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Suburban Shopping
For a unique shopping experience, try
heading into the heartlands of Singapore
where you will come across everything you
need without a brand name or equally hefty
price. In fact, you will discover some of
the best bargains at where most Singaporeans
live, eat and shop. Quite a few suburbs are easily accessible
via MRT such as Tampines (Century Square
& Tampines Mall), Bishan (Junction 8)
and Hurong East (IMM). Or try Changi
Village and Sembawang, which offer a
certain charm in their relaxed ambience -
providing another kind of shopping
experience.
Regarded as an expatriate enclave, Holland
Village caters invariably to Western tastes.
Holland Village Shopping Center, the central
figure in the area, offers small boutiques,
a supermarket, niche stores and prominent
home furnishing outlet, Lim's Arts &
Crafts.
Singapore Sling
Products
The famous Singapore sling, a cocktail, is
featured on coasters, T-shirts and
posters at the Raffles Hotel Museum Shop.
Traditional Chinese
Medicines
Eastern health remedies have always been a
source of interest and curiosity. Try concocting
a brew with traditional Chinese herbs
that are readily available in the exotic
medical halls in Chinese.
Beaded Evening Bags
and Hand-Sewn Gowns
Hand-embroidered to perfections, these bags
are ideal accessories to eveningwear and can
be found at Ms Joaquim Singapore (Millenia
Walk and Liat Towers). The eveningwear
collection is much influenced by Straits
Chinese design, giving it a rather
interesting cultural touch.
Chinese Operatic
Items
As the main supplier of operatic items, Eng
Tiang Huat (River Valley Road) is the
place to visit if you want a gift that is
different. Merchandise available range from
hats to ladies' embroidered vests and from
bamboo flutes to Chinese fiddles (Erhu).
Nature's Gifts
At the Singapore Botanic Gardens Visitor
Center. The Botanic Garden Shop
offers a good selection of natural history
books and nature souvenirs/gifts. |
