Now wait, I have never been a fan of kebabs to be plain honest. Nope, never.
The Eygptian Restaurant
Karen and I met up with Nicholas at Haji Lane (The Arab Street area) outside this funky looking Egyptian restaurant. The ambience was somewhat similar as of you visiting a Kopitiam in Little India having roti prata. Pretty cosy and decent. You have egyptian songs playing in the background (verified by asking one of their staff). There’re different types of kebabs to choose from, as you can see from the menu.
The Menu
We ordered some special drinks on the menu which costs us somewhat $9.00 for 3 different ones. My tastebud doesn’t tell me anything special about a glass of jasmine and iced lemon tea though.
3 Different Special Drinks
Here comes the main course.
The Chicken Kebab is Nice
The meat is tender and the sauce is savoury. The spread of salad and potato wedges are amusingly well proportioned. I’d highly recommend getting a piece of this action when you’re around in Arab Street. Having said that, I have never noticed Arab Street to have their own unique stand in the buzzling Singapore city. You have shi sha boutiques, cafes in preserved shop-houses and alot of shopping.
Visit Arab Street if you can when you’re here in Singapore. It’s not far away from G4 Station 
Benson’s rating for the kebabs –
(3.0 out of 5.0)
The annual party ZoukOut is hitting the shores of Sentosa again on 13th December 2008. ZoukOut is on it’s 8th year and is still a strong iconic clubbing festival in Asia, with reigning reknown deejays trampled and left its mark such as Armin Van Buuren, Paul Van Dyk. Party all night from dusk to dawn, enjoy dancing through the magnificent scene of the setting sun and if you still have enough energy, to last through the night till the sun rises.
Are you ready to party?
This season, you’ll have Sasha, Above & Beyond, Henrik Schwarz, Dirty South and whole lot more including our Singapore very own Electrico (Amanda Ling *screams*)
A little FAQ clip on ZoukOut
- ZoukOut saw its largest turnout of 23,000 in attendance last year an increase from 20,000 from the previous year, with numbers increasing every year since the first in 2000 that had 9000 in attendance.
- 2007 saw a large increase in visitors from Dubai, Australia and India.
- Genres at ZoukOut include different dance genres from house, techno, trance, minimal, electro, progressive, alternative/ indie, mash up, hip hop and of course the ever popular Mambo Jambo.
- 30- 35% of these attendees come from the region, mainly from Malaysia, Bangkok, Jakarta and Hong Kong but also as far off as the US and Europe.
More details and ticketing can be found on ZoukOut’s very own website.
G4 guests might want to contact Charlie from Backyard Bistro who’s going with a bunch of friends to crash. Else party on boys with beach gears and girls with bikinis!
*Grits the gym and works out*
So you’re in Singapore, and you ran out of media storages in your Digital Camera. Or worse, you lost your camera and you need to get a replacement. Maybe you just need some computer pheriperals and you’d like to top them up when you’re here. Introducing Sim Lim Square, Singapore’s PC Walmart.
The Place
Sim Lim Square
Located just a few minutes stroll away from G4 Station, Sim Lim Square gets pretty busy usually over the weekends packed with tourists and locals doing their IT shopping. It’s best to go there after 1PM when most shops are open and before 6pm. Yea I know, short hours
The Shops
If you are afraid of having different kind of treatment as a tourist as compared with locals, the easy way out would be getting a local friend to tag along with you. I could do it if I’m free (bwahaha). Most of the shops do have fixed pricing especially when it comes to computer pheripherals, but rest assure the prices are really competitive.
The Buzzling Scenes at Sim Lim Square during Weekdays
One reason I could explain on the cheaper price would be the stocks that they take for their goods are in more bulk as compared to the rest of the departmental stores around the island. Try walking around the mall to get the price lists and have it compared.
The shops that I could recommend you in Sim Lim would be:-
Fuwell #04-52 , Video-pro #04-33, Bliss #04-02D – for PC pheripherals
Active Foto & Electronics #04-60 – For media storages such as SD cards, Flash Drives, CF cards etc.
Alan Photo Trading #01-38 - For digital cameras purchase (If you need help with recommendations of other shops, hola me in G4 Station, there are a few more in other places which I would strongly recommend.)
Medias! 
Some of the shops in Sim Lim Square has some bad reputation especially when it comes to electronics and camera purchases; not so much on their computer counterparts. Caveat Emptor (Buyers Beware) as they say, so do your studies before purchasing any items you require.
Surprise Surprise! The Food!
If you’re here, remember to check out the basement foodcourt. They serve a good variety of local and international cuisine that doesn’t hurt your pocket (priced fairly) and you’d be surprise even as a local like me, I tend not to miss my lunch/ dinner here if I’m shopping in Sim Lim Square.
Have some local deserts like Ice Kacang or Chendol after finishing up with your main dish!
How to Get There from G4
LA SALLE - College of the Arts
Just walk across the main road and head towards LA SALLE direction. You’ll be able to spot Sim Lim Square just right behind it. Its just 10 minutes stroll away from where we are. Or simply grab any of our reception to point the direction. You won’t miss the building for sure! Ah, and look out for me should you be getting any IT stuff, I could probably give you some pointers.
Stay with us at G4 Station and I’d tell you more when you get here!
Signing off,
Benson
Want to enjoy an exotic nightlife? Come to Singapore.
Singapore provides a variety of nightlifes for YOU!
Nightspot- St. James Power Station
St. James Power Station, a renowned nightclub in Singapore which possesses 9 outlets that spread over an astounding 60,000ft2. Each outlet has its individual theme, spanning from world music and jazz to contemporary dance and mando-pop. Guests will be awed by the sheer range and diversity of live entertainment and music styles offered by St James Power Station. And the best thing is, after paying the cover charge for one outlet, you can enjoy access to all NINE. You will definitely spend your whole night to shake your body in this awesome attraction!
Night Attraction- Night Safari
Want to have a special journey for your night? You may go to Night Safari where you will earn an unique ‘zoo’ experience. Over 120 species of animals for you to explore. You may take a walk or a 3.2-km tram ride. Further, Night Safari has been the winner of Singapore Tourism Awards’ Leisure Attraction of the Year seven times since its inauguration in 1994. Creatures of the Night Shows are held daily. You will totally be attracted by the incredible abilities of the animals or you will be scared by the snacks who is moving under your seat! We, G4 Station also able to book a package for this Night Safari (including pick-up, admission fee and drop off).
Night Shopping-Mustafa Centre
Suddenly want to buy something or need something? Mustafa Centre may help you! Mustafa Centre opens 24 hours which houses various products, from daily neccessaries to fashionable clothes and accessories which are affordable. The more important is it only takes you 15-20 minutes for walking from G4 Station to Mustafa Centre!!
Still not enough for you? Our friendly staffs will tell you more amazing attractions in Singapore. Come along and stay with us. You will surely bring a unforgettable memory home! G4 Station welcomes you
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Vanessa Tuan
Jingle bell Jingle bell Jingle all the way..Does this sound familiar? Yeah, festival mood is in the air..As Christmas 2009 and New Year 2009 are nearing, thus G4 Management has decided to host another event after the Mooncake Festival Event..We enjoyed performances by both our guest and staff, we have lots of food like KFC, Pizza Hut, ‘Ba-gua’(which means chinese BBQ chicken) and of cos mooncakes..Here is some pics of what happen that day..Do visit our website for more pics and make a reservation with us here if you happen to be in Singapore during this period, you will enjoy a different Christmas event with friends from all over the world.
We are currently still planning for the Event so do check our blog regularly for update of what is going to happen. Waren signing off as of now. Cheers~
Many of our G4 guests have asked about the food around G4 Station and I’ve always asked back the same question”what kind of food that you like to eat?” Because it’s a real complicating question to answer, since guests are spoilt for too many choices here! So now let me bring you the food trail around G4 ^^.
OK let’s start with the light food, for those who love to eat snack there is this one very famous local snack stall off all time OLD CHANG KEE. they serve from curry puff ( my all time favourite, yum yum ) to chicken nugget and they always make it fresh daily, coz the business is so good they don’t even have the change to keep it and sale it on the next day. The very good news, they’re just right across the street of G4 Station!
CHINESE FOOD
For those who like our local Chinese food and chicken rice. there this 4 famous stall that located just few steps away. 2 stall is our neighbour (HALAL / no pork),
1 is just opposite G4 (HALAL) and another 1 is just 5 minutes walking distance( non HALAL).
The price is varies from SGD $ 5 to $15 per pax, depend on the order
and if you guys walk around 5 min toward SIM LIM SQUARE you guys will find authentic Chinese food stall/ restaurant. that sell like ” Chili crab, roast meat, BBQ meat etc”
Food Courts
There are 2 food court around G4 and both are just a few minutes walking distance.
The 1st food court is the all time favourite food court at TEKKA MALL. the food court is located on the ground floor of the mall. they serve menu from indian to chinese food
Pic of TEKKA MALL
2nd food court will be the TEKKA FOOD CENTRE .The locations related to Tekka Centre Food Centre are represented by the flight path Superman would take between two points and may not be nearest by road. For example, Tekka Centre Food Centre is located 0.1 kilometre from Tekka Mall. it also located 0.1 kilometre from Ne7 Little India. Tekka Centre Food Centre is located 0.1 kilometre from G4.
The 3rd one is a newly open KOPITIAM which located at Blk 1 Rochor Road Rochor Centre # 01-506 (24hrs) (opposite TEKKA MALL)
OH MAN, this carroy cake look tasty!!!!
INDIAN FOOD
As our location is just few steps away froam LITTLE INDIA so there’s just too many option for indian food. so hereby i put a link that will link you guys for india food guide at little india. so india food lover click on the link www.littleindia.com.sg/food/food_index.htm
Famous Hawker Centre – Newton
Newton Food Centre (纽顿熟食中心) is a major food centre located in Newton, Singapore. The food centre was promoted by the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) as a tourist attraction for sampling Singaporean cuisine. It was first opened in 1971 and it closed down in 2005 as the government wanted to revamp the food centre. The food centre then went through a major renovation before reopening on 1 July 2006.
The best places to eat in Singapore would be any hawker centre. The variety is astounding and the prices are low. There are many hawker centres, but Newton Food Centre must be one of the best. it’s easy to get to (just across from Newton MRT Station), it’s airy and there’re plenty of stalls to choose from. Most importantly, it’s still got the best oyster omelet, popiah, barbequed chicken wings and barbequed seafood (like stingray topped with sambal chilli) in the whole of Singapore. Shiok!!BEST!!
The best time to stop by Newton would be for dinner and supper. This usually means from 7.00 p.m. onwards. In the day, many stalls are not opened. More importantly, many stalls tend to have more than 1 stallholder – one in the day and one at night selling different foods. Inevitably, the night stallholder tends to be the “famous one”.
To go to NEWTON FOOD CENTRE you need to take bus no 48, 66 and 170 and it’s only few stop away from G4. Ask me or Waren or any of our friendly receptionists whoever is on duty at desk.
Affordable Restaurants
For travellers who prefer restaurants there are a few good restaurants at PARADIZ CENTRE ( 1 selegie road, 5 min walk). there are steamboat, japanese food, western food, thai, indonesian and lots more for you to discover
side and front view of PARADIZ CENTRE
DESSERT
The best dessert around G4 probably is the jelly beancurd (do hua). it so soft it will melt in your mouth slurpz.. and the best 1 is rochor beancurd, they do served other snack that goes well with their beancurd e.q egg tart, fried dough flitter (you tiao) etc. trust me IT’S GOOD.
ROCHOR original beancurd stall with its famous beancurd YUMMY!!!
But of course if you guys just wanna chill at G4 we do have a 24hrs cafe ” BACKYARD BISTRO” which serves chilled beer, great finger food, sandwiches and salad. by the way they also have pool table, free WIFI and sports channels. YEAH!!!!!
So this is the end of our food hunting for the moment, hope you enjoy it and hope you see you guys in G4. CHEERS!!!
Signing out,
Leo
