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Left my Heart in New Zealand
Visited New Zealand for the first time recently and felt so overwhelmed by her beauty that I just didn’t know how to start blogging about the trip. Been planning to visit this paradise I’ve heard so much about for more … Continue reading
Posted in Midlife Musings, Travel
Tagged beauty, holiday, kiwis, nature, New Zealand, people, South Island, travel, trip
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Refreshed at the Labrador Nature Reserve
I feel that I haven’t explored enough of Singapore especially it’s nature reserves. I’ve never been to Labrador Park and dropped by to explore, but B decided we’d come another day as it was drizzling. So these are the photos … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged green, Labrador Park, mangrove swamps, nature, nature reserve, tropical jungle
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My Second Visit to Spruce for Dinner
Made a repeat visit to Spruce and wrote about it here. I can see myself going there again.
Posted in Food in Singapore, White as Milk
Tagged dining, nature, Phoenix Park, Singapore, Spruce
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Sembawang: Green & Soothing
The walk to Sembawang MRT can be pleasant just after the rain. There is a stretch of road that reminds me of our Botanic Gardens. And this is the part of the red line that is above ground. No air-conditioning … Continue reading
The Quiet of Sembawang Beach
Headed towards the quiet of Sembawang beach and it felt good to walk around (although there is still renovation going on and lots of barricades up). Trying to get with the usual New Year promise that everyone makes – to … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Nature
Tagged exercise, health, healthy, nature, sea, Sembawang Beach, trees, walk
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The Wild Monkeys at Lower Pierce
We like coming to Lower Pierce. It’s nice and peaceful. B was laughing at me because I was scared of the monkeys. He’s more of an animal person than I am and he is quite fond of them. I find … Continue reading
Posted in Nature
Tagged beauty, green, Lower Pierce Reservoir, monkeys, nature, Singapore, water, wild
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East Coast: Dining Places near the Sea
We are still awaiting for the renovations at the East Coast Beach to be complete. Used to hang out at the Macs there but it’s since moved further down to where all the seafood restaurants are.
Posted in Nature
Tagged dining, East Coast Beach, green, nature, sea, Singapore, trees
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Botanic Gardens: Don’t Squish the Millipedes
Thought the blog needed a bit more green and perhaps a little break from the all food posts. This is another long overdue post – a trip with D to Botanic Gardens. We did make a food stop at the … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Singapore Living
Tagged Botanic Gardens, Cousin, green, happiness, millipedes, nature, Singapore
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The Scenic Route
I may complain that Singapore lacks nature and is just too urban, but sometimes I feel that the roads themselves can be a green oasis. You just need to find the scenic route. But when all that fails there’s always … Continue reading
#94. I Truly Love Our Vast Botanic Gardens
As I get closer to 100 on my happiness list, I feel that I can go beyond that number and I never thought I would even come close. It’s quite a lovely feeling. And even though we now have Gardens … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Reasons to be Happy in Singapore, Nature
Tagged Botanic Gardens, Botanic Gardens MRT, green, nature, park, photos, Singapore, walking
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#93. Our Beautiful Shade Providing Trees
We have some really pretty stretches of roads. I love all our trees and especially these pretty ones with yellow leaves somewhere near Chijmes. We didn’t use to have trees like this in the past and I wonder where they … Continue reading
Posted in 100 Reasons to be Happy in Singapore
Tagged happiness, nature, pretty, road, Singapore, trees, yellow leaves
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Samy’s Curry & Food Quirks
Feeling a whole lot better today. Hope you’ll read my post about Samy’s Curry at Dempsey. I also talk about food quirks like food touching. On National Day I must say food is the closest thing to my heart about … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, White as Milk
Tagged ambience, banana leaf, Best, curry, Dempsey, food quirks, green, Indian, must try, nature, Samy's Curry, Singapore
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Some Days this World is Hard to Fathom
I watched the movie The Dark Knight Rises and felt a chill when the random shooting scene came on. I can’t even begin to imagine how terrifying it must have been for the victims. The horrifying mass murder in a … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture & Society
Tagged Batman, book, children, Dark Knight Rises, Holmes, Lionel Shriver, Movie, murder, nature, nurture, parenting, thoughts, We Need to Talk About Kevin
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Finding Serenity at our Botanic Gardens
After visiting the Gardens at the Bay, it left me longing for the more natural Botanic Gardens. So I implored to B to make a stop there one day. It was a brief stop but on the weekends the place … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Botanic Gardens, Botany Centre, cafe, Food for Thought, gardens, nature, relaxing, Serenity
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Eng Hoon Street is So Hip Now, but it was Always Charming
Not only did we get to check out the new Tiong Bahru Bakery that replaced an egg shop and is helmed by a Parisian, that everyone’s talking about, we felt refreshed in this pretty estate with it’s charming white low rise … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged address, Architecture, charming, Eng Hoon Street, how to get there, nature, old, sky, The Orange Thimble, Tiong Bahru, Tiong Bahru Bakery
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Dempsey Hill: Tropical Beauty
Love how the red roofs of these old barracks stand out against the blue sky and lushness of the tropical green. I’ve probably already mentioned this a million times and am in danger of sounding repetitive. But seriously it’s a … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Dempsey, green, nature, photography, Singapore, sky
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American Meal with lots of Melted Cheese: Roadhouse at 13 Dempsey Road
I have to admit we were a bit disappointed by the meal at Roadhouse. Not that it was bad or anything, just that we expected it to be as good as what you get in the US. I guess that … Continue reading
Duxton Hill: Hot June Day
Liked how these photos at Duxton Hill turned out. The cloudless sky helped.
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged blue, cat, Duxton Hill, nature, photography, pretty, Singapore, sky
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