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Monthly Archives: November 2011
Marina Bay Sands: Cool Light Bulb Design at The Sloane Clinic
Thought it was a fashion store at first, but it turned out to be a clinic. I guess it makes sense, as they do plastic surgery here. I thought the light bulbs in the window was a very cool feature. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged cool, design, Entertainment, interesting, Life, light bulbs, Living, mall, Marina Bay Sands, plastic surgery, Singapore, The Sloane Clinic, travel
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Little India: South Indian Food at Anjappar
Anjappar is from India. Chennai specifically. The old name, Madras, might be more familiar. The cuisine is referred to as Chettinad. Every couple of weeks I crave for thosai and since we were at Mustafa we headed to the branch … Continue reading
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Tagged Anjappar, culture, Food, Life, Little India, Living, personal, photography, photos, set, Singapore, South Indian, thosai, travel
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The Moluccas Room at Marina Bay Sands: Indonesian Fusion Food
The Moluccas Room at the Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, was listed as a casual dining place, but it felt more like fine dining. When we picked it, we didn’t expect fine dining. The prices were high (S$50 per person), … Continue reading
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Tagged chef, Entertainment, Food, fusion, Indonesian, Life, Living, mall, Marina Bay Sands, personal, photography, photos, restaurant, Singapore, The Moluccas Room, travel
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Wicked Costumes at Marina Bay Sands
I am enticed by the musical Wicked. Would totally go if I could afford the tickets for the good seats. I watched a musical from very bad seats before and I could hardly see or hear a thing and ended … Continue reading
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Tagged costumes, culture, Dorothy, Entertainment, gown, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, musical, pretty, Singapore, travel, Wicked, Wizard of Oz
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Our Old Fire Station
The Central Fire Station was built way back in 1909, more than a century ago. I think this is one of the prettiest buildings around. The old fire station is very near the Stamp museum and the colourful lego like … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, design, fire engine red, fire station, heritage, Life, Living, old, personal, photography, photos, pretty, red, Singapore, travel
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More Photos of the Lovely Flowers I Got
Just want to preserve the memory, which is the main reason why I blog. Was wondering what kind of plant this is. Pretty cool. The flowers were fresh for 3 days and then they started wilting.
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged beautiful, birthday, bouquet, flowers, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Roses
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Another Visit to our Beautiful Botanic Gardens (Main Entrance at Tanglin)
This times we parked at the side nearer the main entrance. It was a pity that there was construction and cleaning going on when we were there and a lot of the path was blocked. We then made a promise … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, attractions, beautiful, Botanic Gardens, colonial, entrance, gardens, green, Life, Living, must see, nature, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, Tanglin, travel
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American Food at Tony Roma’s
Some days I just crave for ribs and American food. Tony Roma’s does not disappoint. The young boy who served us was very polite and attentive. The bread was to die for. Tasted like it was just baked – hard … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged American, Food, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, restaurant, Ribs, Singapore, Tony Roma's, travel
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The Free Light & Water Show at Marina Bay Sands
In Singapore, it’s great that there is free entertainment, like the light & water show at Marina Bay Sands. Basically it’s a laser and fountain show set to music, like the one that we watched a year ago at Sentosa. … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, Entertainment, fountain, free, Fullerton Hotel, hotel, laser, Life, Light show, Lights, Living, Marina Bay Sands, musical, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, skyline, travel
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Marina Bay Sands Hotel – Beautiful at Night
I was very impressed by how beautiful the Marina Bay Sands Hotel structure looked, all lit up and lined with the palm trees at the bottom.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, design, Entertainment, hotel, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, night, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
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The LV Structure on the Water at Marina Bay Sands
The Louis Vitton floating shop on the water is the latest thing to check out, at Marina Bay Sands. It looks pretty impressive, all lit up. At first I didn’t want to go in, thinking the place must be very … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, atas, Life, Living, Louis Vitton, LV, Marina Bay Sands, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, water
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Xmas Tree, Elephant and Santa cause mayhem at Vivo
The crowds really went quite crazy over these mascots at Vivo City. It was like a feeding frenzy. I must say the elephant and tree were pretty cute.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged cute, Daily Photo, elephant, Life, Living, mall, mascots, photography, photos, Santa, Singapore, travel, VivoCity, xmas tree
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Lost the Blogging Momentum
When I stop blogging for a while, as life takes over, I tend to loose the momentum and then every time I get to my blog I don’t feel like writing anything. That’s when I browse all the delicious blogs … Continue reading
Love the Pink Birthday Roses
What a lovely surprise it was. Such a pretty bouquet, and I was so happy to get them. They were from my mum and sis, who know I love roses. Even though flowers wilt, the photos will preserve them forever.
Relaxing High Tea at the Rose Veranda (Part 2 of 2)
So many types of tea and pretty tea cups. There was coffee as well. But i missed the Viennese coffee that they used to serve. This was just brewed coffee. I tend to have a preference for earl grey or … Continue reading
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Tagged Creme Brulee, dessert, Entertainment, Food, high tea, Life, Living, photography, photos, Rose Veranda, Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore, sweets, tea, travel
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Relaxing High Tea at the Rose Veranda (Part 1 of 2)
Shangri-la Hotel’s Rose Veranda has become our default high tea place as the staff always make us feel at home. The food may not be the highest quality, but it has a down to earth cosy vibe which we really … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged ambience, beautiful, beauty, Best, cosy, Entertainment, Food, happiness, high tea, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pink, pretty, red, Rose Veranda, Roses, Sandwiches, savoury, Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore, tea, travel
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Toys at Ikea’s Kiddie Section
Absolutely loved the broccoli and carrot soft toys. Great idea to get kids to love these vegetables. The prints at the kiddie section are somehow more vibrant. Dolls depicting different ethnicities. I was very tempted to get this paint, crayons … Continue reading
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Tagged cute, Entertainment, ikea, kiddie, kids, Life, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, toys, travel
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Ikea’s Swedish Market
I find the products here quite appealing. I need to appreciate Salmon more. The crepe looks so good. Very pretty packaging.
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged crepe, drinks, Entertainment, Food, ikea, Life, Living, market, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, snacks, Swedish, travel
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Massive Crowds at Ikea Tampines
Just a reminder to myself to avoid Ikea on the weekends. The main crowds were at the restaurant, food area and kids section which was treated like a free playground. It was utter chaos. Like our MRT stations at peak … Continue reading
Handmade Noodles at Rasapura
I had handmade spicy noodles at Rasapura, the fancy foodcourt at Marina Bay Sands. It was way too sweet and not spicy at all. Perhaps the meals have all been modify to cater to the tourists. Wish I had gone … Continue reading
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Tagged disappointing, Food, Life, Living, mall, Marina Bay Sands, noodles, photography, photos, Rasapura, Singapore, travel
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My Second Visit to the Dali Exhibit
We could have just gone with the S$20 tickets for the Titanic Exhibit, but since it cost just an additional S$4 (residents get a special rate) to visit the Dali exhibit again, I thought why not. Especially since my companion … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, Art Science Museum, Dali, Entertainment, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, photography, photos, sculptures, Singapore, travel
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