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Tag Archives: attractions
Singapore in a Week: My Wandering Feasting Checklist
Realize that all the food and wandering posts on my blog can be overwhelming for tourists. Have been meaning to do a must see list of sorts for some time, and then I got too overwhelmed myself. Finally got the … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged attractions, checklist, coffeeshop, favourite, Food, hawker, intinerary, Kampong Glam, Little India, places, Singapore, top, tour, tourist, week
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The Elephant Parade at the Asian Civilization Museum
The exhibit that captivated us the most turned out to be the elephants. The elephant that sparkled.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, Asian, Asian Civilization Museum, attractions, culture, elephant, Life, Living, museum, photography, photos, Singapore, The Elephant Parade, travel
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The Year of the Dragon: Chinese New Year Decorations & Food in Chinatown
Chinatown is so lively, and you should head there to check it out at least once. Saw dragons everywhere. On angpow packets, in cutesy soft toy form and made with paper as decoration to welcome the New Year. The year … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 2012, attractions, buy, Chinatown, Chinese New Year, CNY, culture, decorations, dragon, festivities, Food, Life, Living, must do, personal, photography, photos, pretty, River Hongbao 2012, shop, Singapore, travel
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Helsinki: Open Air Market by the Harbour
You must check out the open air market at the Harbour. I just loved the seagulls that glided in the hair squawking. They hovered, ready to swoop up some scraps. It’s a wonderful area for photos with the Uspenski Russian … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged attractions, Finland, harbour, Helsinki, market, must see, open-air, photography, photos, shopping, travel
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Gamla Stan: Quaint Old Town in Stockholm
Another of my favourite places in Stockholm was Gamla Stan which means Old Town. It was just a subway ride away from our hotel so it was the very first area we explored and also said to be a must … Continue reading
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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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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Singapore Daily Photos: the touristy area between Ann Siang Hill and Chinatown
Tourist areas are often scorned in most countries, but we should give them a chance as there is a reasons why they are the must see attractions in a country. It’s usually a place that most locals avoid, but when … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Siang Hill, Architecture, attractions, beautiful, beauty, Chinatown, culture, Daily Photo, design, Entertainment, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, sights, Singapore, South Bridge Road, Temple Street, tourist, touristy, travel
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Little India: Wonderful Chaos & a Riot of Colours
There’s always something to see at Little India. I would definitely recommend that you come here if you’ve never been to Asia and are on a stop-over flight. Just spend an hour walking along the little streets. And bring your … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, attractions, backpackers, beautiful, beauty, colour, culture, Entertainment, happiness, hostel, Life, Little India, Living, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, shopping, shops, Singapore, tourists, travel, what to do, what to see
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Little India: Street Signs
There is so much life in little India that I just can’t get enough of it. It’s a bit hard to navigate the narrow roads. Especially f you’re not familiar with the streets. You’ll encounter many no entry and … Continue reading
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Tagged attractions, culture, dunlop, history, interesting, Life, Little India, Living, mattresses, Perak, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, shops, Singapore, traffic signs, travel, trivia
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Inspired at the Art Science Museum (3 of 11)
I found the Dali sculptures both beautiful and thought provoking. I definitely have quite a lot of repressed feelings and I probably repressed them, just to survive. I think this is probably true of most people. An interpretation of A … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, attractions, beautiful, beauty, culture, Dali, design, Entertainment, exhibition, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, personal, photography, photos, quotes, Salvador Dali, Singapore, surrealist, The Art Science Museum, travel
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Inspired at the Art Science Museum (2 of 11)
I have so much to show you from the museum visit that I need to do this in many parts. I must say, that just the layout and design of the museum itself was of a high standard and reminded … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, attractions, beautiful, beauty, culture, Dali, design, Entertainment, exhibition, intelligent, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, personal, photography, photos, quotes, Salvador Dali, Singapore, The Art and Science Museum, travel
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Uniquely Singapore: Colourful Buildings
I think Singapore is one of the few places in the world with colourful buildings. They add prettiness to our skyline. What’s best is, it doesn’t cost a cent to appreciate our old restored Architecture. One of the simple pleasures.
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Tagged Architecture, attractions, beautiful, beauty, colour, colourful, Life, Living, personal, photo, photography, pretty, rainbow, Singapore, travel
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Sentosa is a Hit
I remember a time when everyone thought (myself included) that Sentosa was lame and boring. Who would have thought that years later it is now our hottest attraction, mainly due to Universal Studios Singapore and Resorts World. It’s an absolute … Continue reading
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Tagged attractions, government, hit, Life, Living, museum, Sentosa, Singapore, tourists, Universal Studios Singapore
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Singapore Food Trail: An Attempt to Capture the Past
I expected much more from the Singapore Food Trail which is the latest food attraction at the Singapore Flyer. At first glance I was impressed, as I am by anything novel, but after my inspection I was left wanting more. … Continue reading
Posted in History
Tagged attractions, bottle drinks, culture, daisy milk, F&N, fizzy, Food, Food Trail, history, ice ball, Life, Living, memories, Nostalgia, orange, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, soda, triangle packet, what to do
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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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Ho Chi Minh City Reminded me of Paris: French Colonial Architecture
There is definitely a French influence in Ho Chi Minh City that extends beyond their architecture. You can see it in their baugettes. And even Pho is said to have combined Chinese and French influence. There are many shops selling … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, attractions, beautiful, beauty, Buildings, cathedral, culture, French, French Colonial, HCMC, history, Ho Chi Minh, Life, Living, museums, Opera House, personal, photography, photos, Post Office, pretty, Saigon, travel, Vietnam, War
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River Hong Bao 2011 is Awesome (Head to the Float at Marina Bay)
As we drove past The Esplanade we were quite dismayed as it seemed like there was nothing to see, but when we walked towards the area after parking, I was thrilled at the sight before me. River Hong Bao 2011 … Continue reading
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Tagged 25th anniversary, Architecture, Art, attractions, awesome, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year 2011, culture, decor, design, dragon, Entertainment, Esplanade, exciting, exhibition, festive, Food, Food Fair, God of Fortune, Life, Living, Marina Bay, Marina Bay Sands, Nanjing, personal, photography, photos, rabbits, River Hong Bao 2011, Singapore, Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, STPB, The Float, Things To Do, tourists, travel, what to do, what to see, Year of the Rabbit
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