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Fond Memories
After returning toZurich,
Switzerland, it was a
trip down nostalgia
lane to be able to get
the April 2014 issue
of Expat Living. It was
great to lose myself
in the beautiful Singapore home
decorations, try out the delicious recipes and feel “homesick”
for the various featured venues.
I especially liked the article, “A Slice of Switzerland”, as it
gave me some information about Lucerne and Basel that I
did not know. You always seem to discover more about your
country from tourists! I will have to sign up for one of those
walking tours of Lucerne myself.
Thank you too for all the tips on how to age well, as we
all know it is the life in your years that counts, more than the
years in your life. I am still doing the Luk Ting Kuen exercises
which I learnt in Singapore from a 78-year-old lady, who looks
nowhere near her age.
I am still astounded that so much sound advice, information
and so many enticing photos can be packed into a magazine
costing only S$6.50. Compared to many other magazines,
this is a steal! Keep up the good work and I hope that I can
persuade someone else travelling to Singapore to bring me
back another copy of your jam-packed issues. Meanwhile, I
am glad that I can still keep in touch with the Singapore beat
via your website.
Best regards!
Evangeline de Macedo
Going Crackers?
As you can see from
the attached picture, I
found a packet of rice
crackers in Watson
a while ago that is
boldly branded “Zero
Calories”. Last week,
my gym announced
that it was voted
the best gym in
Singapore, and yet
there are sewage flies on the ceilings of the
ladies’ showers and it has not been renovated
since I joined there 15 years ago.
I was wondering – does Singapore have
any regulations for honest advertising,
environmental grading, quality assurance
logos or similar, to give consumers a guide
to what they are really buying? An article that
sets out what standards we can rely on here
under Singapore law might be interesting for
your readers.
Alix Burrell
Ed: Good idea! We’re protected under
the Consumer Protection (Fair Trading)
Act, and looked after by the non-profit
Consumers Association of Singapore, so
that’s a promising start.
Bon Voyage!
It is with a sad note that I must end my
subscription of Expat Living , as our family will
be repatriated back to our home country. Thank
you for sharing your magazine these three years
with us. It has brought us all the information we
need to enjoy Singapore. Here’s to continued
success with your magazine!
Christine Salazar