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Jubilee Celebration - Delivery resumes on Tue 11/8/2015
Posted by Chewy Loh on
Due to the Jubilee and National Day holidays, orders received from today will be fulfilled from Tuesday 11 August 2015 onwards. Happy 50th birthday, Singapore! May all enjoy the Jubilee celebration to the fullest!
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Mega Balik Kampung Carnival (1 & 2 August 2015)
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Looking for a fun family outing? Head out to Mega Balik Kampung Carnival this weekend! Ground-Up Initiative (GUI) aspires to bring the people of Singapore together through Mega Balik Kampung, a two-day carnival on the 1st & 2nd of August 2015 in celebration of Singapore’s jubilee year!Expect exciting activities (Farming, Play, Craft, Family Zones, 5G* Interactive Exhibit) that promote community building and sustainable living, and give you and your family a chance to get your hands dirty in a space built through the power of community! BGO Ecoshop will also have a stall at the food and bazaar. We have pledged...
NParks Artist Night Out: Memories
Posted by Chewy Loh on
This weekend, NParks is offering a myriad of activities by talented artists, this night event will serenade and evoke the creativity in you. Enjoy the medley of performances, poetry recitals, workshops, interactive installations and the art market. Free admission! Date | Time: 16 May 2015 (Sat) | 12pm – 10pm, 17 May 2015 (Sun) | 12pm – 6pm Venue: Dhoby Ghaut Green (Outside Dhoby Ghaut MRT) Visit NParks page for more details.
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Maca Prices Soar and other Ayurvedic Herbs
Posted by Chewy Loh on
One of our popular superfood red maca powder has been out of stock for quite some time. The reason we have not brought them back in stock is because their prices (as well as cream maca powder) has soared many folds since last year. Maca prices have gone up significantly (at least 4 and 5 times the prices before) for some time. This is due to unprecedented demand from Asian, in particular, Chinese buyers. It has been said that there were Chinese businessmen coming to Peru as tourists and offered maca farmers suitcases full of cash for their maca crop and at...
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Kondo Marie: The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - The Japanese Art of De-cluttering and Organising
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Late last year, Sweng and I put our hands on New York Times #1 Best-selling guide to de-cluttering, Kondo Marie's book The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up - The Japanese Art of De-cluttering and Organising. It is Kondo Marie's zen-like de-cluttering philosophy that intrigued and inspired us to start reading her book. Instead of conventional tidying up methods that give quantitative guidelines (reduce your bins of clothes into half, have X number of good shirts, pants, dress etc), Kondo Marie (or so-called KonMari method focuses on qualitative de-cluttering. "Does this item spark joy in me?" is the only question you need to...
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