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#3. The Sexy Cherry
I find that making this ‘Healthy Food I Like’ list is working. I’m now having a fruit a day, because my self awareness has been raised. I hope this lasts. The reason why I call it the sexy cherry is … Continue reading →
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Tagged cherries, cherry, fruit, health, healthy food I like, list, sexy, superfoods, wellness
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#2. Blackberries – The Fruit
These are actually black but you can see the deep reddish hues, when you take a really close up shot of the berries. According to this article on UK Food Guide, I never knew that blackberries were the relatives of … Continue reading →
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Tagged benefits, blackberries, health, healthy food I like, list, wellness
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#78. Kinokuniya Bookstores in Singapore
At Kinokuniya, which I fondly call Kino, the largest bookstore in Singapore (Ngee Ann City) you can find almost any book as it carries half a million titles. I also love the smaller but cosier branch at Liang Court which … Continue reading →
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Tagged books, bookstore, happiness, Kinokuniya, Life, list, Living, photography, photos, shopping, Singapore, travel
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#1. Passion Fruit
To motivate myself in 2011, I’m gonna start a list of healthy food that I actually like. My new favourite snack is passion fruit. It’s wonderfully sourish sweet. You just cut the fruit in half and scoop the fruit out … Continue reading →
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Tagged diet, Food, fruit, health, healthy food I like, Life, list, Living, passion fruit, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, skin, vision, weight loss, wellness
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#77. Never Feeling Homesick
Whenever I read the posts of my expat blogger friends, I realize that not only do they have to contend with adapting to a new culture they also have to deal with home sickness. Because I am really close to … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, culture, happiness, homesick, Life, list, Living, personal, Singapore
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#76. Hawker Centres for Yummiest Meals Under 5 Bucks
Hawker Centres are no frills places in Singapore where you can eat great food on the tightest budget. Old Airport Road Food Centre is often touted to be the best hawker centre in Singapore. By best I mean not the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Airport Road Hawker Centre, design, happiness, Life, list, Living, personal, photography, photos, Rojak, Singapore, travel, wan tan mee
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#75. It’s Hot, But Thank Goodness it Never Goes Past 38 Degrees Celcius
I know I always complain that it’s hot, but thank goodness it have never gone past 38 degrees celsius (I could say 37 degrees but you know, global warming and all). I believe our hottest recorded temperature was 36 degrees … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, happiness, Life, list, Living, quirky, Singapore, temperature, travel, weather
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#74. It’s Hard to Get Really Lost
I have no sense of direction, so sometimes being in a small country has it’s advantages. Every if you do get lost, just walk about 10 minutes and you’ll either reach an MRT station, a mall, a hotel or a … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, cab, happiness, Life, list, Living, mall, personal, Singapore, taxi, travel
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#73. No Natural Disasters
We are sheltered from Tsunamis by the Island of Sumatra. We can also be thankful our country doesn’t sit on any faultlines so no earthquakes to worry about either. Our climate is constant and we don’t have Hurricanes or Tornados, … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, happiness, Life, list, Living, no natural disasters, Singapore, travel, Video, water spout
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#72. We Really Truly are a Melting Pot of Cultures
You can see it in our food and the unique Singaporean accent, and of course Singlish. Some of the Indian or Chinese food you see sold in Singapore, you won’t find in India or China and I think that is … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, Bourdain, Chilli Crab, culture, Fish Head Curry, Food, happiness, Life, list, Living, personal, prata, Singapore, Singlish, soup tulang, travel, unique
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#71. Siew Pao in Chinatown
Siew Pao is one of my favourite snacks that you can get in Singapore with the yummiest version sold at S’ban Siew Pao in Chinatown. Just imagine sweet savoury barbequed pork encased in the fluffiest most buttery flaky pastry and … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, Chinese, culture, Food, happiness, Happiness in Singapore, Life, list, Living, personal, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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10 Good Habits that Stuck in 2010
Christmas reminds me that 2011 will be here soon, and New Year reminds me of all the things I did not achieve. I am feeling all “woe is me” and “why do I even bother with resolutions”. But I tend … Continue reading →
Posted in Midlife Musings
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Tagged 10 good habits, blogging, books, cell phone, Coke, FaceBook, good habits, habits, hand phone, happiness, health, healthy, internet, Life, list, Living, minimalism, Minimalist, mobile phone, personal, raspberries, retail therapy, teeth, TV, water, women
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#69. The Little Red Button that Flashes on the MRT
It’s tiny little thing, but it’s useful indicator to make sure you won’t get off at the wrong stop on the MRT. Or at least it gives you some idea of how far away you are from your destination if … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, design, happiness, Life, list, Living, MRT, personal, photography, photos, public transport, Singapore, subway, train, travel
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#67. An Expanding MRT Line With Art to Gaze at
Not only are we becoming even more well connected, the newest lines have the most gorgeous art installations. When I first saw what looks like ‘mercury droplets’ to me at Promenade station I was blown away. The mirror effect made … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, Art, Circle Line, design, happiness, Life, list, Living, MRT, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Promenade, Singapore, travel, yellow line
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#66. Loads of the Sunshine Vitamin and No Winter Blues
15 minutes of sun exposure can be a good thing and that’s what we get in a tropical climate where the sun shines most of the time. The sunshine vitamin is Vitamin D. It will help reduce your risk of … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, depression, happiness, health, Life, list, Living, nature, personal, sad, Singapore, sunshine vitamin, travel, Vitamin D, winter blues
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11 Things that Made Me Happy Today
Let me first admit that these days being happy takes quite an effort for me and may seem a bit false at first, but I am trying to not miss the little bits of cheer throughout the day and to … Continue reading →
My To Do List Vs My Done List
Many people have a To Do List – like 50 things to do before I turn 50. I love reading these inspirational lists and often come up with my own. But when I don’t manage to tick off those things … Continue reading →
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Tagged Chores, Done List, habits, inspiration, Life, list, Living, Tasks, To Do List
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14 Moments of Culture Shock
In my life so far, Culture Shock ranges from mild to extreme. Television and movies have reduced the total strangeness and unfamiliarity element, but not everything is captured on screen. Here are some of my Alice in Wonderland moments: 1. … Continue reading →
#65. You Don’t Have to Drive For Hours to Get from One Place to Another
The other day I walked from Wheelok Place to Tanglin Mall and it was a surprisingly pleasant walk as it was a cloudy and cool evening. On the way I passed by some interesting sights like the 6 star hotel … Continue reading →
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Tagged 100 Reasons, Architecture, Art, culture, design, Entertainment, happiness, Life, list, Living, photography, photos, pretty, shopping, Singapore, travel, walking city
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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Freddie Mercury
Kay Patke of Clash Music has come up with a brilliant list on the anniversary of the singer’s death in 1991. Freddy would have been 64 today. These are a few of my favourites from the list. You can view … Continue reading →
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Tagged 10 things, cats, celeb, Celebrities, celebs, Entertainment, Freddie Mercury, interesting, Life, list, love, Michael Jackson, music, photos, Queen, trivia
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I Quit Facebook. Help! I Now Have Withdrawal Symptoms
I never knew I would feel compelled enough to quit Facebook one day. I also has no idea that quitting the social network that 500 million people are using, would be this hard. First thing you have to know is, … Continue reading →
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Tagged addiction, addictive personality, breakups, comedy, culture, delete, disable, dislike, FaceBook, Facebook suicide, friends, funny, happiness, hate, I hate Facebook, I quit Facebook, Life, list, Living, people, personal, quit, quitting, society, Sociology, status updates, symptoms, The Social Network, Video, withdrawal, YouTube
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12 Reasons Why I Miss My Low-Tech Life
1. I used to meet my friends at a prearranged time at a prearranged spot like outside a movie theatre or at the train station. They couldn’t be late, because there were no cell phones then for calling and giving … Continue reading →
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Tagged 12 reasons, addiction, cell phones, culture, FaceBook, games, happiness, internet, Life, list, Living, low tech, miss, personal, sms, technology, texting
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