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Frying Up A Storm: How S’pore Zi Char Brand WOK HEY Grew To 27 Outlets In 4 Years

Zi char, loosely translated as “cook fry”, refers to Chinese home-style dishes that are stir-fried. From egg fried rice to noodles, this popular method of cooking is well-represented across both hawker centres and restaurants. As zi char lovers, the founders of local F&B takeaway kiosk WOK HEY saw an opportunity …

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After 5 Years Of Loyalty To The M2U App, I Tried MAE To See If It Was Time To Say Goodbye

Since the launch of the MAE app, there have been mixed reactions from users on AppStore and Google Play on how the app compares to its predecessor, the M2U app.  I’ve been using M2U for 5 years now, and until today, it’s still one of my go-to financial apps to …

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Forget ‘Dry January’ and Other New Year’s Resolutions

It seems a long time since we pledged to drink less, eat better, exercise more, cut spending and stop doom-scrolling. Be gentle on yourself: It’s been a tough month. Dry January in 2021 was supposed to usher in a healthier new year and bid farewell to a horrible 2020 — …

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Teo Heng KTV Closes For Good In S’pore After Over 30 Years Of Operation

In July last year, Teo Heng KTV announced that it will be closing down half of its 14 outlets in Singapore due to COVID-19. However, when Vulcan Post spoke to Teo Heng KTV last October, it said that it has reinstated and returned only two outlets — Katong and Sembawang — in …

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Lim Chee Guan’s 3rd-Gen Owners On How Their Bak Kwa Business Has Lasted Over 80 Years

Established in 1938, homegrown barbecued meat (bak kwa) brand Lim Chee Guan was founded by Lim Kay Eng. In the 1920s, he left his family in Xiamen and travelled to Singapore alone by boat. Here, he took on odd jobs such as a plantation worker and coffee assistant. Back home, …

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10 Cars You Are Most Likely to Keep for 15 Years

Photo by Dusan Petkovic / Shutterstock.com If you are looking for a car — and hoping it will last for a decade and a half — we’ve got one bit of advice for you: Buy Japanese. That was the takeaway of iSeeCars’ 2021 ranking of vehicles that people keep the …

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#StayAtHome And Still Achieve Your New Year’s Resolutions With These M’sian Startups

Approximately 80% of people who make New Year’s resolutions drop them by the second week of February, reported Inc. So we’ve thought up 6 common New Year’s resolutions and matched them to Malaysian-made products and services that could help you form these new habits. In line with the recurring #StayAtHome …

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Throw Out Your New Year’s Resolutions

Three years ago, aromatherapist, meditation instructor, and yoga teacher Jenn Tardif shared all things wellness in her Top Shelf. And since then, she’s been busy! Tardif launched a brand, became a mother, started consulting, and produced a podcast (which you can listen to here). It’s a lot to take in, …

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Happy New Year’s Eve To Everyone With Hooded Eyelids

New Year’s Eve is like the Superbowl for eye makeup, and you can’t pass up the opportunity to do the most on your occular regions just because you’re staying home this year. Another excuse that simply won’t hold? Having hooded eyelids. Makeup can seem a lot more difficult to apply …

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