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Its just about 10 days to go till Cart and I board the plane to go to Singapore! I’m so looking forward to meeting my friends and family and of course eating good food! In fact, I’ve been writing a … Continue reading → 
I feel quite stressed out during Italian class nowadays. Level B1 is way more advanced compared to what I’m used to, so I’m struggling in class trying to catch up with the rest of my classmates who seem to be … Continue reading → 
Some while back, I noticed that I was subconciously doing an Italian gesture. This one in particular : Basically it means, “What the heck do you want?” and give emphasis to sentences. It looks quite thuggish though and should be … Continue reading → 
I only knew that there was a Farmer’s Market in Rome when Anna A. was posting some pictures on her facebook album. A farmer’s market are markets where the farmers sell their product directly to the public. And since it … Continue reading → 
There has always been a group of wild cats living around our area and they always run away when we approach them despite our cajoling, our coaxing, our persuasion. They are, after all wild and hence, not as docile as … Continue reading → 
My classmate Suk from Italian class was telling me about a choral recital organized by the community of the Santi Martiri Korean Church in honor of the new cardinals. I’ve always liked choirs and have been looking forward to attending … Continue reading → 
Cart and I both love Indian food and I am quite amazed to see that Cart was able to take the heat of Indian food during his visits to Singapore. Curry? No problem! My abang can whack it easily Its … Continue reading → 
Keep in mind that original conversation was in Italian. I’m really quite annoyed because though I’ve a long way to go before becoming fluent in italian, I’m not that incomprehensible! Its frustrating and sometimes I wonder if people just pretend … Continue reading → 
Have you ever noticed that embassies, regardless of which country it is representing, are always located in the rich-people’s area? For example, this is the Malaysian Embassy in Rome. I was here some months ago to visit their food fair. … Continue reading → 
Not too long ago, Cart and I bought some pizza al taglio. For visual illustration purposes only. Not related to the story I am about to tell you Pizza al taglio is a type of pizzeria that sells different variety … Continue reading → 
I enjoy attending conferences and listening to different ideas. Some months back, I attended a barcamp in Rome but I thought that it had a long way to go in the organization. Coupled with the fact that there was a … Continue reading → 
By the time you read this, Cart and I are getting ready to go on a road trip to Milan! Looking forward to meeting dear Jerrick and exploring around la capitale fasione! (ok I made that word up) We are … Continue reading → 
Lately, I’ve quite a number of emails asking me about travelling to Italy. Its wierd, because I’m not such an expert at travelling, but I’ll try my best to help and answer these frequently asked questions *puts on glasses and … Continue reading → 
I feel like such an auntie! So, fair warning that this post could be a little boring! Being a housewife with Cart as the sole breadwinner, lately I’ve been thinking of ways of tryin … 
We are already a couple of weeks into autumn and the trees are starting to change into beautiful shades reds and golds and browns. Temperatures are already dropping in Rome and I’m already moaning about summer being over. At this … Continue reading → 
This post contains Artificial Intelligence spoilers With the seasons changing and the temperature dropping, it’s inevitable to be sick. And indeed, during the weekend, I was caught with the cough, flu and fever. Yeah, what’s new And all throughout the … Continue reading → 
Cart and I had a lovely afternoon, roaming around Barberini yesterday. Its an interesting place in central Rome with loads to interesting architecture. The first time that I’ve been here was last year during a Singaporean meet, but little did … Continue reading → 
Its the start of a new term for my Italian class. Here in Italy, there are subsidized Italian lessons organized in various regions and comunale, for residents as well as foreigners who carry a permesso di soggiorno (permit to stay). … Continue reading → 
Its always sad when someone, excited about an idea tries to nurture it, but doesn’t work out in the end. What’s even sadder is when you’ve built a community, and they will lose another form of communication and another way … Continue reading → 
Yesterday Cart, my friend Alessandra and I went to Roma Sposa to have a look see. Roma Sposa is a wedding fair with about 350 different booths and wedding representatives. Although Cart and I are already married, its nice to … Continue reading → 
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