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An Insomniac Blogging
I know that my constant tiredness is due to lack of sleep, but every time I make myself go to bed early at 10pm, I automatically wake up at 3am and just absolutely can’t go back to sleep. I try, … Continue reading
Raffles City: Ode To Art
The painting of the peacock at the gallery, Ode to Art, caught my gaze. The disturbingly arresting red sculptures seem like those done by a famous Chinese artist whose name I can’t recall. I just checked – it’s Chen Wen … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, Chen Wen Ling, Chinese, culture, Life, Living, Ode to Art, Paintings, people, photography, photos, Raffles City, sculpture, shopping, Singapore, travel
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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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Hokee Chicken Pau
I’ve recently discovered that Chicken Pau (steamed bun with stuffing) is really tasty when my cousin R bought us some. Yes, it’s only a recent discovery as I usually only have Char Siew (BBQ Pork) or Tau Sar (Red Bean … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Ang Mo Kio Hub, Chinese, culture, Food, Hokee, Life, Living, Pao, pau, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, snack, Steamed Bun, travel
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Ng Ah Sio Pork Ribs Soup Eating House: Bak Kuh Teh
Wow the name of this place is quite a mouthful. I just call it the Bak Kuh Teh Place. Here you get a wonderful peppery pork rib soup (also known as Bak Kuh Teh which literally means Pork Bone Tea) … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Bak Kuh Teh, Chinese, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, Life, Living, Ng Ah Sio Pork Ribs Soup Eating House, personal, photography, photos, Pork Ribs Soup, Singapore, soup, tea, Traditional, travel
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Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee
The best prawn mee soup in town, especially when you add the special red chilli powder to it. I always wish I could just have more of just the soup. It never seems enough. The soup has a wonderful flavour … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Chinese, culture, Food, Jalan Sultan Prawn Mee, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Prawn Mee Soup, Singapore, soup, travel
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Probably My Last Mooncake Post Till Next Year
My sister got the good quality mooncake from her nice bosses – Tung Lok. What a difference from the cheap version, although this did not have egg yolk (which I love for the salty contrast), the white lotus paste was … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Chinese, culture, festival, Food, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncake, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel, Tung Lok
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Beach Road Scissor-Cut Curry Rice
These days you can find the Scissor-Cut Curry Rice at the mall food-courts (Food Republic) quite easily, but this is the original version and the best. It may look like a mess, but it’s a freakin’ delicious mess. The gooey … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Chinese, culture, curry rice, Life, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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Mid-Autumn Festival 2010: Streets of Chinatown
I have never seen the Mid-Autumn Festival done on such a grand scale before. It must be because of our million tourists, but I like it as well. I was thinking it would be much prettier here at night when … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged attractions, bazaar, Chinatown, Chinese, colourful, colours, culture, festival, Food, Lanterns, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn Festival, photography, photos, red, shopping, Singapore, streets, Things To Do, travel
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Mid-Autumn Festival 2010: Chinatown’s World Lantern Display
While wandering around Chinatown with the tourists, we came across this hotchpotch display of lanterns and later discovered they were from all over the world. If you wanna have a look, it’s just outside the Chinatown MRT (subway) station). We … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, Chinatown, Chinese, colours, culture, decor, design, festival, Lantern, Lantern Festival, Lanterns, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn, MRT, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, subway, travel, world
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Mooncakes & Lanterns: Mid-Autumn Fair at Bishan Junction 8
Bishan was decorated with pretty blue pink and yellow diamond shaped lanterns. As with most malls during this season, there was a mooncake bazaar at the first floor. Many of the mooncakes are made by the hotels and come in … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Bishan, Chinese, culture, Food, Junction 8, Lanterns, Life, Living, mall, Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncake festival, mooncakes, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Autumn Festival By The River (Part IV)
The Zodiac Lantern Animals all lit up and pretty at night. Little girl posing with the cow. The tiger up close. The zodiac goat lantern. All the animals look so much more impressive at night. Here’s the dragon. The whole … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Animal Lanterns, Art, attractions, Autumn Festival, beauty, central, Chinese, culture, cute, Events, Festivals, Lantern, Lantern Festival, Lanterns, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn, personal, photography, photos, river, Singapore, Singapore River, travel, Zodiac Lanterns
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Autumn Festival By The River (Part III)
Down the river we go to gaze at the Monkey Lantern. The rooster’s next. And finally the dog. I might have missed a few, but it was getting hot. Ok just one more. Last but not least was the pig. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, attractions, Autumn Festival, beauty, Chinese, culture, cute, design, dog, festival, Lantern, Lanterns, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn, monkey, personal, photography, photos, pig, rooster, Singapore, Things To Do, travel
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Autumn Festival By The River (Part II)
Splitting this post up, because I took so many photos today. Let’s continue our walk down the river while looking at lantern animals. Here’s the dragon and you can see Clarke Quay (where young people chill out and go clubbing … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, attractions, Autumn Festival, central, Chinese, culture, cute, design, dragon, Entertainment, Festivals, fun, goat, horse, Lantern, Lanterns, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn, personal, photography, photos, river, Singapore, Singapore River, snake, travel, zodiac animals
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Autumn Festival By The River (Part 1)
There is not much publicity about the Mid-Autumn Festival on the web apart from the newspapers. I discovered this when B asked me where exactly the main festivities would be and I couldn’t find anything much online. In the end … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, attractions, Autumn Festival, bull, By the River, central, Chinese, culture, Daily Photo, design, Entertainment, Festivals, Lantern, Lanterns, Life, Living, mall, Mid-Autumn, personal, photography, photos, rabbit, rat, river, Singapore, travel, what to do, zodiac animals
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What The Heck Is Snake Water? (Oldenlandier Water)
I used to work at an office where people were nice to each other. I later found out, that kind of culture is a rarity and it’s total blind luck where you end up. It was an American company in … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Chinese, Chinese Medicine, culture, drinks, Food, herbal, Life, Living, Oldenlandier, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, snake water, strange, travel
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The Mooncake Festival
There are so many festivals in Singapore we should call it festival city. I think sometimes I take them for granted but they do make life so much more colourful. An upcoming one is the mooncake festival or lantern festival … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Begawan Solo, Chinese, culture, Festivals, Food, legend, Life, Living, lotus paste, mooncake, photography, photos, princess, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Soya Sauce Chicken Noodles With Green Chillies
When I return to the same place again and again, I don’t need to rave about it. Repeat visits just proves the food here is great and the price too. It’s Lee Fun Nam Kee Soya Sauce Chicken Noodles for … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Best, Chicken Noodles, Chinese, coffee shop, culture, Food, Lee Fun Nam Kee, Life, Living, noodles, photography, photos, Singapore, Soya Sauce, Toa Payoh, top, travel
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Anusha is Miss Singapore World 2010
Anusha Rajaseharan isn’t as tall as I expected at 1.69m, but then again this is tall by Asian standards. She’s just 21 years old and a student. The Miss World pageant will be in Sanya China on the 30th of … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Anusha Rajaseharan, beautiful, beauty, Chinese, grandmother, Indian, Life, Living, Miss Singapore World 2010, photos, pretty, Singapore, women
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Little Chinese Boy Doing Jolin’s Dance Moves
This adorable boy has great moves. Another video going viral. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGRTrazPHUg] If you’re outside of Asia you probably won’t know that Jolin Tsai is Taiwan’s Britney Spears and this is her original video for the song Honey Trap where she’s … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Asian boy, Chinese, cute, Entertainment, Jolin, Jolin Tsai, Life, little boy, Video, viral, YouTube
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Geylang: Singapore’s Red Light District Is More Famous For It’s Food
Our red light district just doesn’t seem like one. It is just slightly sleazy, surprisingly not too grimy, and seems quite safe, even at night. This place is dotted with well known coffeeshops and durian stalls. There are coffee shops … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beauty, childhood, Chinese, colourful, culture, Durian Stalls, Food, Frog's Legs, Geylang, Hor Fun, Life, Living, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, Red Light DIstrict, Singapore, Temples
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