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By official statistics, the average life expectancy at birth was 61 years 50 years ago. Today, it is 80 years. In fact, my grandpa passed away at 82 and grandma at 80.I don’t know how long I’ll live and I don’t want to live that long.I just want to live long enough to experience life ...
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Nope. I’m not going to eat donuts again.Saw this new store Donut & Donuts at Tanjong Pagar Plaza #01-36 - getting ready to open last Thursday evening. Probably, the latest additi …
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A wet and cold morning. It was drizzling.We wanted to go Ya Kun for breakfast and somewhere sheltered from rain.My brother suggested Safra Telok Blangah and we were pleasantly surprised th …
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“What do you want for lunch, ma?”“Something nutritious. I need to put on some weight.”My mum likes Japanese food and doesn’t eat much meat.So, I brought my mu …
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RC was asking me last Saturday if I was interested to see the new exhibition - Remaking Our Heartland at HDB Hub Mall. Yes. I was keen to see what were planned to rejuvenate some of the HD …
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Sometimes, I’m wary walking below windows and balconies of HDB flats. As much as I could, I’ll try to go under some covers. You never know what you might get…Late last Au …
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Years back, I loved it so much that I had this for breakfast in straight 2 weeks! The friendly auntie always remembers that I don’t like it with chilli, does not want the gravy to be wrapped separately and prefer lime juice squeezed into it.That’s all in the past.Not that it’s not as nice as ...
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Snowing in Singapore?Unlikely.Squirrel says, “I’ve just gone through a foam party!”In Singapore, foam is a substitute for snow
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Printed calendar is a common gift that I receive end of the year.I was thinking about customising calendars to give one each to my colleagues and friends, earlier before everyone else does …
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Following Mr Ngiam’s suggestion for HDB to build Condos, here’s Minister Mah’s reply in an exclusive interview with My Paper today.My Paper carried its exclusive interview with Minister Mah as a cover story to examine the concerns on public and private housing that young people had. It highlighted Minister Mah’s point that even with ...
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Tanglin Village main entrance signage (There’re two more in Loewen Cluster and Minden Cluster)Dempsey Cluster SignageDempsey Cluster - Information Map (front of L’Organic)New signage for each block - this is block 16Tanglin Warehouse? It’s old signage that’s not removed.Tenants’ SignagesWords are too small. You can read it here.The entrance …
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What comes to mind when you see this?There are always interpretations to everything - depending how you want to perceive it.Winston Churchill said “Success is going from failure to failure with no loss of enthusiasm“.I see unrelenting resilience today.
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‘cos I don’t have to see these anymore (at least till the next Lunar Seventh Month) No burning on state land. I only spotted one such sign so far at Dawson estate :)Though from …
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Haha… yes.174 arrived (I was in the bus) and the next bus is arriving in about 17 min.These real-time bus arrival information display panels will list bus service numbers, what time …
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Queues are forming outside OG Orchard's building at noon today despite rain. Is OCBC giving away money?
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I don’t celebrate Christmas and I’m not a Christian.But, I look forward to Christmas It is after payday (with bonus too!). Streets and malls will be decked with sparkling ligh …
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Not when someone smokes near a bus stop in the morning while waiting for a bus.It spoils my mood already!I know smoking is banned in bus shelters. How about extend it to 10 m radius from the bus shelter as well? Smoke travels too!Ironically, bins at our bus shelters have ash-trays.Strange?Reference: List of Public Places ...
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I ate at The French Stall a few times in 2005 and 2006. These pictures were taken at different times.The French Stall is owned by a French Chef Xiaver (with a nice charming smile) and his …
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Just came back from clinic.I’m sick again.Started last Monday and became worse over the weekend.If I fall sick, it’s always flu - tearing, coughing fit, red eyes, running nose …
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Have you ever felt cheated after buying some sales items? I have. Bought this book “Baking Code” for S$15 at John Little’s Expo Sale last month. Guess what? It is sold ch …
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