Month: May 2013
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Singapore: Jollibee finally opens shop
Jollibee Singapore opened about two months ago but the queues were so long! There’s even a holding area next to the restaurant. My boyfriend and I decided to give it a shot earlier. We arrived about an hour before closing. The end of the queue was at the holding area but not as crowded as […]
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An attempt at breaded pork chops
Read: Attempt It was my first time to prepare breaded pork chops. I used Pagoda Fried Chicken Mix which, if I’m not mistaken, is a legacy product from Singapore. Yes, not imported?! The taste was pretty good. I’m thinking of trying a different technique similar to the one demonstrated in the video below. So far […]
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Star Trek Into Darkness
Loved every part of it. How they blend an old favorite Star Trek movie to a new visually-powerful one is awesome. The film is littered with easter eggs for older Star Trek fans like myself. It was a real treat. I caught the advance screening last week at Shaw Lido thanks to a company perk. […]
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Singapore: Stupa Exhibit at the Asian Civilisations Museum
For Filipinos who love to snack on junkfood, it may look like a floating display of giant Granny Goose Cornets. But it is actually a beautifully crafted “floating stupa” art installation by Thai artist Jakkai Siributr. Look closely at the divisions. The Asian Civilisations Museum (ACM) in Singapore currently features “Exploring the Cosmos: The Stupa […]
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How it is today
I think I’m beginning to pick up slightly with a Singaporean accent. Or some of my terms are uniquely Singaporean. Like can and cannot. I think I utter lah sometimes at the end of sentences. I’m quite certain I’ve said “aiyooh“. But not alamak! It still sounds funny to me. In short, I have been […]
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I’m back, beckies!
I came out to my parents. It was a beautiful experience and I’m still over the moon to have my family supporting me. I’m excited to share how it happened. Wait for it! After 11 years in blogging, I decided to call it quits a few weeks ago. But now that I’m formally “out” as […]
George in Singapore 