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Warm days
Everyday seems to be a little lesson in ambition. I would start the day strong, wanting to get plenty of things done and I would be all excited and motivated only to feel the energised momentum slowly creeping away. By … Continue reading
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Cafe Epicurious
Brunch on Singapore’s National day — unhurried and calming, almost reassuring that there is still much appeal in slow food. Horrible banana bread (banana essence never tastes like real banana, deal with it) but a good gesture anyhow since it … Continue reading
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This coffee is the bomb.
A little (okay, big cup, I admit) cup of kopi C gao siew tai and a bit of catching up — always nice on a leisurely weekday afternoon. Seeing the swamp of officeworkers/cubicleoccupiers/paperpushers hurriedly having their lunch while we sit there and watch the … Continue reading
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Scattered
Occasional sensibility that really needs to be featured more frequently. I’ve no compositional creativity.
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Seriously sticky cinnamon bun
You know how sometimes you find something so good that you don’t really want to share? But no, I was brought up better than that, and I shall indeed share. I’ve had sticky cinnamon buns before, friends, from this particular … Continue reading
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The generosity of the green siren.
A welcomed respite on a weekend — a short walk with the sun on our backs, a cup of hot coffee and a cake to share. It’s nice to head out for a little treat, to worry a little less … Continue reading
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Mom said so.
So Belgium didn’t happen, unfortunately, but Canterbury did. Thank goodness Canterbury was charming in a old school kind of way. If it was a boring town, we might have thrown a waffle-deficient induced fit. Anyhow, we remember only the sanguine, not the dismissive. … Continue reading
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Cake and a little break from lipids
We had cake the other day, it was free. Free things are, mostly, awesome. We each got a cup of mid-afternoon mood-boosting black coffee (I really don’t think Americano at Starbucks is any good, grab the filtered coffee perhaps – … Continue reading
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Pretending to be pie
The aim was to get some fresh fruits and rustic breads from Portobello Market – didn’t work out. Who knew pastry-makers, paella-stand owners and fruit growers don’t like to work on a Sunday? Gail’s was a surprising little find. I don’t speak … Continue reading
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Breakfast – alfresco
Breakfast is very important to me. It is a time to recollect, to consolidate and, very importantly, to fuel. I think it sets the tone of the day and determines how much could potentially be accomplished that day. A bad … Continue reading
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