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Tag Archives: annoying
Things People in Singapore say
Just some things I overheard when travelling on the MRT or sitting at a cafe. Often I don’t even want to hear these conversations, especially those of business folks who seem so overconfident and love the sound of their own … Continue reading →
Posted in Singapore Living
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Tagged annoying, conversations, covid, Life, Living, Singapore
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Annoyed at The Cathay
Pretty display of cranes at The Cathay, but unfortunately the latest Star Trek movie sucked. I felt a zero emotional connection and it was all so cliche. Perhaps I was tired, but I actually almost fell asleep in the middle … Continue reading →
Posted in Midlife Musings
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Tagged annoying, Movie, Star Trek, The Cathay, theatre
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Stuff that Irritated Me
Not Miss Sunshine today. (not that I really am although I don’t get annoyed that easily) Was in a complaining sort of mood. You can read about what bugged me, here. Wonder if you have experienced the same.
Posted in White as Milk
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Tagged annoying, Epicentre, personal, rude, service, speeding, thoughts
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Annoying – Hovering at Dean & Deluca
One of my pet peeves – people who hover over you hoping you’ll leave sooner so they can have your seat. This happened recently at Dean and Deluca. And we had hardly even started.
Posted in Culture & Society, Food in Singapore, White as Milk
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Tagged annoying, Dean and Deluca, hovering, people, pet peeve, rude, Singapore
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Shopping at ION
My cousin’s last request before she had to head home (her second home being Australia), was to shop at ION and so we did. I asked her if this was her favourite place for shopping in Singapore and she said … Continue reading →
Posted in Singapore Living
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Tagged annoying, customer service, hard selling, ION, MRT, new, Scrub Actually, Sephora, shopping, shops, Singapore
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10 Overused Expressions that Annoy Me (including Singlish ones)
I know I can be repetitive myself but here are some phrases, especially used in a business context, that really annoy me: 1. Having said that… 2. Cross the T’s and dot the i’s 3. World Class 4. As per … Continue reading →
The Most Creative Ads from Burger King Singapore: Never Chicken Out
Love the series of ads by Burger King, that express our frustrations and at the same time very cleverly segments into advertising their chicken burgers. Also cheekily changes the image of chickens who have been maligned as cowards for far … Continue reading →
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Tagged abusive, annoying, Burger King ads, chicken, coward, creative, crotch beating, funny, girlfriend from hell, inconsiderate, local, MRT, Never Chicken Out, Singapore, Singaporeans, videos
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Pretentiousness Police on Gwyneth Paltrow and the Smiths (& the down to earth Afflecks)
I’m addicted to the celebrity gossip blog, D-Listed. Michael K uses his snarky wit to call out pretentious stars. Goop is in Top Insufferable Form “When you go to Paris and your concierge sends you to some… restaurant because they … Continue reading →
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
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Tagged annoying, celebrity blog, D-Listed, funny, gossip, humble, Jada Pinkett Smith, Jennifer Garner, mansion, pretentious, snarky, Violet Affleck, Will Smith, wit
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Land of Aggressive & Pesky Marketing Tactics: Telemarketers, Flyer Distributers and Beauty Product Promoters
The marketing tactics in Singapore will drive you bonkers, the worse culprit being telemarketers. This is because there is no protection for consumers against such pesky callers. They are pesky because they don’t seem to listen to you at all, … Continue reading →
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Tagged aggressive, annoying, beauty products, car, flyers, irritating, Life, Living, marketing, moisturizer, pesky, Singapore, spam, telemarketers, windshield, wiper
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Pet Peeves
These are some things that I find annoying. I think you will too, unless you have the patience of my mum who is super nice to everyone and will hardly bat an eye. 1. Constantly texting in the movie theatre … Continue reading →
Posted in Singapore Living
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Tagged annoying, cell, hovering, movies, pet peeves, phone, talking
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A Mobile Phone Misfit
I find myself an oddity in this new mobile phone obsessed world. A kind of misfit. You see, I am the one with the audacity not to own a cell phone. A lone ranger in a world where the device … Continue reading →
Posted in Blogging & Writing
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Tagged annoying, attempting fiction, cell, cell phone, culture, fiction, gadget, hand phone, hate, irritating, Life, Living, loathe, mobile, personal, pet peeves, phone, rude, Singapore, technology, thoughts, women, writing
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