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Monthly Archives: December 2010
The Skypark (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 2 of 4
Whenever I travel to another country, I tend to always go up the top of something to get a view of the city. Did that at Osaka atop Osaka Tower, and in Paris, looking down from the Eiffel. Why not … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged 56th floor, Amazing, Architecture, awesome, beautiful, beauty, cars, City, Fullerton Bay Hotel, Fullerton Hotel, Heights, hotel, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands, pretty, roads, sea, Singapore, skyline, Skypark, Skyscrapers, thrilling, traffic, views
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The Skypark (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 1 of 4
Again, because I took so many photos I need to spilt this post into 4 parts. Part 1 will cover how to get to the Skypark, Part 2 the amazing views of Singapore from the top, Part 3 will cover … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged attractions, culture, design, discount, drizzle, Life, Living, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, personal, photography, photos, premier card, price, rain, safety, Singapore, Skypark, tickets, travel, weather
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Lunch Buffet at Rise (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 3 of 3
All of all the sweet things at the dessert counter I was most impressed by the marshmellows. They were a special kind and seemed to be already toasted and coated with a kind of icing sugar. Am not sure how … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged chocolate fountain, culture, dessert, dining, Food, hotel, Life, Living, Lunch Buffet, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, marshmellows, personal, photography, photos, pretty, restaurant, Rise, Singapore, sweet, travel
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Lunch Buffet at Rise (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 2 of 3
I know the rule everyone knows at buffets is not to fill up on bread, but it’s the one thing I just can’t resist. The breads here looked exceptionally good. Especially with real French salted butter provided. There was the … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged biriyani, bread, breads, breadsticks, butter, Chinese, crab, culture, diced chicken, dining, flower crab, Food, hummus, Indian, lamb, Life, Living, lunch, Lunch Buffet, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, oysters, personal, photography, photos, prawns, restaurant, Rise, savoury, Singapore, sushi, sweet and sour fish, travel
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Lunch Buffet at Rise (Marina Bay Sands Hotel) – Part 1 of 3
Since I couldn’t resist taking so many photos are usual, I need to split this post into 3 parts. Part 1 will be about the ambience at Rise, Part 2 about the savoury food and Part 3 about the desserts. … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged culture, design, dining, Entertainment, Food, hotel, leisure, Life, lifestyle, Living, lunch, Lunch Buffet, Marina Bay Sands, Marina Bay Sands Hotel, personal, photography, photos, pretty, restaurant, Rise, Singapore, staycation, travel
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Serenity Now: Relationships, Marriage and the Importance of Having Your Own Space
{Image: Telegraph} Tim Burton and Helena Bonham Carter have already won my respect for their artistic talents and now they have won me over with their unconventional lifestyle. They have 2 kids and have been together for a decade, but … Continue reading
Posted in Culture & Society
Tagged culture, Life, Living, married, noise, not married, OCD, own space, personal, personal space, relationships, separate homes, separate houes, Serenity, snoring, society, unconventional, women
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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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Beautiful People Get Away with Murder at Work
{Image: China Smack} My cousin just sent me this article. It’s about the old bias that everyone knows exists at work, but that’s never officially acknowledged. Better looking people who are less qualified can get away with lot of nonsense … Continue reading
Grocery Shopping at ION
You can probably find stuff at Three Sixty Marketplace that you can’t find at other supermarkets, but it’ll cost you. My aunt came in here once and was shocked at the prices, but marvelled at the goods. Somehow products you’ve … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged culture, Grocery, ION, Life, Living, mall, marketplace, photography, photos, Singapore, travel
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Top 4 Funniest: Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis
I just had to post these. Zach Galifianakis who shot to fame with The Hangover, is my comedy hero. His comedy seems so natural and effortless. Here are some of my faves from his ‘Funny of Die’ Youtube series. I … Continue reading
Posted in Laughter
Tagged Ben Stiller, Between Two Ferns, Bradley Cooper, Celebrities, comedy, Conan, Entertainment, funny, funny or die, humour, Jon Hamm, Video, YouTube, Zach Galifianakis
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Boxing Day at ION: Inside a Pretty Purple Christmas Tree
ION was not at all crowded today and just so pretty. The best part is, it was empty. I finally got to go inside the gorgeous ION Christmas Tree, which looks like frosted lily white on the outside and a … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, Art, beautiful, beauty, christmas tree, culture, design, Entertainment, inside, ION, Life, Living, mall, personal, photography, photos, pretty, purple, purple Christmas tree, shopping, Singapore, travel, xmas
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Rolina: Hainanese Curry Puffs at Serangoon Garden Market
The uncle selling the traditional Hainanese style curry puffs is really nice with a genuine smile for customers. It makes me want to buy more even though they curry puffs are expensive at S$1.20 each. The stuffing as well as … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged chicken curry puff, Chinese, culture, curry puffs, Food, Hainan, Hainanese, Life, Living, Makansutra, personal, photography, photos, Rolina, Rolina's, Serangoon Garden Market, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, Traditional, travel
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Root Beer Float at Happy Daze
Had a real expensive rootbeer float at Happy Daze, a little neighbourhood open air cafe pub, in Serangoon Gardens that cost S$7.90. The float was a real treat though as I haven’t had one in a long while. But I … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged cafe, culture, Entertainment, Food, Happy Daze, Life, Living, personal, photography, photos, Root Beer Float, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon Gardens, Singapore, travel
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Serangoon Garden Village
A January 2011 update with all my posts about My Village: Cafes Restaurants and More Gorgeous Pink Floral Lanterns at My Village Serangoon Gardens’ My Village Again NTUC Finest My Village in Serangoon Gardens Opens Serangoon Garden Village Another new … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged British, colonial, culture, design, Entertainment, history, japanese, Life, Living, mall, new, personal, photography, photos, Serangoon Garden, Serangoon Garden Village, Serangoon Gardens, shopping, shops, Singapore, travel, Video
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A Glimpse of the Real Singapore
Not all of Singapore is swanky and pristine. There’s also gritty, grimy and authentic in every way. One of the oldest estates is Toa Payoh which is right in the middle of the island. This is one area in Toa … Continue reading
Posted in Singapore Living
Tagged Architecture, authentic, culture, flats, HDB, Life, Living, old, personal, photography, photos, real, Singapore, Toa Payoh, travel
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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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Blogging is Art
This video made me understand why I started blogging and why I love reading blogs. It’s art. It’s a form of art just like painting or poetry is. It might be bold of me to make that statement, because often … Continue reading
Posted in Lovely Ideas
Tagged Andrea Dorfman, Art, blog, blogging, Life, Living, painting, personal, poetry, song, Tanya Davis, Video, women, YouTube
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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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Green Pumpkin Japanese Bakery
I just loved the green pumpkin lampshade at this new Japanese Bakery at Nex. I find the little green lampshades so pretty as well. On the official website the tagline is “What colour is a pumpkin? – Green in Japan.” … Continue reading
Posted in Food in Singapore
Tagged buns, culture, decor, design, Entertainment, Food, green pumpkin, green tea, Japan, japanese, Japanese Bakery, Life, Living, mall, Nex, personal, photography, photos, pretty, Serangoon, Serangoon Central, Serangoon MRT, Shokutsu10, shops, Singapore, travel
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Shimbashi Soba (Shokutsu 10) at Nex
Among the little restaurants at Shokutsu10 on the Basement 1 level of Nex, this restaurant called Shimbashi Soba looked appealing with it’s freshly made buckwheat soba. There’s another outlet at Paragon. The Tempura Seiro cost a whopping S$17.80. The side … Continue reading