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Tag Archives: bloggers
Been Reading Inspirational Blogs
Been reading inspirational blogs by women going through the cancer journey, surgery chemo and the whole works. I admire them so much and often their heartfelt posts make me tear. Just want to reach out and have some kind of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, Cancer, Midlife Musings
Tagged bloggers, cancer, Cancer bloggers, chemo, endometrial cancer, hospitalized, ovarian cancer, Struggles, thoughts, women
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Inspiring Women with Cancer who Share their Journey
I am so thankful to the bloggers I’ve recently discovered through the WordPress app, who share their journey through chemotherapy, surgeries, scans and all the things that go into tackling cancer. They make me feel not so alone because no … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged bloggers, Breast cancer, Cancer bloggers, Cancer blogs, Cancer survivors, chemo, chemotherapy, inspiration, inspiring, ovarian cancer
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Hong Kong Guides by Bloggers (for My Cousin)
I promised my cousin that I would plan an itinerary for her, but there are so many great guides out on blogs that I thought I would collate them for her here. Choose mostly guides written by bloggers I read. … Continue reading
One of Those Days
Turbulent emotions, but sometimes I just don’t feel like sharing anything as it just seems too self-indulgent and making myself open to criticism for not being grateful for what I have. Perhaps it why my blog is so ‘food heavy’ … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, bloggers, blogs, blues, buddies, down, emotions, encouragement, expat, friends, give up, inspiration, personal, Singapore, thoughts
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Bloggers are People
Had to share this brilliant piece by Kirsten Han. It spoke to me as I often grapple with this. Blogging is one way I express myself but I am not just a blogger. I’m happy to be one, and take … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged bloggers, boxes, fed up, Kirsten Han, labels, people, Singapore, wrong
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Liebster Blog Awards
The always lovely Lady J, was so kind to nominate me for the Liebster Blog Awards. She’s a Singaporean who is currently living the expat life in Switzerland. But she’s be back in Singapore soon and blogging about local delights. … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged bloggers, blogging, blogs, expat, Liebster Blog Awards, recommend, Singapore
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Usman Restaurant: Pakistani & North Indian Food
Will update this post when I actually eat at the place. But I was intrigued by Pakistani cusine offered here and feel that it’s a shame that I haven’t tried it as I always tend to go back to the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged bloggers, blogs, cuisine, culture, Food, Pakistani Food, photography, photos, reviews, Serangoon Road, Singapore, travel, Usman, Usman Restaurant
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Learning about Macarons (the Latest Singapore Food Trend)
I am still quite hazy about what a macaron is and am not able to clearly tell you how it’s different from a biscuit so this is going to be an organic post. As I research I will write down … Continue reading
Introducing Adrianna, Yann & Shilo
Adrianna Tan has been writing for a real long time. I was surprised to find out just how young she is, as she writes with maturity beyond her years. I love that she writes from the heart and with an … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Adrianna Tan, Art, Best, bloggers, blogs, culture, female, inspiration, Life, Living, personal, Popagandhi, Shilo, Singapore, Singaporean, travel, women, writing, writing style, Yann
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Thank you to My Top 10 Blog Referrers
Thank you so much for all the link love. I really appreciate it and I love following your lives on your blogs too. Just checked my WordPress stats and you appear in my top 10 list of blogger referrers, of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged appreciation, bloggers, blogs, link love, personal, stats, thank you, top referrers, women, WordPress, writing
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Pink Dot or more like a Pink Park of Love
Nothing beats pink – it was so beautiful seeing those balloons go up in the video. Read this wonderful article by blogger Kirsten with loads of photos from the event. Loved this one Kirsten shot, of Vincent Wijeysingha and he’s … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged bloggers, Crystal, freedom, Kirsten Han, love, pink dot, report, Singapore, Singaporeans, Vincent Wijeysingha
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Save the World’s Saddest Dolphins – ACRES needs your help (27 May 2011)
Maybe I am reading too much into her facial expressions and I am biased with my thinking that the mainstream media is biased. But I can’t help it. The newscaster’s scrunched up face while reporting the news about the dolphins … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged animals, bloggers, cruelty, Dolphins, FaceBook, likes, page, Resorts World, RWS, saddest, Sentosa, support
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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
WordPress Blogs Still Down After Cyber Attacks
Even though the report by AFP below says that it’s up, it’s not. I wonder if this is affecting Asia alone. I can’t log in to any other wordpress blog sites either. I just get a blank page and a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged attacked, attacks, bloggers, blogs, China, down, WordPress
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My Top 5 Most Shared Posts
I love looking at my WordPress stats. Ok, I am addicted to checking it obsessively. One thing I like to look at is what kind of posts my readers are interested it and one indicator is the posts that they … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged 100 Reasons, babytard, bloggers, blogging, blogs, Chinatown, culture, happiness, interest, James Blunt, Life, Living, most read, most shared, most shared posts, music, personal, Shaytards, Singapore, statistics, stats, Tintin, top 5, topics, traffic, WordPress
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Theme Change to Twenty Ten
I felt a need to switch to Twenty Ten with the express reason of saving my eyes. The font is double the size and so much easier to read. I hope this will lead to less typos on my account. … Continue reading
I Quit Facebook And I Don’t Regret It
This is a follow-up from my distress call of a post from when I quit Facebook cold turkey. I am now fine with the whole business and not so jittery any more. I have never smoked, but I believe that … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged blogger, bloggers, blogging, culture, FaceBook, facebook stalker, farmville, Life, Living, Mafia Wars, personal, privacy, quit, quitting, social games, social gaming, social media, technology, voyeur, withdrawal, writing, Zygna
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Singapore’s Most Famous Bloggers and the Ones I Read
Dawn Yang is a pretty young blogger who sued Wendy Cheng and they both hit the headlines a few years ago. I think it was because Wendy accused her of plastic surgery and such. Dawn has a doll like face … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Angry Angmoh, bloggers, Brad Lau, Dawn Yang, Dr Leslie Tay, expat, food bloggers, Lady Iron Chef, local, most famous, Mr Brown, Singapore, Singapore bloggers, Singaporean, star bloggers, Wendy Cheng, xiaxue
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Culture Shock: Singapore Expat Bloggers Give Great Insights
I love reading blogs by expatriates in Singapore. They give me new insights and perspectives. They also scoop out interesting tidbits I have overlooked. All of the guidebooks and expat guides to moving to Singapore mention a particular local custom. … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged bloggers, cool, culture, culture shock, expat, funny, insightful, Life, Living, signs, Singapore, Singapore expat, society, witty
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Thankful for Every Blog Comment
Your blog comments are like sweet little notes that I treasure. Over the past year the blog has been adorned with over 3000. I am just so thankful. Comments take time out of a busy day and that’s why they … Continue reading →