island living
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How Does London Compare to Singapore?
Obviously, moving from one foreign city to another, one can’t help but make comparisons. Even a domestic move would warrant them as adjustments are made. So, this got me to thinking about all of the ways that Singapore and the U.K. are similar and also different. Singapore was a British Colony for 144 years so,…
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How to See Taylor Swift in Singapore
It’s me. Hi. I’m the one who doesn’t write like she should, it’s me. Taylor Swift mania has come and gone in Singapore. It was a long time coming as tickets went on sale what feels like forever ago and the chaos that ensued was, well, chaotic. Luckily, neither of my girls were huge fans…
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How to Not Be Afraid of Flying Snakes in Singapore
The key to not being afraid of the flying snakes in Singapore is to focus on the other, more deadly snakes. Remember that time I was worried about flying snakes? Those were simpler times. I’ve always known Singapore was home to the king cobra and reticulated python but I chose to ignore that information. What…
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Can We Talk About the Snakes?
I started writing this post when we first moved to Singapore, nearly two years ago, and I am so glad I never finished it because, y’all. Y’all. To quote the ever-eloquent Samuel L. Jackson, there are “motherfuckin’ FLYING snakes” in Singapore. When we first got here I was mostly concerned with all of the highly…
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Owning a Vehicle in Singapore
Have you ever wanted to experience the thrill of driving on your own for the very first time, again? Picture it, your best girlfriend in the seat next to you, TLC’s “No Scrubs” blasting through the speakers via a CD player that you have connected to the car by a cassette tape adapter (remember that…
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Riding the Bus POV
Come with me on an adventure, will you? In our current apartment we have a Nespresso machine which is super fancy and luxurious but there’s a catch: You can only purchase the required Nespresso pods at a Nespresso store. We plowed through the first three pods in a matter of minutes and were having to…
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