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Relaxing High Tea at the Rose Veranda (Part 1 of 2)
Shangri-la Hotel’s Rose Veranda has become our default high tea place as the staff always make us feel at home. The food may not be the highest quality, but it has a down to earth cosy vibe which we really … Continue reading
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Tagged ambience, beautiful, beauty, Best, cosy, Entertainment, Food, happiness, high tea, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pink, pretty, red, Rose Veranda, Roses, Sandwiches, savoury, Shangri-la Hotel, Singapore, tea, travel
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Swedish Christmas at Ikea
Have always loved the Christmas displays and products at Ikea. A handcrafted Dala horse straw goat had us captivated. A heart shaped straw wreath in my favourite shade of red. Contrasts well with the natural coloured straw one. If you … Continue reading
National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 6 of 6)
A photograph of the artist, Rodin, who sculpted The Thinker. Loved the quote about colour. Monet paints his wife on her deathbed. Haunting and sad. I find mother child portraits to be full of emotion. The most famous one of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, Dreams and Reality, famous, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, National Museum of Singapore, painters, Paintings, Paris, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 5 of 6)
Was absolutely awestruck by this painting when I saw it on the lovely Imp’s blog. The contrast of the orange blanket and the black of the angel of death was the first thing to strike me. There is a sadness … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, death, Dreams and Reality, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, museum, National Museum, painting, Paris, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, special exhibition, travel, young girl and death
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 4 of 6)
More paintings under the theme – Leisure. Here’s one featuring a night at the opera by a female artist. If you’re carrying the audio player, look out for the headphone motif. Only those paintings have audio explanations. I was a … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, Dreams and Reality, Entertainment, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, National Museum of Singapore, Paintings, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 3 of 6)
Now that I am looking at the photos of the art as I upload them, they still seem so enticing to me. It makes me want to go through them all over again. I think each time I will discover … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, Dreams and Reality, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, National Museum of Singapore, Paintings, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 2 of 6)
Dreams and Reality was an apt name for the collection. The paintings went from dreamy to bleak, with depictions of war and industrialization. The bleakness conveyed in this one, scared me quite a bit. Something about the burning and the … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, bleak, culture, Dreams and Reality, Entertainment, Life, Living, Musee d'Orsay, museum, National Museum of Singapore, Paintings, Paris, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel, War
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National Museum of Singapore: Masterpieces from the Musee d’Orsay, Paris (Part 1 of 6)
There is always so much to see even before I entered the special exhibition – Dreams and Reality. The ticket was a steal at just S$11. You can then opt for an audio guide for another S$3. I found it … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, design, Entertainment, form, Life, Living, Masterpieces, Musee d'Orsay, museum, National Museum of Singaproe, Paintings, Paris, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel, women
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Urban Sketchers Singapore (Part 2 of 3)
The beautiful drawings were quite breath-taking. Loved the water colours. Even on the 3 dimensional map, the Marina Bay Sands was the most striking thing. The flyer was cool as well. By the bay, everything just looks prettier. Tanjong Pagar. … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beauty, Buildings, drawings, Entertainment, exhibition, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, sketches, travel, URA building, Urban, Urban Sketchers Singapore, water colour
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What Wabi Sabi Means to Me
What is Wabi Sabi? I see it as the appreciation of the imperfect and transient. A reminder that we too, are passing through this life, but for a moment. In a Wabi Sabi home, a flower is placed in a … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged acceptance, beautiful, beauty, death, decay, design, flower, garden, imperfect, Life, light, Living, meditation, Minimalist, nature, simple, spiritual, transient, wabi sabi
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The Scorching Sun
It’s been an unusual October with days of scorching sun. Feels like your skin could peel right off. So glad it’s pouring down right now. What relief.
Singapore Botanic Gardens: Most Serene Place in the City (Part 3 of 4)
We were heading towards the Halia Cafe and noticed that this was where the entrance to the National Orchid Garden was located. I was absolutely fascinated by this female tourist who was wearing ‘Sex and the City’ heels. I marveled … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, Botanic Gardens, green, heliconias, Life, Living, nature, park, personal, photography, photos, pianist, sculptures, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Botanic Gardens: Most Serene Place in the City (Part 2 of 4)
I have a poor sense of direction, so the clearly marked signs were comforting. In green too, blending nicely into the natural surroundings. What was new and cool, was that the MRT station has been included. Even though it was … Continue reading
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Tagged beautiful, beauty, Botanic Gardens, calm, green, Life, Living, nature, personal, photography, photos, serene, Singapore, travel, trees
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Singapore Botanic Gardens: Most Serene Place in the City (Part 1 of 4)
When I feel frazzled, just being in a place where there is a strong natural element, makes me feel serene. Which is why I love the Botanic Gardens. This time we explored just the area around the Visitor’s Centre and … Continue reading
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Tagged attraction, beautiful, beauty, calm, City, fountains, garden, Life, Living, muse see, nature, park, personal, photography, photos, relaxing, serene, Singapore, Singapore Botanic Gardens, travel, tropical, water features, water sign, what to do
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The Wonder of Kampong Glam
What a wonderful combination of bright Orange and hot Pink. The weathered cement floor adds to the beauty. Walking through a little alley, fringed by pots of bamboo. Feeling zen already. Oh dear, not bambi. Buying cloth. Arab Street with … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Street, Architecture, Art, beauty, blue, cloth, colour, fashion, graffiti, Kampong Glam, Life, Living, orange, personal, photography, photos, pink, Singapore, street art, travel
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Steve’s Firstborn: Lisa Brennan-Jobs
I am a sucker for father daughter stories and recently I have been captivated when I stumbled upon an article about Steve Jobs’ eldest child. I had not heard about Lisa Brennan till today. She is a writer and just … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, beauty, blog, blogger, dad, father, first born, interviews, Lisa Brennan, oldest, quotes, Steve Jobs, Stunning, writer
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Addicted to Samy’s Curry at Demsey
After a disappointing meal at Muthu’s at Race Course Road, we took another trip to Demsey, for much more fulfilling non-vegetarian banana leaf meal. Muthu’s was $40 compared to the $27 we spent at Dempsey. Samy’s Curry blew the competition … Continue reading
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Tagged banana leaf, beautiful, beauty, Dempsey, dhal, Entertainment, Food, green, Life, Living, masala chicken, Mysore Mutton, nature, personal, photography, photos, Samy's Curry, Singapore, South Indian, travel, tropical, yummy
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Awesome Sculptures at ION: Frangipani & Bendy Woman
Not only is the ION structure gorgeous, I also adore the art installations that motorists can see from the road, because they are so huge. Just discovered that they are part of a series called Art Beyond Limits and will … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, canopies, contorsionist, design, frangipani, installations, Kate Moss, Life, Living, Opera Gallery, Orchard Road, personal, photography, photos, rain trees, sculptures, shops, Singapore, travel, White, woman
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F1 Glamour at Marina Bay Sands: Miss Universe 2011 & Ludicras
When I was in the MRT yesterday, I saw many people of different nationalities, and I think many headed to the F1 races. Heard some Italian as well, and saw a girl with glittery diamond like stuff on her acrylic … Continue reading
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Tagged 2011, beautiful, beauty, car, Celebrities, celebs, Entertainment, F1, Glamour, Life, Living, Ludicras, Marina Bay Sands, Miss Universe, photography, photos, pretty, race, Singapore, travel
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Singapore Daily Photo: The 7am Sky
When I was a kid the sun seemed to rise a whole lot earlier. These days it only starts to get bright at 7am as the sun rises. In our history, I believe we set our clocks forward, by half … Continue reading
Angelina Jolie’s Gold Handcuff Clutch
I must say Angelina Jolie looks stunning, as usual, and that handcuff clutch is very eye-catching. Basically this woman can make anything look good. {more pictures at the Daily Mail} There’s buzz on twitter that Jolie’s in Singapore for the … Continue reading
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Tagged Angelina Jolie, beautiful, beauty, clutch, fake accents, gold, handcuff, luxury, LV, pretentious, Singapore, slang, Stunning
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Tanjong Katong: Sleepy yet Strangely Vibrant
It’s laid back and relaxed, but there’s every type of cuisine imaginable at Tanjong Katong. Local, American, Indian, Indonesian, British, Japanese – no excuse for not finding anything you like. We tend to be like that. We never know what … Continue reading
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Tagged Architecture, beautiful, beauty, Big Bad Wolf, blue, Cafes, cute, design, Food, ice cream, Java Kitchen, Katong, night, photography, photos, Ponggol Nasi Lemak, pretty, provisional, Restaurants, Singapore, sky, store, tandoori, Tanjong Katong, travel
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