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Monthly Archives: November 2010
An Insomniac Blogging
I know that my constant tiredness is due to lack of sleep, but every time I make myself go to bed early at 10pm, I automatically wake up at 3am and just absolutely can’t go back to sleep. I try, … Continue reading
Singapore Daily Photos: Cup Noodle X’mas Tree and an Angelic Snowman
An Asian take on Christmas. Where else can you see a x’mas tree made out of noodle cartons except for Asia, where we live on instant noodles. An angelic snowman with the halo to prove it. All at … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Asia, Christmas, christmas tree, culture, cute, decor, design, Entertainment, Japan, japanese, Life, Living, mall, Millenia Walk, nissin cup noodles, personal, photography, photos, quirky, shopping, Singapore, snowman, travel, xmas
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Octa Hotel: Parisian Cafe, Japanese Style
There’s something about sipping tea or coffee and indulging in dainty pastries and exquisite parfaits that’s just so feminine. I am always attracted by pretty cafes and Octa Hotel turned my head when I first saw it. At first glance … Continue reading
Daiso at Sembawang Shopping Centre
I think these are good buys, especially the bigger bowls. Lost in Translation. Kawaii!
Two Dollar Daiso Christmas Decorations
So which items do you think are really worth S$2 or more?
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Tagged Art, cheap, Christmas, culture, cute, Daiso, decor, decorations, design, Entertainment, japanese, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Sembawang Shopping Centre
Starting from the top most floor, level 3 Level 2 The bookstore here is Popular Store. MOF is a pretty nice place to have tuna sandwiches. The best reason to come here – Starbucks at Level 1 for my coffee … Continue reading
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Tagged Daiso, design, dining, directory, Entertainment, Food, Life, Living, MOF, New York New York, personal, photography, photos, Popular Store, Restaurants, Sembawang Shopping Centre, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Daily Photo: Christmas Splendour at Marina Bay
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Tagged Art, Christmas, culture, decor, design, Life, Living, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Auntie Anne’s Pretzel: Caramel Almond
Indulging in a caramel almond pretzel at Suntec City. Sinfully good! Skip the caramel? I think not. In case you were wondering, the pretzel is 390 calories and that doesn’t include the caramel sauce.
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Auntie Anne, calories, Caramel Almond, dessert, Food, happiness, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, snack, sweet, travel, yummy
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Singapore Daily Photos: Christmas at Carrefour
The animals are a great way to remember where you parked at Suntec City. This place is always so crowded on the weekends, but the mall is starting to feel a bit old and tired. It’s in need of a … Continue reading
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Tagged Carrefour, Christmas, hypermart, Life, Living, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Daily Photos: The Esplanade
Although this is called the Durian it looks more like a magnified hornet’s eye to me.
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, cool, design, durian, hornet's eye, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, The Esplanade, travel
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Singapore Daily Photo: The Fullerton Hotel
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, culture, design, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, The Fullerton Hotel, travel, Urban
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Ikea Shopping: The Perfect Reading Chair
I need a chair and was looking at some at Ikea, but somehow the most comfortable ones occupy quit a bit of space. I prefer white to black, but white gets so dirty. There is a removable cover though, but … Continue reading
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Tagged Arm Chair, bedroom, decor, design, ikea, Life, Living, perfect, photography, photos, Reading Chair, shopping, Singapore
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Trattoria
Trattoria located at the new 313 mall in Orchard Road, is one place I would return to for it’s lunch set menu which costs just S$9.80 for a main meal plus a coffee or tea. You also get complimentary tomato … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 313, Art, authentic, coffee, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Espresso, Food, Gelato, happiness, Italian, Life, Living, Orchard Road, Pasta, personal, photography, photos, pizza, pretty, ravioli, restaurant, shopping, Singapore, tea, Trattoria, travel, vespa
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Singapore Daily Photos: Peranakan Architecture at Orchard Road
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Tagged Architecture, Art, culture, design, Life, Living, mall, Orchard Road, Peranakan, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Why Singapore Bookstores Don’t have Chairs
Instead they have signs like the one below. I captured a shot of this at the Times Bookstore at Centrepoint. But you can’t stop the kiasu Singaporean. When there are no chairs they improvise and sit on the floor. They … Continue reading
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Tagged bookstores, courtesy, culture, funny, Life, Living, photography, photos, shopping, signs, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Daily Photos: Christmas is in the Air at the Malls
This time I was at Centrepoint. The supermarket had a new flavour of M&Ms that I have never seen before. Mint chocolate – sounds lovely, but I didn’t buy it. There seems to be a whole area dedicated to Strawberry … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, centrepoint, Christmas, culture, decor, decorations, design, Entertainment, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel, xmas
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Ikea Restaurant: I Still Love You in Spite of the Eggshells
I was late for the breakfast and unfortunately picked the last french toast set that was there. Not surprising that it was cold, but the worst part was biting into eggshells and having a hard time retrieving the pieces. Aw … Continue reading
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Tagged Breakfast, culture, Food, French Toast, ikea, Ikea Restaurant, Life, Living, lunch, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Daily Photos: Christmas at Ikea
Ikea is one of the best places to browse to get that Christmassy feeling. I know it’s commercial, but it’s so nice in a country where people really don’t decorate their houses much, apart from an artificial Christmas tree.
