Occasionally, when we need a bit of a pick me up, a snigger or a cheap thrill, we head to Japanese bargain store Daiso – where for just $2, you can get whatever you’re after…
Tag: things to do in singapore
Flowery Sentiments
Here at Textpat Towers, we appreciate the small pleasures in life: a good cup of coffee, or the laughter of a child. But nothing brings us as much joy as the glory of Mother Nature bursting forth from a bud. (Especially if that glory is free, and appeals to our puerile humour…)
Love Shack
It’s easy to fall into a rut no matter where you live, and even more so when you live in a well-insulated and very comfy little Expat Bubble. Pretty soon one finds oneself eating at the same places, talking to the same people, doing the same thing, week after week. So every once in a while, one of us really tries to break free and try something new. Often, it’s wonderful and fascinating and enlightening. And sometimes we end up running back to our Bubble and cowering inside…
Crocodile Country(side)
You’ll often hear expats here saying that Singapore has ‘everything’. And it really does – if by ‘everything’ you mean ‘everything you could ever hope for from a tiny tropical country sitting smack on the Equator’. Just occasionally, tho, it would be nice if ‘everything’ didn’t include ferocious prehistoric beasts who are adverse to day-trippers…
