Category Archives: Living Abroad
Bring me back to the Fall I know
Somewhere in Virginia with Gigi and Kyle between hiking and wine tasting in 2007. A good friend blogged about going pumpkin and apple picking recently and it made me so homesick for the bright reds, oranges and yellows of Fall … Continue reading
Alcohol is bad, mm’kay?
I was on my way home after an uneventful night out last Friday when all the action began. The night buses were taking a long time to come and a crowd had gathered at the bus stop, just in time … Continue reading
Danielle, my hairdresser
I got my hair trimmed today and it made me miss Danielle. She was my hairdresser back when I lived in the States. Sure, she was in Chicago and I was in D.C., but I’d save my hair cutting for … Continue reading
Accidentally Crazy
I am told that if you walk into a bar alone in London without any plans to meet up with anybody, then you’re either crazy or weird. I wasn’t aware of this before I walked into a bar alone to … Continue reading
Riffraff at The Opera
(L-R: Jolyn, me and Sarah; me in my boxed seat!; Hänsel und Gretel by Humperdink, inside the opera house) I was fortunate enough to be a new friend’s emergency plus one the other night and got a fully-paid-for taste of … Continue reading
Things I Miss Most
View of the Kennedy Center from Georgetown It’s been just over two months since I left the States and in general, I don’t think about it much. But when I do think about my home of five years, there are … Continue reading
Love & Machines
That beauty in the picture and I almost didn’t meet if not for the highly cumbersome dutch bike that sucked the wind out of me as I tried to climb up to Hampstead for crepes. “Worst idea ever!” I yelled … Continue reading
Forwards Georgina!
View of the Capitol building while crossing the street to… my favourite place I spent my last day in America like a true Singaporean– eating. I went to Eastern Market for my last taste of the famous crabcake sandwich and … Continue reading
I Could Get Used to This
Poolside at Gigi & Kyle’s Unfortunately, that was my last afternoon in Florida. I spent Memorial Day weekend catching up with the old DC gang (Kyle and Gigi), spending time in their lovely new home, feasting and playing nerdy games. … Continue reading
