March 2015 archive

We scream for ice cream!

We went to Orchard Road on Saturday and saw the umbrella in the distance.. Yay! Finally! We all screamed for ice cream! For my kids it’s about something unique to Singapore and for me, it’s all about nostalgia… We had my favourite ripple flavour with the wafer biscuit and walked along Orchard Road to Takashimaya. …

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Bangkok

We left for Bangkok on Monday with my parents, my brother and his family. We stayed at the Novotel Hotel in the Pratanum area – also known as the Fashion District. Well, maybe it’s the Fashion District, but it I guess fashion is very subjective and it wasn’t my cup of tea. Clothes, footwear, costume …

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Being tourists

With the local school holidays approaching, I thought we should do some touristy things before the attractions get too busy. Yesterday, we visited Adventure Cove Waterpark in Sentosa Island. We caught a cab from my brother’s place to the waterpark – cab fares are so cheap in Singapore – less than a dollar per kilometre and …

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What day is it?

We (the kids and I) left Vancouver on Saturday and by the time I went to bed it was Monday at 2am Singapore time. Our flight leaving Canada for Hong Kong was late – and thus our tight connection to Singapore was made even tighter. The flight was uneventful, food was meh… We flew Premium …

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