem i

The newest shopping centres on Orchard Road seem to take the mould of taller and narrower buildings. This was the case for Orchard Central and when I visited 313@Somerset recently, I was surprised that the shopping centre looks similar to Orchard Central. What is interesting to me is that the Somerset MRT exit is situated right in one of the basement levels (B2) such that the shopping mall seems to contain the MRT station! Nothing particularly appealing to me about 313@Somerset, Orchard Central is much better as it has more stories of shops and is broader, offering more walkway for customers.

Singaporeans are really lovers of IT and modern gadgets. With the sales of iPhones by Starhub and M1 today, there is really a long queue of Singaporeans waiting for hours just to get that highly-coveted iPhone! Singtel, Starhub and M1 are currently the three players in the iPhone market. Now consumers have two additonal choices with Starhub and M1 joining the fray. With 3 players, there is now no one player dominating the iPhone scene in Singapore. There will be pressure as the 3 players compete with one another to grab a bite of the lucrative iPhone market.

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With the end of the year coming, it is time to usher in year 2010 very soon. As a regular goer to the bookshop,. I have noticed that bookshops have started with the stockpiling of books. A bulk of these books are assessment books due to the fact that school is reopening for students real soon in just a month time. However, if you are observant enough, you will notice that the bookshops have also started to sell horoscope books and fengshui for the coming new year 2010! A quick glance convinced me on yesterday’s visit to the bookstore that the number of Fengshui books outnumbers that of English horoscope books. Actually there are also Chinese horoscope books too, just that some Chinese horoscope books marry the theme of Fengshui into their book collection thus one can find customized horoscope forecast as well as Fengshui readings for their Chinese star signs come year 2010. I think the publishers of these Chinese horoscope and Fengshui books are smart as they have customized books for

I was outside Vivocity shopping mall in the wee hours of Saturday morning. By ‘wee hours’, I mean the hours past midnight. It was around 2.30 am then and there seemed to be a concert going on outside the shopping mall with dozens of people moving around and loud music blasting away! On closer look, I realized it was the busy scene of event contractors setting up the tentage, stage, decoration and everything necessary for an upcoming event. I am not too sure what the event is, but judging by what I have seen with the theme of the event centering on football, I believe the event has something to do with World Cup 2010! If you are interested, you may want to travel to the shopping centre and take a look, provided the event has not ended. I am not a midnight owl thus staying past midnight outsides of home offered me interesting insights of Singapore. Most of us sleep during these early morning hours, unknown to the happenings in Singapore during these times. In Vivocity shopping mall, I sa

I watched "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" movie, which was released just this Thursday, last night with my wife. The plot was not as exciting as part 1 : "Twilight", in fact, the whole show was very 'draggy' and not much of an action or excitement. I would have expected that in this sequel, Victoria, the remaining blood-thristy vampire would be dealt with, instead the whole show centred on the theme of love. In the end, the female protagonist chose the vampire over the werewolf and the movie ended suddenly when the vampire popped the golden question to the female protagonist "Will you marry me?", then the screen went blank. A chorus of dismay resonated simultaneously from the audience, leaving one no doubt that this "Twilight" sequel was very poor as compared to the first instalment. Besides the display of ample body muscles of the well-endowed werewolf which proves abundant eye candy to females and the seeing of the huge and cute wolves,

In my last post, I have shared with you readers on how useful and innovative the newly launched Google Streetwise Singapore is and the ways to access the software. In this post, I will like to share with you how far Google does in masking or blurring out images of passer-bys caught in Singapore Streetview, particularly sensitive images. As such, I set out on this mission to test how well Google does in the aforementioned task. So how do I do it? Well, the very easy thing is to find out what images of passer-bys caught in such a Streetview software would be embarrassing, and it reminds me that earlier on, I have read that Google has captured images of people caught coming out from brothels in other countries. As such, it is hence inevident that my search when comes to such embarrassing finds would centre on Geylang, Singapore's and world-renowned red light district. Thus, I pointed Streetview to Geylang and saw roads, streets with the many small shops that are emblematic of Geyla

The folks at Google have done it once again! Yes, the folks who bring you Google Earth has released the version of Street View for Singapore just very recently! With Google Streetview Singapore, one can take a virtual tour of the whole island of Singapore and take in the sights of Singapore streets on one's mobile phones, desktop or laptop with an internet connection! Some months ago, the folks at Google appeared in Singapore and take high resolutions of the streets of Singapore with their video vans. A very high percentage of roads in Singapore are covered, save for some roads which have safety, military implications. The whole of Singapore is now mapped out together with many other countries on one's computer and mobile phone! Google has tried its best to blur out images of people caught in their Streetview. In the past, photos of people who have got out of brothels or were in compromising positions were captured, to the ire of them. Google has since started blurring images o

The local Straits Times reported today that a 5-year old girl, Zhao Lin Qian, whose family hailed from China and had settled in Singapore, was killed by a speeding car while crossing the two-lane Punggol Field road with her grandfather on her way to piano school. The girl has shown a talent in piano and this was the first time her grandfather had brought her to piano lesson as it was usually her father, an Engineer in Changi Airport who does so. While the duo might not be using designated road crossing, it was reported that Lin Qian's grandfather has commented that the car which killed Lin Qian had sped so fast that there was little reaction time. LianHe Zaobao, the Chinese morning newspaper in Singapore, showed a distressing photo of the girl's grandfather lying flat on the road in shock while her father sat next to the body of Lin Qian wrapped with covers, in complete shock and grief, seemingly unable to accept that his daughter was gone. Residents in Punggol living near the

Some months ago, I went to a polyclinic to see a doctor after falling ill to a bout of stomachache and diarrhoea. As I entered the consultation room, I saw the bespectacled doctor behind his desk asking me to take a seat and enquiring me on the illness I had. Next he proceeded to check for the symptoms, a part of the routine procedure. I opened my mouth during the process for him to take a look at the throat using his specialized equipment, it was to my surprise and shock when he suddenly grimaced in front of me, raising his voice to me to open my mouth a little bit bigger. The suddenly change of attitude and mood shocked me and it was also an unprofessional conduct coming from a general practitioner. This doctor seemed mad and looked mad. Few months passed and one day on my way to work, I bumped into the doctor who was walking in the other direction towards my estate. He wore office wear and I presumed that he is now working in a hospital in my estate. This young doctor wore a happy e

Time always passes very quickly, now we are on the 2nd day of the last month of 2009. In just over 20 days, we will be ushering in a brand new year, year 2010. I do not know whether you are like me, every time when it comes to this time of the year, I will become sad at the passage of time. I will contemplate at the past events of the year, what have happended and it will always jolt me into reality how indeed very quickly time has passed. What seemed to be events that took place yesterday had already passed months ago and it seemed that amidst all the grandiose visions and missions we had chalked up for year 2009, some targets have to be shelved to achieve in yet another year either as a result of NATO (no, I am not talking about the world organization, I am talking about the acronym: No Action Talk Only) or due to circumstances. At this time of the year, one would ask ourselves “What have I achieved over the past one year” and the result to many would be that some goals are not yet a

I believe some Singapore bloggers would like to be the owner of the Best Singapore Blog in the league of award winning blogs like Xiaxue and Mr Brown, gaining fame while pursuing his or her hobby. To me, as owner of Singapore Short Stories, I harbor no such lofty goals. My purpose in setting up this blog is just to share the daily happenings and experiences of an average Singaporean growing in this lion city with Singaporeans and friends of the world over. In addition, as an embracer of knowledge, I also love to share with readers on useful tips that will enhance and improve one's life in the arenas of health, living, events and many more. It has been 2 years since inception of this blog. I hope readers of my modest blog would love my posts here. There may be times when the quality of the posts here may not be the very best, I do want to seek your pardon as being a working adult in hectic and fast-paced Singapore and juggling many committments in life, I am afterall a human. Howeve

For those who are earning some income online, the programme, PayPerPost should not be too unfamilar to you. Since a few months ago, PayPerPost has been running two versions in parallel: PayPerPost version 3 as well as the newer version PayPerPost version 4. On 1 Dec 09, PayPerPost is officially on verison 4 platform while the older version has now migrated to InPostLinks . What you see on PayPerPost before will now be on InPostLinks, just that there are no more opportunities, all these opportunities will now be found on the new PayPerPost while for bloggers of InPostLinks, all they have to do now is to put a link in their blogs to earn some income, no more endorsing of products or writing of reviews.

Recently, Minister Mentor Lee’s call to relook at the teaching and learning of Chinese in Singapore has drawn a flurry of responses from many quarters in Singapore who wrote in to the newspapers, sharing with all their trials and tribulations in their journey to master Chinese in schools. Some of the writers have such a difficult time with Chinese at schools that they eventually migrated to ‘escape’ the learning of Chinese. Personally, I believe I am one of the few who mastered Chinese to a very competent level, acing both Chinese and Higher Chinese back in my school days. However, as Minister Mentor has so correctly pointed out that nobody is a master of two languages, my English was not that rosy during school days, though my standard is still alright. I am also always improving my English as it is so important here. After starting work, besides the occasional conversation in Mandarin with my Chinese colleagues, there is little opportunity for me to use written Chinese and as such ov

Dear Singapore Readers, how are you feeling? Enjoyed your long weekends? For me, this long weekend is neither too long nor too short and I could said that I have spent my time very wisely, reading up, doing self improvement and discovering more about my health! Yup, yesterday, outside Sheng Siong Supermarket in Bedok, I did those free Bone Mass tests by Anlene milk company and guess what, my bones are not that strong! I was a tad worried and hence gave the Anlene promoters business as I bought a medium packet of Anlene milk powder to bone up on my bones (no pun intended). Anlene milk powder contains a wealth of calcium to promote stronger bones! Wow Anlene must be happy that I am giving them free publicity on this blog of mine! Anyway, bone problems are hardly noticed by many as the cracking and deteoriation of bones develop silently and insidiously in our bodies and when we crack our bones one day, it is often too late already! Our bones are not that solid and strong as what

The following guide is just an approximation of the monthly salaries in an ultra large MNC: Technician: $1,500 Officer: $2,500 Supervisor: $3,000 Executive: $3,500 Manager: $5,000 Senior Manager: $7,000 General Manager:$10,000 Deputy Head: $13,000 Head: $15,000 Deputy Director: $17,000 Director: $20,000 Senior Direct0r: $25,000 Director-General: $30,000 Managing Director:$35,000 Group Managing Director:$42,000 Executive Director:$60,000 Chief Executive Director:$80,000 Vice President: $100,000 President: $140,000 Group President:$200,000 Deputy CEO: $250,000 CEO: $300,000 Group CEO:$500,000 Chairman: $1,000,000

With December coming up and more visitors coming to tour Singapore, I list down the list of 5 stars hotels in Singapore for the interest of international readers. Singapore's hotels do not come cheap. If possible, international tourists to Singapore can opt for no-frill hotels or budget hotel chains for a quick stay here while touring Lion City. List of Singapore 5 star hotels Amara Sanctuary Resort Sentosa Ascott Raffles Place Singapore Capella Singapore Hotel Conrad Hotel Centennial Singapore Crowne Plaza Hotel Changi Airport Fairmont Hotel Singapore Goodwood Park Hotel Singapore Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore Grand Hyatt Hotel Singapore Grand Park City Hall Singapore Hilton Hotel Singapore InterContinental Hotel Singapore Mandarin Oriental Hotel Singapore Marina Mandarin Singapore Marriott Hotel Singapore Meritus Mandarin Hotel Singapore Naumi Hotel Singapore Orchard Parksuites Serviced Residences Singapore Pan Pacific Orchard H