Violet Oon’s Kitchen: Peranakan Cooking Gets a Makeover
I secretly don’t normally like Peranakan food. It’s a secret because in my constant quest to be as local as I possibly can, this is rather a shortfall. Steeped in history, (as… Read More
…And in a Puff of Smoke, he was Gone
A magic bar. It sounds tacky to the extreme. A Japanese magic bar. It sounds quirky as well as tacky. But Bar 84 at Gallery Hotel – where we went last night… Read More
Changmoh Plays: Mahjong
I’m embarrassed to say I’ve been learning mahjong for about a year and a half. I’m embarrassed because it sounds like after about 18 months of playing that I might actually be… Read More
Silk at SICC
I hate restaurants that are disproportionally difficult to get in to. Firstly, it never means you can’t get a table, but just that you are going to have to make a considerable… Read More
Earl Grey, Lord Grey, Lord Earl of Graydom
I love earl grey tea. I love it so much that I even carry an emergency tea bag of it in my handbag, just in case I find myself in somebody’s house… Read More
The Highlights…of Hair Dye
I have been getting my highlights done by Delos at Sabune Cabane* for ages now and as brilliant as she may be, I am sick of paying through the nose for my alarmingly regular… Read More
Superheroes and Villains…in Batam
MW’s annual fancy dress birthday party is held in July on the Indonesian island of Batam (this year’s bash was last Saturday). All guests are whisked over from Singapore via a privately… Read More
