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Tag Archives: Little India
Little India: Street Signs
There is so much life in little India that I just can’t get enough of it. It’s a bit hard to navigate the narrow roads. Especially f you’re not familiar with the streets. You’ll encounter many no entry and … Continue reading
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Tagged attractions, culture, dunlop, history, interesting, Life, Little India, Living, mattresses, Perak, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, shops, Singapore, traffic signs, travel, trivia
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View from the Car Window: The Drive from Serangoon to Balestier
Cool watery skies. Love it. The lone shocking pink shophouse adds a splash of interesting. A bit of history. The National Aerated Water Company was founded in 1929. The company introduced Sinalco which happens to be my mum’s favourite drink. … Continue reading
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Tagged balestier, culture, drive, history, Life, Little India, Living, machines, personal, photography, photos, pretty, scenary, Serangoon Road, sinalco, Singapore, travel
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Little India’s Mustafa: Snack Paradise
You must visit the grocery section at Mustafa. This was was a smaller section at the newer part of Mustafa with the parking lots. There’s also the full supermarket with fruits and vegetables which we didn’t explore this time. It’s … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged biscuits, candy, Chocolate, culture, Food, interesting, Junk Food, Life, Little India, Living, mall, Mustafa, new, nuts, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, shopping, Singapore, snacks, supermarket, sweets, travel
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An Espresso Machine for this Coffee Junkie?
My eyes were glazed over as I looked at these espresso machines inside the Little India department store, Mustafa. I didn’t realize that they were selling for as low as S$200. I wonder if they are any good though. The … Continue reading
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Tagged books, carbs, celeb, coffee, espresso machine, junkie, Life, Little India, Living, mall, Mustafa, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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Singapore’s Little India: Cute Ads
I love how even the ads in little India like this phone ad, cater to the largely Indian customer based here. Indian people tend to love jewel tones like rich purple and the phone looks like it’s wearing a purple … Continue reading
Mustafa: Low Crime Doesn’t Mean No Crime
The juvenile in me giggled when I saw the new bright neon sign worn by the security guard outside our little India shopping mall. It’s the mouthful of a slogan by our police department. You see we hardly get crime … Continue reading
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Tagged crime, funny, Life, Little India, Living, Mustafa, news, odd, shop-lifting, shopping, Singapore, strange, travel
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Mustard (Flavours of Bengal and Punjab)
It’s embarrassing sometimes when I don’t know exactly where the various states in India are located. That’s why I was excited to see a map and I was surprised to see that Bengal is just next to Bangladesh. I had … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged Bengali, culture, design, Food, Life, Little India, Living, lunch, Mustard, personal, photography, photos, Punjabi, Race Course, restaurant, review, Singapore, travel
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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
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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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Wanderlust: A Little Hotel in Little India
I adore the name and uniqueness of Wanderlust. This little boutique hotel is full of charm. We were welcomed by a skinny, young, Indian guest manager as we entered to have a quick look at the lobby. He wore the … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, Boutique Hotel, culture, design, hotel, interesting, Life, Little India, Living, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, Singapore, travel, unique, Wanderlust
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Beautiful Bustle (Little India in Singapore)
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Tagged Architecture, beauty, bustle, colour, culture, design, heritage, Life, Little India, Living, old, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, Singapore, travel
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The Shaytard Episode Where Poor Mummytard Breaks Her Nose
This is a funny one. It’s the one where Sontard accidentally breaks Mummytard’s nose. The funny bit is when Shay asks sontard if he feels bad and he starts crying. You feel so sorry till you realize he’s crying because … Continue reading
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Tagged breaks her nose, Callie, cute, family, funny, henna, Life, Little India, Living, mummytard, Shaytards, Singapore, sontard, travel, Video, vlog, women, YouTube
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Singapore Daily Photos: Deepavali Lights
Deepavali, the Hindu Festival of Lights (it’s not the Hindu New Year, but a religious day celebrating the triumph of good over evil), falls on the 5th of November this year. You must walk or drive through Serangoon Road to … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, attractions, beautiful, beauty, culture, decor, Deepavali, design, festival, goddess, hindu, Life, Light Up, Little India, Living, must see, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, street, Things To Do, travel, wealth
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Singapore Daily Photo: Deepavali Decorations at Little India
Deepavali (Hindu Festival of Lights) is on 5th November but the decorations are up already in Little India. Our tourism board seems to be working very hard to entertain our influx of tourists. If it’s good for the economy then … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, culture, decorations, Deepavali, festival, Life, Little India, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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Little India Flood
I thought this was quite a pretty picture with all the blues. You can read more about the flood here. {Image: Straits Times}
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Breaking News, flood, Little India, news, photos, Singapore, travel
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Floods Hit Singapore’s CBD
Again? What’s happening? I can’t believe that today the CBD (Central Business District) is flooded. Crazy weather or blocked drains? The rain wasn’t that heavy, but it has been raining intermittently for many hours. No reports of Orchard Road flooding … Continue reading
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Tagged 8th September 2010, Breaking News, CBD flooded, flood, Life, Little India, Living, news, photos, Singapore
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Appam Specialist at Tekka Market
Appam is a Ceylonese breakfast item that I used to have every Sunday as a child. In English it is called Hoppers. My uncle used to go to the market to buy them for us and those were so yummy. … Continue reading
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Tagged appam, Appam Specialist, Breakfast, ceylonese, childhood, culture, Food, Life, Little India, Living, Nostalgia, photography, photos, Singapore, Sri Lankan, Tekka Market, travel
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Beautiful Art Depicting Cows, Elephants and Peacocks at Little India MRT Stop
The Little India Station is on the purple line. It’s a real convenient way to visit this place that has been relatively untouched and that is why is it such a wonderful tourist attraction. It’s lovely to me as well. … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, cow, culture, decor, design, elephant, hindu, Life, Little India, Living, MRT, peacock feathers, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, subway, 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
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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
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Tagged Food, Indian, Komala Vilas, Little India, photography, photos, restaurant, Singapore, South Indian, travel, Vegetarian, Vegetarian Rice Set, yummy
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Tibetan Monks: Money Changer at Mustafa
The mustard and maroon robes of the Tibetan Monks are always striking against any landscape. I spotted them at the money changer at Mustafa and couldn’t resist taking a photo. I hope they don’t mind.
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Tagged culture, Daily Photo, Life, Little India, Living, Money Changer, Mustafa, photography, photos, Singapore, Tibetan Monks, travel
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Places of Worship (Little India)
As we drove by Serangoon Road (Little India), I took photos of a Mosque, Hindu Temples and a Sikh Temple which was undergoing renovation. There was a church as well, but I couldn’t snap the photos in time. You can … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, culture, Hindu Temple, India, Life, Little India, Living, mosque, photography, photos, religion, sculpture, Serangoon Road, Sikh Temple, Singapore, society, Temples, travel, travelling
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