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Tag Archives: Architecture
Red Dot Traffic: That Red Building on Maxwell Road
We always drive by this gorgeous red building, but I have never been inside. Been yearning to for quite some time and we finally did it. The building itself at 28 Maxwell Road is called Red Dot Traffic while the … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, attractions, beautiful, Building, design, Entertainment, Life, Living, Maxwell Road, museum, must see, nature, personal, photography, photos, pretty, red, Red Dot Traffic, Singapore, traffic light, travel, what to do
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Old Architecture at Little India
Old white shophouses with red roofs are so pretty.
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Tagged Architecture, Life, Little India, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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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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Sikh Temple in Singapore
I’ve always found the Central Sikh temple at Towner Road, to be serene and calming.
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Tagged Architecture, photography, photos, Serangoon, Sikh Temple, Singapore, 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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Awesome Sculptures at ION: Frangipani & Bendy Woman
Not only is the ION structure gorgeous, I also adore the art installations that motorists can see from the road, because they are so huge. Just discovered that they are part of a series called Art Beyond Limits and will … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, canopies, contorsionist, design, frangipani, installations, Kate Moss, Life, Living, Opera Gallery, Orchard Road, personal, photography, photos, rain trees, sculptures, shops, Singapore, travel, White, woman
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Tanjong Katong: Sleepy yet Strangely Vibrant
It’s laid back and relaxed, but there’s every type of cuisine imaginable at Tanjong Katong. Local, American, Indian, Indonesian, British, Japanese – no excuse for not finding anything you like. We tend to be like that. We never know what … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, beauty, Big Bad Wolf, blue, Cafes, cute, design, Food, ice cream, Java Kitchen, Katong, night, photography, photos, Ponggol Nasi Lemak, pretty, provisional, Restaurants, Singapore, sky, store, tandoori, Tanjong Katong, travel
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National Geographic Store at VivoCity
I find the National Geographic Store one of the more interesting places to browse. The photographic prints and artwork are so gorgeous. VivoCity itself is so unique, architecturally. Love the refreshing apple green. There’s always some kind of event going … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, Entertainment, Life, Living, mall, National Geographic Store, Paintings, photographs, photography, photos, shopping, shops, Singapore, travel, VivoCity
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Changi Airport: Taking the Skytrain to Terminal 2
If you take the MRT to Changi Airport, you’ll get to Terminal 3. If you want to get to Terminal 2 you need to walk a bit to where the skytrains are and then you’ll be in T2 before you … Continue reading
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Tagged Airport, Architecture, Changi Airport, dinner, Food, Life, Living, MRT, palm tree, photography, photos, Restaurants, Singapore, skytrain, T2, Tan Cheng Bock, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, travel
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A Walk through Wheelock Place to Swanky ION
Now that we can’t walk through Borders, we go through the first level instead and always come across the toy store. An adorable huge kewpie doll was displayed in the window. Then on to ION. Being super lazy, I appreciate … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, candies, decor, design, Foodcourt, ION, japanese, kewpie, Life, Living, mall, Mid-Autumn, mooncake, photography, photos, Restaurants, shopping, shops, Singapore, swanky, Wheelock
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Walking around Joo Chiat after our Vietnamese meal
It’s nice to take an evening stroll, soaking in the ambience of Joo Chiat, as dusk approaches. Loads of old world charm to be experienced, amidst the more controversial prostitution going on around the bar areas. Definitely not a boring … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, culture, fruit, green, Islam, Joo Chiat Road, Life, Living, muslim, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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The New World Gate
There’s a huge restored iron wrought gate just outside Farrer Park MRT station, in front of City Square Mall. I especially liked the elegant lion heads. There’s also a playground and a fountain seating area for bored kids and weary … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, City Square Mall, Farrer Park MRT, heritage, history, iron wrought, Life, lion, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, The New World Gate, travel
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Joo Chiat on a Cool August Night
Joo Chiat Hotel – loved the palm trees painted on the side of the hotel. A coffee shop where they sell Vietnamese baguettes at night. Triangular curry puffs. Traditional Malay bridal attire. Bread Project. Vietnamese Restaurant that only opened at … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, culture, Entertainment, Food, Joo Chiat Road, Life, Living, night, Pho, photography, photos, shops, Singapore, spring rolls, travel, Vietnamese
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Strolling through Joo Chiat on a Hot August Day
There’s a unique flavour in this sleepy part of the Singapore’s East. these triangular curry puffs look enticing. Betel Box for backpackers. Felt sorry for the caged bird. All sorts of eateries – it seems to me the place to … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, confectionaries, culture, Food, Joo Chiat, Korean, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, shops, Singapore, stroll, Teochew, travel, Vietnamese, walking
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Pink Street Lamps
I found these pink street lamps along Rosyth road quite unique. Never seen anything like these ones in Singapore before. But perhaps it’s just because I am paying more attention to little architectural details these days, with the blog and … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, design, Life, Living, photography, photos, pink, Rosyth Road, Singapore, Street Lamps
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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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Driving into JB (Shops & Sights)
I just got a timely warning to watch out for snatch theft by people on motorcycles. I have witnessed such an incident in KL but not in JB and I think it’s best not to risk it since I have … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, coffeeshop, culture, JB, Johor Bahru, Life, Living, photography, photos, Restaurants, seafood, streets, travel
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Singapore Daily Photos: Clarke Quay
There’s a wonderful view of the Fort Canning Park from Clarke Quay. Just some shots as we were walking to the car park (parking garage). I wonder what the people working at this former riverside warehouse would make of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beauty, Clarke Quay, Fort Canning Park, history, Life, Living, nature, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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The Old Charming Architecture of Tiong Bahru
I like these charming low rise buildings at Tiong Bahru. It’s not only a place for great food with the Tiong Bahru market and loads of coffee shops, but also starting to become a place for the cool and trendy. … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, charming, culture, design, estate, Life, Living, old, photography, photos, Singapore, Tiong Bahru, travel
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40 Hands
Could almost sniff the enticing aroma of 40 Hands coffee on so many blog sites, and hope to try it one day when the tiny shop in Tiong Bahru is a little less crowded. Somehow I am not into take-away … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 Hands, Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, boutique, cafe, coffee, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Espresso, Food, good, happiness, lattes, Life, Little, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, Singapore, Tiong Bahru, travel, Yong Siak Street
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Strangelets
When I first caught sight of the store all I thought was how beautiful. The clean font of the store name Strangelets and the window display was lovely and I hope to revisit another day when we are not in … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, decor, design, hipster, Life, Living, new, old estate, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, Singapore, Strangelets, Tiong Bahru, travel, Yong Siak Street
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