http://www.singaporebeat.com Thu, 24 Jul 2008 09:12:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en For some of the nicest, best tasting and delicious Korean food in Singapore without blowing your budget, one can head on down to Han Fung Korean Restaurant at Cheong Chin Nam Road off Bukit Timah. Han Fung Korean Restaurant, which prides itself on its barbecue specialties, has been around for ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/food/delicious-korean-food-in-singapore-han-fung-korean-restaurant Recently, Little Jerry's Cookies' Chocolate Pandan chiffon cake was named by a local journalist as one of the best cakes made in Singapore. As there was a branch located near my home, I decided to give Little Jerry's Cookies' Chocolate Pandan chiffon cake a try and see if it would ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/food/little-jerrys-cookies-chocolate-pandan-chiffon-cake-beauty-is-skin-deep This is the second in a series of reviews of donut outlets in Singapore. In my previous review of the Donut Factory of Singapore, I wrote of the good quality of donuts from the chain and decided to write about Missy Donut this time (or should it be MissyDonut?), considered ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/food/missy-donut-should-you-give-it-a-miss With Donut Factory, the donut craze in Singapore has been going on for awhile now and seems to be dying down again, naturally, and being one of the prime movers, there have been massive queues at Donut Factory which discouraged me from ever trying it out. Well, with the shorter ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/food/donut-factory-is-it-really-as-good-as-the-queue-looks Valentine's Day is fast approaching (Feb 14, for the uninitiated), and if you are celebrating it in Singapore, here are some suggestions and tips on how you can do so on a shoestring budget. It is hard to avoid spending a lot of money on Valentine's Day, especially in a ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/opinion/valentines-day-on-a-budget-in-singapore In another move that only serves to affirm many foreigners' "prejudices against Singapore", the Media Development Authority of Singapore (MDA) refused to allow the Complaints Choir of Singapore from performing with its foreign members in the M1 Fringe Festival, just one day before the performance was due to start. This ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/news/complaints-choir-of-singapore-gets-banned Many people fly out of Singapore for overseas holidays during the Chinese New Year, given that we are usually privileged to have 2 public holidays (on Feb 7, 8 this year) on the first two days. This year provides the prospect of a 'long weekend' as Feb 7 and 8 ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/entertainment/flying-off-for-an-overseas-holiday-during-chinese-new-year As per every year, the newspapers today have been splashed with reactions of students, schools and parents after the release of the 2007 O Level results. The general reaction has been a positive one (again, as usual) and the highlights are also on the students who scored the top results ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/news/reactions-after-release-of-2007-o-level-results The Thaipusam festivities are now taking place in Singapore and there have been road diversions and closures as a result. Public festivities will end on 22 January so please be aware of the traffic that might build up during peak traffic, especially within the city area along Bras Basah Road ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/news/watch-out-for-traffic-due-to-thaipusam-festivities If you are getting ready for the Chinese New Year in Singapore and shopping for goodies, then do not miss out on getting Mirana Cake House's famous pineapple tarts. These are perhaps the most delicious pineapple tarts I have ever tasted in my time here in Singapore, and it is ... http://www.singaporebeat.com/food/essential-chinese-new-year-goodies-mirana-cake-house-pineapple-tarts