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The Entertainer Blogger Award
Here I wish to thank Lorelle from A Mindful Traveller for nominating me for this award. Both of us share the same passion for travelling around the globe. Occasionally, the blog also featured her cooking skills. Do check out the blog and you won’t be disappointed. Rules: • Thank the person who nominated you to add link to their blog • Add the rules, so others can follow • Nominate people who you find fun, inspiring and entertaining! • Answer the same questions • Include the graphic in your post Why did you start blogging in the first place? I have been doing the planning and researching for our trip…
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Tour guide – Marina Bay Garden By The Bay
Garden by the Bay at Marina Bay is one of the must-visit places in Singapore. In fact, it is also one of the topmost instagrammable places in Singapore. Here, you can see the Supertree Grove measuring between 25 to 50 metres tall, that provide shades to visitors during the day and rainbow colours lights display during the night. There is a skywalk that connects a few of the Supertrees where you can see the panoramic views of the Garden and Marina Bay area. If the hot and humid place is too much for you, go to the Flower Dome or Cloud Forest for a walk within an indoor climate-control environment, where…
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Variations on a theme
Mosaics have always fascinated me. They are very colourful, have different patterns, made by a variety of elements and always give you a sense of being in a maze. Sometimes, at a certain angle, together with sunlight, the elaborate mosaics appear to turn into shining stars just like our night sky. Other times, the intricate mosaics become paintings of flowers, hang on the walls for people to stare at. With their kaleidoscopic colours, they can simply turn into a beautiful sculpture or a tough-to-solved jigsaw puzzle. Mosaics, they look the same, but yet they are so different. Our lives are unique stones in the mosaic of human existence- priceless and…
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Silence
Living in a city-state, noise becomes inevitably part of my life. The hustling and bustling sound can sometimes be a nuisance or irritant especially when I seek peace and quiet. Of course, people would suggest going to the outskirts or mountains to get away from all the noise. But, not everytime I could do something like that, just pack my bags and leave my place. So this is where these soundproof windows come in. The windows in my apartment, not just serve as a protective layer from the rain and dust, but also insulate my rooms from the noise pollutions coming from the traffics and construction sites. When I close…
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Weekly Photo Challenge – Weathered Bridge At Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine
During my recent trip to Osaka Japan, I had visited a few shrines. One of the oldest shrines I had come across is the ancient Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine. It was founded in the 3rd century. Sumiyoshi Taisha Shrine was and still is the headquarter and the most famous of over two thousand Sumiyoshi shrines found across the whole Japan, i.e. it is also called Sumiyoshi Grand Shrine. What attracted me to this shrine was perhaps the beautiful Sorihashi Bridge. In its bright red colour and its high-arch, it was always attention-grabbing. However, because of its age (at least 400 years old), when crossing the bridge, I could see the aged wooden…
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Growth Mindset
Yesterday, when I was going through my kids’ things, I saw the files on the table that were given by their teachers for keeping their homework sheets. I found them very inspiring. Growth Mindset was coined by Dr Carol Dweck after spending 30 years researching on students’ attitude towards failure. Some have rebounded very quickly while others have been devastated even by the slightest setbacks. Those that rebounded quickly adopt the Growth Mindset, meaning they have the underlying beliefs that people can be successful as long as ones put in the time and effort to achieve their goals. In a way, to me, this is a growth on our minds…
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Happy New Year To All
Another year went by and a new chapter begins. Here I wish everyone get RICH… rich in LOVING & CARING rich in KNOWLEDGE rich in ADVENTURE rich in LAUGHTER rich in HEALTH Happy new year!!! Goldilocks Lifestyle Travel - Blog
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My 1 year blogging anniversary
Exactly one year ago I started this blog. And now looking back, I think I have improved my blogging skills along the way. Every week I learn something new about blogging. But most importantly I cannot continue to blog without you guys out there who have been reading my posts, giving encouraging comments and lots of “likes”. So, here is to give you all a big “THANK YOU” for your continuous supports. Besides, writing my own blogs, I also spent time reading your posts and others in the WordPress community. Here are some of the blogs that I like:- Traveling Matters To Us by Mel & Suan. I have been reading…
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