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#10. Crunchy Hard Bread
Had a relatively healthy dinner at home. I can’t exist without bread. I used to only like soft bread but I recently discovered that hard grainy bread is so much more satisfying.
Posted in Healthy Food I Like
Tagged bread, dinner, happiness, hard bread, healthy, home, salad
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Singapore’s Harbour looks Magical from the Sky
I love how all the huge tankers and cargo vessels look like toy ships from high above. This is the best part about being in a plane. The view and knowing that you’ll be home soon. Distracted me and made … Continue reading
Home by Edward Sharp and the Magnetic Zeros (& Little Alexa on Ellen)
This blog is about Singapore, but I do often feel compelled to talk about things that move me, that come from outside this tiny island. Lately I have been moved by the song Home by Edward Sharp and the Magnetic … Continue reading
Peranakan Museum: Gold and A Wedding
The people behind the museum have done a great job. I absolutely love the muted pastel shades. I feel a sense of calm walking through this place. It’s much more fulfilling to spend time here than at another mall. I … Continue reading
Colourful Marketing Display by The Wright Gift Shop
I found myself attracted to these Spanish looking designs on display just outside TWG at ION Orchard which reminded me of Gaudi’s Art. I then discovered they were part of a marketing display by the The Wright Gift located at … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, decor, design, home, ION, Living, Orchard, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, Wright Gifts
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Model Rebecca Tan Dons a Bikini to Swim in Flooded Kitchen
How could I have missed this. What a cute tongue in cheek response to the frustrating floods, when her Joo Chiat Home was flooded. When 29 year old Australian model, Rebecca Tan’s kitchen flooded, she decided humour was the best … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged bikini, cute, flood, funny, home, Joo Chiat, news, Rebecca Tan, Singapore, Twitter
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If I Had a Childhood Bedroom Like That I Would’t Grow Out of It Either
That’s no 3D sticker, like I posted about earlier. No optical illusion. It’s the real deal. It’s a specially designed bed within a cupboard. It works because it is built around a window. This looks like the cosiest nook ever, … Continue reading
Writers’ Rooms
I felt like doing a post on the writers I am currently enthralled by, and I thought it would be fascinating to get a glimpse of the rooms where they produce their magic. A personal view of the rooms, where … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged authors, books, Charlotte Bronte, famous, home, inspiration, kurt vonnegut, Life, Paul Theroux, Peter Mayle, Rooms, V S Naipaul, writers, Writers' Rooms
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Modern Twist on Placemats
According to the Modern Twist website, you can actually get these cool placements at Takashimaya in Singapore. They cost a whopping US$18 each. I think maybe I’d better stick to the pretty ones at Ikea which cost about a fraction … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, decor, design, dining, home, ideas, interior design, placemats, products, Singapore, Takashimaya
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Catherine Hammerton: Beautiful Handmade Vintage Asthetic
I absolutely love tiny floral prints and I am swooning over these interiors by UK designer Catherine Hammerton as seen on Design Sponge. These are of her own home. Her kitchen has got to be the prettiest I have ever … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, beautiful, bedroom, Catherine Hammerton, decor, design, Floral Prints, home, interior design, kitchen, personal, pretty, red, Rooms, White
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Searching for the Perfect Reading Chair
I wish chairs like these came with Ikea price-tags. I am searching for the perfect most comfy reading chair that won’t give you a backache after hours of sitting, and costs less than $200 Singapore dollars. Oh yeah, it can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged armchair, bedroom, chair, decor, design, home, interior design, reading, Singapore
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