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Happy to be Featured on Bloomize Today
Bloomize is a wonderful blog you should check out. It’s by talented photo-journalist Clara who blogs from our very own Singapore. I am so glad I was invited to be featured in her segment WTWY or What Travels with You. … Continue reading
Happy to be Featured on Nostalgia Blog Yesterday SG
I didn’t realize that my photo and posts on the Singapore Food Trail were featured on Yesterday SG, till I saw a incoming link from my WordPress stats page. It was still pretty cool to find out. I always though … Continue reading
Posted in Featured
Tagged blog, culture, featured, Heritage Board, history, Life, Living, memories, museum, Nostalgia, personal, Singapore, Yesterday SG
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How Do I Make Money on a WordPress Blog?
I have been pondering this, since I don’t think I can go back to working 9-5 which is more like 8-8 pm at least in a Corporate job in Singapore. I also realized that my true love is writing and … Continue reading
Spam Cracks Me Up
It’s annoying, yes, but some days like today, the spam I received cracks me up. Pure hilarity the way I have been flattered by spam. Spam trying to mimic being human when obviously computer generated. Here’s some of the obvious … Continue reading
I am Super Excited: It’s My SITS Girls Day
SITS is a wonderful blog community just for women and I feel truly blessed and lucky to be featured today. There are over 8000 women just like us on it. And it’s true. The Secret IS in the Support. I … Continue reading
Every Sunday
Every Sunday I tell myself that the next week will be different. I will start afresh on Monday. EVERY SUNDAY. Seriously. I feel like I am stuck in limbo and not moving forward. I have been stuck in limbo for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged bad colleagues, bad people, blog, blogging, book, career, doormat, fear, habit, kindess, Life, Living, mean, mean coworkers, novel, office, perfectionist, personal, routine, self, self-pity, short story, story, Sunday, upset, wallow, work, writers, writing
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Thinking About Japan, Kaho and Shay
I just can’t write anything knowing what’s happening in beautiful Japan. Usually devastating news seems really far away, but the blogging community makes the world shrink and my thoughts are fixated on two wonderful bloggers. Kaho of Chuzai Living who … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged blog, Chuzai Living, community, earthquake, Hawaii, Japan, Kaho, Life, Living, news, personal, Starletshay, Tokyo, tsunami, vlog
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WordPress Themes and the New Starbucks Logo
Today I came face to face with the new Starbucks Logo and my immediately feeling was discomfort. Ok, I don’t know how I truly feel about it just yet. It’s cleaner, but it feel’s like there’s something missing. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged audience, blog, blogging, brown, change, changing, green, logo, marketing, mermaid, new, new logo, sexually suggestive, siren, Starbucks, theme, Themes, Twenty Ten, unfamiliar, WordPress
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Sorry, My Blog was Attacked: I’m Still Here
Well actually all WordPress Blogs were cyber attacked this week. Singapore WordPress is still having a problems and I can’t log in to my site or view any other WordPress sites. I am so happy I can finally view my … Continue reading
The Loveliest Idea I’ve Seen in a Long While
Take a peek at what blogger and former graphic designer, Radostina, at 79 Ideas has created. I marvel at her sense of colour and asthetics. I just wish I could be even a fraction as creative or discerning. Just glancing … Continue reading
Building Castles Around my Blog: Toying with the Idea of a Domain
Since I was about 9, I have been writing in little diaries. I cringe at how dumb I sounded when I read them now, but I have always been my harshest critic. In 2004 I started having a diary online … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, blogspot, domain, income, insider, making money, monetizing, plunge, real, Singapore, WordPress
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The Real Singapore
When I browse the Travel Section at the bookstore, sometimes out of sheer curiosity, I flip through a guidebook on Singapore. Somehow, they always seem a bit odd to me. Strange in a way I can’t quite put my finger … Continue reading
Posted in Singlish
Tagged actually, bath, blog, bucket, cat, Chinatown, environmentally friendly, language, old fashioned, pail, real, Singapore, Singlish, travel guides
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Nicest American Blogger in Italy
I feel so bashful, but totally touched as well. Julie who is a wonderful English teacher and painter in Italy just sent me this button. Her blog is like her journal where she lets you have a peek into her … Continue reading
WordPress Withdrawal
I am away on a very short holiday in Vietnam right now and I thought it would be a great chance for me to have a blogging blackout period. You see, I have been feeling that I have become addicted … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, blogging black out, Chinese New Year, culture, Ho Chi Minh City, hotel, Life, Living, personal, postaday2011, short trip, tet, travel, vibrant, Vietnam, withdrawal, writing, year of the cat, young
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Blogging About Chinese New Year 2011
It just dawned on me that I have blogged a ton about Chinese New Year 2011 – The Year of the Rabbit. Thought I’d better be a bit organized since February is already here. Here are all my Singapore CNY … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Art, beauty, blog, blogging, Chinatown, Chinese, Chinese New Year, Chinese New Year 2011, CNY, cny 2011, culture, decor, design, documenting, Entertainment, Food, heartlands, Life, Living, Marina Bay, memories, Orchard Road, Parkway Parade, personal, photography, photos, posts, shopping, shops, Singapore, Toa Payoh, travel
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Blogger and Google Sued for 6 Million Ringgit, for Scathing Review of Sabah Restaurant
Oh dear. That was my first thought when I saw the headlines in the Straits Times. Is this even possible? So free opinions are not allowed? I was quite dismayed. I too comment on meals in a bid to record … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged blog, blogger, culture, Fish Head Curry, food reviews, Google, headlines, Huai Bin, Indian, Jothy, Life, Living, Malaysia, meals, news, restaurant, Sabah, Sixth Seal, sue, sued
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Blogging is Art
This video made me understand why I started blogging and why I love reading blogs. It’s art. It’s a form of art just like painting or poetry is. It might be bold of me to make that statement, because often … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Andrea Dorfman, Art, blog, blogging, Life, Living, painting, personal, poetry, song, Tanya Davis, Video, women, YouTube
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Best WordPress Feature Yet: Subscriptions
On this post I am gonna suck up to WordPress, but it’s truly due to my genuine delight. I am just loving the new ‘Read my subscriptions’ feature on WordPress. I just noticed it a couple of days ago. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged blog, blogging, blogs, feature, reading, subcriptions, WordPress
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Top 5: Tips for breaking the late-night binge-cycle and ending the weight-loss struggle (via View from Wit’s End)
This is quite exciting! WordPress blogger Lyn, actually wrote a post for me. I just left a suggestion for an issue I am struggling with and she actually took the time to write a post. Go visit her amazing blog. … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged blog, blogging, changes, craving, diet, health, inspiration, Life, Living, motivation, night time eating, personal, tips, weight loss
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Toying With Newest WordPress Theme – Oulipo
I have been itching to change my blog design, but so far the new themes did not appeal to me till now. I kinda like the clean look of Oulipo. This minimalist theme has a light grey sophisticated looking font. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, design, Minimalist, Oulipo, Themes, Wordpress theme
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