In her book Yes Please, the hilarious genius Amy Poehler said: “I believe you can time-travel three different ways: with people, places, and things.” I’d like to add one more item to that list: songs. Hearing certain songs transports us back to the time and memories associated with them.
Archives for March 2015
AmaSoy Hokkaido Milk @ Ion Orchard {Foodee}
I got to try the AmaSoy Hokkaido milk drinks in Ion Orchard’s basement 2 after we watched the Chingay Parade 2015. Arlyn and I were incredibly thirsty, so Armar led us to the stall selling his favourite drink. I chose the mocha flavour, but only realized after I had placed my order that it was made of […]
Chingay Parade 2015 on Orchard Road
Every year, Singapore holds the Chingay parade, a uniquely Singaporean Lunar New Year tradition held during the first weekend of the Lunar New Year. This yearly street parade is now a national festival, celebrated by Chinese, Malays, Indians and Eurasians alike. Now I had never seen it before despite living here for 6 years because […]
8 WordPress Plugins Worth Plugging
I recently discovered the wonders of WordPress plugins and now I’m in love with them! But before I go into that, let’s backtrack a bit. After being on the fence about it for a long time, I finally jumped into the WordPress bandwagon. Blogger was a wonderful home for my blog for almost 10 years, but […]
High Tea @ The Salon, Hotel Fort Canning {Foodee}
If you want to have high tea in Singapore, I have just the place for you. It’s called The Salon at Hotel Fort Canning, and it’s affordable and delicious with great service and ambiance. Armar has been dying for us to have high tea for a long time now, and we finally slashed that item […]
Jergens Lotion – Hydralucence Blend (Review)
When I was growing up, my mom would always have a sexy yellow & brown bottle of Jergens lotion sitting on top of her dresser. Lathering its contents onto her skin was part of her daily routine. You need to use lotion to keep your skin moisturized, she said. She bought me my own bottles when […]
Where’s Your Sense of Adventure?
Whenever I see the word “adventure” what immediately comes to mind is the movie The Hobbit. At the start of the movie, Gandalf paid a visit to Bilbo. “I am looking for someone to share in an adventure that I am arranging,” he said, “and it’s very difficult to find anyone.” “I should think so […]
6 Movies Better Than The Books
“The book is always better than the movie.” I’m sure you’ve heard someone say that at one point or another, but I beg to disagree. Yes, most of the time, the book is better, but not always. Here are 6 movies which I thought were better than the books they were based on. (1) THE […]