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Monthly Archives: June 2010
Singapore’s Orchard Road Flood: 2 Days Later
The shop owners at Singapore’s luxury belt, Orchard Road, were so nervy today they were prepared to board up their stores. Understandably, they were afraid of another recurrence after this morning’s drizzle. Here are some of the latest pictures of … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged flood, Life, Living, Orchard Road, Singapore, travel, trip, weather, Wendy's
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Green Lychees
The ones sold in Singapore are usually red but this time I spotted Lychees, a subtropical fruit from China in a wonderful shade of green which are in season from June to August. They were super sweet, fragrant and juicy. … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged China, Cold Storage, Food, fruit, green, Lychees, photography, photos, Singapore, supermarket, travel
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Max Brenner: Chocolate Culture
The huge chocolate bars around really get you in the mood for something chocolatey. In my trip to Max Brenner when it first opened at the Esplanade a couple of years ago I had a real lovely hot chocolate that … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Chocolate, Food, Life, Living, Max Brenner, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, VivoCity
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Ikea Tempts Me with Their Food Offerings
The Food Court at Ikea Tampines is bright and airy with loads of natural light streaming in. I love their trays on a trolley which help you to easily juggle loads of plates and cups. I love the kid’s spaghetti … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged coffee, Food, ikea, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, review, Singapore, travel
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Ikea Makes You Want
Whenever I go to Ikea I discover things I want, more than I need. For someone who hate clothes shopping and prefers shopping for books and furniture, this is my idea of retail therapy. Luckily, it was all purely window … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, beauty, blogging, cute, design, happiness, ikea, interior design, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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Sunny Skies After Yesterday’s Flood
I had to snap a picture of the pretty sky today. Looks like the sun is out a blazing again. I wonder if there will be a repeat of the floods. It has been revealed that it was caused by blockage … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged funny, happiness, Humor, Life, Living, news, Orchard Road Flood, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, Starbucks, travel, trip, weather, Wendy's
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Dear Farmville
Dear Meat is a fabulous blog I stumbled upon, where users submit their imaginary letters to people or inanimate objects. I think it’s a really cathartic experience and let’s you get everything off your chest in a witty way without … Continue reading
Composite Faces: Glimpses of The Future
If all Singaporeans inter-married I wonder what our future Singaporean in a thousand years would look like? There’s this really cool website called ‘The Face of Tomorrow‘ which gives us a glimpse into our future humans. At that point in … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beauty, composite, culture, ethnicity, face, race, Singapore, Singaporean, world
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Clear Toasters and Boats
What a super cool concept. Unfortunately this is still in the conceptual stage. I want one of these so that I will no longer have to suffer from burnt toast. A transparent boat would be another cool idea, if you … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, cool, design, Inventions, Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, Toaster
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Ikea Does Pink Right
I adore all things from Ikea and it’s no secret that I love pink, so I am enthused to do a blog post on a combination of both. Who says an older woman can’t love pink? The romantic color soothes … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, beauty, Color, cute, design, Furniture, ikea, interior design, Life, Living, Mood, personal, photography, photos, pink, Shades, shopping, Singapore
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Blue Gumby? Take the Poll
A travel agent in Chinatown was advertising trips to the Shanghai expo and I couldn’t help thinking that the blue guy looks a whole lot like Gumby. When I first saw the mascot on the news the first thought that … Continue reading
More Fascinating Videos from the Orchard Road Flood
More videos and photos are coming in from ordinary people about the Orchard Road flood. The last time this area was flooded was 26 years ago. No wonder the young people are so tickled by what is happening. Here’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged flood, Flooded, Flooding, news, Orchard Road, Singapore, travel, videos
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I Can’t Believe My Eyes: Orchard Road Is Flooded
Orchard Road resembles a muddy river today. I am so glad I wasn’t stuck there. But then again it’s quite a rare sight and the teenagers putting videos up on YouTube seem energized and tickled by it. There was a … Continue reading
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Tagged flood, global warming, Life, Living, news, Orchard Road, Singapore, temperature, travel, Video, videos, weather
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Designer Loo at ION
I hate public toilets so I am always glad when the mall makes an effort to make the look more like a posh powder room. The curvy feminine architecture found at our swanky new mall, ION seems to extend to … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beauty, Life, Living, Loo, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, Toilet, travel
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I Want a George Clooney Espresso Maker
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=23j1B4-lroM] George Clooney plus John Malkovich equals brilliance! Seems like these two pros ad libbed the couch scene. If I had the red cube (that’s what they call it), I could have espresso everyday. My cousin bought one of these … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Ad, Celebrities, coffee, comedy, Espresso, funny, George Clooney, ION, John Malkovich, Laughter, Nespresso, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel, Video
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Yigloo
Fancy Yoghurt stalls are the trend now, just like donuts were just a year ago and taiwanese bubble tea before that. I am not so much a fan of sweet fancy yoghurt, but since my partner had a plain yoghurt … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged cute, decor, Food, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, VivoCity, Yigloo, yoghurt
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Singapore MRT: No Feeding Baby on the Train
It’s a hard life for a wee baby in Singapore. If you get hungry and get fed milk on the train, expect to be stopped at mid feed by an MRT official. The whole story seems embarrassing to me and … Continue reading
French Girl in a Singapore Household: Culture Shock
It’s so cool that I have a French relative, and I am learning so much from her. I was chatting with C the other day and asked her how she adapted so well to living in Singapore. I wanted her … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged bangles, blogging, ceylonese, culture, culture shock, ethnicity, expat, expatriate, family, French, French girl, Indian, interracial, Life, Living, people, personal, photography, pink bangles, relationships, Singapore, Singaporean, travel
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