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.
Online store: http://zazzle.com/
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.
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.. :->
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yanny.
(http://yannys-table.livejournal.com/)
Hi CC!!
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manwithaheart
Oh my goodness, i finally found my carbon copies! Singaporean women cookie machine :-0
ReplyDeleteI left sg 8 years ago, hit the road for work, learning french, italian and german, wherever I ended up living. Keep the blog alive!
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!
ReplyDeleteTianni and Cirrus...u guys met each other? u both fm TJC :)
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