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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 alexandtampi@smales.com.sg 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.

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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 alexandtampi@smales.com.sg 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 alexandtampi@smales.com.sg

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 alexandtampi@smales.com.sg

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 alexandtampi@smales.com.sg

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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