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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
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Asian, asian kids, Asian parents, culture, family, funny, grandmother, Indian, Life, Living, movies, nudity, parents, personal, R rated, self-censorship, sexy, Singapore, SNL, society, TV
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My Sister Loves Shibly Prata
This is my sister’s top pick for prata at Casuarina Road which is somewhere in the Thomson area. I like coming here too. We used to frequent Shibly in our early twenties, so it has a bit of nostalgia tied … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Casuarina Road, culture, decor, design, Food, Indian, Life, Lime, Living, Lower Pierce Reservoir, mee goreng, monkeys, muslim, Nostalgia, photography, photos, rose syrup, Shibly, Singapore, tea, Teh Halia, Thomson, travel, wild monkeys
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Restaurants at Race Course Road (Little India)
What a colourful stretch at the fringes of Little India. Love the use of bright colours like yellow, red and blue. Here are all the restaurants I spotted, besides the usual ones I go to which include, Banana Leaf Apollo … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, colours, culture, design, Food, Indian, Life, Little India, Living, old shophouses, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Provision Shop, Race Course Road, restaurant, sights, Singapore, travel
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Lunch Buffet at Rise (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 2 of 3
I know the rule everyone knows at buffets is not to fill up on bread, but it’s the one thing I just can’t resist. The breads here looked exceptionally good. Especially with real French salted butter provided. There was the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged biriyani, bread, breads, breadsticks, butter, Chinese, crab, culture, diced chicken, dining, flower crab, Food, hummus, Indian, lamb, Life, Living, lunch, Lunch Buffet, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, oysters, personal, photography, photos, prawns, restaurant, Rise, savoury, Singapore, sushi, sweet and sour fish, travel
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Is Shadeism Worse Than Racism? (via Pretty Brown Girl™)
You must watch this thought provoking video posted by blogger Pretty Brown Girl. It is shocking to me because it is so familiar. The little girl in the video could be a member of my own family. http://vimeo.com/16210769 It's not … Continue reading
Jonathan Rhys Meyers and His Girlfriend Reena Hammer
You can see all the pictures at Just Jared if you’re a fan of the Tudors star like I am. He was so great in the Woody Allen movie, Match Point too. He’s was his long term girlfriend Reena Hammer … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Entertainment, Girlfriend, Indian, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, London, photos, Reena Hammer, Ruby & Millie, Ruby Hammer
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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
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Anusha Rajaseharan, beautiful, beauty, Chinese, grandmother, Indian, Life, Living, Miss Singapore World 2010, photos, pretty, Singapore, women
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Tiny North Indian Restaurant: Garden Kadhai
Although this is mainly a North Indian Restaurant, they do serve a few South Indian dishes too. I would recommend sticking with North Indian items like the Kashmiri and Garlic Naan and get any curry you like to dunk you … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged curries, Food, Garlic Naan, Indian, Kasmiri Naan, Life, Living, Mint sauce, Naan, North Indian, photography, photos, restaurant, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, travel
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Colourful Sights at Serangoon Road
You don’t need to go all the way to Kerala for an authentic ayurvedic massage. I spotted a trishaw man taking a break in an alley. Temple at a traffic light, with people milling about. Female traveller trying to cross … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, colourful, Indian, Life, Little India, Living, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, sights, Singapore, Temple, travel, trishaw, yellow
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Second Blogged Visit to the Original Komala Vilas
You can read about my last visit where I raved about the South Vegetarian Rice set and the tea. I took more pictures today, including shots of the menu. It’s messy as usual, but oh so yummy. Also I preferred … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Food, Indian, Komala Vilas, Little India, photography, photos, restaurant, Singapore, South Indian, travel, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Rice Set, yummy
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Indian Section at the Ang Mo Kio Library
I think it’s so cool that there’s a whole section for Indian books, including those in English. I chanced upon it when I was looking at books about Kerala in the Travel section and came across none. The nice librarian … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Ang Mo Kio, Art, books, culture, India, Indian, landscaping, library, Life, Living, photography, photos, plant, reading, red palm, Singapore, travel
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Mindy Kaling and Ellie Kemper of The Office
The show ‘The Office’ can always cure a bad day. I absolutely love Mindy Kaling (Fushia) and the newest addition, Ellie Kemper (Electric Blue) in it. Mindy Kaling is also a writer on the show which few people realize. How … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged comedy, Ellie Kemper, Entertainment, fashion, funny, India, Indian, Mindy Kaling, South Indian, The Office, women
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Culture Shock: Eating with My Fingers
My French cousin has adapted well to various Indian cultural things, except that she doesn’t eat with her fingers. Since she was little she has been scolded when she touches food with her fingers as it is considered barbaric and … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Anthony Bourdain, Chinese, Chopsticks, culture, culture shock, customs, eating, fingers, Food, Fork, French, Indian, Knife, Life, Living, Singapore, society, Spoon, travel, Utensils, Western
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French Girl in a Singapore Household: Culture Shock
It’s so cool that I have a French relative, and I am learning so much from her. I was chatting with C the other day and asked her how she adapted so well to living in Singapore. I wanted her … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged bangles, blogging, ceylonese, culture, culture shock, ethnicity, expat, expatriate, family, French, French girl, Indian, interracial, Life, Living, people, personal, photography, pink bangles, relationships, Singapore, Singaporean, travel
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Cupcakes from My Aunty C’s Kitchen
My cousin’s home from Perth and her mum/ my aunt made some lovely cupcakes as a welcome home treat. I’m so lucky to have an aunt who is such a great baker. She’s actually a primary school teacher by vocation, … Continue reading
