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Will be going to Italy end of the year...What's cheappppp to get there??
I'm looking to get a watch.. any recommended brands?
Leather hand bags and shoes! From factory outlets in Milan!
Which cities are you going to?
If you like art posters, you can buy them in Florence. The jewellery in Venice is not cheap but the designs are beautiful.
Will be going to Italy end of the year...What's cheappppp to get there??
I'm looking to get a watch.. any recommended brands?
I dont get it. People go visiting expensive place to buy cheap things. I am sure you meant What is Good Buy there...
hahaha.. i guess it's minus-ing all the vat, might just be cheaper than SG.
Will be heading to rome, assisi..
hahaha.. i guess it's minus-ing all the vat, might just be cheaper than SG.
Will be heading to rome, assisi..
Super jealous.... I dream of going there with price... (hint hint)
flagship74
12-05-12, 12:13
hahaha.. i guess it's minus-ing all the vat, might just be cheaper than SG.
Will be heading to rome, assisi..
me going to assisi 2..:D
flagship74
12-05-12, 12:14
Will be going to Italy end of the year...What's cheappppp to get there??
I'm looking to get a watch.. any recommended brands?
pam watches the best :cheers1:
Leather shoes, suits & handbags are great there. I am still wearing the leather shoes that I bought 3 years ago.
Leather hand bags and shoes! From factory outlets in Milan!
Only buy watches in Switzerland. Unless you are looking at Italian brands....me don't know any, sorry.
flagship74
12-05-12, 12:24
Only buy watches in Switzerland. Unless you are looking at Italian brands....me don't know any, sorry.
pam is italy brand:D
buy pizza to eat :D:D:D
Not forgetting the gelato. :)
Not forgetting the gelato. :)
nice~! :cool:
It is also very time consuming to be shopping tour especially in Paris/Italy, u will be treated like China man.
Italy leather shoe, and Prada are the better ones.
If not, buy a sport car.
Anyway, when I am holiday, I dun shop, unless I am in China, buy books only.
Their Spaghetti is made of better floor there. buy some and give ur friends/relatives :cool:
Gucci. It's from Italy.
Gucci : I consider them the mass market of the up-market
Gucci : I consider them the mass market of the up-market
Yah... Like clustered housing of landed housing:D
Buy wine... Can be cheaper than bottled water:cheers6:
Italy is such a beautiful and rich place to visit. Why spend time in shopping?
Why most of the Singaporeans go holiday is always, place shopping as top priority instead of having time to appreciate the richness of the country and relax.
It is also very time consuming to be shopping tour especially in Paris/Italy, u will be treated like China man.
Italy leather shoe, and Prada are the better ones.
If not, buy a sport car.
Anyway, when I am holiday, I dun shop, unless I am in China, buy books only.
If i can bring the sports car back at nett price i confirm buy the horse!!:D
Italy is such a beautiful and rich place to visit. Why spend time in shopping?
Why most of the Singaporeans go holiday is always, place shopping as top priority instead of having time to appreciate the richness of the country and relax.
yea lor..
i love to visit their ancient building.. really beautiful
try their local food..must be very nice:D
Italy is such a beautiful and rich place to visit. Why spend time in shopping?
Why most of the Singaporeans go holiday is always, place shopping as top priority instead of having time to appreciate the richness of the country and relax.
i'm going for holy tour.. so shopping will be the consolation and motivation.. heheheh
Note when u buy multiple items in a single receipt & claim vat at airpok, any 1 of the item is already in ur check-in luggage & no show in front of the officer, u can kiss goodbye to ur vat for the whole receipt. Remember hor. :2cents:
Gd buy hmmm.. will distress properties fit in the bill?
http://travelphotos.everything-everywhere.com/Europe/Italy/Rome/Keyhole-Knights-of-Malta-4/534804535_MbR6V-L.jpg
http://travelphotos.everything-everywhere.com/gallery/8121874_pYYwx#!i=534804535&k=MbR6V&lb=1&s=M
http://travelphotos.everything-everywhere.com/Europe/Italy/Rome/Looking-Through-Keyhole/534842681_gHcZj-L.jpg
buttercarp
12-05-12, 21:49
If i can bring the sports car back at nett price i confirm buy the horse!!:D
I prefer the one used to catch fish :D .
buttercarp
12-05-12, 22:00
If i can bring the sports car back at nett price i confirm buy the horse!!:D
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_798172.html
http://www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/Singapore/Story/STIStory_798172.html
Driving an F1 inspired car doesn't make one an F1 driver... A lot of drivers are trying to be funny on the road. Drive with care by keeping a safe distance.
If i can bring the sports car back at nett price i confirm buy the horse!!:D
bring a Lamborghini back!
If you are going to Firenze (Florence), the native brands are: Panerai (now owned by the Richemont Group), Salvatore Ferragamo (still independently-owned, the original store is still there), Gucci (now owned by French company PPR), Roberto Cavalli, . The native food are: Wild boar pasta, Fettucine Carbonara (their version is really really special with very thick egg and cheese sauce), and of course the famous Beef Florentine.
If you are going to Rome, the native brand is Bvlgari (now owned by LVMH), the centuries old flagship store is still there, Fendi (also owned by LVMH). Native food is oxtail stew, pasta carbonara, artichokes, lamb chops, lamb intestines, beef and pork innards cooked in herbs, pizza, wild boar, tripe stew, etc
If you are going to Milan, Prada (still independently-owned) is their native brand, and Miu Miu (Prada's sister brand), Ermenegildo Zegna (independently-owned). The veal chops are pretty good, cooked in milk.
For Vicenza, it is Bottega Veneta (formerly owned by the Gucci group, now under PPR).
I don't know which region TOD'S is from. But I love their shoes. Love love love love. I have 10 pairs.
If you are going to Firenze (Florence), the native brands are: Panerai (now owned by the Richemont Group), Salvatore Ferragamo (still independently-owned, the original store is still there), Gucci (now owned by French company PPR), Roberto Cavalli, . The native food are: Wild boar pasta, Fettucine Carbonara (their version is really really special with very thick egg and cheese sauce), and of course the famous Beef Florentine.
If you are going to Rome, the native brand is Bvlgari (now owned by LVMH), the centuries old flagship store is still there, Fendi (also owned by LVMH). Native food is oxtail stew, pasta carbonara, artichokes, lamb chops, lamb intestines, beef and pork innards cooked in herbs, pizza, wild boar, tripe stew, etc
If you are going to Milan, Prada (still independently-owned) is their native brand, and Miu Miu (Prada's sister brand), Ermenegildo Zegna (independently-owned). The veal chops are pretty good, cooked in milk.
For Vicenza, it is Bottega Veneta (formerly owned by the Gucci group, now under PPR).
wow.. thanks. i wonder would it be easy to get around these places alone?
Note when u buy multiple items in a single receipt & claim vat at airpok, any 1 of the item is already in ur check-in luggage & no show in front of the officer, u can kiss goodbye to ur vat for the whole receipt. Remember hor. :2cents:
Good info!
Gd buy hmmm.. will distress properties fit in the bill?
this one.. many years for me to get there.. :scared-4:
bring a Lamborghini back!
yaya.. i wish!!
is it snowing in italy at end of the year?
wow.. thanks. i wonder would it be easy to get around these places alone?
With a map, it's easy. If you have poor sense of direction, use a compass / handphone compass and ask for directions. But do not follow them or go with them.
Especially in Rome, on buses and at train stations, stay alert and store your money safely. Gypsies are experts at pickpocketing. They can be aggressive, work in groups and try to snatch your bag in front of the policemen.
bring a Lamborghini back!
You drive one yourself?
is it snowing in italy at end of the year?
I heard it doesnt snow often and moreover winter was delayed last year.. so i doubt i'll experience any.
I heard it doesnt snow often and moreover winter was delayed last year.. so i doubt i'll experience any.
Nowadays weather are unpredictable. But anyway italy seldom gets nasty weather.
Will not want to go to Europe & USA if i have a choice as many people are jobless now. They will be desperate for $ and realise Chinese has snatched away their jobs & they are rich. Hence, it will not be very safe. Just look at the young doctor from nus-duke medical school who was missing in Greece. :scared-4:
With a map, it's easy. If you have poor sense of direction, use a compass / handphone compass and ask for directions. But do not follow them or go with them.
Especially in Rome, on buses and at train stations, stay alert and store your money safely. Gypsies are experts at pickpocketing. They can be aggressive, work in groups and try to snatch your bag in front of the policemen.
Will not want to go to Europe & USA if i have a choice as many people are jobless now. They will be desperate for $ and realise Chinese has snatched away their jobs & they are rich. Hence, it will not be very safe. Just look at the young doctor from nus-duke medical school who was missing in Greece. :scared-4:
Was he kidnapped? Or eloped with pretty Greek Gal/God....
Not sure. But that is a newly wed wife. I will be in brisbane in July. Hope that place is safe.
Was he kidnapped? Or eloped with pretty Greek Gal/God....
flagship74
14-05-12, 12:48
Not sure. But that is a newly wed wife. I will be in brisbane in July. Hope that place is safe.
Singapore not safe either..rem the ferrari accident..:D
Singapore not safe either..rem the ferrari accident..:D
Read the today's article today on this Swedish man writing about Singapore. Gives me more confident in the potential of property investment here.
Not sure. But that is a newly wed wife. I will be in brisbane in July. Hope that place is safe.
澳大利亚应该没问题啦!
Sleepyhead
14-05-12, 15:28
Only buy watches in Switzerland. Unless you are looking at Italian brands....me don't know any, sorry.
Watches in Switzerland are more expensive than in Singapore! Confirmed Rolex cost more there. It's fixed price there, all are selling at the RRP. In Singapore, you can bargain with the sales girl/man. Can get 15% discount here. :D
Sleepyhead
14-05-12, 15:31
Not forgetting the gelato. :)
Oh yes! Must have GELATO! One flavour a day! YUMMMMmmyyy!!! :)
Watches in Switzerland are more expensive than in Singapore! Confirmed Rolex cost more there. It's fixed price there, all are selling at the RRP. In Singapore, you can bargain with the sales girl/man. Can get 15% discount here. :D
cant agree sorry. cos i really did a comparison in luzern Dec2011:D
Read the today's article today on this Swedish man writing about Singapore. Gives me more confident in the potential of property investment here.
cannot find this article
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cannot find this article
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It is a rather long article:
The best place in the world to be creative
Why would an international best-selling writer on creativity live here? Because while New York may call itself 'the capital of the world', Singapore is the world
by Fredrik Haren
04:45 AM May 14, 2012
I have lost count of the number of times I have been asked: "As an author of creativity books, how on earth can you live in Singapore?"
And when I reply, "Because I think it is the best place in the world to live for a creative person", most people think I am kidding and everyone asks me to explain.
But no, I am not kidding. And yes, let me explain.
I moved to Beijing from my native Sweden in 2005 because I wanted to be in Asia when Asian countries truly started to embrace creativity.
The defining moment for me was when Hu Jintao gave a speech to the Chinese people in which he said that "China should be an innovative country 15 years from now".
Since I write books on business creativity, I just had to move to Asia and see this shift happen.
After two years in Beijing, I learnt two things: Firstly, I wanted to leave Beijing, which is a fascinating city, but has too much traffic, too much pollution and too little water for a Swede brought up in the Stockholm archipelago; and secondly, I wanted to remain in Asia.
So I went on a grand journey. While doing research for my book The Developing World, I constantly travelled over a period of more than 10 months.
I went to 20 developing countries and when I came to each new city that I thought had potential to become my new home, I made sure my schedule allowed me to stay a few extra days to get a feel of life there.
I spent two weeks each in Seoul, Hong Kong, Bangkok, Shanghai, Mumbai, New Delhi, Istanbul and Singapore.
Then I made a list of positives and negatives about each city. Obviously, Singapore won in the end.
SINGAPORE VIRTUES
Why? Well, for many reasons.
Such as quality of life - I now drink as much fresh mango juices in Singapore as I did beers in Beijing, weather (no, I do not mind the heat; I love it), security (I love countries where there is a good chance you will get your iPhone back if you left it behind in a restaurant) and convenience (like the fact that Changi Airport has extensive connections to the world, since my work involves a lot of travelling to different countries on a frequent basis).
Those are the usual reasons that attract most people to Singapore.
But the main reason I live in Singapore is because this city-state, to me, is the one place on earth where it is the easiest to have a globally-creative mindset.
Some people say Singapore is "Asia for beginners". I do not agree. I think Singapore is "globalisation for beginners", or rather, "globalisation for early adopters".
With a diverse mix of races, religions and nationalities, Singapore not only represents the cross-section of the world, it is also a time capsule of what the world will look like in the future.
And I love that.
New York may call itself 'the capital of the world' but Singapore is the world. Unlike New York, which is a global city in the United States, Singapore is a global city - a global city-state. Singapore is a city in the world, not a city in a country in the world.
And this makes it easier to have a global outlook here since nationalistic barriers do not block the view as much.
A BEAUTIFUL MIX
A positive side-effect of this is that Singapore is one of the least racist countries in the world.
Now, that does not mean that there is no racism in Singapore, but I have worked in more than 40 countries, and I have never experienced less racism than I do in Singapore.
That is important to me. Not only because we are a mixed-race family - I am from Sweden, my wife from the Philippines and my son a happy mix of Stockholm, Manila and Singapore.
As an European, I am ashamed and disappointed when European leaders recently proclaim that "the multi-cultural society does not work". I just wish they would come to Singapore.
To live in a place that is celebrating "Western New Year" and "Chinese New Year" is not only twice as fun, it also gives you the feeling that there is more than one way of doing things.
On a recent New Year's Eve party, we realised our group consisted of 10 people with 10 different passports.
A friend told me how they had had an after-work beer at his company and 14 people - from 14 different countries - showed up.
At our wedding, we had 40 guests from eight countries, comprising at least four religions and four races, and, at the time, no one was counting.
It all just felt as if it was the most natural thing in the world. The point, of course, is that it is not the most natural thing in the world. Unfortunately, in most places in the world, it would be rare, strange and exotic to have such a natural mix of backgrounds.
For people living in Singapore, it is so natural you do not grasp how unnaturally natural it is, and how valuable.
OF ROOTS AND BRANCHES
Now, do not get me wrong. I am not saying that knowledge of your own culture and background is not important. It is.
It is often said that a person without roots is fickle, doesn't know how to connect to who he is and can be easily manipulated, because there are no basic values keeping him grounded. Roots are important.
But if one is going to use a metaphor (in this case, of likening a human being to a tree), one has to use the whole metaphor. Because it is equally true that a tree without branches also perishes.
A tree that does not spread its branches out in all directions to gather as much sunlight and energy as possible might have deep and strong roots, but it will eventually still wither and die.
In other words, to be rootless is dangerous, but so is being branchless.
And if your own culture is the roots, the cultures of the rest of the world is the energy that your branches need to reach out to, so that you can get new ideas and ways of doing things by learning from others, be inspired to try new foods, acquire new habits and try new customs.
It will make you curious of other ways of doing things, be inspired by different ideas and energised by alternate points of views. And that is what creates creativity.
And nowhere in the world is it easier to let your branches spread out than in Singapore.
Want some exposure to American influence? Watch American Idol the day after it airs in the US.
What about a dose of Indian culture? Join in the Deepavali celebrations together with thousands of Indians in Little India.
Want to practice your Chinese language? Go and order frog in Geylang.
HEIMSKUR MEANS 'MORON'
The Icelandic Vikings, who lived a thousand years ago, had a word for people who never left their farms on Iceland and never ventured outside. The word was heimskur. It means moron.
As they saw it, a person who did not open up to the world to find new ideas from other cultures was a moron. I think the Vikings would have loved Singapore. I sure know that I do. It is the one place with the fewest heimskurs that I have found .
Too many people limit their potential, their creativity - and in the end - their lives, because they are not embracing the whole human spectrum of creativity.
They are not taking full advantage of the potential of the world, because they are not living in the world. They are stuck in their own corner, looking inwards, seeing whatever that is different as "foreign".
And I think that answers the question of why I am living in Singapore - because Singapore makes me more human by making me more a part of the world, a part of humanity. And by being part of the world, I have a bigger chance to be inspired and have new ideas.
Ideas that will benefit us all.
Fredrik Haren, an author and speaker on business creativity, has lived in Asia since 2005, and has been in Singapore since 2008. His work The Idea Book has been included in The 100 Best Business Books of All Time. This article appears in the Singapore International Foundation's book aimed at bridging communities, Singapore Insights from the Insights.
Other than the tree/branches metaphor which I think is absolutely brilliant, the only take away from the article for me is:
NO.1 RULE
- Sell west sun units to angmos!!!!!!!!! They 99% will love it and take it up!
Other than the tree/branches metaphor which I think is absolutely brilliant, the only take away from the article for me is:
NO.1 RULE
- Sell west sun units to angmos!!!!!!!!! They 99% will love it and take it up!
Yea.. he did mention he loved the heat..:simmering:
i think of going italy as my next 2-3 overseas trip..
before europe become a slum :scared-3:
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