A few days ago, I got an email saying that my blog was named as one of the Top 30 Asia Expat Blogs on Moneytransfers.com. If you go through the list, you’ll see a lot of blogs in different Asian countries, and I was the only one listed under Hong Kong. So does that mean […]
A Blogger’s Best Friend
A blogger’s best friend is someone who loves to read her blog and appreciates it to the point that she loves being featured in it and sharing it with all of her own friends. My friend Dred is that for me. She is the self-proclaimed #1 fan of my blog. Just recently during her 5th […]
The Food Journalist
I got a happy surprise when I opened the mailbox after lunch today. There was this magazine, and when I flipped it open to page 17… Anyone look familiar? Have a closer look. Did you spot me yet? 😀 I have to confess, it was a thrill to see my face in a magazine, even though it’s […]
The One Where I Thought I Got Hacked
For a few days now, I’ve been stressing because I thought my website had a virus problem. Whenever I open it on my iPhone, it gets redirected to a bunch of urls until it lands in the app store. I thought I had been hacked, so I went into a lot of forums and followed […]
I Won a Little Blogging Contest
This is just a short post to announce that I won a little blogging contest! Yay! In case you missed it, I was invited to attend an event at the Line pop up store some time ago. There were a couple of contests held. One set of prizes would go to the best LIVE instagram […]
Blogger Problems
Are you familiar with the First World Problems meme? They are frustrations and complaints that are only experienced by privileged individuals in first world countries. It is typically used as a tongue-in-cheek comedic device to make light of trivial inconveniences. Well I guess blogger problems are sort of like these, aren’t they? So let’s get […]
The Perks of Being a Blogger
(1) You get to “taste life twice” thanks to your archives which allows you to relive memories. I know everyone else takes pictures these days and can do that through those, too, but believe me, pictures do not capture everything. It amazes me how I can read my old posts and go, “This happened? I had completely […]
10th Bloggy Birthday: 10 Most Memorable Posts
I have a 10 year old! Not a kid, but this blog. Other people throw birthday parties for 10 year old kids and celebrate 10 year anniversaries of relationships, but me, I do it for this blog. That may seem a bit sad, but it’s not as bad as it sounds, really! Yes, really. Can you believe […]
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 […]
Sample Store’s Kabloom Event
Last Saturday, I attended Sample Store’s Kabloom event, an exclusive on-site preview of the new Sample Store. I got my invite as a beauty panelist in the mail. Before all else, let me explain what Sample Store is. It’s a website where you can buy samples of products at a fixed fee of S$5.99 for […]