Hari Raya Market at Geylang Malay Village
I love Christmas. Actually, to be more precise, I love the build up to Christmas. The closest you can come to Christmas in August has to be the Muslim equivalent, Hari Raya, which… Read More
When Someone with an Empty Suitcase Comes to Stay…
In the old days when you lived abroad – as in my case, abroad meaning away from England – it was generally things like Marmite that you asked people to bring with… Read More
Meet Wills and Kate on their SG Tour
I secretly want to keep the news of this competition all to myself…but being a good British subject, I couldn’t possibly (‘possibly’ said with special emphasis; think of an old fashioned BBC reporting voice/the… Read More
Never Judge a Book by it’s Cover…
Wine in Singapore is expensive. To the extent that when you throw a dinner party people feel compelled to bring a bottle. I wish they wouldn’t as invariably what they ‘kindly’ bring… Read More
Why I love Katong
I have recently been moaning about my growing need to part with an enormous amount of money to buy a place I can call home here. The problem is that I have… Read More
Bag Lady or Shoe Queen?
As a woman, you are definitely one or the other. I’m an unashamed bag lady: expensive bags are far and away a much cleverer investment than expensive shoes. First off, a bag… Read More
A Morning in Tiong Bahru
I love this part of town with its art deco housing (the first ever HDB blocks), wet market to beat all other markets and string of newly opened, seemingly flourishing independent shops:… Read More
