Looking for a place to get sports apparels, with better bargains than you can get from sole distributors? Here's the place! (But don't have too high hopes though.)
Personally, I would go all the way to the West (i'm at the east) to buy my sports shoes because there's a variety of designs to select from. Even the older designs can be found there too. Also, it is normally slightly cheaper than at the Nike/ Adidas retail stores for the new designs, and about 15% (or more) cheaper for the older designs! Apart from shoes, of course you can get your sportswear, socks, bottles and bags too. Yes, slightly cheaper for some! I was just there today and I got 15% off a bag that was released only recently!
Other than that, they've got food stalls strategically situated at random places in the mall, convenient for "busy-shoppers". There are also several shops that sells casual wear, instead of just sports wear.
Nonetheless, I find it pretty hard to find your way about. The shops are not very organized and it's normally hard to remember where you've been unless you remember the shop name. Also, some of the shops seem to be under the same owner, so prices are pretty standard there. However with the high traffic flow, service is pretty poor there I must say.
Parking's a problem and it's extremely expensive. On a regular Saturday, 2.5 hours in the afternoon could cost you $5.10. You'd understand why I'd say it's expensive when you see the condition of the carpark.
Minus the carpark problem, it's a place worth going to look for your sports apparels, and at a good deal! (;
Bobosaid: I'd go if the retail stores weren't having sales. But you're right about the older designs thing though :) 24 Feb 2008 at 9:13 am
Polarbearsaid: One thing I dun like is the shopd there like to accept only cash. No nets or credit cards payment. 25 Feb 2008 at 10:23 am
zihuisaid: some do, depending on what you buy. if it's nike/ adidas they'll accept i think. but when i asked this other shop-owner if they accept credit card, he asked me if i'm buying FBT. if so, no. haha. 25 Feb 2008 at 9:33 pm
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After hearing soooo much about Botak Jones at AMK (yes there are other outlets, which I only knew of TODAY), I was delighted to hear that there's one at Bedok! ie, very near me (; And so, dragging along a food-enthusiast like myself, we headed down as soon as we could, with much anticipation.
It was almost 2pm by the time we got there. All right, face it, I was disappointed because I thought we'd be seeing a little shop instead of that-stall-at-the-food-court-under-that-block. But that seems to be the trend, somehow. If you heard of, there's Blackboard doing that too.
So anyway, we got a menu each and sat down, trying to decide on what to eat. I must say BJ is trying hard to sound/look cool, but they're trying a little too hard. What with the "dawg"s in the menu and short narratives in Comic Sans, font size 14 words, it was really an eye sore for me. All that effort put in to inject that little bit of "humour" into the menu could have been converted to beautifying the menu which reminds my friend of our school's lecture notes, mistreated.
Eventually, I ordered a Cajun Chicken - supposedly the 2nd most popular meal. It came with a generous portion of Spicy Fries and Coleslaw. To be honest, I didn't quite like the idea of eating from a black plate as it felt as though the plate could have been dirty (but you'll never know). The chicken had a layer of melted cheese and cajun sauce. I thought the portion of the meat was reasonable, only that it was a tad too dry. But it went pretty well with the cheese and sauce, only that I thought they could drizzle more sauce on the chicken (isn't that why it's Cajun chicken?). The coleslaw had a weird, bitter after-taste. The fries were not too bad, just that it would have been better if it were tastier. I paid $7.50 for it.
With the price I paid, I'd say it was rather worth it. Large portion, enough to fill your tummy. Not too bad for the price I guess, but don't go with too high expectations in terms of quality of food. What with all the hoo-ha about BJ, some may probably find it over-rated by the time they've gotten down to trying it. Well, at least I did. (Ah, but I think I'd still rate it a 3.5 / 5 for the price and fairly satisfactory service.)
A new magazine up in the market! I think it's about the 4th issue now, or maybe a couple more. Can't remember. I heard about this magazine only from someone else. Guess they didn't really do much publicity. Nonetheless, after browsing through it, I was rather impressed. This is by far the most extensive shopping magazine, and I mean SHOPPING man. The girls will love it! It has pictures of clothes/ bags/ accessories etc. Everything a girl needs. What I really like about it also is that it doesn't contain those long and (sometimes) boring life-story articles and stuff. I mean, hey, it's a SHOPPING magazine!
However, I must say that everything in this magazine is pretty expensive. Even those special deals you get from each issue of the magazine are not exactly that worth the money. I guess it's a magazine targetted at single working women who has a higher propensity to indulge on these things and pamper themselves. I'm a student myself and I think this magazine doesn't quite suit me. The most I can do with it would be to just look. Quite sad you know..
But whatever right! It's a darn cool shopping mag and I want it! So during the Yebber fashion fusion last year, I made my order for a year-long subscription! Excited, I thought I'd be getting my next issue in my mailbox soon! As you can see, it's 30th January now. One more day to the end of the month. But I do not have my magazine yet. So what am I supposed to do with those special deals that I'm interested in using when the magazines come?
From what I heard from people at Project Smitten, they have their own delivery system. Well, from what I see now, I guess I can only say that it is not an efficient one...
claudsaid: Guess many others out there share your sentiments too. My friends and cousin have not received a single issue yet! All they had was the smitten card. Free gift also didn't receive. 30 Jan 2008 at 10:56 pm
zihuisaid: i'm luckier i got my free gift then. but WHERE'S THE MAG! feels as though they're running off with our money! and what if they miss out on the first issue and refuse to compensate??? :@ 31 Jan 2008 at 11:15 pm
Natkinsaid: FYI babes, this magazine that closed down last year has changed name to CHIC. It is still run by the same people! A lot of subscribers who subscribed to Smitten were affected when the company closed d 11 Feb 2010 at 9:31 am
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Have you been to Courts at Tampines and ate at O'Briens? It's situated, rather awkwardly, in the middle of nowhere at the 3rd level. I've always thought that O'Briens was quite a good place for a coffee and a sandwich. My idea of relaxing, along with a book. Seeing O'Briens out of nowhere and after walking for so long and feeling so bored, I thought it would have been good to get a drink and rest!
You'd see at the counter an on-going promotion - Mix & Match. It's a choice of 3 salads, one sandwich filling and a can of pepsi at a whopping price of $6.50 only (of course it's cheap considering the cost of eating out nowadays)!
Unfortunately, not judge a place by the number of outlets it has; nor food by its price. I thought the sandwich was utterly disappointing. I chose the chicken mayo filling and the chicken was awful. It lacked the mayo taste and the chicken bits tasted like instant chicken fillet or something. Not fresh. Neither did the mixed vegetables nor lettuce look fresh. The coleslaw was not cut up into small bits (which I prefer) and had a weird and bitter after-taste. But the portion was quite big and it would have been good enough for a quick lunch or so. And it was a good thing that you get a can of pepsi free! I guess that's a relatively good deal for a $6.50 set.
Nonetheless, I'd never eat there again. Maybe I'd try O'Briens elsewhere to double-check their standards. But I'd say this was quite an awful experience.
Just beside Subway, Chicago's Steakhouse looks like a good place for good western food. On top of that, the word "steakhouse" immediately catches my attention! First thing you do, of course, is to check out the prices on the menu. Fortunate for people like me, the price is actually absolutely reasonable! Plus, the waiters there are really friendly and welcoming, it just makes you want to walk right in.
I sat down and took my time trying to decide on what to eat. They have main courses like steaks, chicken, fish and lamb! What a variety! I would say their Meat Lovers' dish really did look enticing though I didn't take that. As someone who's hunting for cheap and good steak, I was almost certain before I stepped in that I was gonna order steak. Seeing that a Sirloin Steak with mushroom sauce(70z) was only $10.90, I thought "hey! why not right?" The steak is available in 3 different portions and comes with baked potato and fresh greens too.
One thing I really like about the place is that despite the fact that they were pretty packed that day, your orders still came up fast. But to be honest, fast doesn't mean good.
Although I was real surprised when my steak came up so soon, one look at it and I was thoroughly disappointed. For $10.90, the steak being more than palm size was really a good bargain. However, it was not done very well. I ordered a medium rare but I think I got myself a medium instead. I feel that the thickness of the steak really makes a difference and if dining places wanna make their steak look bigger on the surface, even though it's thinner, (which was what they did), they should know how to do their steaks well too, in order to prevent over-cooking. The mushroom sauce tasted rather ordinary also, with one small slice of shitake mushroom on the steak, as though to say: This really is mushroom sauce, in case you're wondering. The sides were rather pathetic. The baked potato was not even bigger than an apple. Yes, it's more like the size of a plum or prune. Pathetic serving of sour cream and no bacon bits (until you ask for it). The fresh greens was about 5 pieces of french beans, 1 cauliflower and 3 pieces of carrots. Pathetic, once again..
However, the non-steak stuff my friends ordered seemed rather appetizing. It looks more value for money too. At a dollar more, the Fish and Chips does look more filling and appealing than the steak I had (at a steakhouse).
Oh and you get free iced water if you dine there. Not bad eh?
Because of the reasonable prices, I would still consider dining here again but I will not order steaks anymore. Of course if you had a bigger budget, you could try their premium steaks, it could be better. But on the whole, the above was my experience with a $10.90 steak. Disappointing.
ladyironchefsaid: Cool! i heard things abt the place, but haven got the chance to try em' out. Mayb will do so, but skip the $10.90 steak : ) 12 Jan 2008 at 5:29 pm
zihuisaid: they seem to have real good set lunch deals. i think that should be really value for money (: 12 Jan 2008 at 5:38 pm
nofoodconnoisseursaid: free tap water u mean 02 Mar 2010 at 12:43 pm
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Personally, I would go all the way to the West (i'm at the east) to buy my sports shoes because there's a variety of designs to select from. Even the older designs can be found there too. Also, it is normally slightly cheaper than at the Nike/ Adidas retail stores for the new designs, and about 15% (or more) cheaper for the older designs! Apart from shoes, of course you can get your sportswear, socks, bottles and bags too. Yes, slightly cheaper for some! I was just there today and I got 15% off a bag that was released only recently!
Other than that, they've got food stalls strategically situated at random places in the mall, convenient for "busy-shoppers". There are also several shops that sells casual wear, instead of just sports wear.
Nonetheless, I find it pretty hard to find your way about. The shops are not very organized and it's normally hard to remember where you've been unless you remember the shop name. Also, some of the shops seem to be under the same owner, so prices are pretty standard there. However with the high traffic flow, service is pretty poor there I must say.
Parking's a problem and it's extremely expensive. On a regular Saturday, 2.5 hours in the afternoon could cost you $5.10. You'd understand why I'd say it's expensive when you see the condition of the carpark.
Minus the carpark problem, it's a place worth going to look for your sports apparels, and at a good deal! (;
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!I'd go if the retail stores weren't having sales. But you're right about the older designs thing though :)
24 Feb 2008 at 9:13 am
One thing I dun like is the shopd there like to accept only cash. No nets or credit cards payment.
25 Feb 2008 at 10:23 am
some do, depending on what you buy. if it's nike/ adidas they'll accept i think. but when i asked this other shop-owner if they accept credit card, he asked me if i'm buying FBT. if so, no. haha.
25 Feb 2008 at 9:33 pm
It was almost 2pm by the time we got there. All right, face it, I was disappointed because I thought we'd be seeing a little shop instead of that-stall-at-the-food-court-under-that-block. But that seems to be the trend, somehow. If you heard of, there's Blackboard doing that too.
So anyway, we got a menu each and sat down, trying to decide on what to eat. I must say BJ is trying hard to sound/look cool, but they're trying a little too hard. What with the "dawg"s in the menu and short narratives in Comic Sans, font size 14 words, it was really an eye sore for me. All that effort put in to inject that little bit of "humour" into the menu could have been converted to beautifying the menu which reminds my friend of our school's lecture notes, mistreated.
Eventually, I ordered a Cajun Chicken - supposedly the 2nd most popular meal. It came with a generous portion of Spicy Fries and Coleslaw. To be honest, I didn't quite like the idea of eating from a black plate as it felt as though the plate could have been dirty (but you'll never know). The chicken had a layer of melted cheese and cajun sauce. I thought the portion of the meat was reasonable, only that it was a tad too dry. But it went pretty well with the cheese and sauce, only that I thought they could drizzle more sauce on the chicken (isn't that why it's Cajun chicken?). The coleslaw had a weird, bitter after-taste. The fries were not too bad, just that it would have been better if it were tastier. I paid $7.50 for it.
With the price I paid, I'd say it was rather worth it. Large portion, enough to fill your tummy. Not too bad for the price I guess, but don't go with too high expectations in terms of quality of food. What with all the hoo-ha about BJ, some may probably find it over-rated by the time they've gotten down to trying it. Well, at least I did. (Ah, but I think I'd still rate it a 3.5 / 5 for the price and fairly satisfactory service.)
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!$7.50 in a foodcourt wor... then my expectations do go up. haha will jio you to try soon. :)
23 Feb 2008 at 9:35 am
However, I must say that everything in this magazine is pretty expensive. Even those special deals you get from each issue of the magazine are not exactly that worth the money. I guess it's a magazine targetted at single working women who has a higher propensity to indulge on these things and pamper themselves. I'm a student myself and I think this magazine doesn't quite suit me. The most I can do with it would be to just look. Quite sad you know..
But whatever right! It's a darn cool shopping mag and I want it! So during the Yebber fashion fusion last year, I made my order for a year-long subscription! Excited, I thought I'd be getting my next issue in my mailbox soon! As you can see, it's 30th January now. One more day to the end of the month. But I do not have my magazine yet. So what am I supposed to do with those special deals that I'm interested in using when the magazines come?
From what I heard from people at Project Smitten, they have their own delivery system. Well, from what I see now, I guess I can only say that it is not an efficient one...
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!Guess many others out there share your sentiments too. My friends and cousin have not received a single issue yet! All they had was the smitten card. Free gift also didn't receive.
30 Jan 2008 at 10:56 pm
i'm luckier i got my free gift then. but WHERE'S THE MAG! feels as though they're running off with our money! and what if they miss out on the first issue and refuse to compensate??? :@
31 Jan 2008 at 11:15 pm
FYI babes, this magazine that closed down last year has changed name to CHIC. It is still run by the same people! A lot of subscribers who subscribed to Smitten were affected when the company closed d
11 Feb 2010 at 9:31 am
You'd see at the counter an on-going promotion - Mix & Match. It's a choice of 3 salads, one sandwich filling and a can of pepsi at a whopping price of $6.50 only (of course it's cheap considering the cost of eating out nowadays)!
Unfortunately, not judge a place by the number of outlets it has; nor food by its price. I thought the sandwich was utterly disappointing. I chose the chicken mayo filling and the chicken was awful. It lacked the mayo taste and the chicken bits tasted like instant chicken fillet or something. Not fresh. Neither did the mixed vegetables nor lettuce look fresh. The coleslaw was not cut up into small bits (which I prefer) and had a weird and bitter after-taste. But the portion was quite big and it would have been good enough for a quick lunch or so. And it was a good thing that you get a can of pepsi free! I guess that's a relatively good deal for a $6.50 set.
Nonetheless, I'd never eat there again. Maybe I'd try O'Briens elsewhere to double-check their standards. But I'd say this was quite an awful experience.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!hahhaa. thanks for the bad review, so that we won't fall into the same situation :)
13 Jan 2008 at 8:39 am
I sat down and took my time trying to decide on what to eat. They have main courses like steaks, chicken, fish and lamb! What a variety! I would say their Meat Lovers' dish really did look enticing though I didn't take that. As someone who's hunting for cheap and good steak, I was almost certain before I stepped in that I was gonna order steak. Seeing that a Sirloin Steak with mushroom sauce(70z) was only $10.90, I thought "hey! why not right?" The steak is available in 3 different portions and comes with baked potato and fresh greens too.
One thing I really like about the place is that despite the fact that they were pretty packed that day, your orders still came up fast. But to be honest, fast doesn't mean good.
Although I was real surprised when my steak came up so soon, one look at it and I was thoroughly disappointed. For $10.90, the steak being more than palm size was really a good bargain. However, it was not done very well. I ordered a medium rare but I think I got myself a medium instead. I feel that the thickness of the steak really makes a difference and if dining places wanna make their steak look bigger on the surface, even though it's thinner, (which was what they did), they should know how to do their steaks well too, in order to prevent over-cooking. The mushroom sauce tasted rather ordinary also, with one small slice of shitake mushroom on the steak, as though to say: This really is mushroom sauce, in case you're wondering. The sides were rather pathetic. The baked potato was not even bigger than an apple. Yes, it's more like the size of a plum or prune. Pathetic serving of sour cream and no bacon bits (until you ask for it). The fresh greens was about 5 pieces of french beans, 1 cauliflower and 3 pieces of carrots. Pathetic, once again..
However, the non-steak stuff my friends ordered seemed rather appetizing. It looks more value for money too. At a dollar more, the Fish and Chips does look more filling and appealing than the steak I had (at a steakhouse).
Oh and you get free iced water if you dine there. Not bad eh?
Because of the reasonable prices, I would still consider dining here again but I will not order steaks anymore. Of course if you had a bigger budget, you could try their premium steaks, it could be better. But on the whole, the above was my experience with a $10.90 steak. Disappointing.
Login to add your comment. Or, Register for an account now. It's free!Cool! i heard things abt the place, but haven got the chance to try em' out. Mayb will do so, but skip the $10.90 steak : )
12 Jan 2008 at 5:29 pm
they seem to have real good set lunch deals. i think that should be really value for money (:
12 Jan 2008 at 5:38 pm
free tap water u mean
02 Mar 2010 at 12:43 pm