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Swanky Food Courts in Singapore: Food Opera at ION and Rasapura at Marina Bay Sands
Our parents would have never imagined that one day Singapore would have a swanky version of a hawker centre. Even with the several hawker centres, they are often nostalgic for the little food carts on bicycles that used to go … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged 60's, Architecture, beautiful, childhood, culture, design, Entertainment, Food, Food Courts, food opera, ION, Life, Living, mall, Marina Bay Sands, modern, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Rasapura, shopping, Singapore, sophisticated, swanky, The Shoppes at Marina Bay Sands, Traditional, travel, upscale
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Mirai Chan: Cutest Little Japanese Girl Ever
Mirai Chan has the most expressive face which is captured by her super talented photographer mum Kawashima Kotori. All images are from Kawashima’s official site and you should check it out. Wish I could read the Japanese characters there. This … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Art, baby, beautiful, childhood, cute, Japan, japanese, Life, little girl, Living, Mirai-Chan, photography, photos, pretty, sweet, toddler, Tot
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Doesn’t Feel like Christmas
Sigh….no singer’s voice today can match the beauty of Karen’s Carpenter’s alto tone…. It stopped feeling like truly Christmas when I lost my father, so this song reminds me of him. I am not feeling particularly depressed, because B cheered … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, childhood, Christmas, dad, father, Glee, grief, Karen Carpenter, Life, Living, loss, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas Darling, papa, personal, Santa, Santa Claus, song, Video
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Be Kind to the Bus Captain
Haven’t taken the bus in a while, and I was impressed by this new sign on the bus. It’s true. We need to be kind to the bus captain and we shouldn’t tolerate it if they are abused. These days … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society, Singapore Living
Tagged bus, bus captain, childhood, culture, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, SBS, Singapore, teenhood, travel
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Rare Video of Princess Diana, William and Harry in 1985
Harry is just too cute and William sounds a lot like the boy in the viral video ‘Charlie bit my finger’ when Harry tries to stand on his head. You can see how nurtring and gentle Princess Diana is here … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged 1985, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, childhood, children, culture, cute, funny, happiness, Life, Living, pretty, Prince Harry, Prince William, Princess Diana, Royal Family, women, young
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Cute Photos of Prince, Paris and Blanket Jackson
{Image: Paris Jackson Online} {Images: Hollywood Gossip} {Images: Daily Mail} {Image: OK Magazine}
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged beautiful, Blanket, Blanket Jackson, childhood, cute, Entertainment, Michael Jackson, ok magazine, Paris, Paris Jackson, photos, pretty, Prince, Prince Jackson
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Something To Make You Smile – Shiloh Zip-Lining in Budapest
4 year old Shiloh has the sweetest smile and she sure looks like a mini Brad Pitt. I think she is definitely no Hollywood brat and seems so laid back. I truly think kids mimic their parents so Brad and … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Angelina Jolie, beautiful, beauty, Brad Pitt, celeb, Celebrities, celebrity babies, celebs, childhood, cute, Pax, photos, Shiloh, Shiloh Jolie-Pitt, smile, sweet, Zahara, zip-lining
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Has Travel Lost Its Mystique? Do We Blame The Internet?
When I was four, even a little trip across the border to Malaysia made me wide-eyed. It was thrilling when the scenery changed drastically from Singapore’s urban landscape, to rows and rows of rubber trees with little tin-cups stuck in … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged beautiful, blogging, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Central Park, childhood, culture, Eiffel, happiness, information, internet, joy, Kevin Bacon, Life, Living, Mystery, Mystique, New York, Nostalgia, Osaka, Paris, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, writing
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Happy Birthday Uncle
I wanted to wish my dear uncle (A) a Happy Birthday today, but the whole day long I just could not find the words. It’s because he’s so special that what I write just seems trivial and does not capture … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged birthday, childhood, family, Happy Birthday Uncle, Life, Living, personal, uncle
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Sembawang Beach: Cute Kids Edition
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Beach, childhood, children, culture, cute, kids, Life, Living, nature, photography, photos, sand, School Uniform, sea, Sembawang Beach, Singapore, travel
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Bruno Mars Got My Attention With Billionaire
Oh that voice is amazing [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwlK5b4KYfI] Bruno also co-wrote Right Round by Flo Rida. That’s one song I couldn’t get out of my head after ‘The Hangover’. Some tid-bits about this rising star who just turned 25 on 8th October: … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged adorable, beautiful, beauty, Billionaire, Bruno Mars, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, childhood, culture, cute, Elvis Presley, Entertainment, Glee, impersonating, music
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Unseen Photos of the Lee Family
The Straits Times has featured some interesting photos of Singapore’s leader, Lee Kuan Yew showing him in a different light from the stern unflinching persona we are used to. I never realized that Lee Kuan Yew married in secret or … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Headlines
Tagged childhood, Lee Kuan Yew, Mrs Lee, photos, rare, Singapore, unseen
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You are My Sunshine
Lost my cousin recently and I sang this song softly to him when I was deeply missing him, but couldn’t continue each time, because it always choked me up. When I think of him, I think of yellow and the … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings
Tagged Anne Murray, beautiful, childhood, Cousin, cry, death, Elizabeth Mitchell, family, grief, happy, Healing, Life, Missing, music, sad, song, sunshine, sweet, women, you are my sunshine
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Before Mad Men: Elizabeth Moss, Vincent Karthesier, Christina Hendricks, Jon Hamm, January Jones & John Slattery
Elizabeth Moss was a child actress and she played the burn victim in Girl Interrupted as a teen. She is so pretty in real life without the harshly curled bangs that she sports in Mad Men. {Image: Child Starlets} Even … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Actors, actresses, beautiful, beauty, before Mad Men, before they were stars, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, childhood, Christina Hendricks, Entertainment, fame, famous, January Jones, Jon Hamm, Life, Mad Men, Men, old photos, photos, Vincent Karthesier, women
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Kelly Osbourne Looks Amazing After Weight Loss
Kelly Osbourne looks more like her elder sister Aimee now, after her weight loss where she claims half an apple before bed kept her metabolism going. I think her triangular face is really unique and interesting. It’s a good thing … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Aimee Osbourne, beautiful, beauty, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, childhood, Kelly Osbourne, Ozzy, photos, pretty, weight loss, young
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I Want to Ride a Pink Bicycle
I have always felt left out not knowing how to ride a bike. As a kid I just could not get the hang of balancing on one. I could ride the one with the training wheels, but even as a … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged bicycle, bike, Celebrities, childhood, cute, Lea Michele, Life, personal, photos, pink, pretty, ride a bike
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Singapore Daily Photo: Courtesy Lion
I have always wondered if the courtesy lion, SInga, has a tail. I checked and it does. Saw this mascot from the 80’s inside the Dhoby Ghaut MRT Station.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged childhood, Courtesy Lion, Daily Photo, Life, Living, Nostalgia, photography, photos, Singa, Singapore, travel
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Appam Specialist at Tekka Market
Appam is a Ceylonese breakfast item that I used to have every Sunday as a child. In English it is called Hoppers. My uncle used to go to the market to buy them for us and those were so yummy. … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged appam, Appam Specialist, Breakfast, ceylonese, childhood, culture, Food, Life, Little India, Living, Nostalgia, photography, photos, Singapore, Sri Lankan, Tekka Market, travel
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Watching Movies At The Cathay
Cathay looked sparkly as it celebrates it’s 75th anniversary. I knew this theatre was old but I didn’t know it was this old! I have had many great memories of watching movies here as a teen. It was a sweet … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 75 years, Anniversary, Architecture, beauty, Building, childhood, culture, Entertainment, Life, Living, Nostalgia, personal, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, The Cathay, travel
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