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Project World Colours - February 2014 -
REDÂ February 2014Month 2 and this months colour is RED. Please see below for my contributions in the World Colours Project.If you would like to take part follow the link below - its easy...
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Memories and Images of my first Chinese New Year
Well today is the last day of the celebrations for Chinese New Year. This was my first time experiencing it and also seeing how it's celebrated in Singapore. Sadly hubby had managed to schedule...
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An interesting day out!
Well my husband and mother thought I was slightly odd but after reading about this deserted HDB estate out in the middle of nowhere mentioned on a couple of blogs, I was intrigued to see this ghost...
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Baba House
157 Neil RoadSingapore 088883Yesterday saw me visiting this Perankan Heritage house with a group of friends. 157 Neil Road was built around 1860 and has been owned throughout this time by the Wee Bin...
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NEWater Visitor centre
NEW water from "old" Another interesting place I visited recently, if not one of the normal tourist attractions, was the NEWater visitor centre in the east not far from Changi. It is an educational...
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Singapores Marina Bay lights up for March
i Light FestivalMarina BayCome and visits Singapore i Light Festival around Marina Bay this March. There are 28 sculptures and installations with various programs and activities running throughout the...
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Twelve months in Singapore
I'm struggling to believe that we have already passed our first year anniversary of living out here in Singapore. What a fantastic year it's been. Now how should I mark it here on my blog? Â I really...
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Project World Colours - March 2014 -
GREENMarch 2014Â Well we are now well into the middle of March and I have finally had a moment to look at this months Project World Colours which as the heading says is Green! My excuse for my tardiness...
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Kampong Buangkok
A tiny glimpse into Singapore's pastEver since we first moved to this country and I started reading of places of interest this kampong kept coming up on searches and other blogs. With all that's...
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Melaka - Old Town.
"The Historic State"Ever since we arrived in Singapore and discovered the Peranakans hubby and I have been fascinated with their culture, their highly decorated homes, crockery, clothing, food.. of...
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The Peoples Collection
National Museum Of SingaporeThe Peoples CollectionIf you have a spare hour pop down to the National Museum and view the free Peoples Collection. This runs from 15th March - 29th April so you still have...
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Project World Colours - April 2014
YELLOWApril 2014April and the start of Spring. This months World Colour is Yellow and at first I thought I would post a theme along the lines of Spring flowers. This may have been an apt theme when we...
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Qing Ming and Bukit Brown Cemetery
A Chinese festival in a disappearing locationWhen we first moved here and were still living in a serviced apartment attempting to find my way and to find what my new role would be in this our new life,...
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Foodie Paradise....Malaka (Photo post)
A Hungry Tour of MelakaAs I mentioned in my previous post on Melaka   http://www.singaporetales.co.uk/2014/04/melaka-old-town.html  I had omitted any of the fantastic food we saw and experienced on...
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A trio of temples
A day of temple bagging and other buildingsToday saw myself and a friend visiting a trio of temples I had been itching to visit for awhile. As they were all within a reasonable walking distance we...
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Genesis - Sebastiao Salgado and WE: Defining Stories
Photograph ExhibitionsNational Museum of SingaporeThere are currently 2 free photo exhibitions running at the National Museum of Singapore. We visited yesterday and both exhibitions are more than worth...
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The Changi Museum
A Moving Morning MeetupA place everyone in Singapore or visiting should visit even if just once...Some of you may know that one of the best things I finally got around to doing after our move here was...
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Simply having fun (Photo post) Cambodia
Innocent pleasuresAfter an unbelievably hot day visiting temples on our recent Cambodian trip we stopped at Srah Srang and sat, looking out over the water on the West landing stage, flanked by statues...
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Pulau Ubin, Tua Pek Kong, Chinese Opera and wildlife!
I finally managed to reach this island without the gods sending thunder and lightning raining down on me. Myself and friend chose this day to visit as from the 12th - 17th May the islanders were...
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Project World Colours - May 2014
PINKMay 2014Ok so this months colour is pink. I love pink, its one of my favorite colours, so this month should be easy, right?  Wrong!  As I've discovered it may be a colour I wear often and would...
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