Monthly Archives: January 2013

Guess Where Again?

I’m so predictable. Can you guess where I had set lunch from the picture I took. If you can then you’re a fan like me. Wrote about it here.

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CNY2013: Chinese New Year Decorations at Nex

Was very impressed by the cute zodiac lantern animals. There were boards with fortunes for the snake year too.   I don’t believe in this kind of thing but it’s fun to read sometimes. Quite an attractive display of cranes … Continue reading

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Geylang Revisited: Retro Shops, & Almond Cream for Dessert

Saw this interesting old shop selling nothing but green weighing scales that you can spot at most market stalls.

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CNY2013: My Village has the Prettiest Chinese New Year Decorations

I just love the pink flowers and the sparkly lights. This mall always has a bit of class. I think the fact that it is owned by two brothers (twins I believe) and not a huge corporation makes a huge … Continue reading

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CNY2013: Chinese New Year at Kallang Leisure Park

A bit subdued here but still nice to see the decorations up. Each mall is different so it’s still interesting to check out and I found out that you can buy dragon puppets here at Kallang Leisure Park. I quite … Continue reading

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CNY2013: I Could Not Take the Scorching Heat at Chinatown

The blinding glare of the sun and the heat combined to give me a splitting headache, but the abundance of light made for great photos. I was wondering how the tourists from cold climates could bear this. I must prefer … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year at Johor Bahru (JB) Malaysia

I was impressed by the decorations at City Square JB. Especially the huge zodiac installation with paper cutting illustrations of the animals. I find the traditional paper cutting depictions the most pretty. I’m sure many Singaporeans come here to buy … Continue reading

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Chinese New Year 2013 in Singapore: What to Do With the Kids?

Wrote about it at Guillaume’s parenting blog, White as Milk. Included details about fun things like lion dances, although my favourite since age 3 has been the dragon dance. There are scheduled events, but the most fun is coming across impromptu … Continue reading

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CNY2013: Chinese New Year Fair at Takashimaya

We had to check out the yearly Bazaar just outside Takashimaya where I saw people milling around to try samples. Hard to even walk in here but you sure can feel the pre Chinese New Year excitement. What I also … Continue reading

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Expected Better from Hoshino Coffee

Every time I passed this new cafe the queue was so long I told myself to forget it. This time I braved the queue. In the end I found out that part of the reason the queue is so long … Continue reading

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CNY 2013: Chinese New Year Buzz at Ang Mo Kio Hub

Since I checked out a bit of the festive atmosphere in town at Plaza Singapura, we also decided to check out a heartland mall – Ang Mo Kio Hub. There was Chinese New Year music playing all over. There was … Continue reading

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CNY 2013: The Chinese New Year Buzz at Plaza Singapura

Last year I was quite impressed by the Starbucks dragon bear and this year I was excited to see them continuing with the theme. There was a bear with a green snake around it’s neck ala Britney Spears. But it … Continue reading

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Durian Cake or Lempok Durian

Durian Cake or Lempok Durian is one of my favourite local snacks. Got this in Malacca but it’s one of the best I’ve had. I’ve had other brands that are not that good so scrutinized the label and saw that … Continue reading

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Quiche & Soup Set Lunch at Maison Kayser

Had a quiche set lunch at Maison Kayser and haven’t blogged about it yet. What was unique was the trickling sand timer for the tea to indicate when to remove the bag. The quiche was not bad. The potato soup … Continue reading

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What Type of Prata Do You Prefer?

I wrote about my prata preferences at White as Milk.

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Do You Have a Hard Time Saying No?

This is not a motivational post that offers solutions. I can’t offer any solutions as I have a hard time saying no myself. The worse thing ever is a guilt trip. I often wish guilt trips wouldn’t work so easily … Continue reading

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What’s there for Kids at the New Chinatown Point?

Wrote about it at White as Milk. Also shared what disgusting meal I used to love as a kid. You’ll be pretty grossed out. Would love to hear what odd food you favoured as a child that you find disgusting … Continue reading

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CNY 2013: Chinese New Year Festivities at People’s Park Complex

In Chinatown I like the immediate area around People’s Park Complex. Outside the complex there is authentic street food from China. I love the spicy buns. They are like chinese burgers – so delicious. But you have to be prepared … Continue reading

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St Marc Cafe is Ruining My Resolve to Eat Healthy

I know I should have just stuck to the Earl Grey tea, but everything here is just so tempting. How can you not try the parfaits (including jello like pudding, cornflakes and pieces of cake too) or the buns? It … Continue reading

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CNY 2013: Checking Out the Chinese New Year Buzz at Vivo

VivoCity tends to have great Chinese New Year atmosphere so we had to check it out this year. I found the lanterns so pretty and the Chinese New Year fair, including art, crafts and photography from China added to the … Continue reading

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Lovely French Crepes & Creme Brulee at Paul

Was at Paul at Ngee Ann City (I refer to it as Taka even though Taka is just the department store section) again. The crepe reminded me of what we had in Paris. Sinful but so good. More pancake like … Continue reading

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Creepiest Snowman

Christmas is over, but I forgot to post about the creepiest snowman ever wearing a red G-string. It was shaking it’s booty too, which made it even creepier and so inappropriate for the kiddies. It was it’s denture-like perfect teeth … Continue reading

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