Shen & Co

Beauty world is an oldie but a goodie. It's starting to show its age yeah but the charm remains. Each floor starting from the basement has its unique assortment of shops and services. Ever get bored with the cookie cutter posh shopping malls of the likes of 'Kapita Lend'? Well, look no further my friend because Beauty world is your antidote. I used to think that the 'Infinity Pool' on top of Marina Bay Sands was genius on the part of the Architect. After visiting Beauty world, I think the Marina Bay Sands Architect made his playbook after looking at the top floor of Beauty world. The top floor is a one of a kind open air hawker center that allows diners to enjoy cool winds at the top of a building while enjoying natural lighting. No air con or artificial lights required. Talk about going green and reducing carbon footprint; To the Uncle Architect of Beauty World, my message to you is: Thank you! You are way ahead of your time!

Very old mall but has many good stalls, eg. Giant at basement level, bubble tea, plenty of good and cheap hairdressers, McDonald’s, some excellent restaurants (Thai, Korean, western), food court at top floor, massage parlours, and tuition classes. It’s next to Beauty World MRT station so it’s just matter of time before it gets many upgrades and more interesting shops.

Came here for early dinner. Both Makansutra and Straits Times' journalist Hedi Khoo raved about Hong Kong Rose Soya Sauce Chicken Noodles here at the non-aircon food court on level 4. Saw wanton noodles/horfun available on menu, so i ordered it instead. Meaty wantons with prawn and minced pork. Char siew was sweet and with fatty bits to make it tastier. My noodles were a little sticky, lucky to have the char siew gravy to add some moisture. My bro's noodles had the alkaline taste in every mouthful. Did they over-look to change the water? Hmmmmm.......

Car parking management system has serious problem. Better avoid parking there. The management of this car park has problem too. Double deduction for my parking. At the point of exit, I saw a deduction (based on before and after balance in my CEPAS EZ-Link card) but gantry didn’t open. I press bell for help. The car park staff came and told me he has checked on his end and confirmed no deduction has been made. He told me reverse my car away from the sensor and then try move forward again. Before I do that I asked him what if there is double deduction? He said I can go back to beauty world and talk to management for refund with proof of double deduction. I questioned him that it doesn’t make sense to go back to claim $2.60 and incur another round of parking charges. He claimed he has no other options. It’s management fault. So I move my car forward, ok this time round there is again deduction and then gantry waited a 5 secs before it open. There is problem with the parking system. Now that I checked my records, YES there was double deduction. 😡