*SCAPE Bazaar - One of the best weekend bazaars in town

Did you know there is a small shopping mall located right in the middle of Orchard Road? It has been in operation since May 2010 and is *SCAPE. It houses several Indie shops like Toy Outpost, Play Imaginative, Haru. KBox, XZone, Playnation each has a branch in this mall. It also houses FM98.7 station and dancing school - O School.

The most interesting part about this place I feel is the hundreds of flea market stalls which make their appearance every Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Great place to find second hand, fashion accessories and quirky products. The place is always buzzing with life on weekends. Great place to hang.

Interested in getting a stall to hawk your stuff? Just visit www.scapebazaar.com

Food pick of the Day: Whampoa Keng Fish Head Steamboat Restaurant

Visited the Whampoa Keng Fish Head Steamboat restaurant at 556 Balestier Road. It is well known for their Teochew fish head steamboat. However I felt the standard is not as good as some of the other fish head steamboat restaurants and is pricier. However, the Special Street Tofu never failed to take my breath away. Very tasty and I recommend this dish to all. The claypot pig's liver is great too. Ordered the salted egg prawns and got to say they are yummy too. Service standard is not too great, but I can live with that. For 6 adults and 3 kids, the bill came up to S$170 for a lazy Sunday lunch. Overall, still a nice place for a meal with your family members.

Claypot pig's liver

Special Street Tofu

Fish head steamboat

Which Credit Card Gives you the Most Airline Mileage with Spendings

As a credit card queen, I own most of the major credit cards offered by banks here. The first credit card I own was a supplementary card given by my dad the moment I turned 21. The best deal is always converting your accumulated credit card points into airline miles. You get much more than redeeming shopping mall vouchers or gadgets.

So the question is, which credit card offers you the best mileage redemption program. If you spend a lot locally, the best card currently in town (other than cards offered to high networth customers) would be DBS's AMEX Altitude card. For the first S$1000 spent, one earns 1.2 miles for every $1. For every additional dollar spent in the month, one earns 1.6miles. It also offers up to 2miles for every S$1 spent overseas. However, if you spend a lot on your card in foreign currencies like buying things online, etc, please please do not use AMEX cards. The final exchange rate is the worst because AMEX charges a high admin fee for using the card. In this case, the CITIBANK Premier Miles card will offer the best mileage deal with 1.2miles earned for every S$1 spent. Maybank credit card also offers up to 2miles for every S$1 spent and the exchange rate is definitely better than an AMEX card.

Some banks charge a fee for converting credit card points to airline miles. I know UOB does not charge me a dime. Citibank charges S$25 and DBS charges an annual fee of S$40. AMEX Krisflyer card charges an annual fee of S$40-60. I have terminated the Krisflyer since the annual fee cannot be waived. Best way of accumulating points is to charge all your purchases to a single card. My favourites are the Citibank Premier Miles card, DBS Altitude Card and UOB Lady's Solitaire Card.

Current promotion offered by Maybank. Click here for more information.

Complimentary American Tourister Spinner, worth S$160

Travel in real style with this American Tourister expandable spinner luggage. Simply apply now for a new Maybank Credit Card and charge S$50 to the card within the first month of receiving it and the gift is yours.

Key info
* An exclusive American Tourister luggage worth S$160 is yours when you apply for and charge a minimum of S$50 to your Maybank Credit Cards within the first month of receipt.
* Comes with a 3 years annual fee waiver when you sign up for any Maybank Credit Card.

Food pick of the Day: Yijia Southern Village Seafood Restaurant

Most Singaporeans love to eat. There are thousands of good food stalls scattered all over this tiny island. Today's pick will be Yijia Southern Village Seafood Restaurant, located at Blk 21 Toa Payoh Lorong 7. Serving good food like Salted egg calamari and crabs, rock melon prawns, fish meat steamboat, marmit pork, etc. Prices are also very friendly to the wallet. Accepts only cash payment.

Salted Egg Calamari - recommended!

Rock Melon Prawns - recommended!

Complimentary Parking at Marina Bay Sands from Mondays to Thursdays

image taken from www.marinabaysands.com

Parking in Marina Bay Sands is extremely expensive. However, there is a promotion going on requiring you to spend just S$20 in their Shoppes at stores & restaurants on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays between 10am and 4pm. Just remember to redeem your free parking exit pass at any of the concierge counters all over the mall. If you ask me, I think it is a good way to attract shoppers to their beautiful mall.

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Get 6% rebate at the Hourglass using your Maybank Credit Cards

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While window shopping at an Hourglass boutique, I was told by the sales assistant you can get 6% rebate (maximum rebate of S$360) when you make purchases at any Hourglass boutique from 7th to 18th November 2011. Great time to buy some expensive watches as gifts. For more information, check out with Maybank or the Hourglass.

Click here for a summary of current promotions with Maybank

Purchase of the Day: The Happiness Project

While doing my Xmas shopping, I found this wonderful product. Can't help myself and bought a few of them as I feel this journal can make a difference to the lives of many friends in time to come.

365 days. 5 years. 1,825 moments captured. In her best-selling book The Happiness Project, Gretchen Rubin discovers the pleasure of writing just one sentence every day. The Happiness Project One-Sentence Journal helps you to make a fascinating and revealing time capsule of the next five years of your life. Simply turn to today’s date, reflect on the quote at the top of the page, and jot down just one sentence (perhaps about something good that happened that day). This daily ritual is highly do-able and provides a striking sense of accomplishment, and as the years go by you can see how your entries evolve.