Tuesday, March 10, 2009

New Singapore Stamp Issue: Cinema Theatres of Yesteryear, March 20, 2009

Coming up on March 20, a glimpse of Singapore's cinema history from SingPost, through a set of stamps featuring some of the old "grand dames" of Singapore theatres:

- Cathay
- The Majestic
- Capitol Building
- Queens
- Rex

I'm definitely going to buy a set (or two). These days, I always love receiving anything with more unusual stamps - it happens so rarely now, with franking being in such wide use. So I like to do the same with any letters I mail out - add some of the more special stamps issued by the post office.

Pictures and more info at the SingPost site: Cinema Theatres of Yesteryear Info

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Cafe Cartel After-9-pm half price cakes

I don't think I've mentioned this before but a few friends and I meet at Plaza Singapura quite often. And what do we do after dinner? Adjourn to Cafe Cartel, where they have a 50% discount on cakes after 9 pm. That works out to around $3 (inclusive of taxes, etc.) per slice. A comfy place to chat, at a price less than what you'd pay at a bakery. A good deal, really.