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A picture paints, well er…

Posted on 9 Sep 2008   by Ling

On our first day in Bali, we had hired a driver to fetch us from the airport to Tepi Sawah Villa, our pre-booked accommodation for our entire 6-day vacation in Bali. On our journey to Tepi Sawah, I kept seeing red

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Bali 2008    2 Comments on A picture paints, well er…   

Planting rice is never fun

Posted on 2 Sep 2008   by Ling

Got time for another post after Yang’s just finished his. The sighting of terrace padi fields is one the highlights during our stay in Bali. It was something which I learnt about in secondary two Geography lessons but never get

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Bali 2008, Nikon D300   

Curry puffs

Posted on 8 Jul 2008   by Ling

It is one of those things where we’re of different opinions. I prefer curry puffs from Old Chang Kee and Polar Puffs and Cakes while Yang prefers those from Tip Top. Sigh, I still don’t get it. What’s so special

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Laksa made easy

Posted on 5 Jul 2008   by Ling

I finally got down to cooking laksa (nonya version) with the premix bought a couple of months ago. I had intended to do it while Matt was here but we were too busy eating other types of good food! Hee hee.

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Posted in At Home, Recipes    4 Comments on Laksa made easy   

Here's a little nugget… :D

Posted on 26 Jun 2008   by Ling

Guess what, Yang agreed to go for a head, shoulder & back massage with me on the Phuket trip!! Ha ha, didn’t he and Matt say that massages and spa are just not their thing? Well, our suite at Ayara

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Ayara, Phuket    3 Comments on Here's a little nugget… :D   

My man does make adjustment for me :p

Posted on 24 Jun 2008   by Ling

There are many horror stories told about how marriage is so very different from courtship. To many women, romance is one thing which often fades off when one enters into marriage. Money is another thing. For example, there are loans

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Ayara, Phuket    2 Comments on My man does make adjustment for me :p   

She's a what?!

Posted on 22 Jun 2008   by Ling

We’re all so familiar with the term ‘relief teacher’. Relief teacher = Someone who is hired by a school to temporarily baby-sit the classes taught by a teacher who’s on course, NS reservice, sick leave, maternal/paternal leave, study leave, childcare

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He walks, he eats, he cracks

Posted on 11 Jun 2008   by Ling

There was a poem on people we meet and sometimes you only get to meet them once in your lifetime. I didn’t think much of it until Matt left us this morning. He has very much become a part of

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Posted in Ang mo, At Home, Dining   

Mad about Corn

Posted on 11 May 2008   by Ling

I enjoy a wide variety of vegetables and corn is one of my favourites. I can still remember my first corn on a cob as a small kid while living in a kampong with houses on stilts and occasional visits

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If your ang mo friend is coming over…

Posted on 3 May 2008   by Ling

…what would you recommend him? Okay, this is my list of things to do: Topmost on the list: Must bring him to try our local fare, of course!! I mean, we don’t have much of a natural heritage here, or

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Posted in Ang mo, Dining    Tagged Compass Point, Roti Prata    2 Comments on If your ang mo friend is coming over…   

The human touch

Posted on 26 Apr 2008   by Ling

Something warmed my heart recently. I was halfway tearing a parking coupon at the car park of ICA (Immigration and Checkpoint Authority) when I heard some knocking on the glass window of the passenger’s seat. I looked up and saw

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Posted in Everything Else   

Don’t spill the beans

Posted on 7 Apr 2008   by Ling

I’ve been on this crave for Jollibean’s beancurd since those days when beancurd & pancakes speciality shops started sprouting all over the island. Now, there are also Mr Bean and Pin Le – to name a few. In my personal

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