New Canon Compact Printer Out This Weekend

Whether it is at home or on the move, Canon’s new SELPHY ES2 and ES20 photo printers deliver high-quality prints while offering a host of exciting and user-friendly photo editing features

WE received a press release the other day from Canon, which is rolling out two new compact photo printers this weekend that, if the company’s publicists are to be believed, could be the next big thing in home accessories. We sure would like to get one as a Christmas gift.

“Finished in cool cappuccino and elegant white,” the press release wrote, “the SELPHY ES2 and ES20 are compact enough to fit on a coffee table or bookshelf and are a must-have addition to any modern living room.”

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Soh Ee Shaun, 26 y.o.

The man behind colour pencils and paintbrushes
By Mavis Ang

Having freelanced his way into collaborations with MTV, National Youth Council, Red Bull, and the Children’s Cancer Foundation, graphic artist Soh Ee Shaun has so much more yet to colour and doodle. 88DB presents to you the man with a sole mission: Brighten up Singapore.

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Avoiding Road Accidents In The Rain

How to drive safely this rainy season, deal with slippery roads and lessen the risks of ‘hydroplaning’
By Samuel Ng

NOTHING can be worse than cruising down the expressway when suddenly a downpour ensues and you find yourself losing control and grip of your vehicle. Panic inevitably erupts. In hindsight, all of that could have been prevented for your driving safety and to avoid a road accident.

That feeling on the slippery road, when your car appears to have taken a life of its own, which in turn could result into a road accident, has nothing to do with engine trouble or paranormal activity. It’s actually a scientific term called hydroplaning.

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Great Italian Food At Miss Clarity Cafe

Run by a French-trained Singaporean chef, this cosy café serves Italian dishes like risotto and ravioli that’ll leave you and your tastebuds awestruck.
By Cheryl Chia

WITH a name like Miss Clarity, you’d be forgiven for mistaking this bright local café for a regular teenage haunt that serves fish and chips, burgers and ice cream. But while it’s true that this place is popular with the young, they’re not the only ones who have been streaming in. Only barely a year old, Miss Clarity Café has already gained a reputation for being a cosy restaurant to go to when you want warm and delicious hearty food at a reasonable price.

Serving Asian fare as well as the typical Western grub like bangers and mash, this Singapore café has added new items to the menu since they first opened. Their head chef, Jonathan Pang, used to be from Raffles Grill. Having apprenticed at Michelin-star restaurants in France and receiving guidance from top chefs, Mr Pang took the liberty of using his creativity to come up with an array of wonderful culinary creations.

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Yeo Siak Goon, 50 y. o.

Former book designer and now full-time painter, this elusive talent shares some of his thoughts on the occasion of his exhibit entitled ‘The Art Of The Offering’
By Mavis Ang

SINGAPOREAN artist Yeo Siak Goon was born in 1957 in a small village in Benut, West Malaysia. At the age of 16, he headed for the bright lights of Singapore to learn watercolour painting and drawing under two local masters, Hua Chai Yong and Leo Hee Tong.

A book designer with a publishing firm, Siak Goon has nevertheless found the time to participate in innumerable shows since 1977, representing Singapore in art exhibitions in Hong Kong, Taiwan, France, USA, Malaysia, Brunei, the Netherlands, Macau, Japan, Indonesia and Vietnam.

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My Ideal Club

Eradicating all the flaws of clubbing in Singapore
By Xin

My ideal club to party at would spin everything from (an eclectic mix of everything from Paul Van Dyk to the retro Madonna to vintage rock!), and also have a ladies-only room so that girls can party to their hearts content without getting preyed upon by leery desperados or worry about letting loose and risk looking wild in front of hunks.

Having come across more than my fair share of unpleasant encounters while clubbing in Singapore, I’d enforce these house rules if I were to book a night at Zouk in celebration of my fabulousness.

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Do Car Spoilers Really Work?

For the rest of us who have to be content with a Mitsubishi Lancer, Honda City or Toyota Vios, spoilers simply aren’t going to pump up the car’s performance
By Samuel Ng

MODIFYING one’s ride is the “in” thing right now, as exemplified by the sale of body kits and side skirts that continue to hit record heights. Car spoilers fall into this same category and while, aesthetically, they add depth to a car’s look, do they really boost a car’s performance and handling?

It’s a commonly held theory that a car spoiler mounted on the car’s rear will help to jack up that vehicle’s handling and performance. Why is that so? Well, it boils down to performance racing circuits like Formula One and NASCAR where we see all these cars that have been fitted with auto spoilers and we drool over the grip and traction their tyres seem to have on the track.

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How To Avoid Salmonella

Avoid eating raw eggs, which may be unrecognised in some foods such as salad dressings, cakes ice creams and cookie dough
By Kelly Paal

IN 1885, an American veterinary pathologist discovered a bacteria from pigs that, when ingested by humans, can cause diarrhea, fever and abdominal cramps within 12 to 72 hours.

The bacteria was called Salmonella, named after its discoverer Daniel Edward Salmon. These days, salmonella are more commonly seen in poultry and raw eggs, and from food that has been cooked or frozen and not eaten straight away.

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Cheap Learning Courses In Singapore

‘Modern Living’ workshops can teach you many things — including what to cook for Christmas and New Year’s
By Jae Tan

SO YOU think you have a knack for mixing it up at the turntables and getting the crowd pumpin’ at the mercy of your beats?

Or maybe you prefer to groove on the dance floor? How about sharpening those moves while picking up new ones to help you stand out from the pulsating crowd?

Or would you like to learn what and how to prepare a sumptuous Christmas feast?

Look no further than your nearby community centre or club for “Modern Living” — a series of training workshops designed with the urban city dweller in mind.

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Understanding Dyslexia

Children with dyslexia may appear to be bright and articulate, but they fall way behind their same-aged peers in terms of reading, writing and/or spelling.
By Jae Tan

MAKE a guess. What do Albert Einstein, Walt Disney and Bill Gates have in common? Apart from being leaders in their respective fields, these people have also prevented dyslexia from hindering them in their personal success.

Probably the most common of all learning disabilities, dyslexia affects the reading, writing and spelling skills of individuals that suffer from it.

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