Sunday, April 11, 2021

Singapore - To Do 11April21 (Singapore Chinese Cultural Center - SINGAPO人)

Singapore - To Stay
Singapore - To Eat
Singapore - To Do
Singapore Chinese Cultural Center (SCCC)
- SINGAPO人
350m from Tanjong Pagar MRT Station

Small but impactful, insightful and interesting. The permanent exhibition at Singapore Chinese Cultural Center kind off mirrors Singapore and is VERY worth while, off the beaten track to explore and enjoy.
Click here for ABBA location SCCC 1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906
*The mandatory plastic gloves are a little bit of a hassle and the RFID tags boarders on Personal Data Protections Act (PDPA) but the more you participate the 'more' you get out of it with a custom stats card for yourself after the tour. Up to you on your level of participation or truthful data.*
*Pretty cool keepsake*
*The RFID tags add to the votes and display the stats. Really fun!*



*which one is the most painful?*
*Respect to every coffee shop uncle/aunty out there*



*Featuring prominent local brands which made a mark in the world.*
Apart from the inconvenience of wearing plastic gloves and boarding invasion of PDPA, this was really interactive, nostalgic, educational and fun! A truly Singaporean exhibition and a must to explore! Free some more! Where to find? It was so much more involving than the curated items in the National Museum of Singapore! (click for full write up)

Bonus 'attraction' At the SCCC
is their beautiful roof top garden!
(Recommended by the security uncle as we entered.)

Apart from the exhibition spaces, another recommended must stop by place is the roof top garden for a 180 panoramic view of the coast and city sights!


You might also like to show your support and visit Kevin Khoo Bistro for your pre/post attraction meal fix. (Click here for full review, located right beside SCCC) Due to the on going pandemic, Kevin Khoo Bistro offered displaced airline crew job opportunities and a transition point during the still hard hit aviation industry.
Click here for ABBA location SCCC 1 Straits Boulevard, Singapore 018906
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Saturday, April 3, 2021

Singapore - To Do 03April21 (Jurong Frog Farm& Crab Farm at Lim Chu Kang)

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Jurong Frog Farm
Open 9am-530pm daily Closed On Mondays
Feeding SGD2/box (don't waste time)
10SGD for frog catching experience

Although in name its Jurong, but the Frog Farm along with several other farms in the area is located in Lim Chu Kang.
Free to enter with frog feed at SGD2 and frog catching per/pax at SGD10/pax.
*That's a 8m deep well! Think may one or two frogs in there.* 


 
*Returning an Escapee
Looks like good fun. Time limited and the frogs are pretty much really docile. You don't get to eat what you catch. Its just for the experience and its really easy. 10SGD/Pax*
As mentioned parking and entrance is free. As shared by the intern working on-site, bull frogs are primarily nocturnal creatures, so the when feeding the frog feed, they were uninterested. The SGD2 feedback was pretty much a Con Job and mostly went towards feeding tilapias.

There are light bites available there too. A simple fried frog goes for a steep SGD15. At markets, three frogs go for much less. Their regular retail is SGD12.60/500g. A average size bull frog is about 300g.

*For the fun of it a light snack at location.*
 
Crab Farm?
Since we had time to spare, we just popped into the Crab Farm?
Click here for ABBA location of Crab Farm 70 Lim Chu Kang Lane 6F, Singapore 718871
Although there were make shift signs to point to this crab farm, the place really is more of an intermediate crab holding facility.

After a small chat with the Uncle on-site, crabs can be bought at 35SGD/KG. Fish on ice are also avaialble. Prices were pretty much close to regular retail. The place is more crab import export holding area than a farm. The glamping build-up was interesting though.
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Singapore To Do 02April21 (Edible Garden City Urban Farm Funan)

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Urban Farm (Edible Garden City)
7F Funan Mall
There's an outdoor walk up from Lvl4
"Located on the seventh storey of Funan is an 18,000sq ft Food Garden where you can find more than 50 types of fruits and vegetables including mushrooms, edible flowers, okra, basil, mint, watermelon, lemongrass and passionfruit"- Time Out
Click here for ABBA location of Edible Garden City Funan IT Mall Lvl 7
*Growing greens on the rooftop.*
*The top floor has a nice view point of the city*
*Dragon Fruit growing*
Its an interesting garden but am not sure if its a full on working garden for the restaurants in the area. Open Farm Community at Dempsey has a similar concept.
 
We wouldn't call it a must visit, but if wanting some open air and view points of the city, its a nice to drop by if already at Funan IT mall. The place probably showcases planting concepts and inspires green thumbs what can be grown in Singapore's warm tropical climate. A great use of either wise plain rooftop space.
 Interestingly they have futsal as well.
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