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Tiramisu Hero Cafe - Amazing Waffles Woo! @ 121 Tyrwhitt Road [Jalan Besar]
The combination was weird; cats and fishes do sound perfect together yet i have never heard of cats loving tiramisu so much that it's a mascot for this tiramisu-themed cafe near the now-demolished...
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Yong Heng Food Trading for Keropoks and Other Local Foodstuff @ Batam Island...
Of the few times that i visited Batam, the tour guides would always bring us to a shop to spend our money on local food stuff like keropok; i didn't know it was known then but now i do, Yong Heng Food...
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Sindy Durians (阿玲山芭榴梿) - The One and Only Place for Mao Shan Wang @ Whampoa...
My experiential journey with durians had been relatively peaceful (and unexciting) until my dearest mum decided to indulge me when i was much older (like late 20s) and brought me to a stall known as...
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Karma Hits - The Story on Kangaroo
My family is a strong believer in karma.Let me share with you a story in relation to our subject title today that happened a long time ago; when my elder sister, Joyce, was still in secondary school....
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Barelang Bridges (or Jembatan Habibie) of Batam Island [Indonesia]
Photographs of the magnificent Barelang Bridges have surfaced on the web for a few years now and i thought it might be worth our while to place it as part of our itinerary for recent day trip to Batam....
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Shark Point - 1st Stop of the Morning Snorkeling Session with Perhentian...
Blessed with good weather, it's the time to lug along my underwater Olympus TG-3 for the morning snorkelling trip with Perhentian Island Resort right after breakfast!Picking us up at 10.05 am from the...
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Lao Zhong Zhong Ngo Hiang (老中中五香酥虾饼) - Cheap & Good Wu Xiang @ 29 Tai Thong...
As a trigger happy person (for my cameras, not guns), i have the tendency to take a lot of photographs; so much so that backlogs are frequent occurrences and there are quite a number of cases when it's...
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Kelong Restaurant Citra Utama 188 @ Batam Island [Near Barelang Bridges]
From memory; every time i visited Batam Island, the tour guide would bring us to the exact same seafood restaurant known as 933 and maybe because it was part of the package, the food wasn't great and i...
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R-Rated Chocolate from Hokkaido That Failed to Meet My Expectation
I might be bespectacled and have a nerdy appearance but friends who know me well are aware i can be rather foul mouthed at times (thanks to national service) and can be graphically descriptive if the...
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Tua Pek Kong Temple (Vihara Budhi Bhakti Temple) @ Nagoya District, Batam...
From the first time i stepped foot onto Batam Island, visiting the tua pek kong temple at Nagoya vicinity is a given although the positive thing is that i can see its development over the years. Let us...
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Choo Choo Chicken (츄츄) Wings & Drumlets - An Alternative To The...
To be honest, i wasn't keen in writing this blog post on Choo Choo Chicken as our full tummies that day meant we could not order anything substantial enough to warrant a more comprehensive...
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Teluk Kekek - Part 2 of Our Morning Snorkeling Session @ Pulau Perhentian...
From Shark Point, Teluk Kekek was merely a few minutes away and while i was still recovering from a slight bout of nausea, it's already time to jump into the water!In spite of the depth, water clarity...
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Ah Hock Fried Oyster Hougang (阿福蠔煎后港) @ Whampoa Drive Block 90 Food Centre...
Mention fried oyster and you would find people with differing views on what constitute a good plate of fried oyster; you have some who prefer a crispier texture, others who like more starch and a few...
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Shuttle Train from JB Sentral to Singapore - A Convenient, Jam-Free to Cross...
Nowadays, getting across the causeway to indulge in a day trip filled with shopping, dining etc given the stronger Singapore dollar can be a chore with transnational traffic jams that last for hours!If...
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Chong Pang Bedok 511 Main Branch - Pork Satay & Chicken Wings @ Bedok 85 Food...
My memory does fail me sometimes and i would neglect to check out my blog on food i might have tried out yet wasn't personally impressed with as in the case of the fried oyster at Whampoa Drive but in...
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Turtle Watching - Last Part of the Morning Snorkelling Session with...
When i caught sight of the two words "turtle watching" on the itinerary for the morning snorkelling session conducted by Perhentian Island Resort, i was expecting a visit to the turtle sanctuary....
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Day 0 of My Perhentian Island Trip 2015
<< Summarised TravelogueAs indicated in the travelogue, it was an insanely long wait for a cab at Clementi but no matter what, i managed to hop onto one eventually and within 40 minutes, i can...
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Day 1 of the Perhentian Islands Trip 2015 [Includes a Snorkelling Session...
<< Day 0I absolutely detest early flight! However, i didn't have a choice as there wasn't any bus service from Singapore to Kuala Besut / Kota Bahru on the date i wanted and taking the multi-city...
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Katapult Trampoline Park @ ORTO Leisure Park [Yishun, Near Khatib MRT Station]
The two kids stayed at my house over the weekend and we were in a fix on how to manage their boundless energy; while they prefer to stay late and wake up early, adults like me treasure weekends as the...
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Satay Guan (源沙爹) -Superbly Good Pork Satay! @ Whampoa Drive Hawker Centre...
Many travel guides on Singapore recommended checking out hawker stalls with a queue for good food but this theory is only about 70% accurate; i have had food like carrot cake that simply didn't justify...
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