Tag Archives: S’porean

Homegrown durian mooncake brand Golden Moments has announced that local actress, filmmaker and pâtissier Jeanette Aw will join its team as brand ambassador and Creative Director. According to a press release by Golden Moments, the team met up with Jeanette last year to share about the brand’s values and visions. Since the …

Little Nonya’s Cookies is a small side hustle that founder Anthony Tan started during his university days 14 years ago. Together with his mum, they baked pineapple tarts and other goodies out of their home kitchen during the Chinese New Year period. Their customers were mostly made up of family …

Singapore is well-known as a shopping paradise, with shopping malls and retail stores dotting the nation. Most recently, thrift shopping has become popular, especially with the rise of sustainable fashion. The latest addition to the growing list of thrifting options in Singapore is Threadlightly, a quaint store tucked away at …

Tucked away in a nondescript neighbourhood along Crawford Lane is a cafe that is constantly bustling with customers. Singaporeans are known to be foodies and can suss out a good spot easily. Thus, the snaking long queues seen outside Tolido’s could be a testament to the quality of their food. …

Social media personalities, or better known as ‘influencers’, have earned a bad reputation for making ‘easy money’. Many people see them as individuals who’re in the business simply for free events and products, but many tend to miss out the fact that there’s actually a lot of hard work that …

In 1985, the then-15-year-old Tan Kim Siong dropped out of school to work full-time in a hawker stall. Since age 13, he had been helping his grandmother at her Teochew fishball noodles store, while also working as an assistant for other hawker stalls. These stints helped him score a full-time …

Entrepreneurship really does seem to be the buzzword these days. From Singaporeans quitting high-flying corporate jobs to teenagers starting their own ventures, people of all walks of lives are taking the leap of faith. More recently, even celebrities have expanded from their lives in showbiz to start entrepreneurial ventures of …

Singapore has no shortage of big-name coffee chains like Starbucks, or third-wave coffee houses that offer specialty coffee. However, it is difficult to replicate the same old-school, rustic charm of sipping kopi at a coffee shop. Unfortunately, the demise of some traditional coffee shops like Chin Mee Chin and Hup …

In recent years, the Marie Kondo-inspired trend of minimalism has been making waves all over the world. However, 37-year-old David Wee does not seem to partake in this trend. Instead, the founder of Wee’s Collection has been doing just the opposite, and has over 2,500 vintage items in his two-storey …