Welcome to the Eat, Shop, Play, Love blog. This is a writing experiment that aims to lend a voice to the millions of Asians around the world who have left their native countries to live their lives in a different place, for whatever the reasons may be. Read the authors' profiles here.

Author Profiles

ABOUT LADY J





Star sign: 
Libra

Marital status: 
Married

Kids: 
Just one adorable fur-kid named Sparky

Location of home in Singapore:
Siglap

Year in which she left Singapore:
2006 and then in 2011

Reasons for leaving:
To reprise my role as a Domestic Princess as my Prince forge new adventures in Switzerland

Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Japan, Hongkong (on-off when husband was there for a 1 year stint)

Current location:
Geneva, Switzerland

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Bak Chor Mee!

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Traffic jams during rush hour

Motto or quote:
“Some stories don’t have a clear beginning, middle or end. Life is about not knowing, having to change, taking the moment and making the best of it, without knowing what’s going to happen next. Delicious ambiguity.” - Author, unknown


ABOUT LITTLE PIXY BOOTS




Star sign:
Capricorn, but with Aquarius as the rising sign

Marital status:
I think I just got married to that hot Viking man.

Kids:
Not yet... maybe in two years or so?

Location of home in Singapore:
It was Eunos,
then Yishun,
then Joo Chiat,
then somewhere across the river from the last surviving kampong (village) in Singapore

Year in which she left Singapore:
2009

Reason(s) for leaving:
Met a Viking man in Tel Aviv, fell in love, he proposed, so I exchanged hot sunny Singapore for a cold wintry Norway with fairytale huts and snow! And of course, exploration of new horizons has been in my blood since I was born.

Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
United Kingdom and Norway

Current location:
Oslo, Norway

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Yong tau foo and Singapore's efficiency as a city!

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Ah Lians and Ah Bengs

Motto or quote:
"
Donani tsurakudemo, yume wo akiramenai"
(
"No matter how hard the going gets, don't give up on your dream" in Japanese)

Personal blog:
http://littlepixyboots.blogspot.com

Online store:
http://zazzle.com/littlepixyboots*






ABOUT HAPPY BELLY





Marital status:
Single


Kids:
None


Location of home in Singapore:
Sunset Way


Year in which she left Singapore: 2004


Reason(s) for leaving: To work with slum kids and bratty city teens in a bid to make life better for folks other than myself before I get bogged down with the 5Cs and too scared to
leave


Country/Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
England (briefly), Thailand (too long)


Current location:
Bangkok, Thailand


One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Law and order

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
New immigrants who don't bother to fit in

Happy Belly contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every first Thursday of the month.

ABOUT UNA RAGAZZA





Star sign:
Libra


Marital status:
Single


Kids:
None


Location of home in Singapore:
Joo Chiat


Year in which she left Singapore:
2002


Reasons for leaving:
To learn the language of the Gauls and Romans, enjoy the morsels of the Belge and Bolognese, shiver in the Swiss winters and roam in Carrie Bradshaw's stomping grounds


Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Belgium, United States


Current location:
New York


One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Old Chang Kee Curry Puffs and Fish Balls (half fight!)


One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Boarding the MRT during rush hour


Motto or quote:
"Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be." -- Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia


Una Ragazza contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every first and third Saturdays of the month.


ABOUT SHAKELEG




Star sign:
Scorpio

Marital status:
Single

Kids:
Imaginary cat named Luka

Location of home in Singapore:
Nee Soon

Year in which she left Singapore:
2008

Reason for leaving:
To chase chaos

Country she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Indonesia

Current location:
Jakarta, Indonesia

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Free WIFI

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Mad cab fares

Motto or quote:
My eyes are bigger than yours. My teeth, too. I win.

Shakeleg contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every second Tuesday of the month.

ABOUT DENIM




Marital status:
Committed

Kids:
One

Location of home in Singapore:
North

Year in which she first left Singapore:
Detective work reminded me it was 2006

Reasons for leaving:
To fulfill the romantic idea in my young and reckless head that I can “Just Do It.” Practical push factor was partner's new job offer

Country she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Japan

Current location:
Tokyo, Japan

One thing she misses most about Singapore when she is away:
Family; close friends

One thing she misses least about Singapore when she is away:
The air-conditioned attitude

Denim contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every second Friday of the month.

ABOUT HORSE WITH NO NAME




Marital status:
Wistfully Married

Kids:
No, thank you. What? I have two?! How’d that happen?

Star sign:
Pisces. In case you’re interested. Which you shouldn’t, because... see above.

Location of home in Singapore:
Undetermined, but I call the east coast my kampong.

Year of departure from Singapore:
2002 for four years, and again in 2009.

Reason for leaving:
To keep the family together. Mine, that is. Not the mafia.
Countries lived in since leaving Singapore:
Australia, USA.

Current location:
Arizona, USA

Thing most missed about Singapore:
Its cut-throat efficiency

Thing least missed about Singapore:
Its cut-throat efficiency

Horse with No Name contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every third Monday of the month.

ABOUT DUCK'S NUTS




Star sign:
Capricorn

Marital status:
Single

Kids:
Moses and Fatty

Location of home in Singapore:
Singapore

Year in which she left Singapore:
Last century

Reasons for leaving:
Search for life, the universe and everything

Country she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Australia

Current location:
Where the Nullarbor winds take me

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Hokkien Mee

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
HDB flats

Motto or quote:
Struggling only makes the straitjacket tighter

Duck's Nuts contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every third Wednesday of the month.

ABOUT CIRRUS CLOUD




Star Sign:
Scorpio

Marital status:
Married

Kids:
None

Location of home in Singapore:
Joo Chiat

Year in which she first left Singapore:
2004

Reasons for leaving:
Boring reason-work ('04 and '05) and submissive reason-got married and moved with husband

Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
United States, England

Current location:
New York, United States

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Katong laksa with otah

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
HH-Heat and humidity

Motto or quote: 
"We are just two lost souls swimming in a fish bowl, year after year." -- Pink Floyd (Wish You Were Here)

Cirrus Cloud contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every fourth Wednesday of the month.

ABOUT TIANNI



Star Sign:
Gemini

Marital status:
Under legal contract

Kids:
One small, big handful

Location of home in Singapore:
East

Year in which she first left Singapore:
2002

Reason for leaving:
To see if I could survive out in the great blue

Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Canada, Thailand, Taiwan, China

Current location:
Beijing, China

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Friends with a shared history

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Shopping malls

Motto or quote:
Most lines from Woody Allen make sense

Tianni contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every fourth Sunday of the month.

ABOUT CLARISSA


























Star Sign: 
Capricorn

Marital status: 
Single

Kids: 
None

Location of home in Singapore: 
Central West

How often she leaves Singapore: 
I am away about three months of every year, being a travel writer

Reasons for leaving: 
People think I write to travel, but actually I travel to write. If I did not come into constant collision with new people and new ideas, I would get no inspiration, not even for non-travel-related writing. Besides, to travel is to be Singaporean. It's a nation where people are highly exposed to other cultures, much more so than in other countries

Country she's lived in: 
Malaysia, for 15 years

Current location:
Singapore as a base

One thing she misses most about Singapore when travelling: 
Laksa

One thing she misses least about Singapore: 
Mosquitoes at dusk

Motto or quote: 
"Live life without mottos."

Clarissa is a guest contributor on the eat.shop.play.love blog.

ABOUT CHRYSALIS




Star Sign:
Scorpio

Marital status:
Married

Kids:
2 girls; 1 boy

Location of home in Singapore:
North

Year in which she left Singapore:
2008

Reasons for leaving:
To experience a different lifestyle that is not so rat-raced, material seeking and hopefully a better life for our kids Down Under.

Country she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Australia

Current location:
Melbourne

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Family, Friends and Food, glorious (cheap) food!

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Motorists who drive as though they own the roads and who think you owe them a living. And the rat race

Motto or quote:
Happiness makes up in height what it lacks in length. – Robert Frost

Chrysalis is a guest contributor on the eat.shop.play.love blog.

ABOUT RENE

Star Sign:
Cancer

Marital status:
Married

Kids:
2 boys

Location of home in Singapore:
Punggol

Year in which she left Singapore:
2001

Reasons for leaving:
Left Singapore in 2001 on first overseas posting by then-employer and worked in 3 different countries thereafter from 2001-...2004 before moving to Vancouver, B.C. Canada to re-unite with my partner

Countries she's lived in since leaving Singapore:
Germany (Frankfurt), Vancouver B.C., China (Guangzhou)

Current location (Town/City/State/Country):
Port Moody, B.C. Canada

One thing she misses most about Singapore:
Family and friends…and prawn noodle soup…and Roti Prata…and kueh tu-tu…

One thing she misses least about Singapore:
Humidity

Motto or quote:
Things to do today -- 1) Get up, 2)Survive, 3) Get back to bed

Rene is a guest contributor on the eat.shop.play.love blog.


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LittlePixyBoots contributes to the eat.shop.play.love blog every first Tuesday of the month.

5 comments:

  1. Hi Rene, I'm in Vancouver too! In fact in Coquitlam, just one street away from the border with Port Moody, halfway up on Thermal.. we should hook up! The brand 'Tean' from Tung Fatt has a mean prawn noodle soup (hmm... yummy) and hubby has an ingenious method making EGG-prata (yes, with the egg INSIDE) from frozen ones! Unfortunately, can't help you with kueh tutu here.. :->

    hear from you soon,
    yanny.
    (http://yannys-table.livejournal.com/)

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  2. Hi CC!!

    Just 2 words from me...........MISS U!!!!!!!! <3

    manwithaheart

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  3. Oh my goodness, i finally found my carbon copies! Singaporean women cookie machine :-0

    I left sg 8 years ago, hit the road for work, learning french, italian and german, wherever I ended up living. Keep the blog alive!

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  4. I can't remember how I stumbled upon this blog but love the updates. I have been living away from home (Malaysia) on and off for the last 10 years and can more than understand what a roller coaster ride it can be at times! It is nice reading about the lives of like people and sharing in the ups and downs of the nomadic life. This is good stuff, keep it going!

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  5. Tianni and Cirrus...u guys met each other? u both fm TJC :)

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