Archive for January, 2008
Posted on January 25, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized | Tags: food, hainanese chicken rice, must eats, singapore, tientien |
So many food, so little time. What is a foodie to do? We attempted to make a list of what to eat and where to get it. After exhausting interviews, intensive tummy breaking research and 10 whopping pounds later, the results are now in. And the winners are….
Hainanese Chicken Rice.
Steamed chicken [...]
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Posted on January 16, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized |
Singapore, the land of lah’s and laksa, of bee eng chiang and kopi roti, of sate barbecues and chili crabs. I have long ago abandoned the zoos, the parks and the gardens. Instead, I come back to Singapore to drown my sorrows in teh tariks or feast with happiness along mounds and mounds of empty [...]
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Posted on January 12, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized |
IN SAILING, we tend to follow the route where the trade winds blow, what sailors call the “coconut milk run.”
Ellen Lee Kwen and her husband has been sailing the seas for five years now. A Dabawenyo who moved to Canada in the 70’s, she and her Norwegian husband Kjartan Sekkingstad met each other during work, [...]
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Posted on January 6, 2008. Filed under: Uncategorized |
AS THEY say different folks, different strokes. Here are some ways the New Year is celebrated:
The Scottish follow the custom of “first footing” where the first visitor will determine the luck of the household for the whole year. Visits are made shortly after midnight with guests bringing gifts of coal or shortbread. A house is [...]
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