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To All Visitors of Choose.!

It has been brought to our attention that online purchases couldn’t be made for the last two weeks due to a technical error. We apologize for any inconvenience caused and are currently rectifying the problem.

Until we get that sorted out, we are offering free delivery for purchases of ANY amount and/or quantity to ANY location within Singapore.

Simply e-mail or give us a call with the item(s) you wish to purchase and we will contact you directly to arrange for delivery.

Award Season

With the Oscars just over (I think, I’m at work, not watching the show on TV), let us extend the award season by just another blogpost.

We just found out that Skin Blossom’s Organic Bloom Cleanse and Nourish Body Wash (available at CHOOSE.) was nominated in the best Body Care Products category on AsiaOne’s People’s Choice Awards!

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I Changed My Mind, I’m Moving to Copenhagen

Copenhagen Cargo Bikes from Streetfilms on Vimeo.

I changed my mind. I’m moving to Copenhagen. Watch the video. Seriously. Copenhagen is so awesome. I’ll bet anyone $50 if I ride a cargo bike here, I’ll get fined in like 30mins. Forward to the 1min mark if you need proof that a cargo bike will fulfill ALL your needs.

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Environmental Fundraising

Does it matter, if you were running an multi-national environmental charity, who you’re collecting that big cheque from? The same cheque that would, for example, buy up a large piece of land in Indonesia that will prevent the guys from burning all the forests up for palm plantations. Does it matter how the money was collected? Does it matter who’s responsible for the cheque?

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MEWR Dr Yaacob on Singapore’s flooding problems

From CNA: Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, Dr Yaacob Ibrahim said there are plans to implement drainage improvements to several major canals and drains.

Speaking in reply to parliamentary questions on recent floods in Singapore on Monday, Dr Yaacob said the tender for improvement to Geylang River closed in June.

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8 Uses of Beer!

Outside of achieving inebriation that is. Maybe you’ve got a bunch of leftover beers lying around now that we’re winding down from World Cup mania, and you would like a period of sobriety after all the late night drinking sessions. What to do with all that beer?

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“Preventing Evaporation”, Pilot tests here in Singapore

From the Straits Times:

“Singapore could save about 20 million cubic meters of water each year, or 8,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools’ worth, by using a thin film of organic molecules to cut evaporation from reservoirs.” Continue Reading →