I learnt many things from my late mom. She taught me to love the intricacies of language, from how beautiful poetry can use words to bring you to tears, to how to write formal letters with razor-sharp wit, meaning and clarity. It is because of her that I love to travel to new places with an open […]
Click here for a full portionREVIEW: High Timber
When people hear I am a food blogger, one of the first things they constantly ask is: “So what’s your favourite London restaurant?”. It’s a question that I’ve both come to expect and dread. Firstly, there is no answer to that question. It depends on a myriad of variables including what kind of food and […]
Click here for a full portionSaturday Snapshots #305
Cape St Francis sunset, South Africa – January 2015
Click here for a full portionSwiss chard with chorizo and eggs: a one-pan wonder
Anybody that knows me will know that I have a bit of a thing for pithy sayings that condense big ideas into small sentences. When I went for the interview for my current job, I was interviewed by the managing partner and one of the colleagues with whom I still share an office. At […]
Click here for a full portionLuxury afternoon tea at the Café Royal Hotel’s Oscar Wilde Bar
Perhaps it is a consequence of growing up in a relatively young country, but even after fourteen years of living in London, I remain fascinated by the extent to which old things are preserved in Europe. I barely have one glass left from the year we arrived in London, and yet in the V&A I […]
Click here for a full portionExploring Singapore’s amazing cultural diversity
As we made our way along the crowded pavements on Serangoon Road in the stifling heat of a tropical Sunday mid-afternoon, tongues still tingling from the spicy laksa we had at lunch, the words of a friend came back to me. “Singapore? Why would you go there? It’s so… sterile and soulless!” In the middle of this seething mass […]
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