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This Little Thing Called Globalization
When I was younger, ah gong used to buy ‘yeor buay’. They came in cans, were quite furry, and inaccurately described by the Chinese manufacturer as ‘arbutus’. Some time in the last few years they disappeared from the shelves in Singapore. I have been looking for them — and have even taken my search to [...]
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You Asians have Two Stomachs
Some friends from Turkey came to visit this past weekend. I had a great time hanging out with Melissa and Emirhan in Antalya when I stopped by en route to Istanbul (from Damascus), so I naturally returned the favour and put them up at my place. After three dinners (not at the same time, albeit [...]
Also posted in general Tagged culture, eating, food, kuala lumpur, malaysia, penang, restaurants, travel 7 Comments
Neither Here Nor There
When M. and I both got the chance to move abroad and start new, but separate (if temporary) lives, we started Fortylove.tv to make the best out of two exciting but disparate cities: London, Dubai. Both are cosmopolitan cities. One had a long history, remarkable culture, and was a major world city. Another was desert [...]
An Ice Cream Map of Singapore
A surprising thing about Singapore that few people know about, other than those of us who live/lived here, is how much great ice cream there is. Or to be more specific: how much great ice cream there is that isn’t international chain ice cream. Those can be lovely too, but you get the same stuff [...]
Posted in food and music Tagged dessert, featured, food, ice cream, restaurants, singapore, travel 17 Comments
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