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Junction 8: Crystal Jade & NTUC Finest
Our default place to go for affordable but good Dim Sum is Crystal Jade. I find the service good and my tea or iced water is regularly topped up. I really love the porridge, steamed BBQ pau and carrot cake … Continue reading
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Tagged Bishan, crystal jade, culture, Dim Sum, Entertainment, Food, Junction 8, Life, Living, mall, NTUC Finest, shopping, shops, Singapore
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Serangoon Garden Market: Best Satay & Mee Soto in Singapore
I have tried the satay at Glutton’s Bay, the East Coast Market, Lau Pa Sat and at many other places, but I think the one at Serangoon Garden Market beats them all. This stall used to be the famous one … Continue reading
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Tagged Bee Hoon Goreng, Best, clouds, culture, Food, former Botanic Gardens, Fried Bee Hoon, hawker, Life, Living, market, Mee Soto, photography, photos, satay, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, sky, spicy, stall, yummy
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Back to Ma Maison at Bugis
When this place first opened, we came here quite often. Since then I realize I haven’t been back for quite a while. Have always loved the Japanese take on western food and the country style decor here is just charming. … Continue reading
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Tagged bread, Bugis Junction, croquette, culture, Entertainment, Food, japanese, Life, Living, Ma Maison, mall, personal, photography, photos, salad, Singapore, soup, travel, Western
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Little India: South Indian Food at Anjappar
Anjappar is from India. Chennai specifically. The old name, Madras, might be more familiar. The cuisine is referred to as Chettinad. Every couple of weeks I crave for thosai and since we were at Mustafa we headed to the branch … Continue reading
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Tagged Anjappar, culture, Food, Life, Little India, Living, personal, photography, photos, set, Singapore, South Indian, thosai, travel
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Wicked Costumes at Marina Bay Sands
I am enticed by the musical Wicked. Would totally go if I could afford the tickets for the good seats. I watched a musical from very bad seats before and I could hardly see or hear a thing and ended … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged costumes, culture, Dorothy, Entertainment, gown, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, musical, pretty, Singapore, travel, Wicked, Wizard of Oz
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Swedish Christmas at Ikea
Have always loved the Christmas displays and products at Ikea. A handcrafted Dala horse straw goat had us captivated. A heart shaped straw wreath in my favourite shade of red. Contrasts well with the natural coloured straw one. If you … Continue reading
National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 4 of 6)
More paintings under the theme – Leisure. Here’s one featuring a night at the opera by a female artist. If you’re carrying the audio player, look out for the headphone motif. Only those paintings have audio explanations. I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, Dreams and Reality, Entertainment, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, National Museum of Singapore, Paintings, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 3 of 6)
Now that I am looking at the photos of the art as I upload them, they still seem so enticing to me. It makes me want to go through them all over again. I think each time I will discover … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, Dreams and Reality, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, National Museum of Singapore, Paintings, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 2 of 6)
Dreams and Reality was an apt name for the collection. The paintings went from dreamy to bleak, with depictions of war and industrialization. The bleakness conveyed in this one, scared me quite a bit. Something about the burning and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, bleak, culture, Dreams and Reality, Entertainment, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, museum, National Museum of Singapore, Paintings, Paris, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel, War
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Wimbly Lu: The Pretty Little Chocolate Cafe at Jalan Riang
The brownies at Wimbly Lu are moist and rich. Be sure to share them. The fresh cream that comes with this brownie instead of the usual ice cream is a nice change. Isn’t the polka dotted plate so whimsical too. … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, brick wall, brownies, cafe, Chocolate, cosy, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, glass, Jalan Riang, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, tea, travel, Wimbly Lu
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Food Republic at 313 Somerset
I like a food court with good ventilation and decent local food. Been pretty hooked on curry rice.
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 313 Somerset, culture, curry rice, food court, Life, Living, mall, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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Another Evil Bunny Video about Life in Singapore
Another awesome musical cartoon, this time dedicated to guys in Singapore who can’t afford to get married but want to. [youtube]QeFx4bFoqFo[/youtube] The last part is pretty sad huh? The poor guy. Thanks for this EB (short for Evil Bunny), whoever … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged birth rates, culture, Evil Bunny, girl, Happee Pill, Life, Living, marraige, sad, satire, Singapore, Singaproeans
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Curry Rice at Maxwell Road Hawker Centre
Looking at the photos and recalling the taste of this simple meal makes me hungry all over again. Rice, cabbage, pork chops and curry. Hainanese style. We like adding the egg, sunny side up. This dish came about because of … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, curry rice, Entertainment, Food, goreng pisang, Hainanese, hawker, history, Life, Living, Maxwell Road Food Centre, Maxwell Road Hawker Centre, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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Urban Sketchers Singapore (Part 1 of 3)
Wanted to have a meal at the Maxwell Road Hawker Centre, but the public parking lot was so full with tons of cars queuing. So we parked at the building close to it. No idea what building this was. Turned … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, Architecture, Art, book, culture, design, drawings, Entertainment, exhibition, geography, Life, Living, map, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, URA, Urban, Urban Sketchers Singapore, Volume 1
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Happepill Show: Singlish Political Cartoon
I think the cartoonist behind Happeepill is truly talented. Love the way his wild imagination works. The cute bunny who speaks Singlish always makes me chuckle. Here’s a video he posted after not posting for a long while. I can … Continue reading
Shakuntala’s at Syed Alwi Road & Other Indian Restaurants near Mustafa
I’ve enjoyed the vegetarian rice set at Shakuntala’s and I recommend this branch rather than the fancier one called Shankutala’s Food Palace at Race Course Road which serves seafood as well. The standards are not very consistent and I find … Continue reading
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Tagged Anjappar, Balaji Bhavan, Chennai, culture, Food, Indian, Madura's, Mustafa, near Mustafa, non vegetarian, North Indian, payasam, photography, photos, Saravana Bhavan, Shakuntala's, Singapore, South Indian, Syed Alwi Road, tea, Vegetarian
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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
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Tagged bloggers, blogs, cuisine, culture, Food, Pakistani Food, photography, photos, reviews, Serangoon Road, Singapore, travel, Usman, Usman Restaurant
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Pure Vegetarian Meal: Murugan Idli Shop at Syed Alwi Road
If you want pure vegetarian South Indian food, then I would recommend Murugan Idli Shop. I thought their logo of steaming idlis was simple and enticing. It’s a 15 year old chain from Chennai in South India, with 2 outlets … Continue reading
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Tagged branch, Chennai, culture, Food, Life, Little India, Living, Murugan Idli Shop, personal, photography, photos, pure vegetarian, Serangoon Road, Singapore, South Indian, Syed Alwi Road, thosai, travel, uthappam, Vegetarian
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Famous Islamic Restaurant at North Bridge Road
I have been wanting to try this Briyani for quite some time. I was slightly disappointed as my expectations were high. To state it point blank, the Briyani at Yakadar which is a little stall at Tekka market, blows this … Continue reading
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Tagged beriyani, briyani, culture, decor, Food, ginger tea, Indian, Islamic Restaurant, Life, Living, photography, photos, review, Singapore, teh alia, travel, yakadar
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A Melbourne Italian Cafe in Singapore: Brunetti at Tanglin Mall
Brunetti is a famous coffee joint in Melbourne and I’m glad there are in Singapore now. It’s so refreshing to come across a new coffee place practically every few weeks. Perhaps I am not so much in the know, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Brunetti, cafe, coffee, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, Italian, joints, Life, Living, macarons, mall, Melbourne, mosaic, new, pastry, personal, photography, photos, places, pretty, rose, Singapore, sophisticated, Tanglin Mall, travel
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Halloween Decorations at Tanglin Mall’s Supermarket
These are the coolest decorations I have seen by far. Especially the fake blood in the fake IV drip. I’m imagining the syrup within must be sickly sweet. Loads of creepy sweets. Another cool one was the body parts sushi … Continue reading
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Tagged buy, costumes, creepy, culture, cute, decor, decorations, Halloween, Life, Living, Market Place, masks, personal, photography, photos, Reeses Peanut Buttercups, shopping, Singapore, supermarket, sweets, Tanglin Mall, witches
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Little India Deepavali Decorations 2011
Haven’t yet seen the street lights at Little India, but took a look at the decorations during the day. This year Deepavali falls on my uncle’s birthday, 26th October. The peacock is the perfect majestic and auspicious symbol for Deepavali … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged culture, decor, Deepavali, design, diwali, festival, Life, Little India, Living, peacock, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
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