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The Mooncake Festival: VivoCity & Junction 8
Every year there’s an enticing array of mooncakes at all the malls around this time – the Mid-Autumn or Lantern Festival. I overheard a tourist at Vivo say, “I sampled them all, now there’s no need to buy any.” I … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, decor, design, Entertainment, festival, Food, Junction 8, Life, Living, mall, Mid-Autumn Festival, mooncake, Singapore, travel, VivoCity
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Rendezvous at The Central Mall
Not the best Nasi Padang by a mile. But if you want a lovely view of the Singapore River, and wonderful ambience, where they generously top up your curries for free, then I say Rendezvous is pretty good. I especially … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, decor, design, Food, mall, Nasi Padang, photography, photos, Rendezvous, restaurant, river, Singapore, The Central, travel, view
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Freshness Burger at The Central Mall
A nice place to relax when Starbucks is bursting at the seams. I actually prefer this place to Starbucks – it’s emptier and cosier. I hope they still remain in business though, as the one at Nex has closed, probably … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, central, culture, design, Food, Freshness Burger, Life, Living, mall, Nex, photography, photos, restaurant, Singapore, the Central Mall, travel
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Mid-Autumn Festival 2011: Lanterns by the River as Night Falls
Now that I am blogging consistently, it seems that last year’s event was just yesterday. It blows my mind how fast time passes. This time all the zodiac lantern figures were white and blue, which I found a whole lot … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, beautiful, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, festival, Lantern, Life, Living, Mid-Autumn, photography, photos, river, Singapore, The Central, travel
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My Village: Chocolate & Peanut Butter Cake at Relish
Chocolate and peanut butter cake at Relish. This is so rich it must be shared. This is the perfect place to relax on a rainy afternoon, with soothing music, high ceilings and impeccable service. We never feel rushed here. Free … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, cake, chocolate and peanut butter cake, design, dessert, Entertainment, Food, happiness, Life, Living, My Village, photography, photos, relaxing, Relish, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, travel
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Pink Street Lamps
I found these pink street lamps along Rosyth road quite unique. Never seen anything like these ones in Singapore before. But perhaps it’s just because I am paying more attention to little architectural details these days, with the blog and … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, design, Life, Living, photography, photos, pink, Rosyth Road, Singapore, Street Lamps
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The Old Charming Architecture of Tiong Bahru
I like these charming low rise buildings at Tiong Bahru. It’s not only a place for great food with the Tiong Bahru market and loads of coffee shops, but also starting to become a place for the cool and trendy. … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, charming, culture, design, estate, Life, Living, old, photography, photos, Singapore, Tiong Bahru, travel
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Books Actually
When I named my other blog, I had no idea Books Actually existed. I named Singapore Actually after the movie Love Actually and the fact that Singaporeans love using that word – actually – usually slurred as act-cher-ly.Most importantly my … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, blog, book shop, book store, books, Books Actually, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, hand crafted, happiness, Life, Living, local, name, personal, photography, photos, pretty, read, shops, Singapore, Singapore Actually, travel, vintage, writers, writing
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40 Hands
Could almost sniff the enticing aroma of 40 Hands coffee on so many blog sites, and hope to try it one day when the tiny shop in Tiong Bahru is a little less crowded. Somehow I am not into take-away … Continue reading
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Tagged 40 Hands, Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, boutique, cafe, coffee, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Espresso, Food, good, happiness, lattes, Life, Little, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, Singapore, Tiong Bahru, travel, Yong Siak Street
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Strangelets
When I first caught sight of the store all I thought was how beautiful. The clean font of the store name Strangelets and the window display was lovely and I hope to revisit another day when we are not in … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, decor, design, hipster, Life, Living, new, old estate, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, Singapore, Strangelets, Tiong Bahru, travel, Yong Siak Street
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Yong Siak Street: Strangelets, Books Actually & 40 Hands
I finally made it to Yong Siak Street which is in Tiong Bahru, after reading so many complementary posts by so many young bloggers. When I was there the most striking thing I saw was this poster for a beautiful … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, books, Books Actually, cat, charming, cool, cosy, crafts, culture, design, enclave, hip, hipster, Life, Living, new, personal, photography, photos, Poster, quirky, Singapore, Strangelets, Tiong Bahru, travel, Yong Siak Street
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Butterfly Cake: 75th Birthday Celebration
My Aunty baked a cake for my other Aunty for her 75th Birthday party. It was a carrot cake with loads of icing which I love. My cousin helped to paint the marzipan butterflies which were made by my aunt … Continue reading
Central Sikh Temple’s External Renovation Completed
Finally the barricades are down and we can see the whole structure of the Central Sikh Temple, which dates back to 1912. The Towner Road building though dates back to 1983. It was hard to take a photo from the … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, beauty, Central Sikh Temple, culture, design, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, religion, renovation, Sikh, Singapore, Temple, Towner Road, travel
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Lavender Street Shophouses
The Shophouses along Lavendar Street look a little more run-down and grungy compared to the more touristy areas like Ann Siang Hill or Haji Lane. The Balestier area has loads of lighting stores. Usually people who do home renovations come … Continue reading
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Tagged balestier, culture, design, grungy, Lavender Street, Life, LightHouse & Bath, Living, personal, photography, photos, renovation, shabby, shophouse, shops, Singapore, travel
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Funny Sign: My Shop
We were totally intrigued by the very creative sign, but are still not quite sure what is being advertised or sold here besides bananas, oranges, watermelons and black bean soya drink (is this different from the usual white bean curd?). … Continue reading
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Tagged balestier, culture, design, funny, interesting, Life, Living, My Shop, personal, photography, photos, road, shops, sign, Singapore, travel
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Awfully Chocolate at Kallang Leisure Park
I am hoping this will be my last unhealthy food post, but I suspect it won’t be. I did not quite enjoy the cake and was surprised when B who doesn’t suffer from a sweet tooth or carb addiction like … Continue reading
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Tagged Awfully Chocolate, cake, Chocolate, culture, decor, design, Food, fudge, Kallang Leisure Park, Life, Living, mall, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Daily Photos: the touristy area between Ann Siang Hill and Chinatown
Tourist areas are often scorned in most countries, but we should give them a chance as there is a reasons why they are the must see attractions in a country. It’s usually a place that most locals avoid, but when … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Siang Hill, Architecture, attractions, beautiful, beauty, Chinatown, culture, Daily Photo, design, Entertainment, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, sights, Singapore, South Bridge Road, Temple Street, tourist, touristy, travel
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Vintage Tiles, Doors and Windows at Ann Siang Hill
There are so many charming architectural features to admire at the Ann Siang Hill area. Would love to work in an office that’s been housed in an old shophouse. Just seems so charming although they are usually not as conveniently … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Siang Hill, Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, club street, culture, design, Life, Living, mosaic, old, personal, photography, photos, pretty, shops, Singapore, stye, tiles, travel, vintage
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The Street Lamps at Ann Siang Hill
Every time I come to Ann Siang Hill and Club Street, I admire features like the old street lamps.
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Tagged Ann Siang Hill, Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, design, Life, Living, old, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, Street Lamps, travel, vintage
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Jerry’s BBQ and Grill (Club Street)
There is a searing review of Jerry’s BBQ and Grill at Singapore Uncensored. I found the place clean and not that bad, but I must agree that when we first entered the place we were faced with rudeness and told … Continue reading
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Tagged American, Burger, club street, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, Jerry's BBQ & Grill, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pulled pork, Ribs, rude, Singapore, travel, waitress
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Shots – a Cafe on Ann Siang Hill
I previously thought the barista at this place were a tad glum and snooty but this time there were new baristas and they were so nice. I really do appreciate humble, down to earth people – they don’t get enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Siang Hill, Art, beautiful, beauty, beverages, cafe, chill, coffee, culture, decor, design, drinks, Entertainment, Espresso, Food, happiness, Heat, Life, Living, mellow, personal, photography, photos, pretty, relaxed, shots, Singapore, tourists, travel, vibe, weather
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