Charlotte Chong, Author at TheSmartLocal - Singapore's Leading Travel and Lifestyle Portal

Attractions

7 Best Arcades In Singapore With Old-School Classics Like Daytona, VR Games & Tournaments

Arcades in Singapore Fun fact: Arcades were once banned in Singapore. Some felt the games were a bad influence, others said the time spent there was useless, but one thing’s …

Attractions

Timezone Vivocity: One Of Singapore’s Largest Arcades With Bowling, Bumper Cars & Minecraft Dungeons Arcade

Timezone VivoCity Hanging out at arcades with your pals might be so 2005, but Timezone brought it back with their VivoCity Flagship outlet that spans 12,000sqft making it one of …

China

8 Things To Do In Nanchang That Look Like You’ve Entered A Jay Chou Music Video

Things to do in Nanchang For most of us, we eagerly await the announcement of new flight routes so that we can expand our #wanderlust repertoire and conquer more …

Food Guides

6 Restaurants In The CBD With Calorie Count Menus That Will Pass Your Fitspo Friends’ QC

Restaurants in CBD with calorie count menus Image adapted from: @foodieqdee Count the memories, not the calories sounds catchy, but this mantra can get hard to live by when …

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Events , Self Improvement

SkillsFuture Festival Has Free Craft & Cooking Workshops For Singaporeans To Gain XP This July

SkillsFuture Festival 2018 Whether you’re 16 or 61, having a break from school or hopping to a new job, it’s always good to learn something new. As the saying goes, …

Malaysia

13 New JB Cafes To Make A Day Trip For In 2018

New cafes in Johor Bahru Image adapted from (clockwise from top left): @imszeyee, @cerynthum, @chongwei_yow, @tanjadenn It’s been over 2 years since we’ve compiled a JB cafe guide, and …

Culture

15 New Mandarin Singles Of 2018 You’ll Want To Learn For Your Next Karaoke Session

Top 15 Mandarin singles in May 2018 Image credit: 杰威爾音樂 JVR Music Yes, there’s more to Mandopop than Tong Hua and Wu Ding. While our fave iconic Mandarin songs …

Businesses

Ezbuy’s Global Super Sale Has Deals Up To 90% Off On Brands Like SK-II, Nintendo and GoPro

Ezbuy 65eday 2018 Image adapted from: @hein_tun_latt If 5th June sounds just like any other ordinary Tuesday to you, think again. Besides going about our daily routine, here’s one …

Events

Causeway Point’s Atrium Transforms Into A Giant Playground This June

Activities in June at Causeway Point It’s June, and that means the two things we love and have been eagerly waiting for are finally here – the June holidays, …

Food Guides

Clarke Quay Has 10 Weekday Lunch Deals Under $15.50 For The CBD Crowd To Chope ASAP

Clarke Quay lunch deals For those who work in the CBD, affordable lunch options can seem few and far between, much less value-for-money lunch sets. If you feel like …