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Tag Archives: Arab Street
The Wonder of Kampong Glam
What a wonderful combination of bright Orange and hot Pink. The weathered cement floor adds to the beauty. Walking through a little alley, fringed by pots of bamboo. Feeling zen already. Oh dear, not bambi. Buying cloth. Arab Street with … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, Art, beauty, blue, cloth, colour, fashion, graffiti, Kampong Glam, Life, Living, orange, personal, photography, photos, pink, Singapore, street art, travel
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Back Again at Kampong Glam
The majestic Sultan Mosque greets you at Kampong Glam. Beautiful architecture of the mosque gates. Latticed window. A humble street vendor. Noticed a new Gelato shop today. In the backdrop, the flat Gateway building. Noticed there is now a 2 … Continue reading
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Tagged 2 Zam Zam, Arab Street, Architecture, beautiful, culture, Food, Kampong Glam, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, street stall, street vendor, Sultan Mosque, travel, Zam Zam
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The Coolest Minaret Lifts at Golden Landmark Hotel
I was at the mall attached to the Golden Landmark Hotel. It’s quite an empty place, but there are several shops that sell mechanical watches, in particular vintage Rolexes. I think there has been some renovation here since our last … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, cool, design, elevator, Golden Landmark Hotel, Kampong Glam, Life, lift, light bulbs, Living, mall, mechanical watches, personal, photography, photos, Rolex, Singapore, travel, vintage, yellow
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Retro Toy Store at North Bridge Road
This is the first time I am coming across this toy store called Tai Sing which has been in operation since 1971 and has branches in Malaysia. It sells mostly toy cars and although I am not into this kinda … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, culture, Kampong Glam, Life, Living, North Bridge Road, photography, photos, shops, Singapore, Toy store, toys, travel
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Jalan Kledek
Jalan Kledek is the little street off North Bridge road. Inside the beautiful blue building there are two famous restaurants – Sabar Menanti II for Nasi Padang and the Islamic Restaurant for traditional briyani. It’s nice that the street is … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, bazaar, culture, Jalan Kledek, Kampong Glam, Life, Living, Malay, muslim, photography, photos, Ramadan, Singapore, travel
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Getting to Arab Street by MRT
Decided to do a directional guide with photos, because I have absolutely no sense of direction, but luckily a good memory for visuals. I can’t read a map and think in pictures. So if you do too, I hope this … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, beautiful, beauty, Bugis, culture, easy, Golden Landmark Hotel, guide, Life, Living, MRT, Parkview Square, personal, photography, photos, pictures, Raffles Hospital, shopping, shops, Singapore, Sultan Mosque, travel, walking tour
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Thinking about Arab Street
My heart definitely belongs to charming Arab Street. What I mean is the whole of Kampong Glam, including Haji Lanes and all the lovely little shops and cafes. It’s one place that I can’t wait to return to. I especially … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, Arab Street, Architecture, beautiful, beauty, Cousin, culture, explore, fashion, Haji Lane, happiness, Kampong Glam, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, shopping, shops, Singapore, travel
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Fashion PopPressed
Feel so excited to be fashion poppressed – a new feature from WordPress. It happened yesterday, but I had no idea till I checked my referring links. Guess WordPress liked the our cool colourful Arab Street as well.
Middle Eastern Cuisine in Singapore: Cafe Le Caire
I have wanted to have a drink at Cafe Le Caire for the longest time. This famous tourist destination is at 39 Arab Street. We finally made it here and were tempted by the desserts. On the Cafe Le Caire … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Arabic, cafe, Cafe Le Caire, culture, design, dessert, Egyptian, Food, Life, Living, Middle Eastern, personal, photography, photos, restaurant, Singapore, tea, tourist, travel
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Beautiful Turkish Lamps & Hookahs at Sufis Corner
As I continued my walking tour of Kampong Glam, I stood gawking at these beautiful lamps and craft which are sold at Sufis Corner. It’s a place were you can smoke a hookah (water pipe), have a turkish meal and … Continue reading
Kampong Glam Architecture
I took so many shots at Kampong Glam which is our Muslim quarter. I was just loving the beautiful old architecture here. What I really love is hardly any building is higher than two stories. White buildings always look fabulous … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, beauty, blue, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, roads, shophouse, shophouses, Singapore, travel
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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
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, beautiful, beauty, culture, Entertainment, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, tourists, travel, women
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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
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Tagged Arab Street, culture, forks, interesting, Life, Living, odd, photography, photos, potted plant, Singapore, strange, travel, weird
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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
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Tagged Arab Street, culture, Food, halal, Indonesian, Kandahar Street, Life, Living, Malay, Minang, Nasi Padang, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Arab Street: Smoke a Hookah at Sufis Corner
After more than 40 years in Singapore and on this planet, this is the first time I have come across Hookahs and people smoking these beautiful water pipes. I sure am swakoo (Singlish for country bumpkin), but in a way … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, Art, attractions, beautiful, culture, discovering, exploring, handicraft, hookah, interesting, Life, Living, Malay, muslim, must see, personal, photography, photos, restaurant, shisha, Singapore, Turkey, turkish, walk, walking, what to do
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Thank you Expat Bloggers – For Introducing me to Haji Lane and Reintroducing me to the Awesomeness of Arab Street
Singaporeans usually pride themselves on not going to the usual tourist haunts and what we call tourist traps like Newton Hawker Centre. My recent excusion to Haji Lane has definitely changed my mind. Tourists traps can sometimes be uber cool. … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Art, attractions, beautiful, cool, expat bloggers, Haji Lane, hookah, Singapore, Singaporeans, Sufi's corner, tourist, tourist haunts, Turkey, turkish
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