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Just Back from a Spontaneous Trip
Sorry, I’ve been away for awhile. Went on a very last minute, spur of the moment trip. Will be writing all about it soon. Meanwhile I am catching up on reading all my favourite blogs – and that means you … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged away, blogging, blogs, holiday, Missing, trip, writing
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Sparkly ION
Didn’t purchase anything from these two places. Was just standing around waiting for someone and decided to snap. The camera keeps me from being bored. It’s a great companion.
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blogging, bored, Camera, ION, mall, photography, Singapore, travel
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Blog Break will Follow this Blog Binge
Going to go on a blog break next week. I need to step away from technology and meditate. But meanwhile I’m on a massive blog binge. Sorry if I’m flooding twitter. I don’t like having backlog and it all started … Continue reading
Lost the Blogging Momentum
When I stop blogging for a while, as life takes over, I tend to loose the momentum and then every time I get to my blog I don’t feel like writing anything. That’s when I browse all the delicious blogs … Continue reading
Sorry….I’ve Been Hibernating
Sleep always seems the best cure. Meanwhile I need to catch up on replying comments and all my blog reading. I am so backlogged. Head to my blogroll at the bottom, to check out all the coolest bloggers. Think I’ll … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blogging, break, hibernating, ill, Missing, sick, sleep
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Does Age Matter in the Blogging World?
I have been reading blogs of girls who are half my age. And then I wondered. Is it creepy for them that someone who is closer to their mum’s age is reading their blog? Is it too childish of me … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 20 something, 30 something, age, blog, blogging, Life, matter, maturity, midlife, personal, thoughts, women
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I’m Lovin’ Bloglovin’
Now that I have my own domain and am no longer on the free WordPress I miss the ease of subscriptions, so that’s a downer. Instead I discovered the ease of this website called Blog Lovin’ where you can subscribe … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, blog lovin', blogging, clean, font, ipad, Minimalist, new posts, subscription, theme
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15 Reasons Why I Blog
1. Writing is like breathing. I can’t go a day without it. 2. It’s good writing practice. It’s cool that with a blog I have an audience. I appreciate the connection. Somehow it forces me to write in a slightly … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged 15 reasons, blogging, learning, Life, Living, memories, personal, photos, reasons, reflection, Singapore, Teaching, travel, why, why do you blog, why I blog, writing
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How to Move Your Posts from your WordPress Blog to a new Blog on a Paid Domain
You probably know by now that I’m moving from Tiny Island to Singapore Actually. I am thrilled to report that I took ‘the risk’ and decided to try to experiment moving over my Tiny Island posts on my own. I … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged advice, blogging, blogs, domain, Go Daddy, guide, help, how to, merging, moving from Wordpress, moving posts, technical, WordPress, Wordpress.com, Wordpress.org
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Thoughts on Blogging Full Time and Making Money
I so badly want to blog full-time, but I just don’t want to be a sell-out. I need to make sure that I still have my integrity in tact. I told myself that if I ever get sponsors they will … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged ads, adverts, blog, blogging, charges, commercial, domain, fears, freelance writer, making money, sell-out, sponsors, writing
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Digging up my Very Old Blog Entries from 2006
I decided to dig up my older posts from 2006 and relive the embarrassing writing. I started blogging regularly in July 2006, on Google’s blogspot and 5 years later I am finally re-reading the old entries. It sure feels weird … Continue reading
My Farewell Post on Tiny Island
The post I wrote explaining why I’ll be just blogging at Singapore Actually: I’ve been blogging for 7 months on the domain that I bought from host Go Daddy, Singapore Actually, and 17 months on my free WordPress blog Tiny … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged announcement, blog, blogging, change, Go Daddy, memories, Singapore Actually, Tiny Island, WordPress, writing
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Procrastination and those Nagging Tasks
I have tons of nagging tasks, you know those things you know you need to do, but end up being distracted by something else. You are either afraid of them (going to the dentist) or they just seem so tedious … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged bills, blogging, cleaning, habits, initimidating, Life, Living, nagging, nagging tasks, organization, organized life, papers, personal, procrastination, routine, thoughts
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Another Indulgent Stats Post: Unique Visitors
My blog traffic doubled in December 2010 and has since remained consistent. I am quite happy to have about 800 unique visitors a day. Just logging this down so that I have a record of how the blog is doing, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged blog, blogging, hits, Life, Living, social media, stats, traffic, unique visitors, writing
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I am Living
Heart wrenching tale by a very brave survivor of unimaginable childhood trauma. Wish I could say or do something to erase her pain. Just want to share her blog, I am Living This brave woman needs all our empathy and … Continue reading
Sands Confidential
It was awesome to get a mention at the official blog of the Las Vegas Sands Corp. You can check it out at Cup of Tea Anyone? One day I hope I get to go to Las Vegas after hearing … Continue reading
Posted in Featured
Tagged blog, blogging, featured, Marina Bay Sands, photography, Sands, Singapore, writing
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My 5 Month Blog Review: Singapore’s Hot Topics
The blog is now 5 months old and time for a review and reflection. Some days I just feel like giving up on this blog after a year as keeping up this domain is costing me. What has kept me … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged blog, blogging, Life, most read, news, Nicole Seah, popular, Singapore, Singaporean, statistics, stats, Tin Pei Ling, top, top 5, topics, Wordpress Stats
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Getting Excited Over My WordPress Stats
Even though I try not to be obsessive about it, I just can’t help it. I love checking my stats. It gives me a sense of satisfaction, especially on days when I wonder “What the heck am I doing with … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged ads, blogging, design, diary, journal, Life, Living, money, personal, reflection, stats, subscribers, theme, thoughts, top 5, top posts, Twenty Ten, WordPress, WordPress Themes, writing
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Can you Recall the Books You’ve Read?
I use my blog like a memory device, because I am old and when I look back I want evidence that I didn’t completely fritter my time away. Sorry that the blog’s becoming totally self indulgent and I forgot my … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art, authors, beauty, blogging, books, culture, Ishiguro, learning, Life, Living, personal, Peter Mayle, reading, recommendations, Rohinton Mistry, writing, Yann Martell
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Feeling a Bit Disturbed about text from my Blog post being Copied and Pasted
Update on 18 August 2011: Sigh….the plagiarized text is up again Update on 17 August 2011: Thanks so much to Yahoo Singapore, who very promptly removed the plagiarized chunks of text. What I posted earlier: Someone copied a chunk of … Continue reading →