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Yummy Toddler Foods: The Pomelo

Posted on 24 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

Pomelo is the largest citrus fruit in the world. It is rich in vitamin C and potassium. During the mid-autumn festival, it is a traditional must-eat item along with the mooncakes. Pomelo symbolises family harmony and abundance. As far as

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Accidental Discovery: Yummy Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee at a Ulu Coffeeshop

Posted on 23 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

The stall is located at a nobody’s coffeeshop tucked underneath a multi-storey HDB car park off one corner of Tampines town. I wonder if the stall even have a name! It is called ‘Fried Hokkien Prawn Mee’ or ‘Wu Ba

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Yummy Toddler Foods: China Barley Drink

Posted on 18 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

Taking barley drink to cool down our bodies on hot days is a common practice amongst the Chinese. There is the barley drink and then there is the China barley drink. One is the true barley and the other is

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Spoilt Apples and New Droids

Posted on 14 Sep 201227 Jun 2019   by CY

The screen on my 1 year 4 months iPad 2 went kaput over the weekend. Initially I was just astonished. Weren’t Apple products commanding premiums because their products do not compromise on quality? But here’s the funniest thing. After Ling

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Work-in-Progress – Part 8

Posted on 9 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by CY

Another monthly check-up on The Minton condo, and this time the 10th and 11th floor of Block 158. The place is now about 15 months away from estimated completion. The Sigma 18-250mm lens came along for the check-out this time,

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Re-entering the Kitchen: Steamed Yam Cake

Posted on 7 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

After discovering our common favourite dish (aka steamed yam cake) at Qiji eatery, I was on the spur of the moment to want to whip up this dish at home. So once again, it was scouring on the Internet for

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Blueberries

Posted on 4 Sep 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

Hannah has been asking for blueberries as her ‘fruit fruit’ for her after-meal dessert at home. I guess she enjoys picking up the small, round, purple fruits with her small hand and popping them methodically into her mouth. :) Blueberries

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Local Coffee & Toast Outlets in Singapore

Posted on 27 Aug 201225 Feb 2017   by Ling

In Singapore, one of our favourite past times is to hang out or stopover at an eatery selling kaya toast, coffee / tea and whatnots. I have a pet peeve over a particular such eatery of late. It is Toast

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Movie Revisits

Posted on 22 Aug 201214 Mar 2018   by CY

Over the fortnight while the Olympics was in season, most evenings were spent in front of the living room TV. Not that I was consciously watching what was going on-screen, but I like having background audio while I’m working away

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Work-in-Progress – Part 7

Posted on 20 Aug 201225 Feb 2017   by CY

It’s the Hari Raya Puasa, or breaking of the Ramadan fast public holiday today. Ling has been feeling quite under the weather with a week long coughing spell, but nonetheless was still well enough for us to swing by The

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Blog Writing

Posted on 20 Aug 20123 Apr 2026   by CY

Interestingly, over the years while we’ve had many friends who’ve tried blogging, not many keep up with posting after a while. I think a good part of it is that blogging in itself isn’t convenient, relative to social network sites

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MacBook Pro Retina

Posted on 16 Aug 201213 Jul 2018   by CY

The MacBook Pro Retina (rMBP) arrived on Tuesday afternoon, about 8 days after placing an order for it. The notebook configuration I chose wasn’t the base configuration. Given that the new series of rMBPs can’t be user-upgraded later after it

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