Chap He Diam, also referring to provision shop in dialect, is an undiscovered spot for good buys near Pioneer MRT station. Do not mistake it to be a small provision shop, as its name suggests. It is actually a sizeable supermarket with many drinks and snacks at good prices.

1-litre unsweetened green tea is selling for $1. Coca Cola is also sold for $1 for their 1.25-litre bottle. 
More $1 drinks can be found in our field report on Facebook.

1 carton of 24 Yeo's packet chrysanthemum tea is selling at $5.90. Other flavours of Yeo's drinks are going for $6.90 per carton. These are prices you would only get during Chinese New Year.
A carton of Pepsi is selling at $9.90. That works out to $0.41 per can.

Dutch Lady Kurma Milk is available at 2 for $2.95. That is quite a good deal. More drinks on sale can be found here.

Popular chips, Lay's, Ruffles and Doritos, are all selling for $3.95. There are a variety of flavours to choose from and should satisfying your munching needs.

Roller Coaster is available now at $0.80 per pack. Cheezels are selling at $1. More snacks on sale can be found here.

Chap He Diam is located near Pioneer MRT station. From Exit A, it is approximately a 10 minutes walk away. Alternatively, you can take bus 251 from Boon Lay bus interchange, alight at the 5th stop and take a 5 minutes walk. Parking is free at the moment for those who drive,

Chap He Diam
Address: 51 Soon Lee Rd #01-51A Singapore 628088
Opening hours: 10am to 10pm daily

Tampines Retail Park is a retail park in Tampines, built in November 2006. It consists of IKEA Tampines, Courts and Giant Hypermarket. The nearest bus stop is bus stop number 75359 (After TPE) with buses 27, 34, 58, 68, 118, 168 stopping there.

IKEA is a popular place to shop in the East. There are always good buys here, including many options not more than $10. From $2.90 clocks to $5.90 stools, there will be something suitable for you.

You can find the full field report of items not more than $10 here.

There is a buy 1 get 1 free promotion for DSLR, mirrorless or digital cameras ongoing. Items will be charged  at retail prices. You can mix and match cameras of any brand and the free item will be the lower priced items. This promotion is exclusive to this Courts outlet.

A number of JBL sound accessories are on sale. JBL Clip 2 is selling at a $49 while their wireless in-ear headphones are going for $89. More JBL sale items can be found here.

Many PowerPac electrical appliances are available at 2 for $20. They include waffle maker, sandwich maker, rice cooker and USB blender. The full field report of these items can be found here.

Many apparel are available for less than $10.  Kid apparel start from $3.

10 rolls of toilet paper are available for $4 while 5 boxes of tissue paper costs $3.85.

Anlene Concentrate are available at 3 for $9.45.

IKEA Tampines
60 Tampines North Drive 2, Singapore 528764

Courts Megastore
50 Tampines North Drive 2, Singapore 528766

Giant Hypermarket
21 Tampines North Drive 2, Singapore 528765

Sentosa Island Lights is happening at Siloso Beach in Sentosa from now till 3 Jan 2021. This event features bigger-than-life Hello Kitty, Hello Kitty, Pompompurin, My Melody and Little Twin Stars with classic icons from Sentosa. Admission to the event is free.
However facilitate safe distancing, visitors are required to reserve their visits to Sentosa Island Lights here. Visitors may register up to 5 persons per visit from the following sessions every night:

• Session 1: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
• Session 2: 8.30pm to 9.30pm
• Session 3: 9.30pm to 10.30pm

Sessions are available for booking opens 5 days in advance, at 0000h of each day (ie. bookings for 13 December, opens on 8 December, 0000hr). On the day of your visit, simple down to Siloso Beach (entrance at Sapphire Pavilion) and show your email confirmation to be allowed entry.

Our field report of Sentosa Island Lights can be found here on our Facebook page.

On a rather unnoticed of the display, there is a spot with romantic lights. There are heart shaped lights hanging from the trees and the ground is laced with pink and white lights. 

On the left of the display is the entrance to magical shores. This mega light display was available in Siloso Beach before COVID-19 became severe. My friend and I were the only ones looking at the display over the barrier. There were no signs to this area. A Sentosa staff came up and told us visitors with passes to Sentosa Island lights are allowed to enter. This was apparently the soft launch of Magical Shores and it will take over Sentosa Island Lights when it ends.
The shores of Siloso Beach come alive in this installation. There are constant light sequences projected on the beach and smoke comes from the small islands just opposite the shores.

The field report of Magical Shores can be found here.

Admissions to Sentosa Island Lights and Magical shores via Sentosa Island Lights are free. Booking is required to access Sentosa Island Lights. 
Admission into Sentosa via walking in, car and monorail is free till 31 Dec 2020. It is not announced yet if admission fees are applicable thereafter yet. Even if there is an admission fee, you can always take bus 123 from Orchard or Tiong Bahru and get to Beach Station in Sentosa. Only standard bus fares apply.

Admission is free but for an optimum viewing experience and to facilitate safe distancing, you are required to register for slots. You may register up to slots from the following sessions every night:

• Session 1: 7.30pm to 8.30pm
• Session 2: 8.30pm to 9.30pm
• Session 3: 9.30pm to 10.30pm

Sessions are available for booking from 7 Dec 2020. On the day of your visit, just present your email confirmation to the staff at Siloso Beach (entrance at Sapphire Pavilion) for entry.

We checked out the set up at Siloso Beach once we received news of this event.

There is a back drop that should be for Kiki & Lala.

There is also a giant water slide and a dragon that seems like an iconic display of Sentosa.

There is a dragon display which seems to be an icon of Sentosa years ago.