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Fort Canning Park (2 of 3)
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, culture, design, Entertainment, Fort Canning, green, happiness, Life, Living, park, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
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Plaza Singapura: The Perfectly Placed Tree
Seeing a lush tree in the midst of a concrete mall is just the best thing. Keeps me sane.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged beautiful, beauty, green, Life, Living, mall, nature, personal, photography, photos, Plaza Singapura, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel, tree
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Princess Diana’s Tiaras & Gowns
I still think that no princess captures the imagination the way Princess Diana did. She was like Cinderella come to life. {via} {via} {via} {via} {via}
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged beautiful, beauty, bridal, Diana, Gowns, green, lady diana, pink, pretty, Princess Diana, Royal, wedding, women
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East Coast Beach on a Super Hot Day
I have countless photos of trees. Love em. One of our many ‘do not’ signs. I can’t ride a bike, so this looks like a good way to travel to me. Like the shade factor too. Love the yellow of … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Beach, carriage, Coconut Trees, culture, cycle, East Coast Beach, Entertainment, green, hot, Life, Living, nature, people, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, surf, travel, trees, weather
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Uniquely Singapore Trees
I just can’t imagine Singapore without our trees. It’s one thing I never take for granted. This wintry tree seems like it belongs somewhere colder, but this was right on our Tiny Island at the former Turf Club. Saw this … Continue reading
From the Car Window: Bras Basar Road, Victoria Street & Stamford Road
The Singapore Art Museum that used to be the former St Joseph’s Institution. This was where the old MPH used to be. One of the very first bookstores in Singapore that was a treat to go to in the 70’s. … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, beautiful, beauty, Chijmes, culture, green, Life, Living, nature, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, stamford road, travel, trees, vicotoria street, yellow
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Precious Little Bit of Green
A small government apartment that only has a lease of 99 years or less, is so extremely expensive. Unless you’re born with a silver spoon, you need to go into debt for life to own one. Imagine – you can’t … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged cost of living, culture, debt, flat, green, HDB, housing, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, plants, price, Singapore, Singaporean, Singaporeans, society, Toa Payoh
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Papa Palheta
Be prepared that Papa Palheta is not really a cafe. You might feel a little out of place if you think that it is. It’s a totally different concept from what you would be used to. It’s pretty artsy and … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Bukit Timah, cafe, coffee, colonial houses, culture, decor, design, Food, green, Hooper Road, houses, Life, Living, nature, papa palheta, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel
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Loysel’s Toy and the Surrounding Green Space
Checked out Loysel’s Toy since the place looked so inviting on this blog, this blog and this blog. But sadly when we got there, it was so crowded with no room for even standing. It was a tight squeeze as … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, Singapore Living
Tagged Art, beautiful, beauty, cafe, coffee, culture, decor, design, Food, green, Kallang Riverside Park, Life, Living, Loysel's Toy, nature, old trees, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Singapore, travel, trees
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WordPress Themes and the New Starbucks Logo
Today I came face to face with the new Starbucks Logo and my immediately feeling was discomfort. Ok, I don’t know how I truly feel about it just yet. It’s cleaner, but it feel’s like there’s something missing. There is … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging & Writing
Tagged audience, blog, blogging, brown, change, changing, green, logo, marketing, mermaid, new, new logo, sexually suggestive, siren, Starbucks, theme, Themes, Twenty Ten, unfamiliar, WordPress
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Angelina Jolie is stunning in an Emerald Gown
Most of my friends and even my partner are not fans of Jolie, but I love her. I think she is a stunning beauty, especially when she smiles, and this gown truly flatters her figure. Perhaps it hides the fact … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged Angelina Jolie, beautiful, beauty, Brad Pitt, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, fashion, gown, green, pretty, Stunning, Versace, women
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Into the Singapore Swamp
We do have swamps in Singapore. Really. The whole of Singapore used to be swamp land. Can you imagine? One of these is Sungei Buloh, a wetland reserve which we explored last year and sadly haven’t been back since. We’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged green, happiness, Life, Living, nature, nature reserve, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, sungei buloh, swamp, travel
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Mad Men Star’s Green Lifestyle Includes Not Having Kids
The character Vincent Kartheiser plays on Mad Men, Peter Campbell is probably someone your would not particularly like at your own office in real life. Off screen, he just seems like a really down to earth interesting guy. {Image: Official … Continue reading
Posted in My Celebrity Addiction
Tagged bus, childfree, childless, green, LA, Mad Men, Minimalist, no car, no children, no driving, public transport, Singapore, train, Video, Vincent Campbell, Vincent Kartheiser
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Sembawang Beach: Sand, Grass, Trees and Birds
Some green to soothe tired eyes. That’s Malaysia across the water! An old man was throwing bread to the birds and they were very satisfied.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Beach, beauty, Birds, culture, flowers, green, Life, Living, nature, photography, photos, sand, sea, Sembawang Beach, Singapore, travel, trees
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Journey to Osaka Castle Park
Osaka Castle Park is the symbol of Osaka. The castle was flattened during the war and this is a replica. Inside the castle is a museum, but everything is in Japanese so I guess it is more meaningful for the … Continue reading
Posted in Travel
Tagged Architecture, beautiful, beauty, bridal, culture, design, Food, green, Japan, Japanese Bride, Japanese Groom, Kimono, Korean, Life, Living, nature, Osaka, Osaka Castle, Osaka Castle Park, personal, photography, photos, pretty, temperate, tots, Traditional, travel, trees
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Singapore’s Dwindling Green Space
Singapore has more green space than I figured it would, but when I compared it to other countries we seem so terribly built up. With the crunch for land and so many people, this is a problem. This is a … Continue reading
Another Trip to Samy’s Curry at Dempsey Hill
The South Indian banana leaf curry here is so good, but I hope to not be tempted to return in a long time. Why you ask? Because it’s ruining my diet. I always overeat. Sorry to tempt you as well, … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged banana, banana trees, culture, Dempsey Hill, Food, grandmother, green, leaves, Life, Living, masala chicken, mutton, nature, personal, photography, photos, Samy's Curry, Singapore, South Indian, Tanglin Village, travel
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Home Grown Bananas
My uncle A brought us bananas. They were from another uncle E (his brother) who grows the plant in his home. I seriously have the best uncles. Every few months we get a supply when the fruits ripen. They are … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness
Tagged bananas, beautiful, beauty, culture, diet, Food, fruit, green, healthy, home grown, Life, Living, morning banana diet, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel, uncles, yellow
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A Tree Book Shelf
This would be cute in a kid’s room. The tree book shelf is by Korean designer Shawn Soh.
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged book shelves, books, decor, design, green, ideas, nature, storage, tree
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A Lady Bug, a Grasshopper and a Bee (Singapore Botanic Gardens)
Drove by the Botanic Gardens and the cute bugs (a lady bug, a green grasshopper and a yellow bee?) sitting near the fence attracted me. Snapped some quick blurry shots. As I checked out the photos I noticed a sign … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Art, beautiful, Botanic Gardens, cute bugs, expats, green, Life, Living, nature, photography, photos, Singapore, Singapore Garden Festival 2010, Things To Do, travelling
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