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Sticky Rice

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On Christmas day, we had lunch at Brian and Elma’s favorite restaurant in Ang Mo Kio Hub – Sticky Rice. It’s a Thai restaurant. Normally I just ignore this place because I am not a fan of sticky rice per se, so I’m glad the two introduced us to it. Brian and Elma had orange […]

Time to Kill + DSLR

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This is what happens when you’ve got time to kill (between lunch and movie) and a DSLR in your hands. (Pics taken with Brian’s camera on Christmas day in Ang Mo Kio Hub) from one floor above heart smiling at the center of chaos let’s walkator outta here “Yay I got a gift!” “This is […]

Malling in Malaysia

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Spent half a day in Johor Bahru, Malaysia with Cate and Ervyn. We just went around City Square Mall because people in Singapore always warn that it’s kinds dangerous to roam around, that snatchers and robbers are aplenty. Better to be safe than sorry. How to commute from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia: take a […]

Sentosa’s New Additions

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Sentosa has some new additions since the last time I’ve been there (which was in March, I think). view from the Sentosa Express train undergoing construction, along with Universal Studios The Wave House definitely wasn’t there before Wave House’s Flow Rider simulates waves for surfing More from their website: The Double FlowRider® is the more […]

Images of Singapore in Sentosa

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Cate’s friend Ronald passed by Singapore on his way to the Philippines from Dubai and we toured him in Sentosa yesterday. It’s my nth time to that island but the first time I’ve seen that many people. It was so packed in fact that both sessions for the Songs of the Sea were fully booked. […]

Sherlock Holmes {Movie Review}

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Sherlock Holmes is the protagonist of one of my favorite mysteries since I was a child. He was the first world renown detective created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in 1887. I even bought a hardbound compilation of all his stories from a bookstore in Lucky Plaza’s basement. It only cost me S$12. A bloody […]

Did You Have an Imaginary Friend?

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Today on Facebook: Cel’s Status – Me: When I was your age, the househelp couldn’t iron our clothes. Nina: Why? Me: Because I forced them to play cards with me! Nina: Tita! You should have played with your imaginary friends! @_@ Kids say the darndest things. I never had an imaginary friend, though. Oh, I […]

Noche Buena in Singapore

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It’s a Filipino tradition to have noche buena on Christmas eve. It literally means “good night” but it actually pertains to a feast. This year, we had noche buena at our flat with two couples – Brian & Elma and Joey & Gelle. I decided to ask Dad for his hamonada recipe and made the […]

I Got a Barbie Doll for Christmas! Yey!

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“Mommy” Gelle and “Daddy” Joey gave me a Barbie doll for Christmas! Even though Gelle joked that she bought it because I was “making parinig” (dropping hints), I totally didn’t expect it. She probably meant this blog where I mentioned the significance of Barbie dolls and Christmas to me and how I wouldn’t mind receiving one […]