I’m lucky enough to live two blocks away from an amazing hokkien mee place, as well as just 10 minutes away from the best dim sum restaurant on the island. But when it comes to dessert, there’s only one place to be in Farrer Park: Creamery Boutique Ice Creams. Creamery started out in Bangkok back in 2012 before eventually making its way to the sunny … Continue reading Ice Cream Sunday
While I love my junk food (ice cream in particular), I’ve been on the lookout for lighter, healthier meals recently. My vegetarian housemates will be the first to tell you how hard it is to find vegetarian food in Singapore – let alone vegan food – but a few veggie-friendly eateries are popping up across the island. You just have to look for them! Vegan … Continue reading Vegan Bowl
I’ve always loved to read! Whether I’m learning about new things or imagining living in an alternate universe, I try to read at least once a day. They say you shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but with so many beautiful covers out there, it’s definitely nice to take a look! I can honestly spend hours in bookshops, and very rarely walk out empty-handed. … Continue reading Read all about it!
September in Singapore brings two very different things: Formula 1 and the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Mid-Autumn Festival is the second most important festival in Chinese culture, topped only by Chinese New Year. Marking the end of the autumn harvest, the festival falls on the 15th day of the 8th lunar month, when the moon is at its brightest. One of the highlights of the festival is … Continue reading Mooncakes
Aside from the love I have for my friends and family, the biggest love of my life is travelling. I want to see absolutely everything, and I’ve been fortunate enough to have visited a fair few countries. However, I always find myself think about the things I haven’t done and the places I haven’t seen. This gets me down sometimes, as it sometimes feels like … Continue reading Memory Lane: Rome
I spent 2 hours in Sephora yesterday, giving my friend a makeover, and it reignited my love for make-up. Looking through all of the pretty palettes also made me realise that I’ve been in a make-up rut lately! I was very experimental with my make-up when I was younger (for better or for worse…), but I’ve been using the same nude eyeshadows and lipsticks for … Continue reading Korean Candy
For me, one of the greatest pleasures in life is chilling out with a face mask on. I’ve tried dozens of budget and high-end masks, but one of my recent favourites is a home-made one containing three simple but super effective ingredients. You’ve probably heard of the Aztec Clay Mask by now – it has been all over the internet recently, thanks to its deep-cleansing, … Continue reading DIY Mask: Aztec Clay and Turmeric
Bugis is one of my favourite areas in Singapore – great food, great shops and heaps of character. On a recent trip, I came across the Sri Krishnan temple, one of the most beautiful temples (of any denomination) that I have seen in Singapore. Like many Hindu temples, it was a riot of colour, studded with incredibly beautiful and detailed statues. My next stop was … Continue reading Bugis Boogie
I’m still amazed by all of the cool things that you can stumble across in Singapore when you’re just going about your daily business. I was running some errands in my local area with my housemate when we decided to take a different route home. We walked past a super cool coffee shop called Chye Seng Huat Hardware. The unit formerly hosted a hardware store, but … Continue reading Just around the corner…
My favourite food is pasta. Always has been, always will be. From wolfing down countless bowls of pesto pasta at university, to feasting on authentic cacio e pepe in Rome, my love affair with the Italian carb has been truly enduring. In an effort to reduce my meat/dairy consumption (for both health and environmental reasons), I have been trying to incorporate more vegetables into my … Continue reading Recipe: Courgette Pasta
Rose & Blue 