I share a love-hate relationship with YOUTUBE. On lonely nights, I snuggle up in bed with YouTube on my fingertips. On busy days, YOUTUBE keeps enticing me to watch something on it. I can't even write a freaking blog post because every now and then I keep getting distracted. Sometimes it's Ellen dancing away and sometimes it’s Nigella and her…
There is a small black ribbon (a symbol of remembrance or mourning) at the bottom of Google’s Singapore homepage. Singaporeans are in mourning for one week as we recently lost our first prime minister. He was not just another prime minister, he was the "Father" of Singapore. Mr Lee Kuan Yew led Singapore from a British Colony to…
As I am typing out this post, I am also chatting with my cousin who is currently living in Canada. I was asking her for the English name of a certain Asian ingredient and I mentioned that I was writing about a local dish and she seemed really surprised at that. Cousin: Haahaaa so you are cooking Asian dishes now?…
A couple of days back, I made Chinese Wonton Noodles. Wonton/wantan is a delicious Chinese dumpling that is not only famous in Asia but it has also gained popularity in non Asian countries. These little yummy packages are so versatile from the filling to the way you cooked them, you can either cook them in soups or fry them to be…
I can't believe that it is already 5th day of Ramadan. Like seriously, it felt as if it was only yesterday that I was so eagerly waiting to usher in Ramadan. Anyways Ramadan has been moving along very nicely, serene and enjoyable at the same time. I have a confession to make. I have been idling around for the beginning…
Hey everyone! Hope you're all doing well. It feels like forever since I last posted. A lot has happened, but I'll try to keep it concise. Life took an unexpected turn, and I'm slowly getting back on my feet, literally. In the midst of spring cleaning for Ramadan beginning of March, an accident with a trolley led to a severe…