Sugar is about just as popular as Donald Trump nowadays. If I were to play word association with you, I bet the first thing that came to your mind after I shouted “sugar” would be “guilt”! Am I wrong? Today’s health conscious consumer is avoiding sodas, canned food and all manners of pre-packaged food, because they overuse high fructose corn syrup and bleached white sugar. Which brings us to the other problem – it is …[Read more]
The magic of Easter is not something I grew up with. But with my kids growing up in Singapore – having Easter parties and treasure hunts and too much KinderJoy – I have figured the enchantment of it. I’ve also met families who carry Easter traditions across years, even generations, and seen posed (and unposed!) moments filling up their memories, photo albums and of course, their FB newsfeed! The crux being, Easter is a great …[Read more]
It was not just another Saturday morning. I got up before the kids, left home without a shower, and traveled to a beachspot in a remote part of Singapore that I wasn’t expecting to gush over. I know – doesn’t sound like a promising start to the weekend – and yet, I can tell you it was one the most satisfying mornings I have had in a long, long time! The reason is … trash. …[Read more]
The smell of old books – if only they could bottle that in a perfume! I still remember where I inhaled the strongest smell of sepia I’ve ever encountered. It was at my college library’s mezzanine floor. The upper and lower floors of our library catered to academicians and serious commerce students. Unknown to me, in a makeshift floor betwixt, lay a lost world tucked away from well-thumbed curriculum guides. Its only connection to the …[Read more]