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Tag Archives: Indian
Impressed by the Netflix show Brainchild
The tween nieces introduced me to this spectacular educational tv show for kids. It’s edutainment. I was most impressed that the host of the show is of Indian ethnicity. Yay a brown girl and so far from a stereotype. She’s … Continue reading
My Favourite Teh Halia at Tekka: Mubarak Ali Kopitiam
In my subjective opinion the best teh halia (ginger milk tea) in Singapore. I like my tea, sweet, milky, smooth, not tannic and the ginger doesn’t need to be overpowering .
Posted in Food in Singapore, Indian, Singapore Living
Tagged culture, Food, ginger tea, hawker, Indian, Life, Living, photography, photos, Singapore, Teh Halia, Tekka, travel
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Samy’s Curry is Always Satisfying
A meal at Samy’s Curry (the Dempsey original branch) facing the greenery, never disappoints.
Posted in Food in Singapore, Indian
Tagged Dempsey, Indian, restaurant, Samy's Curry
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An Old Favourite: Yakader Briyani at Tekka Market
Somehow the chicken is not as soft as I recall and the curry not as tasty but it’s still one my favourite in Singapore. The ginger milk tea (Teh Alia) at the nearby stall is really good too with a … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Best, briyani, Food, ginger tea, hawker, Indian, Singapore, Tekka Market, Yakader
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Awesome Singaporean Lady who Tasted Hail
The 44 year old Singaporean lady who tasted the hail, totally made my day. She’s truly the bright spark amidst this haze crisis. Something infectious about her enthusiasm. Hope she becomes famous and gets advertising endorsements. Children don’t try this … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged famous, funny, hail, hail stone, Indian, lady, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, tasted, Video, woman
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What Type of Prata Do You Prefer?
I wrote about my prata preferences at White as Milk.
Posted in Food in Singapore, White as Milk
Tagged bread, crispy, doughy, Indian, prata, Singapore
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Samy’s Curry & Food Quirks
Feeling a whole lot better today. Hope you’ll read my post about Samy’s Curry at Dempsey. I also talk about food quirks like food touching. On National Day I must say food is the closest thing to my heart about … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, White as Milk
Tagged ambience, banana leaf, Best, curry, Dempsey, food quirks, green, Indian, must try, nature, Samy's Curry, Singapore
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Marina Bay Sands: Exciting India TV Filming on Sampans
Update: Here is more information about the popular TV serial from India, Diya Aur Baati Hum. The main character might be winning a cooking competition in Singapore and that’s how the script brings some of the cast to our shores. … Continue reading
Posted in Featured, Singapore Living
Tagged Bollywood, Diya Aur Baati Hum, episode, filming, Indian, kaypoh, Kollywood, Marina Bay Sands, MBS, sampan, sari, Singapore
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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
Posted in Food in Singapore
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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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
Posted in Food in Singapore
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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Padma Lakshmi’s Daughter Krishna in a Purple Pavadai
{via Celebrity Baby Scoop} More photos of the cute tot Krishna at Celebrity Baby Scoop. Thought it was interesting that her pavadai was knee length, but it would make sense for a toddler who might trip over a long skirt. … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged babies, celebrity, cute, Indian, Krishna, Padma Lakshmi, pavadai, tots, Traditional
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Cook A Pot of Curry Day (& Chen Show Mao Eating Prata with Curry)
Update 20 August 2011: Viswa Sadasivan has written an excellent letter reminding us that the event on Sunday is about a stand against the legitimization of intolerance. Let’s not immediately label it xenophobia (although some people are using it to … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged article, bullied, controversy, Cook a Pot of Curry Day, curry, dispute, FaceBook, family, humble, Indian, mediation, outrage, ridiculous, Singaporeans, Telegraph, unfair, Worker's Party
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The Stop Cooking Indian Curry Story Upsets Me
Sunday, August 21st, is Cook a Pot of Curry Day. A brilliant group of Singaporeans set up a facebook page to celebrate curry as our way of life and it already has 17,364 attendees. (Update on 19 August 2011: The … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged 21 August 2011, annoyed, August 21st, China, Cook a Pot of Curry Day, cooking curry, culture, curry, dispute, event, FaceBook, Indian, news, report, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, Sunday, today paper, unfair, upset
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Thosai at Komala Vilas
I don’t know if Komala Vilas has the best thosai, but I always tend to come back to the original branch located on the main road. It was established in Singapore way back in 1947 and is still going strong. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged childhood, culture, decor, design, dessert, dosa, Food, ghee, Indian, Komala Vilas, Komala Villas, Life, Living, masala, Nostalgia, onion, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, snack, South Indian, sweet, sweets, tea, Thali, thosai, travel, uthappam, vadai, Vegetarian
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Little India: The Jungle Tandoor
There’s an interesting new theme restaurant in Little India, but I am not tempted to try it. I am suspicious of new fangled stores with gimicks. They may be fun for kids, but I wonder about the quality of the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged concept, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, India, Indian, interesting, jungle, Life, Little India, Living, personal, photography, photos, restaurant, Serangoon Road, Singapore, The Jungle Tandoor, theme, travel
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Books: Rohinton Mistry’s A Fine Balance & Family Matters
I really enjoyed these two books by Canadian Indian (Parsi) writer Rohinton Mistry. He is one writer who captures the element of nostalgia so brilliantly. The characters are so well drawn that you feel tenderness for them. I do hope … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged A Fine Balance, author, booker prize, books, family, Family Matters, favourite, Freddy Mercury, Indian, interesting, Parsi, picks, Queen, recommendations, Rohinton Mistry
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Books: Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
Shalimar the Clown is a book by Salman Rushdie who won the booker of bookers for Midnight’s Children. This was an almost 400 page book and I took nearly 3 weeks to finish this. Actually I took more than 2 … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Art, author, beautiful, beauty, book, book review, China, culture, good, India, Indian, intelligent, Kashmir, Life, literature, Living, map, Pakistan, personal, reading, reads, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, story, tragedy, Video, writing, YouTube
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Why Racial Harmony Day Annoys Me
In Singapore I am constantly being reminded about my race. It’s there in every official document and form I fill up – my passport, identity card, school report cards and job interview applications. I could go on. It’s just my … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Chinese, ethnicity, ethnocentric, forms, Indian, Life, Living, Malay, personal, race, racial harmony day, Singapore, Singaporean, Singlish, thoughts, views
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Silver Ang was Adorable and Brilliant in the role of Vyjayanthi
I don’t watch local TV, but I watched the first 3 episodes of the Tamil TV show, Vyjayanthi and captured some screen shots of it to show you. I had to watch this moment of cross-cultural television history. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Actress, beautiful, beauty, cast, Chinese, culture, emotions, historical, history, Identity, Indian, Life, Living, local, personal, photography, photos, pretty, race, racial harmony day, sari, screen shots, Silver Ang, Singapore, Singaporean, sub-titles, Tamil, television, TV, vasantham central, Video, Vyjayanthi, War, women, world war, WWII
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Silver Ang plays Vyjayanthi in an Upcoming Tamil TV Show
Update: Read my review of the show I don’t watch local TV, except for the Noose, but now this show that’s breaking cultural barriers has intrigued me. I don’t know why, but stories like these are heartwarming to me. It … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, beauty, Chinese, crossover, culture, drama, ethnicity, Indian, interracial, Life, Living, local, marraige, My Fair Lady, personal, photos, pretty, sari, Silver Ang, Singapore, Tamil, TV, Vyjayanthi, women
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Taboo: 14 Things Not to Do in Singapore
Just thought I’d share a list of cultural norms that I am used to since I have been corrected as I was growing up. I thought visitors here might find the list useful. I would love to hear about the … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Singapore Living
Tagged 12 Things, Chinese, culture, culture shock, ethnicity, frangipani, Indian, Life, Living, Malay, muslim, personal, pointing, rude, Singapore, taboo, what not to do
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Blogger and Google Sued for 6 Million Ringgit, for Scathing Review of Sabah Restaurant
Oh dear. That was my first thought when I saw the headlines in the Straits Times. Is this even possible? So free opinions are not allowed? I was quite dismayed. I too comment on meals in a bid to record … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged blog, blogger, culture, Fish Head Curry, food reviews, Google, headlines, Huai Bin, Indian, Jothy, Life, Living, Malaysia, meals, news, restaurant, Sabah, Sixth Seal, sue, sued
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