unique facts about singapore

 Only in Singapore, you could lose S $ 100 before it was in the casino, in line two hours for bubble tea, and join a dating agency run by the government.

We all know about air conditioning in Singapore, shopping malls, hawker centers (Hawker), fines for littering and carrying durian. But did you know that Singapore also has a dating agency-sponsored by the government and the Hotel Merlion? Here are five other unique facts about this city-state.


1. Queue length of bubble tea

We have never seen queues like this since Hello Kitty appeared at McDonald's. Trendy bubble tea shops such as Koi, Gong Cha and I Love Taimei really reap huge profits from the bubble tea enthusiasts who are willing to stand in line for up to two hours to get their favorite beverage.



2. Cafe waitress

These girls wearing false eyelashes, big eyes like Bambi, and a French maid costume Japanese version in Akibanana Café and Bar (108 Tanjong Pagar Road, +65 6222 2087) to fulfill your every desire.

The Meido-san is going to feed you, tidy nails, and even give massages.


3. Hotel Merlion

The statue-shaped half fish, half-lion is undergoing a transformation from February 7 to 9 March to a hotel room while to accept guests who will stay overnight.

As if not enough Merlion disgraced, now a hotel was established in her name.


4. Import duty S $ 100 for casino


Singapore is the only country in the world to apply customs duties to the casino for the local population - something that is very absurd.

Many locals who have been arrested, fined and even jailed for using work permits to foreigners trying to enter the casino without paying import duties.


5. SDU = Single, Desperate, Ugly?

Oh one, meaning the Social Development Unit, a matchmaker agency-sponsored government. Be prepared to accept the invitation exclusive membership (with an annual cost of S $ 10) from the SDU if you are over 30 years old and still single.

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Sapporo Snow Festival has been famous in the world

Snow

Winter is the peak activity. Although the February 'freeze', Odori Park lively by people who are preparing for the biggest snow festivals throughout the year. Sapporo Snow Festival has been famous in the world, invites 2 million visitors to come to Hokkaido every year. The 'sculptor' snow had come together from around the world to compete.

Various forms of sculpture seen along the road, Hokkaido as a kingdom of snow. The statues can be as high as three-storey building, forming a human-sized cartoon characters, or imitate the famous monuments and icons, all made of ice. Truly amazing! Nighttime is the best time to enjoy this art, when the street lights illuminate and transform into a fairyland of giant Hokkaido.

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William - Kate Haunted by The Curse of Kensington Palace

It seems beyond doubt if the old buildings in the UK is quite mysterious. One of them is Kensington Palace inhabited by Prince William and Kate Middleton. Does not haunted, just cursed!

When Kate and William decided to move to Kensington Palace, many are so surprised, associated with 'bad name' that carried this beautiful building. Selaa 320 years, every inch of the walls, courtyards and corridors are stained various tragic tragedy, especially that befell the princess who lived in this palace.

According to the chief curator of Historic Royal Palaces, Lucy Worsley, there are at least seven women who had ended with the fate of the 'sad, bad, or even crazy'. Because of this, Kensington Palace was mentioned condemned by many parties.

Wife of George II, Queen Caroline, had suffered a tragic fate when I lived in this palace. After giving birth eighth child, Caroline extremely ill, which was caused by a hernia. Although surrounded by doctors, they can not examine it in detail because it will be deemed offensive to dignity of a queen.

Therefore, they decided to cut the protruding part of the hernia Caroline, who also could not save his life. Eight days later, she died in his sleep, precisely in the year 1737.

Earlier in the year 1690, William III and Queen Mary moved to the palace which was mentioned as a place to heal itself without drugs, for good air circulation. But no luck for Mary because soon, he suffered from chicken pox and died within a week at the age of 32 years still.

The curse did not end until Kensington Palace here, because after William III died, he was succeeded by Queen Anne, who married George of Denmark. One drawback of George of Denmark is his boring in bed, which was expressed by Anne.

Although not like her husband, Anne was pregnant 17 times to get the heir to the throne. Unfortunately, none of their children can reach adulthood. Some died in the womb, some died after being born, and several others died at the age of five due to chicken pox. Who lived the longest was William, who survived until the age of 11 years. His mother was followed 14 years later, with deep sorrow and heartbreak.

After that tragic story occurred in 1796, the Princess Charlotte. Charlotte is the daughter of George IV, who hated the mother Charlotte. Even so, the father was very fond of his daughter, to marry her off to Prince Leopold in a lavish wedding party. Unfortunately, the curse is not over because Charlotte died a year earlier at age 21, two days after giving birth to a son.

Several other women, including Princess Margaret, who died in 2002, while living alone in this palace. The news mentions that the daughter is often called the rebels are only accompanied by a ghost called the "mysterious lady in blue '.

Finally, none other than Princess Diana, Prince William's mother who died tragically in a car accident. Not only that, Diana, who also lived in this palace when married to Charles, was touted never known love in his marriage.
Prince William and Kate herself was busy rearranging the palace with a budget of £ 1 million. Hopefully, this can not only change the look of the palace, but also abolished the curse ya! Do not let deh Kate got the same bad luck!

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Closed Egyptian pyramids, Scared Weird Rituals There are Coming 11/11/11

CAIRO - Egypt closed the Pyramids of Giza, Friday, to avoid the ritual group that reportedly has plans to mark the date of 11/11/11 at the site, an official said.

The decision came "after much pressure" from the Egyptian Internet users, that strange ritual would be held "within the walls of the pyramid on November 11, 2011," said Atef Abu Zahab, head of the Department of Archaeology Pharaoh.

Supreme Council of Antiquities confirmed the closure of tourist sites on Friday. They argue, after closing for maintenance needs during the busy holiday period.

Pyramids of Cheops is the largest and most famous of the three pyramids of Giza. This pyramid of Pharaoh Khufu's tomb house at once, and is the only surviving of the seven wonders of the ancient world.

Numerologists (old currency strategist) anxiously awaiting Friday, when the digital alignment occurred at 11:11:11, which some believe will lead to unusual events.

Thousands of people are planning to meet at that time all over the world for ceremonial dances, and several pages devoted to date it has appeared on the social networking site Facebook.

Some of the linking number 11 on the paranormal powers that provide a channel of communication with the subconscious, others see the mystical relationship between numbers and disasters, like 9 / 11 attacks in the United States.

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