So yesterday I went to the clinic. “So why are you here?” the doctor asked me once I was seated in front of him. “For two things,” I responded matter of factly. “One, I got heartburn, right after I drank coffee this afternoon.” He asked me if it was after food and after I responded […]
Reunion with Tyne + Farewell for Cate
My friend Tyne, who used to live in Singapore, now lives in Toronto, but was in Singapore this week. LZ, our group of hometown friends, met up with her at Chili’s for dinner. Then everyone else had to go home, but Cate and I stayed with Tyne to walk around Clarke Quay. We ended up […]
11 Years a Blog + Life Lately
My blog is 11 years old today… and I’ve completely lost my blogging mojo. 😥 I don’t know if it will come back, to be honest. But today, I will try. Here’s a short recap of things I should have blogged about this year. 👉 I had a short reunion with my family and my brother’s wife […]
Fancy Meeting You Here
While boarding the plane to Bohol, I saw a familiar face. “Father Kreutz, is that you?” I asked him. “Yes!” He confirmed that he was the former president of my alma mater. “And who is this?” “I’m Heidee. I studied in AdZU for 16 years. Fancy meeting you here.” “Where are you based now and […]
Carpenter and Cook (Cafe Review)
Arlyn is back in Singapore after a two-month business trip in Manila, and with her back, the trio is once again complete and back to cafe-hopping! 😊 Our first cafe of 2016 was Armar’s choice – the rustic Carpenter and Cook in Bukit Timah. “Wow, that’s far,” two different friends of mine commented when I […]
New Year 2016
My New Year’s eve was spent the same way as my Christmas eve, with my friends at their home. They cooked delicious shrimps, carbonara pasta, and hamonado, while I bought some leche flan which I happened to find in a Filipino grocery stall at Pasir Ris interchange. I love how everyone was game enough to […]
2015 in Review
Now that the year is winding down, it’s time to do the annual recap! Here are the highlights: Work * My team was transferred to a different department, a really good move for us * I got a Long Service Award for serving 5 years at work, and got an iPod nano and surprise balloons […]
Roaring Twenties (Dinner & Dance @ Alkaff Mansion)
On the 28th of November, our company had our annual yearend dinner and dance (D&D) at the Alkaff Mansion’s Grand Marquee. Since the Alkaff Mansion was built in 1918, we thought the perfect theme for the party would be: The Roaring Twenties. The Alkaff Mansion is known for their superb Italian food cooked by a […]
Christmas Lunch @ Calle Real
Today we Filipino friends had a Christmas slash New Year lunch at Calle Real, a revamped Filipino restaurant near our office in Changi Business Park. Dred brought her camera and took some beautiful photos of our delicious food and the place. Great food and company! It was a great way to celebrate Christmas!
Christmas Noche Buena 2015
Christmas is the biggest of big deals in the Philippines, and most Filipino families celebrate it with “noche buena” or Christmas eve dinner. Luckily for me, even though I’ve been single and living oceans away from family for years, I have never had to spend it alone, because I always have friends to spend it […]
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