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Toddler Safety
Toddlers can get into all kinds of scraps so I had to write a post about toddler safety. I feel like they need to be supervised at all times. I would be fearful about unsupervised toddlers as they are constantly … Continue reading
Almost Choked on a Pill the Other Day
Often I read a blog post and I can absolutely relate. I totally understand Rene’s fear of swallowing pills. I hate swallowing pills too. It’s why I never take pills that are good for you like those fish oil tablets that … Continue reading
A Tale of My Acquired Taste
Japanese food wasn’t something I ate at all till I was the ripe old age of 28. Before that, my first time was pretty traumatic, ending up with food poisoning and after that I avoided Japanese restaurants. I’m thinking that … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged acquired taste, Genki Sushi, japanese food, personal, story
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Arguing About Which Coffee Joint makes the Best Latte
B was insisting that Jewel makes the best coffee but I was saying that I preferred what I had at Forty Hands. But I had the iced latte at the latter, so it wasn’t a totally fair comparison. We returned … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged bitter, coffee, coffee joints, Forty Hands, jewel, Latte, Life, low acidity, personal, Singapore, smooth, story, strong
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The Poster: My Sister Loves Shibly Prata
I was pretty excited when I came across a poster, just yesterday, using a quote of mine. Well actually the the blog title of my post about Shibly Prata. It was a post I wrote way back in July last … Continue reading
Posted in Featured
Tagged Art, cool, Iain Hector, my sister loves shibly prata, personal, Poster, prata, Print, quote, Shibly, Singapore, story, UK
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A Blog Post by Ivan Chew that Shook me to the Core
Every now and then I come across a blog post that is just so powerful and moving. I read it some time ago but could not get it out of my head. I just had to share Ivan Chew’s story … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged 70's, blogger, caning, child, corporal punishment, Ivan Chew, post, powerful, story
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What Was it Like for you as a Six Year Old in School?
I wrote one of my more personal posts, about what it was like for me as a child in Primary School. To be honest it was one of those posts I felt a bit self conscious writing. A teeny bit … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, White as Milk
Tagged April Fool, child, childhood, joke, kid, memories, personal, primary school, Singapore, six year old, story, strict, Teachers, trick
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The Story of Halloween
Living in Singapore all my life, I have never seen kids Trick or Treating and it always looked like fun on TV. Most Singaporeans like myself don’t really know the origins of Halloween which has become another commercialized holiday. Thought … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Halloween, history, National Geographic, origin, simple, story, Video, YouTube
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Captivated by Alan Shadrake’s Account from a Singapore Jail
By now I am sure you are familiar with Alan Shadrake and his imprisonment. I was totally captivated and horrified at the same time as I read the 76 year old’s tale from prison. He has since been deported and … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Shadrake, jail, prison, scary, Singapore, story, tale
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Pearls
I hardly wear jewellery, but I love gazing at it. Pearls remind me of a teacher we had who had the most amazing sexy curvy figure which she squeezed into tight cheongsams. She was so elegant and liked to twirl … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, beauty, cheong sam, jewellery, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, pearls, personal, photography, photos, pretty, sexy, shopping, shops, Singapore, story, travel, women
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I am Living
Heart wrenching tale by a very brave survivor of unimaginable childhood trauma. Wish I could say or do something to erase her pain. Just want to share her blog, I am Living This brave woman needs all our empathy and … Continue reading
Ann Curry overwhelmed by Nadya Suleman’s Octuplets
I can’t help but be fascinated by this story. There is no denying that Nadya Suleman’s children seem healthy and beautiful, but how does anyone managed with that many kids and no financial means. The anxiety that must produce every … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged Ann Curry, babies, children, culture, daughter, interesting, kids, Life, Living, Nadya Suleman, Octomum, octuplets, story, Today Show, toddlers, Video, women
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The Shaytards Story on Forbes, Coopertard & their Aunt in Singapore
I haven’t blogged about the Shaytards in a while, but Coopertard is one of my favourites. He doesn’t appear very often, but when he does he’s a riot. He’s the cousin who’s the same age as Babytard and they have … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged article, babytard, bio, birthday, Carl Butler, children, Colette Crofts, coopertard, cute, famous, fan, Forbes, inspirational, Laurie Butler, money, motivational, princesstard, real names, rocktard, Shay Butler, Shaytards, story, success, videos, YouTube
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China: Jilted Bride Attempts to Leap from Building
I hope the Chinese authorities treat her with compassion. The poor girl looks utterly distraught. The pain must have overwhelmed her in that moment. You can read the full article at the Daily Mail. Even more shocking, when you watch … Continue reading
Shalimar the Clown by Salman Rushdie
You can read my thoughts about this wonderful book at Tiny Island. An exquisite tragedy.
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged book, books, history, Kashmir, review, Salman Rushdie, Shalimar the Clown, story, tragedy
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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
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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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Every Sunday
Every Sunday I tell myself that the next week will be different. I will start afresh on Monday. EVERY SUNDAY. Seriously. I feel like I am stuck in limbo and not moving forward. I have been stuck in limbo for … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged bad colleagues, bad people, blog, blogging, book, career, doormat, fear, habit, kindess, Life, Living, mean, mean coworkers, novel, office, perfectionist, personal, routine, self, self-pity, short story, story, Sunday, upset, wallow, work, writers, writing
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Twins with different birthdays and birth years
I find twins fascinating, so here’s a twin birth story for 2011. When they grow up, I’m sure at some point, the sister will lord it over her brother with, “I was born a year before you”. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLvEW_807QU]
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged 2010, 2011, different birth years, different birthdays, headlines, news, story, twins
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Chinatown: Tourists Being Taken for a Ride
I heard a jewellry shop owner calling out to tourists – “Pearls for you? Have a look – no pressure” . In my mind I was rolling my eyes – no pressure – right! Poor tourists always get taken for … Continue reading