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Destination Phuket

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Last week I went to Phuket, Thailand for the first time. It is a very popular holiday destination across the world but particularly from Expats based in Singapore. After all,  it is just a little more than an hour, and it is not costly, my ticket was $160.

I have always thought Phuket is a city, but it is in fact an island with the main city being Phuket town. Each main city on the coast has its beach; I stayed at Patong, the popular touristic destination in Phuket.

If you are looking for the quiet, raw, lonely beaches, DO NOT go to Patong it is exactly the opposite. The beach is Continue reading →

Destination…

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One of the great things living in Singapore is the opportunity to travel around Asia. I have been quite busy at work and decided few days ago to take some time off, just for a few days.

To be honest I never fancy the place where I’m going, a buddy of mine decided the destination. The very few people who know where I’m going are more excited than I…apparently it is amazing!

I know you start to get pissed not knowing where I’m going.

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Few tips, where I’m heading is smaller than Singapore, but somehow it seems to be the Continue reading →

Happy Chinese New Year

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lunar-year-singapbyart.jpgI grew up in the West where Christmas is one of the most anticipated events; especially when it comes to the family reunion, gifts, and food.

Here in the Far East, or to be more precise in countries where there is a major ethnic Chinese population the equivalent of Christmas is the Chinese New Year. You most certainly have heard about it wherever you are reading this from.

You may have wonder as well does that mean Chinese do not follow the Gregorian calendar’ it’s ok to admit. Well the answer is Continue reading →

Butter Chicken Not Curry!

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Although I had plenty of it, I’ve realized I have not yet written any article about Indian food. Just a side note Indians are Singapore’s third largest ethnic group after Chinese and Malays; consequently there is a wide choice of Indian food restaurants in town, from Indian vegetarian, Indian vegan (yes there is a difference), and normal Indian food with meat. I particularly like the latter, but overall to fully appreciate Indian cuisine one must like spice, rice, chicken, mutton, and vegetables. Beef is quite uncommon since the cow is considered a sacred animal in most Indian religions.

Back to food, last week I went to Telok Ayer (a famous district in Chinatown, Singapore) to try an Indian food shop a colleague recommended. I do not remember the name of the shop, but the front shop looks like this…
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