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Admiralty Park is a very quiet park located at the northern part of Singapore and just next to Republic Polytechnic. The park has two sides to it: urban park with bicycle path & small river (gravel) and forest park area. Mrupupup felt that this park is a bit too neat and not 'wild' enough (not many creatures/birds to see).  However, the park is a good place to take skyline photos - very blue skies. Check out the photos of the blue skies of Singapore at Admiralty Park.            

Mrupupup had great fun attending the Countdown Party at Marina Bay Area Singapore. Countdown TV50 concert was held to celebrate TV's 50 years of Singapore Television. Mrupupup enjoyed the concert with special TV actors like Phua Chua Kang, Cast from City Beat, Under one Roof and great boy band "the Wanted" from United Kingdom and of course Superstar Mr Wang Lee Hom (the most popular singer that night)! Mediacorp held the 5 hour showcase of TV 'live' celebrations, going through the best moments of television in Singapore. Great event, Mediacorp! The Countdown TV50 at the Marina Bay platform also showcased the most exciting fireworks Mrupupup had seen in Singapore - very nice and visually stunning fireworks matched with nice background music. Mrupupup took photos of the fireworks and the ever colourful 'wishing' balls in the Marina Bay area. Nice pictures and video below. Mrupupup wants to thank URA for sponsoring the Countdown TV50 concert tickets! H

The first Purple Parade in Singapore was held at Hong Lim Park on 30 November 2013 to show support for people with disabilities. Super meaningful event with many charity organisations in Singapore coming together. It was raining heavily too on the Purple Parade! Take a look at the pictures of the Purple Parade below for the memories and historical record. Thank you for the Purple Parade celebration. Support Inclusion. Celebrate Abilities - Purple Parade Singapore 2013.                                        

Bee Guan's orange peel with sour plum is a very refreshing drink. Mrupupup went to this stall named Bee Guan coffee stall at Whampoa Market # 01-23 two times to try out this drink. Mrupupup's verdict - best drink in Singapore on a hot day! The drink was very nice and pretty cheap at $1.50 with a large amounts of orange peel and came in two cups of cold water. Great value for money and fantastic on a hot day in Singapore! Oh, the uncle that sells the drink is quite a generous man. Just have a chat with him and he would tell you many stories of people ordering his orange peel drink. He would also top up your drink for free with more cold water if you need. See the large amounts of orange peel on top of the sour plum drink   Uncle preparing the drink    

Jamie's Italian Restaurant opened in Vivocity Singapore (1 Harbourfront Walk). This restaurant is opened by the famous Jamie Oliver, British Chef that cooks Italian dishes on TV. As Mrupupup is big foodie, so must try Jamie's Restaurant, first in Asia.  The new restaurant offered Italian dishes such as salads, breads, pasta and antipasta. The pasta noodles are made on site daily and using fine fresh produce. The place had an open kitchen and alfresco dining area. Mrupupup went in without early booking for a seat at the restaurant. The staff said 45 minutes on a weekday evening 7.30pm! Super long wait!  Mrupupup saw the waiting list, at least 10 reservations more for the evening. As Mrupupup was about to leave at the 15 minute mark at their waiting area because could not wait anymore, suddenly the waiter said ok ok go ahead! Wow, Mrupupup wondered that evening that this was a delay tactic or marketing gimmick to make people wait so as to feel more hungry for a chance to eat

Mrupupup had one full day at Singapore's Jurong Bird Park. Mrupupup thinks the Jurong Bird Park is unique in the world.  Mrupupup together with many bird lovers attended the Native Birds Day forum at the bird park, followed a photographer's trail on photographing birds and had fun at the bird park. Phew, one full day starting from 8.30am to 5pm! Well, Mrupupup was delighted to see many birds like hornbill, penguins, exotic birds, vultures, eagles and many more! The Native Birds Day forum was also an interesting event with many speakers giving talks about birds and their habitats. Well, Mrupupup learnt that the crimson sunbird is the unofficial national bird of Singapore. Mrupupup also learnt a new thing - from August to December every year there would be many migratory birds at Sungei Bulouh Nature Park & Mangrove area. Protect our native birds and protect our environment. Mrupupup enjoyed the day at the Jurong Bird Park and the Native Birds Day event. Penguin parade

  From now till 30 Nov 13 - Change your social media profile like facebook profile picture to the below purple logo to show your support for the movement to build an inclusive Singapore and to celebrate the abilities of people with special needs. Join The Purple Parade on 30 Nov 13 (Saturday), 3-7pm, Hong Lim Park.   More info at http:// www.purpleparade.sg/ and h ttp://www.facebook.com/ purpleparade   Spread this movement with your friends and family on any social media platforms.