Going Ballistic in Bali
New Years has passed and we’re all back to our yawn-worthy lives. Been a fortnight since I have updated anything on the blog. Auspicious beginning to the year. And if you think I was lounging about doing nothing over the long weekend and deliberately avoiding the blog, then YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. The below short … Read more
A small matter of Social Responsibility
Ok, I know you must be wondering. Social what? And a fourteen character word starting with ‘R’ that is not the name of a new Ben and Jerry’s flavour. On this blog??? For regular and avid readers of my blog (all 3 of you), you must be aware this blog might feature the occasional flying … Read more
A ‘Sine Curve’ Day
Some days are sine curves in terms of satisfaction levels. Things start off slow and predictable, then steadily get better in between and finally go hurtling down like those roller coaster rides called “Valley of Death” or something equally gut-wrenching. Last Friday was one such ‘sine curve’ day. I woke up in the morning with … Read more
My Mute Commute In Singapore
After years of jumping queues and waving down dangerously careening rickshaws (which tend to stop 5 millimetres away from my Bata-clad feet) and hopping off slow-moving trains in India, one develops a sort of thirst for a daily quota of excitement. And if one does not avail of this quota daily, then things can get stifling. … Read more
Confessions of a Fearless Palate
When I think about packaged food in India, my mind automatically conjures up images of cold tetraPaks of mango Frooti (fresh and juicy), packets of crunchy Kurkure (can never have enough of Kurkure, can you?) and rows of instant flour mixes pledging loyalty to India’s long standing tradition of hearty carb-filled breakfasts. The Singaporean supermarkets however … Read more
Guide To Being A Bad Guide
I read a feature article in the local newspaper last week (Yes, I do read the papers when the odd bout of madness seizes me). Anyway the article was about an expat guy who hated the task of taking his visiting friends/relatives around Singapore. You know, the general ‘Sentosa Islands – Botanical Gardens – China … Read more
Durian – the Forbidden Fruit
“Durian fruit – where even the bravest nostril fears to tread.” Exaggeration or not? Well perhaps a little. The original post was supposed to be about 10 weird things I find at the local supermarket at Singapore. I started off with the Durian fruit, but had so much stuff to say about it, that the rest … Read more
Dinner-time at Singapore
To read the first part in this series, click here. 4 years of hawker centre dining in Singapore has brought out the food enthusiast in me. I have mastered the art of eating with chopsticks, grown to tolerate tofu in large amounts and have a new-found fondness for soya milk. But there are days when … Read more
Tea-time at Singapore
I have never blogged about food before. Well yeah, there that was offhand entry about my salad nightmares with the family, but other than that nil. So when I was asked to write about my expat life at Singapore, predictably enough the first thing I thought about was the local food. Not much of a surprise … Read more
