Saturday, May 4, 2013

Photo Essay – Modern and Edgy ION Orchard


Prepare to be wowed by the modern and unique design at ION Orchard shopping mall.

At Ion Orchard, you will find turtles and fishes swimming on the top of its ceiling!!!

Curious?…take a look at the photo below!

ION Orchard has become the “centre of gravity” in the retail scene, with spectacular frontage and cutting edge designs and concepts. It brings together the world’s best loved brands for their flagship, concept and lifestyle stores within one development, with over eight levels of intelligently designed shopping space – four levels above ground and four levels below – totalling 66,000 square metres of retail space at the prime site of Singapore’s commercial and shopping artery.
Designed by leading architecture firm Benoy, who brought shoppers iconic malls such as the Bullring in Birmingham, UK, ION Orchard’s signature futuristic architecture has won two prestigious awards at MAPIC 2006 against stiff competition from submissions from around the world. The panel recognized that ION Orchard “demonstrates unique and progressive urban design” that will bring vitality to one of Southeast Asia’s most prominent sites.
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After viewing the modern and edgy ION building …pls watch a cute cartoon below.

现代白雪公主 The cartoon is about A Modern Snow White story happening in China today…

Curious?  Watch the video below! ^o^

I LOVE Paris Baguette Cafe!


Remembering the PARIS BAGUETTE cafe you saw when you were touring around in South Korea?

cheey-berry-yogurt

Good News. PARIS BAGUETTE has made its way into Singapore!

Check out PARIS BAGUETTE cafe at #02-48/53 Wisma Atria, Orchard Rd!

The bakery reminds you of Korea!

And the breads and cakes are just some awfully creative and beautiful…but also awfully expensive….


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Softness White Bread… it costs $5.50…

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Nice paper bags for wrapping the breads …
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Doesn’t this look like an UFO? FLYING UFO…it costs $2.60!
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Is it cheese inside the UFO?
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Italian Chicken Calzone at S$3.60
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Doesn’t it look like Singapore curry puff?
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The fillings inside the Italian Chicken Calzone….
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DSC_0805Inside of the Milky Almond Cubic…it costs $2.40
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After experiencing the nice bakery import from Korea, Watch this Video: 

The life of a Korean – Hong Younghee

Hong Younghee: An Unexpected Advocate by Jarrod Hall 

Hong Younghee lives in a famous, historic house in the South Korean countryside. She opens her house to the public as a historical site and a tea-house, and every day of the year people from all over the world come to visit. Mrs Hong is also a practitioner of Falun Gong and a passionate advocate of human rights in China. She informs everyone who visits her house about the persecution of Falun Gong in China and encourages them to step forward and add their voices to the call for an end to the brutality.