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Nostalgia: Old Fashioned Cream Cakes

These butter cream cakes with jam on top, transport me back to afternoons with my grandmother, aunties, uncles and cousins. I was one of the younger ones then as it was the early 70’s and the rest of my cousins … Continue reading

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Asian Kid Self-Censorship Syndrome

I was emailing my cousin D an SNL clip on YouTube, that was a little raunchy. In my email I confessed that I would have put the video on the blog if my mum, aunts and uncles were not a … Continue reading

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Another Trip to Samy’s Curry at Dempsey Hill

The South Indian banana leaf curry here is so good, but I hope to not be tempted to return in a long time. Why you ask? Because it’s ruining my diet. I always overeat. Sorry to tempt you as well, … Continue reading

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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

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My Definition of Family

Since I need to inject some new life into my blog, I thought I should start sharing information about the little trips I have taken.   I will start, in my next post, with my last trip which was taken … Continue reading

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I Miss Old Fashioned Cream Cakes

I was craving for an old fashioned cream cake, but the one sold at Toast Box was quite a disappointment.  It looked promising, but turned out to be not at all like the jellied butter cream cakes sold by the … Continue reading

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