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Tag Archives: modern
Were Things Really Better in the Old Days?
Wrote more about my childhood. Hope you will like the post I wrote some time ago and will share your thoughts too. In all honesty, still feeling really down and finding it tough to write about temporarily happy occasions. Been … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, White as Milk
Tagged abuse, better, child, childhood, modern, Nostalgia, old days, self esteem, Singapore, Today
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Red Dot Design Museum (Part 1 of 3)
The Red Dot Museum has it’s headquarters in Germany. The museum in Singapore is one of the largest design museums in Asia so I’m so glad I got a chance to view the products and the cool futuristic yet highly … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged award, design, Entertainment, futuristic, Life, lighting, Living, modern, musem, personal, photography, photos, Red Dot Design Museum, Singapore, travel
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Gorgeous Architecture: Marina Bay Sands
There are some buildings in Singapore that are such eyesores and so poorly designed that I wish they would take a cue off the innovative architecture of the Marina Bay Sands. I know I have photographed this building so much … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged adventures, Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, contemporary, culture, curves, design, detail, Entertainment, happiness, Life, Living, magnificent, mall, Marina Bay Sands, modern, nature, personal, photography, photos, pretty, sexy, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Then and Now: Taking the Bus
When I was in school, back in the early 80’s, I remember waiting for up to 25 minutes for a bus. Even if one came along they didn’t stop as it was already bursting at the seams. We were afraid … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged ads, advances, air-conditioned, bus, bus terminals, buses, connected, courtesy, history, Life, Living, Malls, modern, MRT, Nostalgia, now, public bus, public transportation, Singapore, then, travel, vintage
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Swanky Food Courts in Singapore: Food Opera at ION and Rasapura at Marina Bay Sands
Our parents would have never imagined that one day Singapore would have a swanky version of a hawker centre. Even with the several hawker centres, they are often nostalgic for the little food carts on bicycles that used to go … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 60's, Architecture, beautiful, childhood, culture, design, Entertainment, Food, Food Courts, food opera, ION, Life, Living, mall, Marina Bay Sands, modern, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Rasapura, shopping, Singapore, sophisticated, swanky, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Traditional, travel, upscale
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Amazing Architecture: Singapore House with Clear Pool
This house is probably commissioned by one of the multi-millionaires in Singapore. My cousin might like this as she likes modern design. It’s a modern interpretation of a traditional courtyard house. See pictures here.
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Architecture, Clear Glass, contemporary, design, House, modern, Pool, trends
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Banksy – When Graffiti is Art
It seems that graffiti artist Banksy has struck again with the mural of a lion and a girl outside a pub in the UK. With the authorities’ manhunt of Swiss, Oliver Fricker and Briton, Lloyd Dane Alexander, resulting from the … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged Angelina Jolie, Art, Banksy, beauty, Brad Pitt, Brangelina, Briton, graffiti, interpol, Lloyd Dane Alexander, modern, news, Oliver Fricker, Singapore, Swiss, vandalism
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