Category: Random Encounters

How to Use Skillsfuture credits

Ok. So it was ‘sale’ week on Udemy and I had been waiting for these courses to be on offer even if I wasn’t going to be paying them ‘myself’.

What better way to spend my Skillsfuture monies on courses I can just learn online at my own time?

Since I got the $500 credits, I should try to spend it when there are ‘offers’ so that I’ll be able to take more classes elsewhere too anyway.

TL;DR I MIGHT AS WELL PAY AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE.

 

courses

I signed up for some others but these two were able to be claimed via the Skillsfuture website.

Step one, you GOT to have the monies to pay for these courses first.

Any of the courses you want to sign up for that’s eligible for the credits, you have to pay first.

Then claim.

credit

On the website just search using that part there before you even log in to see if the course you want is claimable.

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On broomsticks aka In Which We Found Butterbeer

TL;DR: BUY BUTTERBEER IN SINGAPORE here: http://www.hopshop.com.sg/  they sell sodas too. Search for Flying Cauldron Butterscotch Beer

Player of the Game

What has Overwatch got to do with anything?

Well on Saturday night, my crew went to the Geylang Bazaar to buy food without me because I just finished work and had to go home.

And then.

They found butterbeer.

It was the brand we wanted to get years ago for our Harry Potter parties but the shop closed down. But now… it’s back!!!!!!!

And so.

I asked them to come to my house with butterbeer because I was stuck at home. Boo hoo tragic kingdom.

Driveee

And while I was Overwatching, I WAS FINISHING THE GAME QUICKLY SO I CAN TELL THEM TO COME (hence player of the game, get the objective, get my butterbeer), they conferred with each other and then yes.

THEY DID COME BY MY PLACE.

Waaah.

One of the most ridiculous plans we did. Them coming over just to let me try butterbeer they found at the Bazaar.

FYI, it’s near the market side/cheers of Haig Road, the stall name is Word. You can get butterbeer and a butterbeer float after the bazaar at their own bistro too so no worries on that.

WE REALLY ASKED.

Yay Flying Cauldron!

YAY!!!

Yassssssss.

EXTREME YAAAAY.

Try it chilled over ice. In a frosted glass.

Ahhhh, such Harry Potter vibes.

Ok. Here’s the comparison to people who have went to World of HP and tried the butterbeer and this.

This brand’s more buttery and sweet. But BOTH are good. So it’s really a matter of preference. With the bottle, we found that it has a distributor too, Rogue Merchants! So yesss. This is looking quite good for our future HP party when Fantastic Beasts comes out…

And if not at Word Bistro (they have rainbow bagels and other foods), you might want to try buy online which I found out from another friend it’s available here.

Butterbeer is back in Singapore for all you wizards! HUZZAH!

OK, BESIDES THE WHOLE BUTTERBEER THING. I’m pretty AWWWWWWWwwwwwwwwwwwwwwwww at my friends who DROVE OVER to just come by with the bottles of butterbeer cause we’re a bunch of nerds and shared it. They are ridiculous but so AWWWWWWWWWWWWW. A++ Imma make my salmon wellington for them once puasa is over and we all can have a great day together.

Nothing in Party-Cular People of Singapore

Got Jio

 

What’s Nothing In Party-Cular People of Singapore? It’s nothing really. It’s a bbq/picnic thingy that we plan to happen on a long weekend or just some random date because sometimes you got to just have a random day to chill out.

Yes.

That’s why it happens for nothing in particular.

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Civil War… MBS Style

Note: Click to embiggen any of the pictures.

The Set Up

I would like to state that Les Miserables is going to be held at the Esplanade theatres… So.

WHY DID MBS KEEP MOVING THE BARRICADES ON THAT DAY?

This is one of the worst red (blue) carpet events I’ve ever attended. Like what the HECK?

The TL;DR of this is: MBS, you messed up the blue carpet. I hope you won’t mess up any more future ones.

And now we begin, after the read more cut on how much you messed up if you need actual pointers on how to fix it.

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Kick off your cosplay journey with Lazada voucher codes and ShopBack

Hellooo everyone!

I have been invited to try and review ShopBack!

ShopBack

It’s new to me and I went ooh because Shopback shows you the best deals and promotions online so it’s kinda like DISCOUNTSS for places you might be shopping online for.

Really, I usually google “discount code for X shop” and then try all the codes of whatever I find and then go boohiss because I can’t find any for the ‘local’ online stores here when it’s not sale season but they seem to have them!

Throw Monies
OR if not discounts, how about getting your cashback?

You can find out more on ShopBack’s faq but the tl;dr version is you get cash back after you paid the full price of the thing you wanted. You can then cash it out into your bank account once you hit the minimum of $10 of cashback in your ShopBack account.

It shouldn’t be new to you if you’ve ever done an Aunty thing and used specific cards at specific stores to buy things full price and get cashback because you used the card.

So this time! You can actually get cash back by buying stuff on the online stores and going through this. HAH!

Anyway, you can save with Lazada coupons, that’s where I got my medikit, tactical pens and stuff you can use for props or gear.

Doll yourself up with Sephora vouchers because I can’t be hecked to go to the actual store when I’m too busy in real life.

Or go on an affordable staycation with Agoda discount codes.

CAFKL

If not staycation, vacation is also ok because there’s going to be an upcoming Comic Art Festival in Kuala Lumpur in 28 and 29 May. SO HMMM, anyone wants to go for that?

Also, since we’re all online now, you can also find the best promotions and offers on gadgets and cameras at the IT Show 2016 without actually going to Suntec this year.

And since it is going to be cosplay season soon.

Guys.

Did you know…

ShopBack IS ALSO AVAILABLE FOR TAOBAO?!!?!?!??!

Bye friends, byeeeeeee. If you don’t want your cashback, come. I help buy for you your thing and then get money back for it. Thanks, thanksss!

Ps. If you want to use Taobao they actually have a series of web videos officially saying how to use it. Watch below!

Geocache?

The war memorial

I went to Leap Day geocaching event in Singapore on 29 February 2016 (Duh). The coordinates were pretty much obvious and there were instructions on where to find them.

Since I was in the area, I took a more scenic route and went past the Civilian War Memorial.

If you guys noticed, if you went via underground routes, it feels so much longer to get to the other buildings?

You’re right.

I read/watched a report on tv once when they had descendants or families of those buried(??) there who got to check the place out. I mean, it’s special access only for some memorial anniversary or something but tl;dr what I remembered is that there’s a cemetery underneath that they don’t want to disturb because it’s the war memorial’s.

Nifty huh?

Also they probably don’t want to scare people and tourists about it.

Now, back to geocaching.

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Singapore to Malaysia Train Ride

A train!

In other words, CHOO CHOOO!! So I did get to Malaysia via train with tips from my friend Avarielle.

Of course I did read the Man from Seat 61 but Avarielle pretty much went to Malaysia often for stargazing via train that it was just easier to follow her tips for those in Singapore to get to the station and what to do there.

It all started when I went to Comic Fiesta last year and uh long story short, we got a calendar from Tony Roma’s Malaysia and that calendar has a coupon for each month. January was 15% off ribs.

I said to myself “Well, darn it. I want to use this coupon, what’s the closest TR in Malaysia from Singapore?”.

And then I googled and saw… Komtar JBCC.

And realized the TRAIN STATION was just across it.

Well, that was it. We’re going on a train ride.

This is how you take the train from Singapore to Malaysia, Johor.

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15 Fun Facts about Pasir Ris Library

Reservations

The library in Pasir Ris just reopened on 28th November 2015!

YAY!

I managed to get a preview before the opening and in a way, I got to have FIRST BUTT on the seats there as I look-see-ed the place.

Here’s some fun facts you might not know with this new reopening.

Fact 1: They’ve got this reservation collection ‘outside’ the main gates of the library so that you can collect your reservation any time the mall is open.

The little shelves will light up and you can collect your book from there.

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Fancy Cinema Thingums

Fancy tickets

Before the weekend hit, I had a little time to hit to the theatres after doing my work and quickly took the earliest time for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2.

I’m not going to spoil the movie but it really IS a good adaptation of the book.

What I go woah is that I just bought the ticket and didn’t know it was fancy. I thought it was just because it’s the premiering-early dates or something?

ANYWAY, I went to Shaw and it came in this reflective silver ticket. Plus a little $5 voucher thing to offset drinks or food.

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