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My Own Publication
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I Started My Own Publication
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Year of the Dragon
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Is Inflation One of Your Biggest Worries
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Beautiful Singapore Morning
14 April 2022 at 6.44am. Haven’t risen to see the sky this beautiful since, but I hope to. I pushed myself too much perhaps and now I’m down and needing to take a forced rest. Hope to get back to … Continue reading
Posted in Health & Wellness, Singapore Living
Tagged aging, exercise, health, Life, photography, Singapore
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#20. Simple Joys: Singapore being cooler because of all the trees and plants
It’s something we take for granted. The rest of Southeast Asia is much hotter due to the lack of trees, even though Singapore lies closer to the equator. We also have the advantage of being an island. The surrounding water … Continue reading
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Tagged happiness, Life, Living, photos, Singapore, travel
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No More Masks on Trains or Buses
I was nervous when I heard the news that from Valentines Eve, no less, the rule to wear masks was being removed. You’d think I should be jumping for joy. Back when the rule was imposed, old me would have … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Covid, Midlife Musings, Singapore Living
Tagged Life, Living, masks, Singapore, thoughts
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#19. Simple Joys: A Glimpse of Thaipusam and Devotees carrying Kavadis and Milk Pots
So glad my partner agreed to drive through Little India even with the traffic crunch. I really wanted a glimpse of the festivities. I truly respect the devotion of the devotees and was looking out for my cousin and her … Continue reading
Posted in Simple Joys, Singapore Living
Tagged culture, Kavadi, Life, Living, photography, photos, simple joys, Singapore, Thaipusam, travel
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Samy’s Curry at Dempsey has Been Renovated & We had a Good Lunch There
Went by for lunch. It was packed and there was a queue as we left. This is quite the institution for Singaporean style South Indian curry on a banana leaf. I truly love the cabbage dhal, fish curry and Mysore … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore, Indian, Singapore Living
Tagged banana leaf, culture, Dempsey, Food, Indian food, Life, Living, photos, Samy's Curry, Singapore
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#15. Simple Joys: Seeing Deepavali Decor in the train
Just seeing your upcoming festival being recognised was nice.
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Tagged Daily Photo, decor, decorations, Deepavali, Life, Living, MRT, photos, Singapore
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Patisserie G at Millenia Walk: Stunning Cakes
I didn’t have any cake but they were stunning to look at. The flat white I had was great, my partner found his latte too ‘heaty’ (acidic?). He can’t take stronger coffee like I can. The Cuban sandwich was nothing … Continue reading
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Tagged cafe, cakes, flat white, Food, Life, Living, Patisserie G, photos, Singapore
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Revolted by the Article in Our Newspapers about Hitting Children
This article truly triggered me. It presents the findings of a survey that shows 40% of parents use corporal punishment. It doesn’t take any stand against it. It even seems to be excusing it. The study found that younger children … Continue reading
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Tagged children, childrens’ day, ethics, morals, personal, protection, Singapore, thoughts, values, wrong
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Another post from October 2006
This blast from the past, made me grateful we are not facing another haze. Wow glad I recorded these thoughts 16 years ago when the air quality was bad enough to make me choke. It’s very easy to forget with … Continue reading
I only wrote a single post in 2021 but it helped me feel grateful today
Traffic on my blog plunged, which is not surprising, considering I only wrote a single post in 2021, mainly due to technical issues with my blog. I wrote about living with Covid restrictions in this post from March 2021. It’s … Continue reading
My Childhood: Garden Stories & Jaffna Cousins
I miss our small tropical garden. Of course, as these things go, I didn’t appreciate it till it was reduced to just a tiny patch devoid of any fruit trees. I miss the Japanese roses my mum tended to in … Continue reading
Posted in family, History, Midlife Musings, My Childhood, Singapore Living
Tagged childhood, cousins, family, Jaffna, Life, memories, Singapore, suicide
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Uncle A: My Grandpa at Work & Other Stories
Following my last post about one of my grandma’s specialities, fried mutton with potatoes, my uncle confirmed that it was one of his favourites too. I then asked him to tell me about what family meals were like back then. … Continue reading
Fried Mutton with Potatoes
My mum learnt how to cook various ceylonese dishes, observing my grandma. Back then she mostly did the menial work like cutting up and grinding stuff. You could say, she was sous chef to the chef (grandma) and she started … Continue reading
Posted in Cooking, Culture & Society, family, Singapore Living
Tagged ceylonese, Cooking, family, fried mutton, grandma, Life, Living, mum, Singapore
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