Updated in 2021! Now that I am a Clementite, or Clementian, or whatever you want to call it, I’m discovering more and more of this little district and it’s quirks. First of all, be warned that the traffic here is, frankly, a living nightmare. God help us if we try to return home during the […]
New BTO Service Yard Tap Fix
I have been confounded by the new BTO yard tap. When I bought our new front-load washing machine, the first thing the sales person asked was what kind of tap we have. Well, it looked like this: So it is a special looking tap which is used in most new flats nowadays. Apparently they tried […]
Forget the Prata, Make the Flip to Poori
Prata or paratha is a Singaporean favourite for breakfast but if your Indian food repertoire only includes this dish, boy are you missing out! Besides loving all kinds of Indian food like briyani, naan, all kinds of masala, roti john, murtabak, apom, idly, putu mayam and much more, I was recently introduced to poori. How […]
Chinese New Year Shopping at Woodlands Terrace
It is funny how some things just drop through the cracks because it has become so commonplace. We have been coming to Woodlands Terrace nearly every year for about 5 years and I have never thought about blogging it until a friend asked about it. Woodlands Terrace might not be new to many though, I’m […]
November: Month of Massive Online Shopping
I have been planning this for over a year! What am I talking about? Singles Day 11.11 and Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales of course. There is no better time than to spend a couple of thousand dollars, except it might easily be a couple of tens of thousands of dollars as well. Well, […]
My HDB BTO Journey: Renovations
Owning a property in Singapore is a long and expensive journey, or should I say it is an expensive and long journey. Whatever it is, renaming it doesn’t make it sound better and a huge chunk of our savings and earnings are all invested in our homes. Designing Our Home (20/100%) Shortly after we applied […]
