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Mrupupup just happened to be at Haig Road Hawker Centre and saw this shop that sells baking materials. Gim Hin Lee, also branded as Bake King, sells baking supplies. Mrupupup first time entered such a shop which is located at Blk 10 Haig Road near to the hawker centre. Mrupupup saw a wide selection of baking supplies: wedding couple figures those placed onto of a cake, chocolate sauce, mini dinosaurs, chunks of chocolate for cooking, special baking cups, flour and colouring for the cakes. Very interesting place and think would not be too expensive to shop for baking supplies since the shop is located at a HDB void deck. Ok, let's go baking!  

Mrupupup just found a cheap place to eat at Changi Airport. One can go to the staff canteen of Changi Airport located at Terminal 2 Changi Airport (open till 9pm daily). Although there are two different pricing for staff and members of public, it was still cheaper then eating at the restaurants in Changi Airport. Mrupupup was really wowed by the pricing of the food stalls in the staff canteen in Terminal 2. Well, Mrupupup decided to try out the Wild Olives Western Cuisine that sells western food like grilled fish, pasta and salads. The stall even sells grilled catfish which was sold out for the day. Mrupupup ordered the pasta with clams ($4.50) and their chicken chop with sides like mushroom rice and salad ($5.80). The two tasted dishes were pretty good, fulfilling (very full stomach!) and it was much cheaper than in the Changi Airport dining area.  Ok, Mrupupup is coming back to this stall to try out their grilled catfish! Yummyssss! Do note the coffee and tea is much cheaper in the T

Mrupupup went to the China Square Central Flea Market. The shopping centre is near to Chinatown and at the junction of Cross Street and South Bridge Road. Mr Upupup was totally amazed at the 60 plus stores selling mostly collectibles, lots of toys, antiques, posters, clothes, watches and many interesting stuff. If you happen to be in the Chinatown area, do take a walk to the China Square Central on a Sunday morning. The place was buzzing with activity from 11am onwards with many people trading and buying cheap/value for money stuff. Mrupupup was totally amazed at the varied toy collections and the flea market was like a popular toys trading arena. Mrupupup never knew the World Wrestling dolls were very hot toys - selling at $15 a piece! Do check out China Square Central on a Sunday from 11am to 6pm. If you are lazy on a Sunday, just take a look at the pictures which Mrupupup took.

Serangoon Gardens Bakery and Confectionery is famous and located in the Serangoon Gardens Market and Food Centre (store 45). The bakery is the only shop selling bread and you can see the long line of customers. It is interesting that the bakery sells very traditional bread, unlike the modern breads found in shopping centres. Traditional breads like luncheon meat bread, ham and cheese, sambal bread, kaya bread, and many kinds. All the breads costs less than $1, pretty cheap. The bread are nice and warm which is important. Mrupupup bought the tuna bread and luncheon meat bread. All very nice! Mrupupup should have bought more bread and save some money for breakfast. Good value for money!

Hakka Yong Tau Fu stall at Ghim Moh Hawker Centre #01-14 is very busy during lunch time. The stall sells traditional Hakka Yong Tau Fu pieces. The Yong Tau Fu pieces are fried and can have bean curd, egg, eggplant, pig's intestines, fish ball, yam, and many more. This Yong Tau Fu stall is very nice and have your Yong Tau Fu items with bee hoon or rice. It is their home receipe and their friendly staff that makes people want to come back for more. Took some pictures below and do try. The food is not expensive and value for money. A bowl of Hakka Yong Tau Fu will costs $2.50-$4 depending on what one orders for their meal. Take note the store normally sells out by 1.30pm.

Today Mrupupup discovered the Macdonalds Mcbites promotion valid at Singapore's Macdonalds outlets except for some outlets. Going to attach a coupon below this blog post and show this coupon on your handphone/laptop/ipad/tablet or do a print out to get the Mcbites at $1.50. Hope not too late - the McBites coupon will last till 15 July 2012. Macdonalds Chicken McBites is a nice snack, kind of like chicken nuggets but very small in size. Check out the photos of the Mcbites below and do show Macdonalds staff the coupon if you want to eat 20 pieces of Chicken Mcbites.

The Connossieur Concerto - TCC at Funan IT Mall (Singapore) serves very nice coffee and their western main dishes. Very nice place - with comfortable seats. Mrupupup was lucky that the TCC outlets are having a 1 for 1 mains promotions till August 2012 - order 2 dishes and pay only for one - good value for money. Very good! Mrupupup had Ocean Surfin' - two thick slices of fishes with asparagus and vegetables, and their salmon pasta dish with special tangy sauce. Mrupupup also enjoyed their signature coffee. Yumzz! TCC also has great service - prompt delivery and friendly staff. Enjoy the pictures!

Fatty Cheong store at Blk 6 Jalan Bukit Merah #01-120, ABC Hawker Centre Singapore (near to Ikea Bukit Merah) serves very nice char siew, roast pork, roast duck and char siew noodles. The char siew meat and roast duck are very juicy and tender while the roast pork had a very 'crispy' skin layer on the meat. The meats come with a sweet dark sauce. Very nice, 'sinful' meaty food and very long line of people waiting for their food during meal times. Can easily identify Fatty Cheong because of the long line of eager people waiting to order the roast pork, char siew or roast duck. Fatty Cheong is in a local hawker centre and it will costs $3-4 per plate (with rice) for the roast meats - not too expensive to enjoy nice char siew/ roast meats (can save some money). Post some pictures below and Mrupupup wants to let you salivate over the roast meats.

Singapore is an expensive place to live in. Just need to learn how to save money. Well, Swanston Essentials Store at Blk 32 New Market Road #02-1002/1004 (next to People's Park Complex in Singapore's Chinatown) gives a good solution to buying cheaper toiletries like shampoo, soap, tooth brush, face cream, dental floss, and many daily stuff to keep us clean. This Swanston store sells so many brands like Colgate, Darlie, Hazeline Snow, Nivea, Pantene, Sunsilk, Ginvera, L'Oreal, Johonsons & Johnsons, Dove and many more at reasonable prices. People just go there to buy and buy, and save money. Check out some pictures below.

Mrupupup was very fortunate to attend Scoot Airline's very first flight in operation on 4 June 2012. The flight was the very first and was from Singapore to Sydney, Australia. Mrupupup had complementary tickets on board their 'FlyBagEat' tier - a flight to Sydney on economy seats, 15kg luggage and a meal & drink on board. Scoot is a budget airline is which owned by Singapore Airlines and is using Boeing 777 to fly long hauls flight on budget rates. Going to Sydney from Singapore can be as low as $158 per person (with only cabin luggage). Well, as with most budget airlines things like food, drinks and blankets are chargable. For Scoot, they have on rental Ipads for your use if you are bored on flights lasting 6-8 hours (costs $22). Scoot is value for money for long haul flights to places like Sydney or Gold Coast if one is on a tight budget. Budget airlines like Scoot do have its contraints like no tv to watch and no drinks or food like normal airlines. The inaugural (