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Tablet PC for your kids

2011-08-23T12:13:00.000-07:00

If you want to protect your ipad from your little children's curious hands, the best way to prevent it is to give your kids their personal "ipad" or tablet.

The LeapFrog LeapPad Explorer is the ipad for the kids. This learning tablet gives them access to more than 100 educational books, games, videos, and apps. Subjects like mathematics, reading, and science are covered in a fun and interactive way. The LeapPad's built-in camera can shoot video, allowing kids to make animation and art to share with family and friends. It does not have wireless or 3G so you don't have to worry about electromagnetic radiation affecting your young children.

The LeapPad Explorer comes in 2 colors, green or pink.

Right Brain Development At My Little Genius

2011-01-20T05:04:00.000-08:00

A program of fun and natural child development like My Little Genius works best for right brain development. My Little Genius is the founding school of bi-lingual, multi-dimensional brain stimulation. Attend a preview at one of their centres today to observe how your child can blossom at this groundbreaking programme

My Little Genius - The Ideal Child Enrichment and Child Development Program

2011-01-17T02:52:00.000-08:00

Child enrichment can help develop a child's thinking, social and coping skills when young. And when they reach primary school, they won't have poor self-esteem because they are behind in their skills. My Little Genius is the ideal child enrichment and child development program for children between 6 months to 5 years old. It is designed to develop the child in numerous areas - memory skills, cognitive ability, numeracy, literacy, IQ and Brain Kinesiology.

Whole brain stimulation is fun for children

2011-01-14T00:15:00.000-08:00

Whole brain stimulation is fun for children, see how My Little Genius Does It.
My Little Genius is the founding school of bi-lingual, multi-dimensional brain stimulation. (If there is one brain stimulation school that covers everything in Singapore, My Little Genius is the one.)

Buzzing Cashier 2 Food Stalls Address

2010-07-07T05:52:00.000-07:00

Food stalls address for stalls featured in Mediacorp Channel 8 food variety show 抢摊大行动2 Buzzing Cashier 2. Some of the addresses may be outdated as the stalls have already moved.

Episode 1
JC Cafe (western fast food)
Blk 840, Hougang Central, #01-08 (Interchange)

Episode 2
You Li Cooked Food (popiah)
Blk 29, Bendemeer Road Food Centre & Market, #01-55

Episode 3
J & J Beef Noodles
Blk 51, Old Airport Road, #01-162

Episode 4
水晶酿豆腐 (Yong Tau Foo)
Blk 929, Tampines St 91, Coffeeshop

Episode 5
19熟食快餐 (Cooked food)
Toa Payoh Lorong 1 BLK 127 #02-19

Episode 6
623 熟食 (Satay, carrot cake)
BLK 623 Pasir Ris Drive 3, Coffee United #01-05A

Episode 7
盛记鸡饭 (chicken rice)
Bedok Reservoir Rd Blk 704 coffee shop

Episode 8
Prawn Mee
7, Boon Tat Street (formerly at Woodlands Bus Interchange)

Episode 9
Nasi Lemak
Sengkang West Blk 439 FERNVALE POINT coffee shop

Episode 10
Curry Chicken
BLK 505 Jurong West Ave 1 Food centre #01-189

Episode 11
蜜蜂园甜品 (Dessert)
Between Blk 116 & 118 Commonwealth Crescent Hawker Centre ＃02－78

Buzzing Cashier Food Stalls Locations

2010-07-07T05:30:00.000-07:00

Below are the food stalls locations which are featured in Mediacorp Channel 8 food variety show 抢摊大行动 Buzzing Cashier. Some of the stores may have already moved since so the list below may be outdated.

Episode 1: Claypot rice
兴旺砂锅饭
Taman Jurong Market & Food Centre
3 Yung Sheng Rd #03-123

Episode 2: Fish slice soup
明辉鱼片汤
Dunman Food Centre
271 Onan Rd #01-07

Episode 3: Katong Laksa
忠记加东叻沙
Blk 207, New Upper Changi Rd
Market & Food Centre, #01-64
(beside Bedok Interchange)

Episode 4: Vinegar Pig's legs
唐记
228 Sims Ave, Geylang Lorong 23 (beside Bee Cheng Hiang)

Episode 5: Western food; Pork Chop, Fish Patter
五福西餐
豪华餐室, Haig Road, next to Blk 23

Episode 6: Barbecued Pork Ribs, Spaghetti
taste.n.c
505 Beach Road, Golden Mile Food Centre #B1-50

Episode 7: Japanese Food
日式小厨
Blk 16 Bedok South Road #01-195

Episode 8: Muffins
Missy Muffins
Amoy Street Food Centre #02-134
7 Amoy Food Centre, Telok Ayer Street

Episode 9: Sambal Stingray and La la
李记
Tampines Round Market & Food Centre
Blk 137 Tampines St 11 #01-26

Episode 10: Indonesian drumstick rice
大芭窑印尼料理
Kim Keat Palm Market & Food Centre
Blk 22 Toa Payoh Lorong 7 #01-48

Episode 11: Bak Kut Prawn Noodles
闽南
Tiong Bahru Market and Food Centre,#02-31

Episode 12: Roast Pork and Char Siew Rice
HK Roast
Cathay Cineleisure Orchard, #B1-01, Food Chain, Stall No 8.

Genius Learning Hub - Singapore Centre for FasTracKids and Little Neuro Tree Program

2010-06-29T11:32:00.000-07:00

Genius Learning Hub in Singapore Toa Payoh Centre is a hub for learning and loving for children. The centre features FasTracKids program and Little Neuro Tree program. Both programs come with different approaches both as a whole but also via different activities within each program. They also encourage the children to participate in their own learning in many different ways while guiding them through a proven scientific basis - the best of both worlds.

Testimonials and Reviews:
About Genius Learning Hub
Why we love Little Neuro Tree and FasTracKids

Four Reasons for Childhood Education Success and Failure

2010-06-14T11:55:00.000-07:00

1. Children's needs are varied. While one child needs to sit quietly to absorb a lesson, another needs to play. It is important that you preview your child through the different childhood development programs to find out what suits him or her, rather than what other parents say.

2. There is only so much information a young child can absorb if the course is too academic or rigid, or if he or she is confronted by too much stressful demand on his or her attention.Young children are not prepared to cope with that and are more likely to turn off or develop a negative experience of learning.

3. Many programs lead with marginalization of parents. There is no substitute for parents in the lives of our children, and the early years are no exception.

4. Preschool education programs that are too limited in course length or too specific cause important neural patterns and connections to be washed out too quickly. While providing an initial boost, many programs if joined just sporadically or once or twice do not lead to long term improvement unless parents sustain and build on these gains.

Reference: When preschools and early childhood education fail your children

Neuro Linguistics and Educational zig-zagging for child learning comes to Singapore

2010-06-11T11:55:00.000-07:00

Child learning in Singapore has two new options.

Little Neuro Tree in Singapore has a unique preschool approach to learning through play that uses neuro-linguistics. Both sides of the brains of the children are simulated by engaging the children in three different languages - English, Chinese and Japanese/Malay. According to the program designers, children stimulated neuro-linguistically with multiple languages become little masters of attention,o gain the ability to learn another tongue and becoming more adept at recognizing a wider range of sounds.

FasTracKids in Singapore let every child unleash his or her full potential through play using another unique method called Educational Zig-zagging, which involves complex activities to exercise and form brain connections. Activities are presented in a fun, challenging way to insure that the children are engaged, yet must be repetitive to reinforce the newly installed brain connections for long term benefit. In short, different modalities of the same content are used throughout the lesson to strengthen the children's neural connections, without the child losing interest.

Reference: Child learning and child development with a difference - FasTracKids and Little Neuro Tree

Early childhood education and child development in Singapore preschools

2010-06-08T11:09:00.000-07:00

There are several preshools in Singapore such as Montessori, Shichida method, FasTracKids and Little Neuro Tree. Each has its own strengths and weaknesses. Whichever is your choice of preschool education, below are 4 important points to note in early childhood education and child development in Singapore preschools:

1. Your child might love the programme or she or he might not. It is best to attend preview classes and see the response and talk to the teachers.

2. Ensure adequate resources and teacher guidance. Children should not wander or sit aimlessly because of lack of teaching materials or enough teaching time.

3. Curriculum is king. The material should be unique and be based on scientific methods. It would not be fully effective but at least the teachers should be well trained and stick to the plan written by experts.

4. Read. Your child should have teachers who read to them and encourage them to self learn on their own. Through your attendance in the classes, you should also be inspired to read more about childhood development and early childhood education.

Reference: Early childhood education, child development and Singapore preschools

Singapore Casino Entry Levy

2010-05-20T03:29:00.000-07:00

Casino entry levy collected by the two casino operators - Marina Bay Sands and Resorts World Sentosa in Singapore have amounted to about $70 million as of May 10. What does this imply? Singapore Citizens or Permanent Residents must have a valid Casino Entry Levy to enter the casino. Day levy is $100 for 24 hours and annual levy is $2000 for 12 months.

Case 1:assume all are annual levy : $70mil/$2000 = 3,5000 Singapore Citizens and PR have visited the casinos

Case 2:assume all are day levy : $70mil/$100 = 700,000 (Singapore Citizens and PR have visited the casinos 700,000 times )

In just a few short months, about 3,5000 to 700,000 have visit the casinos!

Just the casino levy alone is 70 million, but how much money have Singapore Citizens and PR lost at the casinos?
Who knows...

Some links below in case you need to apply Casino Exclusion for yourself or your family members.

Casino Regulatory Authority of Singapore
www.cra.gov.sg

National Council on Problem Gambling
www.stopproblemgambling.org.sg

Famous Tau Sar Piah in Balestier

2010-05-19T07:21:00.000-07:00

There are many Tau Sar Piah shops in Balestier. But the most original and authentic one is Loong Fatt Tau Sar Piah 龍發豆沙饼 which is located at 639 Balestier Road. They sell both salty and sweet Tau Sar Piah at the outlet, freshly baked. Both are tasty and cost only 60 cents each. They usually sell out by around 4pm, so if you happen to be in Balestier buying lightings for your new home, remember to buy some Tau Sar Piah back to try.

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Sunrise and Sunset Direction Chart For Singapore

2010-01-12T10:23:00.000-08:00

Buying a house or hdb in Singapore will involve checking the orientation of your unit so that it will not face the afternoon sun. Facing the afternoon sun will heat up your unit and by evening time when you get home, your house will be hot and uncomfortable.

As our earth orbit and spin around the sun, the sun direction in Singapore changes throughout the year. The afternoon sun is generally in the west direction.
More precisely, from March To September, the afternoon sun is in the north-west direction. From September to March, the afternoon sun is in the south-west direction.

So, for east facing unit, you get no afternoon sun throughout the whole year.
For west facing unit, you get afternoon sun throughout the whole year.
For north facing unit, you get afternoon sun from March to September.
For south facing unit, you get afternoon sun from September to March.

You can see the exact sun direction from this sun direction chart for Singapore
http://www.gaisma.com/en/location/singapore.html

Buy Deuter Bags in Singapore

2009-12-20T05:08:00.000-08:00

If you want to buy Deuter bags in Singapore, you can find the widest selection of models in Queensway Shopping Centre. There are several shops in level 1 and 2 which carries a wide selection of Deuter bags. I managed to buy my Deuter Cross City there. Have been trying to buy Deuter Cross City but was not able to find it department stores as the Deuter bags range there are pretty limited.

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Singapore SEO consultant company

2009-12-17T10:39:00.000-08:00

Blue Berlin Pte Ltd is a Singapore SEO consultant company that has helped many Singapore, Malaysia as well as international clients to rank well in major search engines such as Google, Yahoo and Bing. SEO or Search Engine Optimization is a process of optimizing your website so that your web address will appear in search engine natural listing when consumers search for a particular keyword. Being able to rank well will allow businesses to get more traffic as well as customers from the internet.

IDA SME Infocomm Package

2009-11-03T11:35:00.000-08:00

The IDA SME Infocomm Package (SIP) is a subsidy capped at S$2000 per SME which helps to cover infocomm development for small and medium enterprises. It covers

*80% of monthly broadband subscription charges for 12 months
*80% of monthly hosting and maintenance of website or web pages for 12 months
80% of website or web pages development efforts

Your business qualifies for the subsidy if you meet all the criteria below:

You are a local SME with
- at least 30% local shareholding;
- less than S$15 million fixed assets, and;
- less than 200 employees (applicable to non-manufacturing sector only).
You do not already own a website
Your purchase includes the development of a website or web pages for your business
You have not claimed under this initiative before

Privacy Policy

2009-11-01T09:40:00.000-08:00

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