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Tag Archives: Nostalgia
Geylang: Singapore’s Red Light District Is More Famous For It’s Food
Our red light district just doesn’t seem like one. It is just slightly sleazy, surprisingly not too grimy, and seems quite safe, even at night. This place is dotted with well known coffeeshops and durian stalls. There are coffee shops … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beauty, childhood, Chinese, colourful, culture, Durian Stalls, Food, Frog's Legs, Geylang, Hor Fun, Life, Living, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, Red Light DIstrict, Singapore, Temples
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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
My Mum’s Olivetti: New Love For An Old Typewriter
My Apple iMac is gorgeous. I was yearning for it for years before I got it, and there is no question that I love it. But you know what? It’s been hurting my eyes. The backlight on the screen, even … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged Ad, Advert, beautiful, beauty, childhood, dad, decor, design, Elegance, father, history, interior design, ipad, launch, Life, Living, Mad Men, Manual, memories, mother, mum, Nostalgia, old, Olivetti, Olivetti 32, Olivetti Typewriter, personal, Singapore, Sophistication, story, trend, typewriter, vintage, writing
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Vintage Ads: Singapore the sunny smile isle
Found this vintage Singapore tourism advert from 1974 where the catchphrase was Singapore the sunny smile isle. Charming wasn’t it. I think life was less stressful then and we probably smiled a whole lot more. Today the latest advertising … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Ad, design, history, Life, Living, marketing, Nostalgia, Poster, Singapore, STPB, the sunny smile isle, travelling, Uniquely Singapore, vintage, Your Singapore
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I Ate With My Fingers Today, South Indian Style
After talking about our traditional culture of eating with our fingers, it dawned on me that we haven’t eaten any South Indian Vegetarian Food for a while. The great thing about Singapore is that if you crave for South Indian … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged ate with my fingers, childhood, culture, decor, eating with fingers, Food, Food Culture, Indian Tea, Komala Villas, Life, Little India, Living, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Road, Singapore, South Indian, South Indian Vegetarian Rice, Sweat Meats, tea, Thali
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Old-Fashioned Letter with a Stamp
I felt like I was on a cloud today. The postman delivered an old-fashioned letter from my dear friend in Perth. Just holding the envelope in my hand and feeling the weight of it was a joyous thing. I was … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Australia, beautiful, culture, email, friendship, happiness, inspiration, letter, Life, Living, love, Nostalgia, old-fashioned letter, personal, Perth, retro, snail mail, technology, vintage, writing
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Glee’s To Sir With Love: An Ode to Teachers Who Truly Care
Teaching in 1960 vs 2010 {Image: Cagle Cartoons} When I was a kid I wanted to teach because as a child of the 70’s and 80’s, teachers were respected and we were all very timid, quiet and well behaved. The … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Entertainment, funny, Glee, inspiration, Laughter, Life, love, Lulu, Mr Schuester, music, Nostalgia, Office Politics, personal, Profession, Singapore, stress, Teachers, Teaching, To Sir With Love, videos, work
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Serangoon Garden Bakery & Confectionery: Deliciously Warm Buns Just Out of the Oven
This very old and famous bakery located at the Serangoon Garden Market for years is a favourite among the locals. I think this old fashioned place beats the chain bread shops set up by Bread Talk hands down. I’d rather … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 70's, An Pan, bread, buns, cakes, childhood, Coconut Bun, Confectionery, Curry Bun, Food, Freshly Baked, Life, Living, Luncheon Meat Bun, Nostalgia, photography, photos, savoury, Serangoon Garden Bakery, Singapore, sweet, travel, yummy
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I Miss Old Fashioned Cream Cakes
I was craving for an old fashioned cream cake, but the one sold at Toast Box was quite a disappointment. It looked promising, but turned out to be not at all like the jellied butter cream cakes sold by the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 70's, blog, blogging, cakes, childhood, cream cakes, family, Food, grandma, grandmother, hougang mall, Life, Living, memories, Nostalgia, Old fashioned cream cakes, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, toast box
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Happy Birthday Darling Cousin
It’s my cousin’s birthday tomorrow and I feel like such a bad cousin. She is too far away to visit and I should have sent her a personalized greeting card by mail like I’ve been yapping about, but not put … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 2nd July, beautiful, beauty, birthday, celebrity birthdays, Cousin, family, famous birthdays, Happy Birthday Cousin, Larry David, Life, Lindsay Lohan, love, memories, Nostalgia, personal, shares your birthday
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Pippi Longstocking
From Wikipedia: Pippi Longtocking or Pippi Långstrump in its original language Swedish, is a book by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren, and adapted into multiple films and television series. Pippi was named by Lindgren’s then nine-year-old daughter, Karin, who requested a get-well story from her … Continue reading
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Tagged Children's Books, Nostalgia, Pippi Longstocking, Sweden, Swedish, television, TV
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Fragility of Singapore’s Food Culture
[polldaddy poll=3385831] K F Seetoh our foodie TV show host, the man behind the food guide Makansutra, who travels on a scooter and Singapore’s answer to Anthony Bourdain has said some interesting things in a recent article in Time Magazine. … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged affluenza, Anthony Bourdain, Cardon Cafe & Restaurant, culture, Food, heritage, K F Seetoh, Nostalgia, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, travel
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Old Trains and Memories
With the closing of our old Railway Station at Tanjong Pagar, people are flocking to capture their last memories. It’s incredible when I think that the trains that have been running on these tracks since 1935. I was nostalgic too … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged father, Father's Day, Life, Living, memories, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, Trains, travel
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You’ll Find The Nicest Prata Uncle at The Old Railway Station
This is where the magic happens! Ghee is used to spread the kneaded dough on the hot plate. The Ghee which is clarified butter from cow’s milk and which has the most fragrant smell makes Indian dishes and desserts artery … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged childhood, Food, history, Keppel, KTM, Life, Living, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, prata, Railway, Singapore, Station, Tanjong Pagar, tea, travel
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Old Railway Station: Love You Just The Way You Are
I am really sad that a tiny part of Malaysia in Singapore will be gone by July 2011. It was a disputed piece of land that has been historically managed by the Malaysia Railway called KTM, but recently Malaysian leaders … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, history, Keppel, KTM, Life, Living, Malaysia, memories, Nostalgia, old, Paul Theroux, personal, photography, photos, Railway, Singapore, Tanjong Pagar, tea, train, travel
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Trip Down Memory Lane: Old Singapore
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5anDqU_5mTA&feature=geosearch] Amazing glimpse of Singapore in 1960. We were not so clean or sterile then. I love the old woman at the end, who seems full of spunk. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrI8DSCmRb4] I just love the song accompanying the old 70’s Singapore Airline’s … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged history, Life, Living, Nostalgia, Singapore, travel, Video, vintage
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Growing Up in The 70’s
This post is truly revealing of my age, but I am feeling nostalgic today and going with the flow. The charming red brick building in the picture, used to be my favourite hang-out as a child. It was the only … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 70's, ABBA, blogging, books, childhood, culture, happiness, Life, Lynda Carter, music, Nostalgia, personal, seventies, Singapore, The Donny and Marie Osmond Show, TV, vintage, Wonder Woman, writing
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Strawberry Shortcake Bus
I whipped out my camera when I saw this bus plastered with Strawberry Shortcake all over. I immediately thought of my cousin D when I saw this. Images of her when she was little clutching her strawberry shortcake doll came … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged childhood, Life, Nostalgia, photography, Singapore, vintage
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Image of Orchard Road in 1900s
It blows my mind that this was Orchard Road. It used to have nutmeg orchards and pepper farms and I guess that’s how it got the name. Today it’s our shopping belt and filled with luxury shops flocked by both … Continue reading
