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Tag Archives: bad
Rainy Day at HarbourFront & My Thoughts About Cruises
Personally I am not into cruises although I don’t mind short ferry rides or going fast on a jet boat. I would like to spend more time at the destination in a more comfortable hotel than on a tiny room … Continue reading
Regressing Back to Bad Old Habits
I decided to cut out instant noodles and biscuits from my diet. I haven’t missed the instant noodles at all, but recently I has a digestive biscuit and soon I polished off eight and felt horribly guilty after. They tasted … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged addiction, bad, biscuits, diet, digestive biscuits, habits, temptation
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Lovely Churros, Poor Service
Who can resist churros. It’s one of my favourite desserts. The Churros and the raspberry plus chocolate dips (opted for milk and dark chocolate) at Max Brenner were lovely but I hesitate to return to the VivoCity branch as the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged bad, Chocolate, churros, Max Brenner, service, Singapore, vivo
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Malacca Road Trip: Couldn’t Leave Without Having Chendol
Picked a random place at Jonker Street to have laksa and chendol (Luiz Cafe). The laksa was awful but the chendol was ok. Very expensive too (Singapore prices). Wish they were more generous with the Gula Melaka though. So my … Continue reading
Ignored at PS Cafe (Dempsey)
It’s a pity as the ambience is so lovely. It seems like the wait staff were not making eye contact on purpose. It was so obvious. The people in the table next to us resorted to practically doing the wave … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged bad, Dempsey, poor, PS Cafe, salad, service, Singapore, tea
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Disappointing Experience at Antoinette
I have been reading raves about Antoinette but perhaps they were referring to the branch at Mandarin Gallery. I had a disappointing experience at the branch at Palais Rennaisance. The menu and tableware impressed but I could not forgive the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Antoinette, bad, dessert, disappointing, macarons, pancakes, Singapore
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Arteastiq (Sorely Disappointed)
We both felt ripped off and we came here with very high expectations seeing the impressive decor from afar. We were at Mandarin Gallery and passed by the art space cum tea salon the day before and even thought we … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged afternoon tea, Arteastiq, bad, disappointing, expensive, Food, high tea, Mandarin Gallery, Singapore, stale, tea lounge, worst
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Gelare at Vivo: My Sandwich was Too Dry
I was wondering whether to talk about my crappier food experiences. I’m always not as motivated to blog about my not so great experiences. But then again how would you then know not to waste your calories. I generally like … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged bad, dry, Food, Gelare, Singapore, Tuna Sandwich, vivo
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Window Shopping at Ikea
Even though I have the new catalogue, it’s always more fun to actually look at the stuff at the store. Often some things can feel quite flimsy, so I need to shake them a little and see how easily they … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged bad, customer service, ikea, rude, shopping, Singapore, thoughts, window
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I Deleted Temple Run from my iPhone
Ever heard of Temple Run? It’s the most popular smartphone game out there. It was taking over my life. Instead of doing something productive like reading, I was obsessively trying to pick up golden coins and jump over obstacles. It … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged addiction, app, bad, delete, deleted, games, iphone game, obsessed, smartphone, temple run, video game
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Terrible Crossaint (what was worse – rude customers)
Had the worse crossaint ever at Tully’s at Orchard Central. It looked good, but turned out to be very dry, hard and stale. The only redeeming factor was the chocolate coating. I’ve had better ones here before and I do … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged bad, crossaint, customer, Food, OC, Orchard Central, rude, Tully's
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Ikea Singapore for a dose of Sweden and a Swedish Christmas (ruined by bad behaviour)
Another reason to adore Ikea. Twenty-four numbered drawers to mark a countdown to Christmas is a lovely idea. It’s called an Advent calendar and costs S$19.90 which is a bit expensive, but it’s such a cool idea for both kids … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged authentic, bad, behaviour, Christmas, ikea, inconsiderate, kids, parents, pretty, products, rude, Singaporean, ugly, xmas, xmas tree, yelling
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Helsinki: The Food I Didn’t Like
I’ll do another entry on the food I liked but mostly the trip made me appreciate the food we have back home which is way cheaper and more suited to my taste buds. Guess I am not very adventurous when … Continue reading
The Anxiety of Singapore’s Work Culture & In Praise of Idleness
I am increasingly unable to bear the crushing anxiety that bears down upon me nightly. It is the reason for the insomnia and daily nightmares. I am in a constant state of fear and guilt. Guilt arising from any form … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, When Work Sucks
Tagged anxiety, bad, Bertrand Russell, culture, distress, happiness, idleness, In Praise of Idleness, Life, Living, long hours, mental illness, office, personal, quotes, Singapore, work life, work life balance
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Nagging Task: Backing Up My Photos on a Hard Drive
Trying to force myself to spend some time to back up my photos. It’s one of those mind numbingly boring tasks you just know you need to do, but keep pushing aside. I always manage to find something more compelling … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Apple store, authorized, backup, bad, culture, dealers, fake, hard drive, Life, Living, personal, photo, poor, real, rude, service, Singapore
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A New Low?: Masked People Sleeping on the MRT
First they pretended to sleep so that they did not have to give up their seat to the elderly or less able. Now they use sleeping masks. It’s just crazy. {via The Straits Times}
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bad, behaviour, ingracious, masked commuters, MRT, rude, society
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How Agreeable Are You?
I read this fascinating post about Agreeableness and how it relates to Expats, by Maria of I Was An Expat Wife and I just had to take the Big 5 Test. Here are my results. The neurotic part is accurate … Continue reading
Posted in When Work Sucks
Tagged agreeableness, bad, harmony, Life, office, people, personality test, test, work
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Who are We Kidding? – There is No Work Life Balance
I just had to reprint this article in the Straits Times by Alan Tan, because it’s a reflection of what Singapore is becoming. It’s the key reason why the quality of life is low here even though Human Resources always … Continue reading
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Tagged bad, bad boss, boss, culture, Life, Living, long hours, office, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, sucks, unfair, work, work life balance
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Maid Made to Carry Load for Young Man – Just Wrong
I just wish I could stop seeing reports like this. It makes me upset as I wonder what is becoming of our society. I have seen maids carry the bags of kids and I felt fed up and ashamed. I … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bad, bad behaviour, culture, domestic helper, Life, Living, maid, National Service, NS, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, ugly Singaporean, women, young
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This Makes Me So Embarrassed: Library Stampede
This happened today and makes me ashamed to be a Singaporean (just assuming they were all local) and associated with this type of kiasu behaviour. You would think Singaporeans have never seen books before. But sometimes, how can you blame … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged annoyances, bad, bad behaviour, culture, kiasu, library, Life, Living, new, Nex, pet peeve, pushing, queue, rude, Serangoon, shoving, Singapore, Singaporean, society, stampede, ugly Singaporean
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I am Totally Appalled by the Singapore Tiger Mum
I have been hearing so much about the Tiger mum and when I picked up the latest issue of 8 Days I was thoroughly disturbed by the cover that seems to condone children being caned. I think you will only … Continue reading