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Chinatown Festive Street Bazaar for the Year of Monkey (2016) @ Singapore
Frequent readers of this blog would be aware that i make it a point to visit Chinatown a few weeks before Chinese /Lunar New Year to cover the street bazaar and this year is no exception; in fact, the...
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Place to Shoot Top-Down Photographs of Chinese New Year Centrepiece @...
In a few photographs i shared earlier in the posting on decorations for the upcoming lunar new year, i mentioned a fantastic spot to shoot the centre of attraction that's smacked in the middle of Eu...
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Renovation Part 1 - Time To Dismantle!
You know what would come next after the most expensive purchase i have ever made in my 35 years of life? Renovation! Given my penchant for spending (not saving), i didn't have any choice but to apply...
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Royal Thai Kitchen (皇廚泰式料理) - A Hidden Gem @ 740 Bedok Reservoir Road...
I was at a loss on what to have for dinner when mom happened to have a dental appointment at Bedok Reservoir a few weeks ago. The roast duck stall that i patronised quite often had already closed for...
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The Silver Cave (银子岩) in between Yangshuo & Lipu @ Guangxi Province [China]
Silver Cave (银子岩) - is a 2-kilometer cavern that cuts across 12 hills and was named because of the shimmering particles on the stalactites and stalagmites found within.Excitement didn't quite kick in...
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My Take on the Pomelo Fruit in Guangxi Province @ China
In my recent exploration of the Chinese New Year bazaar at Chinatown, i got to know that Shatian in Guangxi province was a placed famed for their pomelo and this reminded me of my trip to China last...
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Twenty Grammes Cafe's Waffles @ 753 North Bridge Road [Near Sultan Mosque]
I might have an instagram account but i don't go frenzy over the popular social media app by checking out pictures posted by others. It was therefore a head of question marks when a friend commented...
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Samyang Super Spicy Instant Noodles (Halal) - Eat The Ramen At Your Own Risk!
The rumoured world's spiciest ramen has taken the social media by storm and i couldn't resist forking out more than S$7 for a pack recently at a Korean supermarket in Marina Square! It took me a while...
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The Incredible Fishing Skill by the Cormorants (鱼鹰)
I hate fishing and if not for commercial fishing, i think i can jolly well eliminate fish from my diet since i simply don't have the patience to wait for my catch! In the case of the cormorants, the...
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Enjoying Guilin Scenery Via the Trusty Bamboo Raft & Surrounded by Local Folk...
The stopover right after our visit to the Green Lotus Peak wasn't a toilet break as initially thought should i be any less observant; oh well, i needed to release some pressure from my bladder...
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Aerie Tower - Sweeping View of the Wetlands @ Sungei Buloh Nature Reserve...
Without an eye to spot little critters and tiny reptiles, i find nature reserves rather boring and prefer to aim for the tower for a breathtaking, helicopter view of their surroundings.It's not my...
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Mookata Traditional Thai Charcoal BBQ @ ORTO [Near Khatib MRT Station]
When Bottle Tree Park @ Khatib became ORTO, i didn't think i would patronise it that often; at least not to the extent that my family even had our lunar new year reunion dinner at one of its resident...
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The Fish That's a Must Have for Chinese New Year - Prosperity / White-Belly /...
It's the second day of the lunar new year celebration and my family was about to leave my uncle's place when my cousin persuaded us to wait for a few more minutes for a delicacy said to be a must-have...
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Rojak Stall @ S11 Yishun 744 Kopitiam [Opposite Yishun MRT Station]
My younger sister and mum were not very impressed with the Toa Payoh Rojak @ Old Airport Road Hawker Centre and thought the one closer to home was better with a way shorter wait. When i mentioned...
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Day Four (in Yangshuo) - Part of the 8 Days 7 Nights Scenic Guilin + Longji...
<<< Day Three万丽花园酒店 (Elite Garden) - our allocated accommodation in Yangshuo town looked better inside than outside with a few hanging chandeliers that could not be seen even when you are at...
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Traditional Wanton Noodle @ Quan Kee Wanton Noodles 權記云吞面 [Geylang East...
Monday is a bad day to find hawker food in Singapore as many stalls choose to rest on the first workday of the week; unlike poor office workers like me. I was almost on the verge of giving up my search...
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Beancurd and Fried Tofu from 西施豆腐 at Lu Village (鲁家村) - Guilin [China]
The city of Guilin has two main rivers cutting through it; most notable is Li River (漓江) while Taohua River (桃花江) is the lesser-known one. Our objective was to take a cruise (yes, another cruise) along...
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Lu Village (鲁家村) - Short Stopover at A Famous Village @ Guilin (桂林)
As mentioned in my last post, Lu Village is a mere link for us to take the cruise along Taohua River although i thought it would be fitting to give the supposedly famous village a one-post entry.Okay,...
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Thousand Year Old Banyan Tree @ Guilin's Two Rivers Four Lakes Scenic Area...
I have always thought banyan tree and bodhi tree are the same; just different terminology arising from language, culture, history and country, and that Buddha sat under the tree (not sure which one...
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Old Hen Coffee Bar's Ondeh Ondeh Cake @ Rangoon Road [Singapore]
The name "old hen" evokes a picture of a nutritional herbal soup often made by the older generation although the decoration of the coffee bar would have quickly pushed you out of that misconception....
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