One impending offer is from Zuji.com.sg. At midnight tonight Jan 26, they will be having specially priced tickets to Bangkok on Thai Airways, from $137 onwards. Now this is a great deal in my opinion, as ticket prices around this time of the year during Chinese New Year usually skyrocket and unless you booked months in advance, you would likely be charged premium ticket prices now.

If more deals are made known to me, they will be published here. Meanwhile, if you think the idea of spending your Chinese New Year with a couple of Thai girls appeal to you, be on standby for the online squeeze tonight at Zuji.com.sg.

It was 3 years ago when an ex-colleague first introduced Mirana Cake House’s pineapple tarts to me. I have been hooked ever since and the first year after, I tried to be smart and dropped by the outlet in the basement of Raffles Place to get a few cans. Unfortunately, they were all sold out just a few days after being placed on the shelves and it was too late to place any new orders. Needless to say it broke my heart and I resolved to call in my orders early from then on. Note also that these mouthwatering pineapple tarts are only available at Mirana Cake House’s Raffles Place outlet and nowhere else. That means you have the working crowd to deal with and they are fast I tell you.

Mirana Cake House’s pineapple tarts do not come in your traditional tart shape. They are in anonymous roundish form and have an incredibly soft and tender center. The pineapple center is also juicy and sweet enough to twinkle your taste buds, while at the same time not to the extreme that they hurt your sugar level. The light powdery exterior is also light to the touch and complement the internal pineapple jam. It is definitely way better than any pineapple tart I have tasted in my life. It is not uncommon to see me finish a whole tub full of it in one sitting!

There might still be enough time for you to put in the last orders now before Chinese New Year. Hop down to the Mirana Cake House outlet at 1 Raffles Place #B1-06 (Raffles Place MRT station) and be prepared for a slice of pineapple tart heavenliness!

ABC Bargain Centre, located in Fajar Shopping Centre, next to the resident Shop ‘N Save supermarket, sells canned soft drinks for S$0.50 each. Yes! 50 cents each. On top of that, these soft drinks also come in the usual 1.5 litre bottles at only S$1.45 each. You aren’t imagining it when I say that. While the selection is limited, it is more than sufficient for Chinese New Year and you can still get your pick of the popular soft drinks such as Coca Cola, 7-Up, Pepsi, Ice Lemon Tea, Mug Root Beer, 100 Plus, Sarsi, and some old favourites and gems like Ice Cream Soda and Fanta Grape! I was absolutely licking my lips as I packed my shopping basket with cartons and cartons of the cheap soft drinks. Not only was I stocking up for Chinese New Year, my storeroom is now packed from floor to ceiling with a year’s supply of Coca Cola and Ice Cream Soda.

The staff at ABC Bargain Centre are a nice friendly bunch of Filipinos with great customer service. The shop stocks other necessities such as toiletries, utensils, and other tidbits and packaged food which all come at great low prices (we would know seeing how its name is “Bargain”). How about a stick of Colgate toothpaste at S$1.00? Can’t go any cheaper than that I’m telling you. And the store packs a great selling point – if you can find any of the items at a lower price elsewhere, you can bring it back to them for a full refund and get to keep the items too.

If you haven’t already thought of it, yes, you can also stock up on Chinese New Year tidbits with some great bargains at ABC Bargain Centre. While they do not have the traditional Lunar New Year goodies, you can still grab a nice selection of sweets like Mentoes and Hacks. There are many cookie packs from Japan and Korea and you know those will go down a treat with guests during the CNY period. So before they run out of stock, hop down to ABC Bargain Centre, located at Fajar Shopping Centre in Bukit Panjang, and bring your lorries or pickups to stack up those cheap canned soft drinks and tidbits for Chinese New Year in Singapore!

You can get to Fajar Shopping Centre via LRT. Nearest station is Fajar, which is right next to it.