by Benson on March 24, 2009
We know Orchard has always been a tourist shopping spot, with existing malls like Ngee Ann City, Wisma Atrium, Far East Plaza and more dominating the high end branded goods. There’s a few new kids on the block coming soon in 2009 and 2010 with one beating the speed competition.
Enter ION.
Photo credit: XP Dude
ION Orchard will be ready in July 2009 (this coming July!) with flagship stores and new-to-market brands like Boucheron, Dsquared and Diane von Furstenberg.
Capitaland has rented at least 80 percent of the space, which means over 240 stores already filled in, over a humongous space of 640,000 sqft. Wow.
Now wouldn’t you want to come and visit Singapore with more new malls coming up soon? G4 Station is just minutes away walk from the Orchard belt if you don’t mind a slow stroll.
by Benson on November 22, 2008
I’m ashamed.
As a Singaporean, I’ve never been interested in guide books about our own country (Who reads guidebooks of their own country anyway? I bet most of you don’t!). Jody, one of our friendly staff has donated a series of Citiescape of Asian countries from Lonely Planet, 2006 Edition.
Singapore Citiescape - Lonely Planet
Not exactly a very comprehensive guide, but it covers and has vivid photos of Singapore, and the rest of the asian countries like Beijing, Delhi, Ho Chi Minh, Sydney (huh?) and more.
Supreme Court - Colonial District (Lonely Planet), lovely photo isn't it?
What particularly caught me was the itinerary that was listed behind by Mat Oakley, an expat that stayed in Singapore for almost two years,
Start early, amid the chatter of an old kopitiam (breakfast and coffeeshop), for hot sweet kopi, runny eggs and kaya toast, slapped onto your table without ceremony. Once you’re loaded with cholesterol, take a stroll in the magnificent Botanic Gardens, then along Orchard Road before the crowds hit.
Head down into the MRT, up one stop to Little India and out into another world of grubby streets and food markets, and dip your hands into a curry lunch - fiery fuel for a walk to the mosques, carpet sellers and coffee houses of Kampong Glam, the Muslim Quarter.
After a cardamom coffee or hot mint tea, take a bus to Chinatown and browse through the antique shops, street markets and teashops. A few steamed dumpling and tea from a Chinatown cafe, then leave the city for the green centre, and Singapore’s zoo and peerless Night Safari.
After seeing the sunset with the leopards, do a taxi race down the flawless, tree-lined expressway to Newton Circus, the city’s most famous hawker centre. Bursting with seafood and beer, take another taxi to Raffles Hotel for a cocktail.
Energy permitting, dance your way into the early hours with the beautiful people at Zouk, Singapore’s thumping megaclub.
Matt Oakley
Well I couldn’t put it better in words than Matt. And take note all these locations that are mentioned apart from the Zoo are very, very, very close to G4 Station. So if you’re coming and need help in directions, feel free to ask our frontdesk staff for help.
They’ll probably point a direction and tell you you can even walk there for some of the destination mentioned above, seeya soon! 
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