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Tag Archives: birthday
Rainbow Birthday Cake at The Coffee Daily
The service at The Coffee Daily in Serangoon Gardens is wonderfully warm, and the food quality surprised me too (very good under it’s newest management who keep the cafe open for longer hours). I look forward to coming here again soon. … Continue reading
Posted in Coffee Joints, Food in Singapore
Tagged birthday, cafe, lunch, pie, rainbow cake, salad, Sandwiches, Serangoon Gardens, The Coffee Daily
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Weekday Lunch Buffet at Edge (Pan Pacific Hotel)
Family birthday lunch celebration today. We tend to like having leisurely lunches or teas at new places – who doesn’t I guess. Among all the items in this huge international buffet, I found the North Indian food, satay and chicken … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged birthday, buffet, Celebration, dining, Edge, hotel, lunch, restaurant, Singapore, weekday
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Birthday Cakes: The More Candles the Merrier
I may repeat this a lot but I have very caring aunts and uncles who keep me sane. They do so much for us, are really supportive and I wish everyone could have close knit families like this. Even if … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged aunts, birthday, candles, carrot cake, family, love, many candles, strawberry short cake, surprise, uncles
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Regent High Tea: Our Second Time, to Celebrate a Birthday
Since my blog diary has been empty for quite some time I thought I’d load my pictures first…with the words to come later…. Ok I can’t procrastinate any longer. But yes it was our second time at this new revamped … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Best, birthday, dessert, high tea, regent high tea, Singapore
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Culina at Dempsey
Recently C asked me for dining options at Dempsey. She was thinking a nice romantic date and I immediately suggested Culina. I didn’t have pictures from my first visit so when we went there for the second time I made … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged birthday, bistro, bread, Celebration, cod, croque monsieur, Culina, Dempsey, dining, dinner, European, fish, French, romantic, salad, Singapore
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Wishing My Uncle A Very Happy Birthday
It was my dear uncle A’s birthday this October and it was nice to see him with his two favourite little people in the world. His adorable grandchildren. Love to see how he lights up whenever they are around. I … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged birthday, family, grandchildren, grandfather, grandpa, happiness, love, uncle
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Halloween Orange & Blues
I’m loving the halloween decorations in Singapore. I somehow find all the orange and pumpkins very festive and cheerful and hardly spooky. Orange was also my dad’s favourite colour. He chose our orange sofa and orange floor tiles for instance. … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged birthday, colour, dad, decorations, fabourite, feelings, Halloween, Kino, Liang Court, orange, personal, Singapore, thoughts, tissues
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More Photos of the Lovely Flowers I Got
Just want to preserve the memory, which is the main reason why I blog. Was wondering what kind of plant this is. Pretty cool. The flowers were fresh for 3 days and then they started wilting.
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged beautiful, birthday, bouquet, flowers, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Roses
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Love the Pink Birthday Roses
What a lovely surprise it was. Such a pretty bouquet, and I was so happy to get them. They were from my mum and sis, who know I love roses. Even though flowers wilt, the photos will preserve them forever.
Sweet Family Gathering
Just felt like writing a note to my family. All my uncles, aunts and cousins. Thanks for the wonderful company and always being so patient with all my intrusive questions and constant yammering. And for reading my blog, even when … Continue reading
Not Feeling Well
Have been really ill (as in, almost passed out ill) and I just hope I recover before my birthday. Never been ill on my birthday before and don’t want to set a new record. Everyone in my family is ill … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged birthday, depression, father, happy, ill, Life, Musings, parents, personal, sad, sick, thoughts
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Butterfly Cake: 75th Birthday Celebration
My Aunty baked a cake for my other Aunty for her 75th Birthday party. It was a carrot cake with loads of icing which I love. My cousin helped to paint the marzipan butterflies which were made by my aunt … Continue reading
My Aunty’s 75th Birthday
Was thinking about my aunty’s 75th birthday approaching, and I also came across this wonderful blog by 77 year old Aunty Uta where she shares her memories of living in a different world. I’ve always admired my aunt’s command of … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 75 years, 75th, Aunt, aunty, birthday, Happy Birthday, memories, personal, thoughts, wishes
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Brunch on the Bridge (TWG at Marina Bay Sands)
TWG might be a tad snooty (still not as atas as PS Cafe), but it’s the place that most women who love high tea, would appreciate. The cutlery and table settings were all just so pretty. The natural light flooding … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, birthday, brunch, canal, culture, design, Entertainment, Food, happiness, Life, Living, macarons, mall, Marina Bay Sands, personal, photography, photos, pretty, quiche, salad, Singapore, special, tarts, tea, travel, treat, TWG
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The Shaytards Story on Forbes, Coopertard & their Aunt in Singapore
I haven’t blogged about the Shaytards in a while, but Coopertard is one of my favourites. He doesn’t appear very often, but when he does he’s a riot. He’s the cousin who’s the same age as Babytard and they have … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged article, babytard, bio, birthday, Carl Butler, children, Colette Crofts, coopertard, cute, famous, fan, Forbes, inspirational, Laurie Butler, money, motivational, princesstard, real names, rocktard, Shay Butler, Shaytards, story, success, videos, YouTube
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Borders at Parkway Parade: Greeting Cards
So pretty. But a nice card with an attractive picture and a meaningful verse within, which used to cost about S$3 now costs at least about S$6.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged birthday, Borders, cards, cute, design, Entertainment, greeting, Life, Living, Parkway Parade, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, shops, Singapore, travel
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Vui Kong, You’re Just a Child to Me
Dear Vui Kong, Happy Birthday. To me you’re just a child. 23 is so incredibly young. When I was 23 I was often told I was innocent and green. I fear that you were even more so, when you resorted … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged birthday, blogging, Funny Little World, Singapore, Vui Kong
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Turning 40 was Not What I Expected
The weeks leading up to 40 were filled with dread and trepidation. I thought I would feel different and alarm would set in, but somehow I felt exactly the same on my birthday, as I did the day before. I … Continue reading
Family Dinner at Wan Hao, Marriott Hotel
I would let the pictures do the talking, but my photo taking skills are not that great. The lighting was bad and everyone was eager to dig in and I didn’t want to hold them up. I would recommend practically … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Art, birthday, Cantonese, Chinese, culture, Custard Prawns, decor, design, dinner, Food, Life, Living, Marriott Hotel, Peking Duck, personal, photography, photos, restaurant, Singapore, travel, Wan Hao
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Happy Birthday Uncle
I wanted to wish my dear uncle (A) a Happy Birthday today, but the whole day long I just could not find the words. It’s because he’s so special that what I write just seems trivial and does not capture … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged birthday, childhood, family, Happy Birthday Uncle, Life, Living, personal, uncle
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Turning 40: My List of 40 Travel Memories
I’ll be turning 40 in a few weeks, and all year long I have been anticipating going into a deep funk. So far it hasn’t quite happened yet and I think I have to thank my blogger friends on WordPress … Continue reading →