Philips Viva Collection Bread Maker - A Simple Way To Bake Bread

Merlion City December 2014 Merlion Wayfarer received the Philips Christmas catalogue recently, and decided to try the Viva Collection Bread Maker to experiment with. With the Christmas season coming, it seemed perfect to share the joy of festive baking with one's loved ones. The Philips Bread Maker has 14 easy-to-use preset programs that bake any bread to perfection, from rich and satisfying whole wheat to gluten free, French and...

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Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre (USSC) - Stepping Back 30 Years

Upper Serangoon Road North East, Singapore December 2014 Merlion Wayfarer recently went back in time to the 1980s to Upper Serangoon Road. Iconic along this stretch of road is the rectangular block of a nondescript beige-tiled building. The facade of this building is blocked by an overhead bridge. And this is the front entrance to a shopping centre - the Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre (USSC). Built in 1981, Upper Serangoon Shopping Centre (USSC)...

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AFF Suzuki Cup - Singapore's Very First Match

National Stadium Central, Singapore 23 November 2014 Merlion Wayfarer recently attended the opening match at the National Stadium. It was certainly a hub of excitement and anticipation as scores of Singapore supporters lined the seats in the new Stadium. Just before the match, everyone is seated and waiting anxiously for the match to start... Match info and lineup flashing on the LCD screens... The players streaming into the field amidst...

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AFF Suzuki Cup 2014 - Up Close And Personal With The Lions

Kallang Wave Mall East, Singapore November 2014 The 2014 AFF Championship, sponsored by Suzuki and officially known as the 2014 AFF Suzuki Cup, will be holding its the tenth edition of the AFF Championship. It will be co-hosted by Singapore and Vietnam and will take place from 22 November to 20 December 2014. A rousing welcome to herald the arrival of the Lions XII... The grand entrance as the Lions XII arrive! A round of applause! Facing...

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Lumia 530 - Travel Buddy In Your Palm

November 2014 Singapore The Nokia Lumia 520 was the one of the best-selling Windows Phone handsets. With the 530, Nokia brings in a few improvements and retains the brightly-coloured plastic body, solitary 5MP camera, and compact 4-inch screen. What Can Be Improved... Being a basic phone the Lumia 530 comes only with a basic camera, which works better with mainly daylight photos.     An entry level phone also means the absence...

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