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The 5 Minute Face

My daily make-up routine is no longer the 40 minute melodrama of my youth nor the 15 minute slapstick comedy of my undergrad years. Calling it a “daily” routine is probably a half lie. I am...

Apr 6, 2013 Like 2 people like this

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Poor Girl’s Vongole

Pasta used to be a regular feature on tea noir until I cooked it too often in the first two years of uni that I began to see it as a means to an end. Freshly cooked pasta is a wondrous blend of...

Mar 17, 2013 Like 1 person likes this

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The Beautiful/Creative Weekend Reconfiguration

It is counterintuitive to be productive on a weekend; I’m too hard-pressed to get out of bed and depending on how ruthless the past week has been, my brain falls into varying stages of...

Mar 9, 2013 Like

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Goodbye, goodbye

My heart is beating in a different way Been gone such a long time and I feel the same Will you miss me? When there’s nothing to see? Every time this song plays on my laptop, as sung beautifully by...

Feb 8, 2013 Like

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A Very Late Realist’s New Year

2012 has been exceptional – 365 turns in the game of life, some of which were experienced in secret and many, with strangers and friends and Kaori, the girl who makes my coffee every other...

Jan 8, 2013 Like

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Spring Break: A Photo Diary Part II

The most striking thing about Gold Coast is its abnormal devotion to theme parks. There is, perhaps, no other place on earth that has that many theme parks squeezed into the same city. I used to...

Dec 28, 2012 Like

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My Favourite Reds

I love red lipstick but I suppose wearing it is not without consequences: sometimes you run the risk of being branded a harlot by mothers in their 40s when dining in a family restaurant. It is a...

Dec 8, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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Scarlet Interlude

Photography by Monsieur Dejiki. Navy Cotton Piqué Skater Dress – ASOS, Gold necklace – F21, Navy Bag – Chanel Timeless CC, Red flats – Vincci I’m back home in Singapore after a 2 month absence! I...

Nov 29, 2012 Like

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Spring Break: A Photo Diary Part I

“NOTHING COMES CLOSE TO THE GOLDEN COAST” – the smarmy line from that Katy Perry song Aaron texted me when I arrived in Gold Coast. I don’t know how Gold Coast would compare with California but...

Oct 10, 2012 Like

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Spring Break Essentials

It’s spring break guys!! I’m heading to the Gold Coast tomorrow with my friend, Nad, who’s going to be flying in from Singapore! I haven’t seen her since my last trip home so I suspect there will...

Sep 16, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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Salted Caramel Sugar Loaf

Few things make me happier than salted caramel and chicken rice. Chicken rice, while very ubiquitous in Singapore, is something that I find very hard to make well. Salted caramel, that beautifully...

Sep 4, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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(Tasteful) Outtakes

I was cleaning out my laptop and found these photos I took last year that never made it on the blog for reasons I can no longer remember. I have a hunch I wasn’t particularly excited when I first...

Aug 3, 2012 Like

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Jurlique: Rose Moisture Plus & A Giveaway

I’m a huge fan of Jurlique and when they emailed me 2 months ago asking if I would be interested in a blog partnership with them, I was in dizzying euphoria: “OH MY GOD JURLIQUE EMAILED ME THIS...

Jul 21, 2012 Like

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Shiny, Happy People

I had my first birthday party when I turned 20. It was and will forever be the last party I throw for myself. It wasn’t a disaster per se – ok, yes it was. Normally, one would expect the birthday...

Jul 13, 2012 Like

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Matcha Tea Loaf

GROAAAANNN. I did it. I heeded the siren calls of my oven, made a mess in my kitchen and despite wanting to stab something every time I spotted a new renegade flour spot on the table, I have to...

Jun 21, 2012 Like 2 people like this

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Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pseudo Truffles

When I saw this recipe on Bakerella the night before my final essay was due, making these truffles went straight up the list of Things To Do When I Get My Life Back. I am that person who enjoys...

Jun 10, 2012 Like

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Hours Spent Like Holes In Our Pockets

Sleeping In by Lisa Gorton. Morning starts without us. On the wall above our pillow the window’s reflection holds itself in place like a dream’s placard; remaking even the wind out there, cut from...

May 12, 2012 Like

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Skincare Summer/Autumn 2012

I don’t often blog about skincare because it’s one of those things you have to try out for a couple of months – almost comparable to being on casual dates – and if it works for you, it’s a keeper...

Apr 6, 2012 Like 1 person likes this

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Summertime Sadness

President dress in Hot Pink – courtesy of MAIA, Gold belt – ZARA, Pearl and enamel necklace – Mom’s, Bag – Louis Vuitton x Sofia Coppola ‘SC’ Bag, 200 denier tights – ASOS, Amaaazing Jil Sander...

Mar 4, 2012 Like

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Temporal

I have been getting the same dreams lately; I wake up in an empty apartment, I walk out and everything is blanketed in snow. I walk for a bit, look back and discover I don’t leave any footsteps....

Feb 19, 2012 Like

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There’s something about, baby, you and I.

I arrive in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia, a little after 1pm. Barely 30 minutes in the country and I find myself telling white lies in the most Malaysian accent I can muster. My prepaid...

Feb 6, 2012 Like

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Pearlescent

Photos above were taken by my amazing bff, LK of Dejiki.com. Archeologist cardigan in Grey – courtesy of MAIA, ‘Dress’ – tailored (read below), Gold belt – thrifted @ Lost & Found, Melbourne, Gold...

Jan 27, 2012 Like

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3 Hours in Tokyo

I had lunch in Chako, a Japanese restaurant tucked away in an area in Singapore I don’t venture to unless absolutely necessary. Getting to the restaurant was slightly cumbersome. Finding it was...

Jan 24, 2012 Like

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The past two weeks have been hectic for me so I’m sorry I MIAed on you guys. My baby brother got his O’s this month, proving that he is certainly much brighter than my 16-year-old self – especially...

Jan 17, 2012 Like

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Shimeji Mushrooms & Cha Soba

I think Japanese shrooms tend to get overlooked here in Singapore since it’s readily available all year, you can find it anywhere, and a packet is just under a dollar (if you know where to look)....

Jan 4, 2012 Like

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Add a Pinch of Pink & Smack Into Skin

I haven’t written about beauty in such a long time. You guys can probably see a pattern emerging here: in Australia, I rattle on about food and how much school sucks. But put me on the plane home...

Dec 28, 2011 Like

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Alimentari

Here’s something I’ll miss doing when I was still living at the old apartment: having coffee at Alimentari. I’ve written about this cafe before here and at that time, I thought it was just an...

Dec 14, 2011 Like

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Storm in a Teacup: Roseanne Tang

Roseanne is one of Singapore and Australia’s top beauty bloggers. Actually, she might possibly be the only beauty blogger with such a strong following in both countries. She’s quickly reaching...

Nov 30, 2011 Like

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City Lights

And this is why I’ve been MIA last week: I FOUND MY WALDORF-ASTORIA!! My roommate and I scored the most amazing apartment after a month of hunting and 3 rejected applications (sucks being a jobless...

Nov 29, 2011 Like

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tea noir

The 5 Minute Face

Poor Girl’s Vongole

The Beautiful/Creativ­e Weekend Reconfiguration

Goodbye, goodbye

A Very Late Realist’s New Year

Spring Break: A Photo Diary Part II

My Favourite Reds

Scarlet Interlude

Spring Break: A Photo Diary Part I

Spring Break Essentials

Salted Caramel Sugar Loaf

(Tasteful) Outtakes

Jurlique: Rose Moisture Plus & A Giveaway

Shiny, Happy People

Matcha Tea Loaf

Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough Pseudo Truffles

Hours Spent Like Holes In Our Pockets

Skincare Summer/Autumn 2012

Summertime Sadness

Temporal

There’s something about, baby, you and I.

Pearlescent

3 Hours in Tokyo

More Dirt on Men.

Shimeji Mushrooms & Cha Soba

Add a Pinch of Pink & Smack Into Skin

Alimentari

Storm in a Teacup: Roseanne Tang

City Lights

Sketch For Summer

Kamya Mehta

I Love Looking Good

Meow

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