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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Tourists Adore Our Arab Street District
Tourist seems to love Arab Street which is the Malay cultural district in Singapore also known as Kampong Glam, and I can see why. It’s such a lovely place to just be. We have Little India and Chinatown, but somehow … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, beautiful, beauty, culture, Entertainment, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, tourists, travel, women
7 Comments
An Espresso Machine for this Coffee Junkie?
My eyes were glazed over as I looked at these espresso machines inside the Little India department store, Mustafa. I didn’t realize that they were selling for as low as S$200. I wonder if they are any good though. The … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged books, carbs, celeb, coffee, espresso machine, junkie, Life, Little India, Living, mall, Mustafa, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
14 Comments
Singapore’s Little India: Cute Ads
I love how even the ads in little India like this phone ad, cater to the largely Indian customer based here. Indian people tend to love jewel tones like rich purple and the phone looks like it’s wearing a purple … Continue reading
Mustafa: Low Crime Doesn’t Mean No Crime
The juvenile in me giggled when I saw the new bright neon sign worn by the security guard outside our little India shopping mall. It’s the mouthful of a slogan by our police department. You see we hardly get crime … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged crime, funny, Life, Little India, Living, Mustafa, news, odd, shop-lifting, shopping, Singapore, strange, travel
2 Comments
Singapore’s Arab Street: Something Strange
I still have no idea why forks were stuck into the soil of this potted plant. Saw this outside one of the shophouses at Arab Street, which is fast becoming my new favourite place in Singapore. Anyone have a clue? … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Arab Street, culture, forks, interesting, Life, Living, odd, photography, photos, potted plant, Singapore, strange, travel, weird
15 Comments
Rest in Peace Elizabeth Taylor
Twitter makes news travel very fast. But I was still shocked to see that Elizabeth Taylor has passed away at just 79. It’s sad when we lose another legend. I was hoping it was a hoax, but it was confirmed … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, beauty, celebrity, Elizabeth Taylor, legend, RIP, women
21 Comments
I am Super Excited: It’s My SITS Girls Day
SITS is a wonderful blog community just for women and I feel truly blessed and lucky to be featured today. There are over 8000 women just like us on it. And it’s true. The Secret IS in the Support. I … Continue reading
To Blog or To Read
Please pardon my lack of blogging. You see, I am so engrossed in the Peter Mayle novel that I’m reading that even though I have tons of photos I haven’t posted them yet. I am also overwhelmed by the tons … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged aging, Art, blogging, books, British, dad, father, Food, getting older, gourmet, hungry, Ishiguro, Kazuo Ishiguro, Life, light, Living, Mayle, personal, Peter Mayle, reading, taste, wit
25 Comments
Precious Little Bit of Green
A small government apartment that only has a lease of 99 years or less, is so extremely expensive. Unless you’re born with a silver spoon, you need to go into debt for life to own one. Imagine – you can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cost of living, culture, debt, flat, green, HDB, housing, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, plants, price, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, Toa Payoh
4 Comments
The Whole Jolie-Pitt Clan in New Orleans
I find the Jolie-Pitt family just fascinating. Beautiful and fascinating. And I love that Angelina Jolie wears flip-flops. {via: Celebrity Baby Scoop} {via Just Jared} Brad Pitt dyed his hair brown for his next movie, but he definitely looks better … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Angelina, Angelina Jolie, babies, beautiful, beauty, Brad, Brad Pitt, celeb, Celebrities, celebrity babies, celebs, cute, family, Jolie-Pitt, Knox, Life, Living, Maddox, Pax, photos, pretty, Shiloh, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, twins, Vivienne, women, Zahara
5 Comments
Minang at Kandahar Street: Singapore’s Best Nasi Padang
Nasi Padang is something B loves. I like to have this once in a while when I’m hankering for Malay style rice with all sorts of curries, which is what Nasi Padang is. More accurately, Nasi Padang is an Indonesian … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Arab Street, culture, Food, halal, Indonesian, Kandahar Street, Life, Living, Malay, Minang, Nasi Padang, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
5 Comments
Vivienne Jolie is my Favourite Jolie Pitt
I love frowny babies. They make my ovaries ache. {via Just Jared} Vivienne Jolie looks so much more like big sister Shiloh now. But Shiloh definitely looks more like her dad while Vivienne looks like mum. I also love Angelina … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Angelina Jolie, babies, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, jolie, photos, pretty, twin, Vivienne Jolie-Pitt
4 Comments
Charlie Sheen is Winning Me Over
I criticized Charlie Sheen when I first saw the now world famous ABC interview finding him super egotistical, but now I am just in awe. Guess I’m no longer a troll? According to his definition anyone against him is one. … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged autotune, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Charlie Sheen, culture, cute, funny, Life, songify, Video, viral, winning, YouTube
2 Comments
More Food and Sights at the Singapore Flyer
The patch of green and the Koi pond in the middle of the Singapore Flyer is nice. A close-up of the Flyer capsule. I love how the Marina Bay Sands hotel can be seen from just anywhere…here’s the view from … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged coffee, culture, design, dining, Entertainment, Food, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Singapore Flyer, travel
5 Comments
The Fluffy Sky Today
Surprisingly it didn’t rain…maybe tonight. I’m hoping. I always sleep better to the loud patter of the rain. Our clouds hang so low that it sometimes looks like a magical pure white bonfire on the ground. Later, the pretty overcast … Continue reading
Singapore Food Trail at the Singapore Flyer Part 2 of 2
I took just so many photos that I had to split this post up. Adored the local drinks in glass bottles. I remember the bottles being huge in the old days, or was it because my hand were little. I … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 1960's, 60's, attraction, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, hawker, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Singapore Flyer, SIngapore Food Trail, travel
4 Comments
Singapore Food Trail: An Attempt to Capture the Past
I expected much more from the Singapore Food Trail which is the latest food attraction at the Singapore Flyer. At first glance I was impressed, as I am by anything novel, but after my inspection I was left wanting more. … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged attractions, bottle drinks, culture, daisy milk, F&N, fizzy, Food, Food Trail, history, ice ball, Life, Living, memories, Nostalgia, orange, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, soda, triangle packet, what to do
6 Comments
Singapore Food Trail at the Singapore Flyer Part 1 of 2
Wrote about my nostalgia for the old Singapore at Singapore Actually, but will do my usual food review with loads of photos here. If you’re coming here by car, you need to take a lift up to the 2nd floor … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged culture, design, Entertainment, Food, Food Trail, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Singapore Flyer, travel
6 Comments
