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Vanity Fair October 2011: Angelina Jolie with Zahara & Vivienne (and about her writing a script in 2 days)
This was the only photo released but it looks magical. The balloons, Vivienne sucking her thumb and Zahara’s glorious locks. You can read more about the new Angelina Jolie interview at Vanity Fair, where she refutes rumours of a wedding, … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing, My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Angelina Jolie, babies, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Jolie-Pitt, kids, October, personal, photos, pretty, script, thoughts, twin, Vanity Fair, Vivienne, writing, wrote, Zahara
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Tiong Bahru: Nostalgia Hotel’s Rooftop Pool and My Thoughts about the Singapore Flag
Passed by a couple of times and was intrigued by this new boutique hotel that doesn’t really look very new. Well I only started noticing the rooftop pool quite recently, so perhaps it’s an old refurbished building? I decided to … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged culture, flag, Food, Life, Living, National Day, Nostalgia Hotel, recommendations, rooftop pool, Singapore, Singapore flag, thoughts, Tiong Bahru, travel
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iMac Time Machine Back-up & My Melt-Downs
This is one of those rambling, disjointed posts that’s gonna make me sound stupid and neurotic, but since I need to vent I will risk it. I am really lousy with hardware stuff. Ok. The thing is, I just don’t … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged back-up, Dumb, hard drive, personal, photos, rant, silly, stupid, thoughts, Time Machine
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My Aunty’s 75th Birthday
Was thinking about my aunty’s 75th birthday approaching, and I also came across this wonderful blog by 77 year old Aunty Uta where she shares her memories of living in a different world. I’ve always admired my aunt’s command of … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged 75 years, 75th, Aunt, aunty, birthday, Happy Birthday, memories, personal, thoughts, wishes
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Procrastination and those Nagging Tasks
I have tons of nagging tasks, you know those things you know you need to do, but end up being distracted by something else. You are either afraid of them (going to the dentist) or they just seem so tedious … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged bills, blogging, cleaning, habits, initimidating, Life, Living, nagging, nagging tasks, organization, organized life, papers, personal, procrastination, routine, thoughts
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Acquired Taste
When I was a little kid I hated to eat proper meals or at all. I was more interested in playing (if only I was that way now). I used to eat what seems positively gross to me now – … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged acquired taste, chicken rice, childhood, coffee, culture, dislikes, durian, Food, hate, japanese food, Life, likes, Living, love, Nasi Lemak, Nostalgia, odd, peanut butter and jelly, personal, salad, strange, tea, thoughts
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Feeling Germy
I went to see the doctor for a totally unrelated thing and went home and soon after was down with a fever and flu. I think my immunity must be pretty weak, but that’s why I try to avoid visiting … Continue reading
Getting Excited Over My WordPress Stats
Even though I try not to be obsessive about it, I just can’t help it. I love checking my stats. It gives me a sense of satisfaction, especially on days when I wonder “What the heck am I doing with … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged ads, blogging, design, diary, journal, Life, Living, money, personal, reflection, stats, subscribers, theme, thoughts, top 5, top posts, Twenty Ten, WordPress, WordPress Themes, writing
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What do Taylor Swift and Bob Dylan have in Common?
The sad fact about life is that when you get to a certain age, you would have had the misfortune to encounter at least one really mean people. If not, then you’re really lucky. As I was trawling the … Continue reading
Pretty Tiles and Thoughts of an Old Fogie
As we were walking around Club Street and Ann Siang Hill, towards our lunch destination, the pretty tile designs on the walls called out to me. The prettiest ones I saw looked like they have been here since the seventies. … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Singapore Living
Tagged Ann Siang Hill, Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, club street, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Life, Living, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, thoughts, travel
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Always the Same Feeling on New Year’s Eve
A kind of panic. New Year’s eve always takes me by surprise. I think it’s days away and then it’s suddenly right in my face. Feels like it sneaked up on me. I think it’s a feeling of wanting time … Continue reading
Train Ride to the Airport
Who knew there was still patches of undeveloped land in Singapore? It’s a good thing and I hope there’s no new construction to take up every last little bit of land. Noticed a man who looked out of place in … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged arrested, Changi Airport, crime, culture, depression, illegal, law, Life, Living, MRT, news, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, society, stigma, suicide, tanah merah, thoughts, train ride, travel
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Life at the Equator
The ringing of the phone grated on my nerves. “Hello are you Miss…..” I hung up the phone. Yet another telemarketer going through the directory, mispronouncing my name. I was sticky and uncomfortable. How I longed for rain. On days … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged attempting fiction, books, feelings, fiction, Life, Living, Paul Theroux, personal, Singapore, thoughts, travel, weather, women, words, writing
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