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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Pasta Fresca at Bukit Timah
We tend to return to the original Pasta Fresca at sleepy old Bukit Timah, whenever B hankers for the freshly made pasta here. This place was started way back in 1988 by a very friendly chef, Carecci Salvatore. I remember … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Bukit Timah, Carecci Salvatore, culture, decor, design, Food, Italian, Life, Living, Pasta, Pasta Fresca, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
6 Comments
Papa Palheta
Be prepared that Papa Palheta is not really a cafe. You might feel a little out of place if you think that it is. It’s a totally different concept from what you would be used to. It’s pretty artsy and … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Bukit Timah, cafe, coffee, colonial houses, culture, decor, design, Food, green, Hooper Road, houses, Life, Living, nature, papa palheta, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
4 Comments
Loysel’s Toy and the Surrounding Green Space
Checked out Loysel’s Toy since the place looked so inviting on this blog, this blog and this blog. But sadly when we got there, it was so crowded with no room for even standing. It was a tight squeeze as … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, Singapore Living
Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, cafe, coffee, culture, decor, design, Food, green, Kallang Riverside Park, Life, Living, Loysel's Toy, nature, old trees, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel, trees
8 Comments
Grocery Prices in Singapore
Gourmet sandwiches cost S$2.90 at the Medi-ya Supermarket, which is pretty ok to me. Canned Lychee costs S$1.70 at Cold Storage. Blackberries cost S$7.90 for a small box at Cold Storage. Marmalade costs S$5.90 at Marks and Spensers. The Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blackberries, bowls, cake, calpis, cost, Daiso, Food, fruit, gorcery, gourmet, groceries, Life, Living, marmalade, milk, prices, Singapore, supermarket, watermelon
28 Comments
Fika at Arab Street: A Swedish Halal Cafe
Arab street had won my heart over. It’s about the loveliest place in Singapore. I had the yummiest pancakes (tasted like half pancakes and half crepe) at this very unique Swedish Halal Cafe at the fringe of Arab Street called … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, beautiful, beauty, blackboard, cafe, culture, decor, design, fika, Food, halal, Life, Living, Nordic, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, Swedish, travel, White
14 Comments
Weekend at West Coast Plaza
It’s ironical that I blog about malls, as I’m quite anti-mall and loathe clothes shopping in Singapore. Shopping for books though is a different matter and one I thoroughly enjoy. Blogging about malls makes the experience different though. I feel … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, Singapore Living
Tagged Cafes, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, Life, Living, mall, MOF, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, Starbucks, strawberry parfait, travel, West Coast Plaza
14 Comments
View from a Singapore Car
Just wanted to do a simple post about the Singapore street scenes as we drive along. One feature is that there’s always construction going on. The yellow cranes are a familiar sight. I do love the greenery and my favourite … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, ERP, Free Parking, Greenwood Avenue, Life, Living, nature, personal, photography, photos, pretty, roads, shopping, sights, Singapore, travel, trees, view
8 Comments
Wish Singaporeans Could be Gracious Like the Japanese
True graciousness is displayed under the greatest pressure and this is why I wish we were more like the wonderful people of Japan. Following the quake and tsunami, this is what I read in the New York Times that prompted … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged admire, culture, dedication, earthquake, gracious, Japan, japanese, kind, Life, Living, polite, quake, Singapore, Singaporean, society, tsunami
4 Comments
Every Sunday
Every Sunday I tell myself that the next week will be different. I will start afresh on Monday. EVERY SUNDAY. Seriously. I feel like I am stuck in limbo and not moving forward. I have been stuck in limbo for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged bad colleagues, bad people, blog, blogging, book, career, doormat, fear, habit, kindess, Life, Living, mean, mean coworkers, novel, office, perfectionist, personal, routine, self, self-pity, short story, story, Sunday, upset, wallow, work, writers, writing
13 Comments
This Makes Me So Embarrassed: Library Stampede
This happened today and makes me ashamed to be a Singaporean (just assuming they were all local) and associated with this type of kiasu behaviour. You would think Singaporeans have never seen books before. But sometimes, how can you blame … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged annoyances, bad, bad behaviour, culture, kiasu, library, Life, Living, new, Nex, pet peeve, pushing, queue, rude, Serangoon, shoving, Singapore, Singaporean, society, stampede, ugly Singaporean
10 Comments
The 4 Official Languages of Singapore
Saw this quadri-lingual sign and could not resist photographing it. English, Chinese, Tamil and Malay. English is our language of business and Malay our national language. Most Singaporeans are bilingual due to our education system which requires us to take … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bilingual, Chinese, culture, danger sign, education system, English, languages, Life, Living, lost in translation, Malay, native speakers, school, second language, Singapore, Singaporean, Tamil
10 Comments
Thinking About Japan, Kaho and Shay
I just can’t write anything knowing what’s happening in beautiful Japan. Usually devastating news seems really far away, but the blogging community makes the world shrink and my thoughts are fixated on two wonderful bloggers. Kaho of Chuzai Living who … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged blog, Chuzai Living, community, earthquake, Hawaii, Japan, Kaho, Life, Living, news, personal, Starletshay, Tokyo, tsunami, vlog
7 Comments
WordPress Themes and the New Starbucks Logo
Today I came face to face with the new Starbucks Logo and my immediately feeling was discomfort. Ok, I don’t know how I truly feel about it just yet. It’s cleaner, but it feel’s like there’s something missing. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged audience, blog, blogging, brown, change, changing, green, logo, marketing, mermaid, new, new logo, sexually suggestive, siren, Starbucks, theme, Themes, Twenty Ten, unfamiliar, WordPress
5 Comments
The Library at Nex will Open Tomorrow
Update on 11 March 2011: Boy am I glad I didn’t go on the opening day. Bad behaviour was out in full form. Posted Earlier on 10 March 2011: Love me some books, but I was too early. Was also … Continue reading
The Sky Today
It was a very cool morning and it rained at Noon which was great, as it’s the hottest part of the day. I love me some wispy cirrus clouds.
Haji Lane Graffiti & Strict Singapore
Never thought I’d see graffiti in Singapore. Quite refreshing I must say, when it becomes part of street art. Perhaps poor Oliver Fricker should have tried this artsy area instead of our MRT trains that ended up embarrassing authorities with … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arab Street, Art, attractions, cool, corrective work order, fine, graffiti, Haji Lane, illegal, jail, Life, litter, Living, must see, Oliver Fricker, scary, Singapore, street, strict, travel, trendy, walking, wall, what to do
9 Comments
Charlie Sheen and his Goddesses: I Feel Sorry for Denise Richards and his Kids
Denise Richards has been getting heat from the tabloid for ages and somehow Charlie Sheen has been left alone. Now the world can see that perhaps Denise Richards was just being a protective mum. Even then I didn’t see why … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged big ego, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Charlie Sheen, children, culture, Denise Richards, ego, ex-wife, godesses, Life, twins, women
3 Comments
Celebrity Babies this Week: Olive Cohen, Suri Cruise and Sean Preston Federline
A super cute Olive Cohen. I love those pastel rainbow tights and the red frilly dress. Celeb babies are getting better dressed than their parents. {Image: Celebrity Baby Scoop} And Suri Cruise dressed super chic with that grey coat and … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged celeb, Celebrities, celebrity babies, celebs, coat, cute, dress, fashion, Life, Olive Cohen, pretty, Sean Preston, suri cruise, sweet
4 Comments
Burger Shack: BBQ Pulled Pork Burger
Pulled Pork Burger is the combination of two of my favourites – baby back ribs and burgers. I do love the one sold at Burger Shack which is in the west of Singapore in the Bukit Timah area. The shoe-string … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged BBQ, Bukit Timah, Burger, Burger Shack, culture, decor, design, Food, Life, Living, lunch, personal, photography, photos, pork, Pulled Pork Burger, Singapore, travel, yummy
3 Comments
I Swear by Axe Oil
B hates the scent as it ironically gives him a headache while it cures mine. He absolutely detests walking through some sections of People’s Park because every shop sells variations of the stuff, and the scent is a bit too … Continue reading
I Finally Made it to Haji Lane
If I’m ever to get a workout I prefer it this way. Walking around Arab Street looking for Haji Lane. And then after strolling through the lovely empty lanes, I would have worked up an appetite and can indulge guilt … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Arab Street, Art, articles, attractions, culture, dress, fashion, featured, graffiti, Haji Lane, junior college, Life, Living, memories, news, Nostalgia, NY Times, painting, prom, shops, Singapore, Times Magazine, walking, wall, what to do
10 Comments
