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The Great Big List: December
What to see/do/know: Mini-est burgers, biggest beach parties, grossest foods -- it's a month of superlatives in Singapore!
1. No surf in Singapore? Not true -- Wave House Sentosa has two custom-built platforms that simulate real wave action, including a 10-foot-high water barrel.
2. Watch Singapore's YouTube singing sensation Ling Kai croon her million-hit tune from her living room, then grab her EP album "Honestly" at select music stores.
3. Go local with Christmas shopping at the monthly Singapore Car Boot Sale.
4. Catch some magic at Bar 84 with owner-bartender Hashi-san, who performs nightly.
5. Try some of the grossest foods around Singapore.
6. Have a laugh and a cry at the same time -- Emma Yong and RJ Rosales star in Wild Rice Productions' "Beauty and the Beast."
7. Cure your shopping addiction at Sloane Elizabeth Robertson's invite-only Shopaholics Anonymous event.
8. Have a tongue-numbing Chili Padi Mary at St. Regis Singapore's Astor Bar.
9. Get the best night's sleep ever on the Hästens bed at the Scarlet hotel. You're gonna need it, because...
10. It's time to dig out those sixties bellbottoms for some throwback tunes at Yello Jello Retro Bar! No? Well, how 'bout...
11. Go for dinner under an oversized dinner table, quaff down a Tiffin Punch or get a scrub and massage, all at House in Dempsey.
12. Early Christmas treats are here now -- just head down to Orchard Road for the annual light-up and late-night shopping.
13. Chow down on mini burgers at the Handburger's new joint at 313 @Somerset.
14. Order up a real pint of Irish goodness at O'Bama's, the "most authentic Irish pub in Singapore."
15. Hunt down some real snow in Singapore at these heat-beating retreats.
16. Lose yourself in the literary wonderlands of these new-age bookstores.
17. Watch a comedian eat a durian while cracking jokes at Sebastian Tan's "Broadway Beng: Jiak Liu Lian!"
18. Try out the best of Nihon-ryōri in Singapore at these specialized Japanese eateries.
19. Depending on how you look at it, get a pricey cocktail or some cheap vertigo at the tallest bar in Singapore.
20. Count down to the New Year at the biggest beach party in town.
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