DIY Chocolate

Starting from Jan 26, SkooB will have a new addition to its range of services. It is provide Do-It-Yourself Chocolate.

As SkooB always aspires to offer the best, It will be 

Cosfest - Dec 15-16 ( Sat & Sun) 12 - 4 p.m. 

Dear friends of SkooB,

This Sat and Sun, SkooB will be hosting its first Cosplay event.

A portmanteau of the English words "costume" and "play", Cosplay is a Japanese subculture centered on dressing as characters from manga, anime, video games, Japanese live action television shows, Japanese movies, or Japanese pop music bands. However, in some circles, "cosplay" has been expanded to mean simply wearing a costume.

You do not have to come dressed up in a costume to enjoy the fun.
There will be hourly performances, sale of artwork and handpainted T-shirts, sale of a variety of snacks and GAMES!
So come on down this Sat or Sun between 12pm-4pm.
2 of Suzhou's better known Cosplay groups will also grace the events.

During the event, all food & beverages will be at 10% discount and every 100RMB spent at SkooB will be entitled to a box of Meiji Chocolate or a 10RMB voucher!

We look forward to seeing you there!

 Oct 27 - Poetry Reading

 SkooB was honoured to have Mr Peter Bakowski, an Australian poet in the house to share his poems with the Suzhou community.

He is the 2007 Poet-in-Residence at the University of Macau.

This event was sponsored by The Australian Council in conjunction with The Asialink Literature Programme.

Sept 22 ( Saturday) 6-8pm

SkooB is proud to present Catherine Samspson's Meet-the-readers session this coming Saturday ( Sept 22) from 6-8pm.

Get a10RMB voucher with purchase of "The Pool of Unease" during the session PLUS 10% off all beverages!

Beijing-based thriller "The Pool of Unease" is the third book in a series of crime novels featuring British heroine Robin Ballantyne.

Robin Ballantyne is investigating the murder of a British man in Beijing. His headless body was found in woods by an icy, fetid lake – is his death linked to a recent series of brutal attacks on women? In a city thick with paranoia and corruption, Robin struggles to separate rumour from reality.
Meanwhile, late one freezing night, Chinese private detective Song rescues a young boy from a fire on a building site. With witnesses appearing from the murky surrounds, bloody clothes on the ground but no body, and flames blazing around him, Song panics and flees – still clutching the boy.

From the smog of the capital to the poverty-stricken countryside, and from the mansions of millionaires to a disused quarry where the children of scavengers root among the rubbish, Song and Robin must unravel the truth behind the murders before they find themselves silenced – and before the killer can make another sinister move . .

Shattering traditional preconceptions, The Pool of Unease is a gritty, fast-paced thriller that exposes the shadowy underbelly of modern China.

About Catherine Sampson

Catherine Sampson spent her childhood between Strasbourg, Plymouth and Coventry. She studied Chinese at Leeds University, followed by one year at Harvard on a Kennedy Scholarship. She first went to China 26 years ago and has lived on the mainland for 14 years, and in Hong Kong for another 2 years. During this time she has worked as a journalist based in Beijing writing for the Times and other publications. She currently lives in Beijing with her husband (The Economist’s China correspondent) and her three young children. For more information, please visit www.catherinesampson.com

May 13 ( Sunday) - Mothers' Day

Skoob knows how hard mothers work for their families.

We'd like to reward all mothers with one complimentary scoop of our delicious and healthy New Zealand Natural Ice-Cream with any purchase from SkooB.

Besides that, we've also got lined up for you, a variety of activities: 

Jade & Crystal Sale  

Come and get quality jade and crystals at great prices!

11a.m. - 5p.m. 

We're sure everybody will find something they like at SkooB on Mothers' Day!

Mothers, in order for you to have a stress-free time at SkooB on Mothers' Day, we'll be screening children movies in the multi-purpose room to occupy your little ones. There'll be supervision and art materials provided for the artists among them!

Pre-Order Harry Potter - Deathly Hallows

Order the latest installment of Harry Potter before May 15 to get a 10% discount!

Worldwide release date is July 21. 

If you pre-order yours with Skoob, you'll receive it on the release day!

A 50% deposit of the estimated retail price is required when pre-ordering.

The estimated retail price is 350RMB.

May 6 - World Laughter Day 

The first Sunday of May is World Laughter Day.
( www.laughteryoga.org)

The celebration of World Laughter Day is a positive manifestation for world peace and is intended to build up a global consciousness of brotherhood and friendship through laughter.

Laughter is a positive and powerful emotion that has all the ingredients required for individuals to change themselves and to change the world in a peaceful and positive way.

Laughter is a universal language, which has the potential to unite humanity without religion.

To promote this wonderful movement and to encourage more laughter in our community, this Sunday, Skoob will reward anybody who laughs in our store for 30 seconds with a 10RMB voucher. ( We will provide some jokes if you need them....and don't worry, we'll laugh with you!)
So spread the joy and have a laugh!

P.S. We hope you do not treat this as laughing matter.

Limited to one voucher per person. Photos may be taken of the laughing person to be compiled to a montage.

April 22 ( Sunday ) - Earth Day at Skoob