Monthly Archives: November 2013

The Outfield – Your Love

I’m crazy about this song right now  – Your Love by The Outfield. And reminds me how I  loved the 80’s. A good time to be a teen. The era of the big hair, areobics and ridiculous shoulder pads. So … Continue reading

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Cider at Ikea

Loved the strawberry & lime cider at Ikea. Loveliest scent & aftertaste. It was below 5 bucks and much cheaper than having it at a restaurant where I’ve seen cider marked up and sold for as much as 15 bucks.

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Underwhelmed at Tim Ho Wan

Even though I went with low expectations, after reading countless other blog reviews, I was still underwhelmed. I didn’t even feel like blogging about it but B wanted me to because he feels I should blog about not that great … Continue reading

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Joy, Love, Hope

The Christmas decorations at My Village spoke to me. It’s lovely how this tiny mall always tries to be a bit different from the pack. The result is always charming. Instead of carolling there was a performance with bells that … Continue reading

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Time Well Spent vs Time Badly Spent

We all have a fixed amount of time and at the end of it we all die, so I’m reminding myself to not waste a precious second, if I can help it. It’s spurred me to make this list. A … Continue reading

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I Do Like the Malls at Christmas

It’s that time of year where the malls get more fun. I like to see how creative they can get with the decorations. At Parkway Parade the kids will get excited about Santa’s helper perched on a wreath. I only … Continue reading

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My Favourite Free iPad Apps for Toddlers

Ironically after writing a post about the hazards of being connected (due to the ease and portability of devices), I also wrote about my favourite free ipad apps for toddlers. Yes there are advantages we can’t ignore and we have … Continue reading

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Hyper-Connected & I Think It’s Bad for Me

I miss the old days. For me that was the early 90’s before I owned a handphone. I used to focus and seemed to get a lot more done. Things were slower paced at work, but interactions were higher quality. … Continue reading

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Christmas at Ikea Singapore 2013

Ikea always seems to do Christmas best. So we trooped on there to have a look. It was charming as the year before and I really liked the little tin Chritmas tree ornaments best. B noticed the unique use of … Continue reading

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New Robinsons at The Heeren impressed me

When B first told me about how Robinsons has taken over at The Heeren and is now almost like a Harrods (taken over the whole building apart from the Costa Cafe) I thought he might have read exaggerated reports, but … Continue reading

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My Blog: Things to Focus On

1. Be Real, Humble, & Down to Earth 2. Find & Focus on Happiness 3. Document Memories for the Future 4. Aim towards improvement, but don’t wait for perfection before hitting the publish button or my blog will be blank … Continue reading

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#96. Changing Your Perspective at the Art Science Museum

I love that we now have the Art Science Museum at Marina Bay Sands. It may be commercialized but I’ve enjoyed every exhibit I’ve visited here. They have changed my perspective and allowed me to view the world in a … Continue reading

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The Little Things in Life & Happiness

I find that when I write I tend to appreciate the little things in life more. When you don’t record things down they tend to get lost and you don’t appreciate them as fully. Well for me at least. I … Continue reading

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Singapore Sweet

This piece of art turned my head at ION. Thought it was very pretty indeed and I liked the shade of blue toned red they used for the sweet wrapper. I tend to use the word sweet rather than the … Continue reading

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Tang at Mustafa

Had to snap a shot of shelves of Tang, a powdered vitamin C drink I used to have as a kid in the 80’s. I haven’t seen this in a while and it’s cool how this department store in Little … Continue reading

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Deepavali Street Decorations

I didn’t get to see the Deepavali street light-up, but I’m glad I got to at least see this year’s theme during the day time. I hope that I don’t miss the Christmas light up this year. Here’s a slightly … Continue reading

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Getting Back into Writing Mode

I need to repeat this to myself – “Just write. It doesn’t have to be perfect”. And I’m lucky I have a very forgiving audience. Somehow when I was writing a lot in the past it came easy to me … Continue reading

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