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If you have been walking around Singapore lately, chances are you might have spotted offerings around your estate. Yes, it's Hungry Ghost Month again. Also commonly known as the Seventh Month, the annual Chinese festival is when many families make offerings to honour their departed loved ones and, according to traditional beliefs, wandering spirits.

No part of this story can be reproduced without permission from 8days.sg. One minute, Germaine Chow and her husband, Shawn, were happily sharing rabokki in Seoul. The next, she was pushing him through Incheon Airport in a wheelchair, hoping they would make it home to Singapore in time. The culprit? What initially looked like nothing more than a mosquito bite.

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We all know the pain of taking public transport when it's packed, everyone's sweaty and, well... not smelling their freshest. But how bad does it have to get before you complain about it on social media? For Taiwanese host Yang Yue E, apparently pretty bad. Earlier this week, the 60-year-old took to Facebook to vent about a particularly pungent ride on the Taiwan High Speed Rail. "Why does it have to smell this bad?! Do I really have to sit next to you for an entire hour?" Yue E ranted.

Among the new additions are ginger and grey cat wristlet pouches and a blind box keychain series. There will also be a Bearista ginger cat plush keychain and a calico cat plush keychain holding a Starbucks cup. For those after drinkware, the collection includes a ceramic mug, stainless steel tumbler and water bottle. The new collection will be available from Aug 25 at Starbucks stores, the Starbucks Online Store from 10am, and LazMall and ShopeeMall from 12pm.

You might have seen the TikTok video of Singapore content creator Natalie Naploeshilariously mishearing “You like Charlie Puth?” as “You think my Chinese improve?” The 23-year-old posted the clip with the text “POV that friend who can’t hear” last week, and it has clearly struck a chord — garnering more than 420K views and 47K likes. But perhaps the biggest sign that the video has made it? Charlie Puth himself has now used the audio.

In May, Hong Kong actress Cecilia Cheung celebrated her 46th birthday with a very generous promise: 46 lucky fans would receive return flights and Hong Kong Disneyland tickets for a family holiday during the school break. And she definitely kept her word. Earlier this week, Cecilia personally joined the winners and their families at Hong Kong Disneyland, reportedly covering their flights and park tickets, as well as helping with some expenses during the trip.

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Fans sometimes go to extreme lengths to get close to their idols, but this one seriously crossed the line. Chinese idol Karry Wang was recently in Guangzhou for a concert, where fans reportedly lingered outside the venue long after the show ended. Amid the chaos, one fan allegedly managed to enter the 26-year-old TFBoys member's nanny van and hide in the boot. She reportedly remained undetected and secretly photographed Karry inside the vehicle before uploading the images to social media.