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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Purple Tutu and Owl Bag
Jessica Alba is one of the most beautiful actresses around and her little 2 year old daughter Honor Marie is just too cute. Here’s a photo from Celebrity Baby Scoop. I know another little girl who’s 5 and who would … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged childhood, children, cute, fear, Honor Marie, kids, Life, Living, personal, purple tutu, shy, shyness
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Vui Kong, You’re Just a Child to Me
Dear Vui Kong, Happy Birthday. To me you’re just a child. 23 is so incredibly young. When I was 23 I was often told I was innocent and green. I fear that you were even more so, when you resorted … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged birthday, blogging, Funny Little World, Singapore, Vui Kong
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Dim Sum at Crystal Jade
We keep returning to Crystal Jade because of the unpretentious service and good quality dim sum. Also even though we were only a party of two they didn’t stick us in some corner or in between a bunch of people. … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Chinese, Crystal Jade Kitchen, culture, decor, Dim Sum, Food, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Plaza Singapura, Singapore, travel
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Memories of Singapore’s Oldest Shopping Centre
If wormholes made time travel possible and a four year old me visited the future Singapore, Plaza Singapura would be one place that would be totally unrecognizable. Plaza Singapura opened way back in 1975. It’s anchor store used to be … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 1975, 2011, Amy Chua, childhood, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, design, Food, history, Life, Living, Nostalgia, parenting, photography, photos, piano exams, Plaza Singapura, shopping, Singapore, travel, Yaohan, Year of the Rabbit
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Singapore Slang: Do People say Cool Anymore?
In my last post I mentioned that my friends and I used to refer to Orchard Road as Town. A young blogger, Pleasure Monger, commented that she did too. It made me wonder if people in Singapore use these words, … Continue reading
Chinese New Year in Town
I met my dear friend today and had such a good time just chatting. We both used to refer to Orchard Road as Town, and we used to come here to watch movies or have lovely meals after classes were … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, Chinese, Chinese New Year, culture, decor, decorations, design, friend, Life, Living, mall, Orchard Road, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, town, travel
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Checking out What’s New at Nex
Singapore is already neck to neck with malls and there’s always a new one sprouting up. Either a mall or a condo. I noticed that the most popular posts on Tiny Island right now are those about Nex (the gigantic … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged crafts, culture, decor, design, Food, Freshness Burger, furniture store, King and King Wong, Life, Living, new, Nex, paper crafts, personal, photography, photos, play park, Popular Store, scrapbooking, shopping, shops, Singapore, Skypark, Spam Burger, The Fish Shop, the icing room, travel, water park
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Theme Change to Twenty Ten
I felt a need to switch to Twenty Ten with the express reason of saving my eyes. The font is double the size and so much easier to read. I hope this will lead to less typos on my account. … Continue reading
Vintage TV: Elizabeth Montgomery made Bewitched, Magic
This is one show equally loved by both my mum and myself. It’s Bewitched. I mostly watched the re-runs, but recall bits of it from childhood as well, especially the seasons when little Tabitha (played by a very cute Erin … Continue reading
Posted in Laughter
Tagged 1960's, 1970's, 60's, beautiful, beauty, blonde, cute, Dick York, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ellen Pompeo, Erin Murphy, good witch, Nostalgia, old, pretty, Samantha Stevens, Tabitha, TV, Video, vintage, women, YouTube
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I Quit Facebook And I Don’t Regret It
This is a follow-up from my distress call of a post from when I quit Facebook cold turkey. I am now fine with the whole business and not so jittery any more. I have never smoked, but I believe that … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged blogger, bloggers, blogging, culture, FaceBook, facebook stalker, farmville, Life, Living, Mafia Wars, personal, privacy, quit, quitting, social games, social gaming, social media, technology, voyeur, withdrawal, writing, Zygna
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Blog Tip of the Day: Key Words vs Clever Words
There was a time when I wondered what the heck SEO meant. I loathe technical jargon. It always puts me off. I’ve since found out it stands for Search Engine Optimization and it’s really important if you want more traffic … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog tip, blog tip of the day, blogging, clever title, clever words, creative, key words, learning, Search Engine Optimization, SEO, social media, techie, technical, traffic, WordPress, writers, writing
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Serangoon Garden’s My Village Again
Since we were in the area, we decided to check out My Village again. I really like this sleepy tiny mall, in this old estate. Subway is now open, but not Bakerzin or the beer garden proposed at the rooftop. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Chinese New Year, culture, decor, design, Food, Guardian Pharmacy, Life, Living, My Village, new, NTUC Finest, open, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon Gardens, shopping, shops, Singapore, subway, travel
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Chinese New Year 2011: People’s Park
Want to absorb in the real atmosphere of Chinese New Year? I would say come to People’s Park and walk about the stalls and emporium (old style Chinese Supermarket) here. Instead of lunch, there are so many interesting snacks you … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Beijing, chempadak, cherries, China, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, culture, design, festival, festivities, Food, fruits, interesting, Life, Living, nuts, Pao, People's Park, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, snacks, travel
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The New Bedok Point Mall and Directory
I checked out another new mall called Bedok Point, which is a redevelopment of the old Bedok and Changi theatres. I know. This tiny island is sprouting malls like crazy. This one was in the East and my blog pal … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged address, Bedok MRT, Bedok Point, Bedok Point Mall, Challenger, design, dining, directory, Fast Food, Food, Life, Living, mall, Mos Burger, new, new mall, parking fee, parking rates, personal, photography, photos, Popeyes, Restaurants, shopping, shops, Singapore, The Chinese Wedding Shop, travel, trees
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Lovely Things at Ikea in 2011
Things that caught my eye because of their colour or design. Especially the toys in the kid’s section.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged decor, design, ikea, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Ikea Does The Year of the Rabbit
When I got an Ikea flyer advertising the new items for Chinese New Year, I thought I just have to go there and check it out. Here are some photos from trip there. If you’re having a Chinese New Year, … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 2011, Alexandra, aprons, Chinese New Year, culture, Cushions, decor, design, Furniture, ikea, Life, Living, napkin holders, party, personal, photography, photos, place mats, rugs, shopping, Singapore, travel, tumblers, Year of the Rabbit
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I Don’t Want to Disappoint my Six Year Old Self
My bursting with confidence, six year old self, if she had the chance to meet the 40 year old me that’s plagued with self doubt would say, “You’re a writer. You love words and illustrations, remember?”. I finally need to … Continue reading →