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6 bilingual bars in Singapore

[inSing.com] From dishes of a multi-ethnicity variety available in the same kopitiam to emergency announcements in four different languages, Singapore is indeed –pardon the cliché– a cultural melting pot. While our hawker centers are the great social equalizer, these bilingual bars are the lifestyle equivalent offering entertainment that crosses all borders, subtitles not included.

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  • 2 weeks ago
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Two beer festivals to drink at

[Time Out Singapore] Two major beer festivals, Maifest and Beerfest, are hitting town in the next two months. Zul Andra gives the lowdown.

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  • 2 weeks ago
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Best Neighbourhood Bars

[inSing.com] With increasing taxi fares and fuel charges straining your wallets, the exuberant price paid for your nocturnal activities might be the best cure for your hangover. Coupled with a heftier price tag on your favourite pints in the city, the heartland is the best place to do the math while you scull $5 beers down your throat. In that note, here are some of the best bars near your doorstep. Now you can brush off those “don’t drink and drive” campaigns because you’ll be strolling home instead. Just remember not to puke all over your neighbour’s lawn.

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  • 2 months ago
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The Singleton Guide to Valentine’s Day

[inSing] Alone, depressed and had enough of your emotional relationship with things like video games and ice-cream? It’s no fun being single unless you’re distilled malt. Coupled with Singapore’s current all-time low fertility rate at 8.5 (that’s birth per 1,000 citizens mind you), there’s a demand for you to go out there and make some babies. But before you start googling for awesome kid names, you need to be with someone; it kind of works that way. Ahead of Valentine’s Day, here are some sure-fire tips to find and/or get on the official status with that partner of your choosing.

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  • 3 months ago
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5 Sexy Bars For First Dates

[inSing] It’s that time of the year again when you gleefully wait to get stabbed by cupid’s arrow. We however, prefer not to let you bleed on mythical ideologies and instead ask that you take matters into your own hands. The proverbial first dates, famed for being the stepping stone to a fruitful and healthy relationship, or provide you a reason why you should be in a relationship with a fruit instead. No matter where your health-consciousness stands, the love doctor prescribes these 5 bars for a romantic and fabulous V-day.

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  • 3 months ago
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Eastern aphrodisiacs for Valentine’s Day

[Time Out Singapore] Your sexual prowess comes from what you drink. Zul Andra researches several outlandish Asian preparations that could help men rise to the occasion on V-Day.

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  • 3 months ago
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5 wine bars worth checking out

[inSing] The local wine drinking culture is going mainstream with retailers and establishments opening their doors wider to both novice drinks as well as wine connoisseurs. Gone are the days when only a selected few with deep pockets could afford quality premium wines. With more vineyards from the New and Old World wineries, top-tiered wines are becoming more affordable than ever before. We popped the cork, swirled those glasses and sipped the white and reds at some of the best wine bars around.

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Singapore Nightlife Year In Review, 2011

[inSing] The parties didn’t stop all the way to the last breath of 2011 –a year which saw some of the biggest international artists dropping by our shores, a wave of freshly appointed club residents, and a thriving bar scene with new establishments appearing faster than taxis before midnight. We take a look at the highlights of the year gone by in this Singapore nightlife special.

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  • 4 months ago
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Deck The Halls: Christmas Tipples & Feasts

[inSing] It’s that time of the year again where we erect that pine tree and cover it with twinkling lights and ornaments, and ultimately deck the halls with boughs of holly. While we fa-la-la into Christmas, and prepare to stuff our faces with festive goodies and get lucky under the mistletoe, we’ve put together a comprehensive list of night out revelry that’ll make Santa jealous because he has got a tight schedule. From promotions to specials and gift ideas to party nights, we’ve made sure that the only person to eat that cookie and drink that milk in the early morning will be you. Here’s wishing you a Merry Christmas!

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  • 5 months ago
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SINGfest 2008: A rolliking outing

[TODAY] It was amazing, truly exciting and worth the effort; the single most momentous event of this reporter’s life to have climbed the mostnumber of steps in a single location. Oh, Fort Canning park, I hate your dominant ways.

A total of 16,700 people showed up over two days to catch 36 musical acts, so I was far from alone in my cardiovascular misery.

Not even the heat (someone must have overdone the anti-rain dance) could dampen the crowd’s spirit, with the early regional acts greeting the revellers at the entrance raising the temperature even more.

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  • 3 years ago
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Kiss My Culture is a semi-blog and portfolio by arts and entertainment writer Zul Andra. Currently writing for Time Out, NYLON, The New Paper, inSing.com and ZIGGY, he also maintains a column in Juice magazine. Contrary to popular belief, he is not a party animal. His lifelong ambition is to make the perfect omelette.



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