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November 2011
I wish it were November 2011 again. Hotel rooms full of delegates for a journalism conference in Kuala Lumpur. Worried about nothing else other than class the following day. Or finding dinner in a city sliced by highways. Bak kut teh to A&W. AirAsia luggage tag tossed into the rubbish bin. Uno cards. The x-mini […]
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Singapore: Song Fa Bak Kut Teh
We were supposed to go to Balastier to look for Founder Bak Kut Teh but we ended up at Song Fa since we were nearby. I was first introduced to the peppery pork rib soup broth back in Kuala Lumpur. My classmates in a journalism fellowship brought us to what felt like a remote part […]
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1 Second Everyday: May 2013
Theme: Places in Singapore
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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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