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Monthly Archives: April 2011
10 Wishes on My First Bloggiversary
I have anniversaries for the wierdest things. I’m kooky that way. One anniversary of mine is my appendix anniversary (appendixary?) – the night I had my appendix yanked out by a bunch of young doctors I had absolutely no confidence … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Anniversary, appendix, blog, funny, goals, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, wishes, writing
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Michael Buble on Singapore
I feel so sad that I missed Buble’s concert. Someone blogged that he got good seats 10 rows from the front that cost a whopping S$600. Just could not afford it, but at least I get to watch this Singapore … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged celebrity, concert, interview, Life, Living, Michael Buble, Singapore
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Singapore’s Orchid Evolution
I find myself turning to Yahoo Singapore more and more for interesting and balanced articles. I like posting about them because my family reads my blog and right now they are consumed with the upcoming Elections. Even news about Singapore … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Baliji, culture, interesting, Life, Living, Orchid Evolution, people, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans
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Tiny Island Turns 1 Tomorrow
It’s really scary to me how fast time flies. I constantly feel that there’s so much I want to do and not enough time to do it all. Well, definitely due to my poor time management. That’s why I am … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged 1 year, blog birthday, blogging, home page, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, readers, statistics, stats, traffic, writing
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Food at Katong
Joo Chiat is part of Katong, so it’s a bit hard for me to determine where Joo Chiat ends and Katong begins. But since this is Katong Junction, I decided to do a separate post. Stuck behind an ice van … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Architecture, beauty, culture, design, Food, glory, Katong, Life, Living, Peranakan, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, women
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Charming Joo Chiat
A good day out. As you can see, an overcast sky which means cooler than normal temperatures. When we come here it’s usually in search of lunch. Joo Chiat is famous for it’s food. Like this very famous dumpling store. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged adventures, Architecture, beautiful, beauty, cake, charm, culture, drive, dumpling, Entertainment, Food, Joo Chiat, kueh, Life, Living, Nonya, parking, Peranakan, personal, photography, photos, pretty, quaint, scenes, Singapore, travel
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This is Why We Love Michelle Chong of the Noose
The boy who has been serving in the army has expressed remorse since the incident came to light, but I wonder whether domestic helpers continue to be mistreated. This is because there is no clear definition when it comes to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged abuse, comedy, culture, domestic helper, Life, Living, maid, Michelle Chong, personal, satire, Singapore, Singaporean, social issues, society, The Noose, ugly Singaporean, women
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Stephanie Sun got Hitched
I am going to be super gossipy right now. Downright tabloid. But since this blog is about everything consuming Singapore right now and everything that’s totally Singaporean, I’m blogging about it. {via} Stephanie Sun is a local singer who made … Continue reading
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Tagged celebrity, culture, gossip, Living, married, people, Singapore, Singaporean, singer, star, Stephanie Sun, tabloid
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Uniquely Singapore Mascots
We all know that mascots are one of the greatest marketing tools around. But they have to be done right. They can’t be creepy. When I was a kid in the 70’s and 80’s, I used to have a Singa … Continue reading
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Tagged bear, courtesy, Danny, lion, mascots, Merly, Rilakkuma, Singa, Singapore, teddy bear, Wally
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Thrilled to be PopPressed for My Architecture Post
Thanks PopPressed. You’ve made my day. It was fun exploring and blogging about Joo Chiat, but this was an unexpected bonus. Glad that the Arab Street photo made featured photo as well. So cool. The best birthday this blog could … Continue reading
Exploring: Joo Chiat’s Architecture (Part 2 of 2)
I could have hung around this area all day. It was just so nice having a stroll here. Hmmm it seems these shophouses are for rent. Wouldn’t it be lovely to live or have an office here? The rental must … Continue reading
Uniquely Singapore Provision Stores
In about twenty years, I have a feeling provision stores selling old fashioned brooms and mops, may become a rare sight as we buy our cleaning equipment from supermarkets and hypermarts. We may not even use the old way of … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged biscuits, cleaning, cookies, culture, Food, general store, Kao, Life, Living, magiclean, mop, mopping, Nostalgia, old, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans
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Exploring: Joo Chiat’s Architecture (Part I of 2)
Joo Chiat is one of the most charming areas in Singapore in terms of it’s old architecture. I love strolling here and taking photos. So much colour. So much detail and nostalgia. I find this red building just stunning against … Continue reading
Uniquely Singapore Magazine: 8 Days
Even though Her World has been voted as the top magazine by marketers, my pick is without a question 8 Days. I think Her World is filled with too many ads and things I can’t afford or have not much … Continue reading
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Tagged 8 Days, Celebrities, culture, favourite, food reviews, latest, Life, Living, local, magazine, news, Nostalgia, personal, Sharon Au, Singapore, Singaporean, women
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Singapura Cat
Just photographs of regals kittys taken all over our little island. Will add to this list as we find more models. My partner loves photographing cats.
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Tagged beautiful, beauty, cats, culture, interesting, kitty, Life, Living, photographs, photography, photos, Singapore
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Uniquely Singapore Skies
I love looking up and taking photos of our skies. In spite of our perpetual summer, we do see quite a bit of variation if we look hard enough. A fine day. Clear skies. Cumulous clouds on a blistering hot … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged beautiful, beauty, clouds, convectional, cumulous, happiness, Life, Living, nature, personal, photo, photography, pretty, Singapore, skies, sky, storm clouds, weather
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Wan Tan Mee Rivalry?
Out of all the types of noodles in Singapore, wan tan mee is my favourite and what I miss most when I have been away from Singapore for some time. I quite liked the texture of the noodles at Joo … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged culture, Fei Fei, Food, Life, Living, noodles, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, wan tan mee
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Tom Hanks is Coming to Singapore in June
I am a huge fan of Tom Hanks and still think he was robbed of the Best Actor Oscar for Cast Away. Can’t recall who won that year though. That movie left me sobbing. Even the second time I watched … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged actor, Cast Away, celeb, comedian, favourite, Oscar, Tom Hanks
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Uniquely Singapore Sculptures
I love that our country is filled with public sculptures that are so Singapore. There are bronze ones and stone ones and even more colourful ones in plastic. This post will be restricted to just those with a truly local … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, bronze, culture, history, interesting, Life, Living, local, plastic, public, resin, sculptures, Singapore, stone
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The Sexist Interview: Young Helen Mirren
Helen Mirren was extremely poised, intelligent and witty, even then. It’s a fascinating interview, although sexist in some bits. I agree that school can be oppressive with all it’s rules and lack of liberty. At least in Singapore and in … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Actress, Billy Crystal, comedy, female, Feminist, funny, funny or die, Helen Mirren, intelligent, interview, sexist, When Harry Met Sally, witty, woman, women, young
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View from the Car Window: Shophouses
This was somewhere around Outram I think.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, colourful, drive, Life, Living, Outram, personal, photography, photos, shophouses, Singapore, travel
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Hot Chocolate at VivoCity
I should have ordered the dark chocolate instead of the milk one at Max Brenner. It was just way too sweet for me. If I was daring I would have ordered the one with chilli and spices in it. I … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged beverage, Chocolate, culture, decor, design, drink, Entertainment, Food, Hot Chocolate, Life, Living, mall, Max Brenner, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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