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tsWelcome to småland
It’s scary time soon and boy, are we supposed to be scared?
Because we are not! In Sweden, Swedes usually celebrate Halloween
just before All Saints Day - an occasion where dearly departed ones are
remembered, Halloween therefore need not always be on 31 October but can be
a floating date. There are tonnes of things to do here, and you can even try to
spot the difference in a småland creeping with some monsters.
Wonder how it’s like counting money all the time? This issue, we talk to one
of our IKeA cashiers. Without them, we won't be able to pay for the items
we like and bring them out of the IKEA store! Read more on page 6.
Seen these wooden horses at the IKEA store?
Well, that’s the DALA horse! What is this horse and why do
we see it around now? Find out more on page 8.
Loved the last mystery box and wish there was another? Well, your wish is
about to come true! Come September, there will be another Mystery box
giveaway! Wonder what that is about? See more details on page 5.
Have the most awesome one week off from school
and don’t be afraid of any monsters!
With Big Bug Hugs,
ALex AnD tAMpI
03 Letter from Alex and tampi
04 Lollibox craft:
Make your own safari
05 Mystery gift box
06 Loving that job
08 Feature: DALA horse
10 Monster mail
11 new merchandise
12 Games: spot the difference
14 Games: Match the shadow
15 Games: Draw the
scary monster
16 partner's feature:
the endangered
sumatran tiger
18 In-store activities
19 partners' promotion:
the nightingale &
Hop & Honk
20 Inbox@småles
22 Did you know
23 Wreck-this-page
24 comics
Hej sMåLes!
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Get your mystery box at the Bug house for
$8 smålish dållars
there will be 70 boxes at IKeA tampines and
30 boxes at IKeA Alexandra available for redemption.
Gifts are on a first-come-first-serve basis and
there are limited boxes so come by early on
11 september to get it!
*Limited to 1 box per member, while stocks last.
Love the surprise from the last mystery box surprise we had?
Enter the code ‘SMALES25’ in the coupon code field to enjoy the offer. Valid till 31 December 2014.
Get WILD WItH crAFt: MAKe your oWn sAFArI
Mystery GIFt Box
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We speak with Matsura,
who has been working
here as a cashier in IKeA
tampines since 7 years ago!
each issue, we find out what working in the IKeA store is like and the various jobs each co-worker holds and what he/she likes about them.
interview
IKeA cashier
ever wondered how it
is scanning, keying in
numbers and handling
money ALL at the
same time?
Is there a job in IKEA you were always
curious about? Let us know at [email protected] and it may just be featured in
the next ‘Loving that Job!’
2) What kind of customers have you met?
There are quite a few, though there are nice ones too. Once, I had a customer who came to me and insisted I go take the products he wanted for him because he couldn’t find them. As a cashier we had to stay at our stations and I could not do that. He flared up quite abit. Thankfully, there are more nice customers - most of whom will help me with the products so it can be scanned easily.
5) What is one mistake you made on the job and how did you solve it?
There were a few occasions when I accepted the wrong currency. I had to relook to make sure I got it right.
6) At IKeA, the items come in all shapes and sizes! Do you find it difficult to scan the products?
Oh, it isn’t that much of a problem, but there are a couple of times when customers do not know and they put their heavy items on the scanning table where the conveyer belt is. We will then have to carry it down, which can be quite challenging (and heavy) sometimes.
7) Do you have to be good at Maths to be a cashier?
You don’t have to be an expert at Maths, but just be good at the basics. Sometimes you’ve got to return customers their loose change or when they request for some change in the money they gave you, you have to be quick on your feet to respond.
4) Is it scary to count money?
Oh yes, definitely. It’s a big responsibility. I’ve got to double check and be very careful... sometimes, the notes stick together and I have to be sure that doesn’t happen! The new Singapore coins can also be quite tricky sometimes – the 50 cents can feel like the 20-cent coin because of its size so I have to stare at it at times to make sure I got it right!
3) Describe your average day.
Usually I would scan products, collect payment from customers, be it cash or cards, and then be super sure to check that I do not overcharge, or undercharge the customers by accident.
1) What do you like best about being a cashier?
Meeting different people and seeing how each person behaves differently. I also learn to be more understanding and to be patient with different people especially when we meet with nasty customers.
LoVInG tHAt
joB!
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feature
DALA Horse
It’s World Animal
Day and one of
the unofficial
symbols that
represent
sweden is the
Dala Horse.
ok, fine, it’s
not a real
animal but
modelled after one!
The art of crafting the Dala horse may have started as a passing activity to do during those winter months when one could hardly do anything while stuck in the house, but soon Dala horses were traded in exchange for household goods.
The rural families depended on horse production to help keep food on the table, as the skills of horse carving and painting were passed on from generation to generation.
Early Dala horses were not painted at all, but in the beginning of the 19th century, painting them in a single colour, white or red, became common practice. The decoration of the Dala horse has its roots in furniture painting and was perfected over the years. According to a local tale, a wandering painter in the style of kurbits came across one of these Dala horses in a farm he was decorating. When asked by one of the children why that horse was not as beautifully painted as his decorations, he painted the Dala horse in the same style.
The name comes from its home province, Dalarna, in central Sweden.
Most popular are the red-orange horses from the little village of
Nusnäs near Mora.
Since Viking times, horses are considered as holy animals. They were
invaluable in those days, as a trusty friend and worker who could pull
great loads of timber from the forests during the winter months, and in
the summer could be of just as much use on the farm.
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neW MercHAnDIse!
A set of 6 DALA horse
plasters for $4.50
smålish dållars.
Available from
5 september 2014.
Earn more dållars by bringing newspaper for Alex and Tampi's paper porridge. Not sure how much dållars
you have? Login to www.smales.com.sg to check your dållars balance. 1110
Send in your answers with your name, 16-digit Smålish passport number and
contact details to [email protected] or 60 tampines north Drive 2, singapore 528764
by 15 october 2014. 15 lucky winners will each win a fancy V IntrIG FoLDer.
tHe DIFFerencespot
There are 20 DIFFerences between
both pictures. cAn you FInD It?
Circle the differences located with
a marker or a thick pen.games 1312
MAtcH tHe sHADoW
DrAW tHe scAry Monster
Do you know which shadow
matches to whom? Match
the shadows by drawing a line
to them!
A scary monster has invaded Småland and Alex
and Tampi are scared! How does it look like? 1514
Did you know?WWF monitors the world’s tiger population through the installation of camera traps. These
cameras snap a picture when activated by infrared
sensor when body heat or movement from an
animal is detected. Gift a camera trap and other
unique gifts at http://giftcatalogue.wwf.sgfor wild animals and places around world.
partner'sfeature
tHe enDAnGereD
suMAtrAn tIGerIn celebration of World Animal Day, tell us why you think we should protect tigers. The first 5 to write in shall receive a tiger keychain in the mail.
Name: Address:
Email Address: We must protect tigers because
Yes, I want to be included in WWF’s supporter list. This means that I will receive conservation news and stories from WWF.
Note: You will be notified via email should you win this contest. If you are part of the first 5, you will receive the tiger keychain in the mail.
The Personal Data Protection Act 2012 was enacted by the Singapore government to regulate the processing of personal data. WWF is committed to ensure that your personal data provided above is protected in accordance to the relevant laws.
Send in your entries to:Tiger-Keychain ContestMarketing and Member EngagementWWF Singapore, Tanglin International Centre354 Tanglin Road #02-11, Singapore 247672
Win a tiger Keychain!
Biggest threat
Deforestation means that the area of forest
that tigers need to
survive is shrinking. Disappearing forests also mean that they
are easily hunted by
poachers who sell their parts illegally for use in traditional Chinese
medicine.
size and population
There are fewer than 400 Sumatran tigers left in the wild
making them one of the rarest
sub-species of tiger.
In the dense Indonesian jungle lives
Tara, the Sumatran tiger. Each day, Tara
and other tigers like her fight for survival
as they hunt for food within the forest.
There is fear every day that she may
get trapped in a snare, like her mother,
and die a slow and painful death, or that
she would reach the edge of the forest,
because her home had been burnt
down. This is what tigers like Tara are
up against. Their loud roars have
become fainter as their numbers
dwindle. These days, their roars
have translated to cries for help.
rrr... A tiger’s cry
Best Feature
A beautiful orange and white
coat with black stripes helps
camouflage it as it moves through the dense forest foliage. Incidentally, these
stripes are unique identities of the tiger as no two tigers have
the same stripe pattern.
sumatran tiger up close
Be the voice for tigers and other forest species. Tell mommy and daddy to support WWF’s work at
http://donate.wwf.sg.
© WWF-Indonesia/Tiger Survey Team
© WWF-Indonesia/
Tiger Survey Team
© WWF-Indonesia/
Tiger Survey Team
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We have 2 pairs of tickets for the Mandarin version of
the show to be given away! simply answer this question:
Where does the little Emperor of China keep the Nightingale?
Send your answers to [email protected]
with your name, Smålish passport number and contact details
with the subject title 'The Nightingale’ by 25 sep 2014.
tHe nIGHtInGALe
Hop & HonK
“What is it? The nightingale? I do not know it at all, and it lives in my empire!”
SRT’s The Little Company brings you a refreshing new take on Hans Christian Andersen’s well-loved fairy tale. Directed by Kate Golledge (Red Riding Hood, 2013), The Nightingale is a joyful burst of song that reminds us all to appreciate and value the world around us.
Enchanted by the lilting birdsong of the plain-looking, brown Nightingale, the little Emperor of China captures and keeps her in a gilded cage for his daily entertainment. But soon, along with her freedom, the beautiful voice of the Nightingale is lost and a singing mechanical bird replaces her. Will she survive her days in captivity? Will she ever fly freely again? What happens when the mechanical bird fails? Join the Nightingale and friends in their quest for her freedom. With catchy rhymes and clever dialogue, it is a ‘trill-ing’ show that will definitely captivate young audiences!
partners'promotion
Dates:In English: 1 Aug – 14 Sep 2014In Mandarin: 18 Sep – 11 Oct 2014Venue: DBS Arts Centre - Home of SRT
You may be familiar with the classic tales – The Ugly Duckling and The Frog Prince. But what happens when you weave these two stories into one?
An ugly duckling who really does not fit in at home..A frog who thinks he is a prince..Both need a family. Both need a best friend.Both want to be loved but both are very very alone.
Follow the adventures and misadventures of these two cute but confused creatures in their quest for acceptance and security, as we cleverly intertwine two classic fairy tales – Hans Christian Andersen’s The Ugly Duckling and The Grimm Brothers’ The Frog Prince. Combining top class performers, toe-tapping music, spectacular sets, glittering costumes, magical lighting and jaw-dropping puppetry, this highly entertaining musical also teaches key values including racial harmony, tolerance and understanding, as well as self-worth and self-esteem, team work and creative thinking.
We have 2 pairs of tickets for the show to be given
away! simple answer this question: What are the names of the two main characters of the story?
Send your answers to [email protected]
with your name, Smålish passport number and contact
details with the subject title 'Hop & Honk' by 29 sep 2014.
småles members get 15% discount for the tickets upon presentation of your passport at any sIstIc counter.
Dates: 29 Oct – 15 Nov 2014Venue: Drama Centre Theatre, National Library Tickets available through SISTIC.
activities
In-store
ActIVItIessign up for these activities
from 29 August onwards*Availability of workshops are subjected to change in response
to number of sign ups.
Mummify an ordinary cup into a spooky thing you can place on your table or on a shelf!
Too plain a wall? Turn your wall into a something cooler by learning how to create your own creepy spider web that you can stick on your wall.
Date:6 september (sat)Location: IKeA Alexandratime:2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pmsession: 8 småles per session
Date:14 september (sun)Location: IKeA Alexandratime:2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pmsession: 8 småles per session
Date:7 september (sun)Location: IKeA tampinestime:2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pmsession: 15 småles per session
Date:14 september (sun)Location: IKeA tampinestime:2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm, 4.45pmsession: 15 småles per session
cost: $2 smålish dållars
cost: $2 smålish dållars
creepy spider Web
spooky Mummy cup
1918
Last issue's theme:
Aliens and Monsters
decided to pay a visit
to småland!.
Remember to include your name, 16-digit Smålish passport no. and return address.
InBox@sMåLes
If you could be anything in the world, what would you be and why?
Send us your story to småles, 60 Tampines North Drive 2,
Singapore 528764 or email us at [email protected]
and you stand a chance to win a MÄLA pAInt.
Last issue's theme:
jeepers creepers!
BrIGette teo, 12 years old
KoH ZHI QI eArLene, 6years old
MILcAH sZe HuI FenG, 11 years old
småles Best Letter
WHAt WouLD you Be?
tAn jun yonG, 9 years old
inbox
ALex AnD tAMpI receIVeD A
Mystery GIFt For cHrIstMAs.
WHAt couLD It Be?
Share your drawings with us and
you could stand a chance to
win a torVA BroccoLI.
cHLoe cHee sIyInG 6 years old
HenG yI xuAn
7 years old
cHAntAL LuM 10 years old
tAnG ZInG xuAn 5 years old
DAeLAn KoH 7 years oldBest DrAWInG
cHLoe toH 8 years old
nAoMI toH 6 years old
stAcIe GoH MeI yI
6 years old
Dear Alex, Tampi and Lele,
Once, I was in a tennis court lift with my mum and
siblings. When we wanted to get out at B2, the lift
door could not open. My mum pressed B1, where
we entered the lift, but the door remained shut.
We realised we were trapped! I was so scared that
I yelled and cried frantically. Soon, the lift was so
stuffy that we started perspiring. Mum used her
hand phone and managed to get help. Help came
after about ten minutes. We felt so relieved!
I learnt not to run around screaming in terror!
There was once when my mum and I were
going out. When we stepped out of the lift,
a moth suddenly came flying at us! The
moth was very big. I think it is about 2X the
size of my palm. It was black in colour with
two white stripes. My mum was freaking
out. When I saw the moth, I was like ‘whoa,
whoa, whoa..’ Suddenly, it came flying
towards my face! I ducked and it flew past
me into the lift. The lift doors coincidentally
closed and it was trapped inside, flying
about frantically. We were so shocked. Now,
whenever I step out of the lift, I will always
be very wary and check if there is anything
outside before coming out.
I had experienced it once before and whenever I think of it, it makes me FREAK out. It happened when I was at school playing hide and seek with my friends. I hid in one of the toilet cubicle and was very excited about the game.Then suddenly, a sound very eerie was heard, it went “Whooooo… Whoooo… is here….” I was very scared. A chill went down my spine as my whole face turned pale. I looked up; there was nothing, no ghost or monster. I pinch myself, thinking I was dreaming. But, the sound went again “Whoooo… Whoooo… is here”. I looked down and saw a shadow walk past me. Oh no! Frightening thoughts raced through my mind if it was a ghost. Then, I flung open my toilet cubicle and looked everywhere.
Surprisingly, I found out that it was not a ghost, but my seeker. He had predicted that one of us would surely hide in this toilet. And now as I am writing this piece of letter, I think I am still scared of that scary experience.
I was at the Jurong East Swimming Complex with my family when
I went to the deep pool. Suddenly, when I jump inside the deep
pool, I found myself drowning. I shouted ‘Help!’ and the life guard
saw that I am drowning inside and came to save me. I was panting
for breathe after. My father ran to me and asked what happened. I
thank the lifeguard for saving me, and learnt my lesson not to jump
inside the deep pool again. It was a scary encounter.
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WrecK-
tHIs-pAGe:
wreck this page
It’s World Animal Day
on 4th october!
Let’s look at one of sweden’s
iconic animals, the moose to
learn more about it!
MAKe ADrAWInG usInG onLy Dots
Moose are solitary animals and do not form herds. Male moose are called bull moose. The antlers, or ‘horns’ can grow up to 6 feet wide and weigh up to 40 kilograms!
Bull Moose shed their antlers every winter and grow them back in spring.
There was once when a Moose got stuck in a tree in a backyard of someone’s house because it was drunk from eating fermented apples 'What a funny moose!'*
Moose meat was often a staple in the diet of Native Americans going back centuries, and it is a tribe that occupied present day coastal Rhode Island that gave this deer its distinctive name in American English.
Known also as the ‘Elk’ in Britain, the word "moose" first entered English by 1606 is borrowed from Algonquian languages likely derived from moosu, meaning "he strips off".
Source*: http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/europe/09/08/sweden.drunken.moose/
DID you KnoW?
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