Review

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• 4 min read

Hezhen 6.8 Inch Nakiri Knife

You know how sometimes you buy something–such as a new knife–and you whip it out thinking that it's sharp but you never really know how sharp it is until you do a paper test and it just goes shhhrrrrrkkkkk with the paper just giving up and submitting to the will...

• 5 min read

Nassim Hill Bakery Bistro Bar

Every so often, commoners like me and The Girlfriend dream of dining at a posh place. We imagined an upscale restaurant with fancy ivory chairs, mood lighting from fireflies encased in steel lanterns, crackly jazz music from the 60s played over a hand-cranked gramophone, and people dressed in tees and...

• 3 min read

BlooiE's Roadhouse

Located at The Rail Mall, BlooiE's Roadhouse is a bar and a restaurant serving food of the grilled and fried variety. The Girlfriend and I patronised its premises some time ago. We sat outside and downed beverages that would make people spill state secrets if they drank one too many...

• 6 min read

Little Farms Cafe, Wage Caps, and Adverse Weather

The start to 2021 has seen chilly weather all around Singapore. While many don jackets outdoors and even indoors, I stay sheathed in my grey top, black shorts, and slippers when out and about. These are sufficient to keep me warm. In fact, I am inclined to believe that my...

• 9 min read

Wakuwaku Yakiniku, a Story of Beef, and Empty Streets

For some time now, The Girlfriend had tried to get me to consume beef. As long as I can remember, I abstained from it due to religion. I was a Buddhist for much of my teenage years and we do not do beef. My mum also encoded a set of...

• 3 min read

Movie Review: Tenet

Tenet is a film for Christopher Nolan fans. And for people who love movies that delve into time travel, time manipulation, and time distortion. However, this time, it's really about time. Though, Tenet is not so much about time travel as it is about experiencing timelines in parallel: Forwards and...

• 4 min read

Sensodyne Repair and Protect Toothpaste

This is not a paid or sponsored advertisement (TINAPOSA). I suffered from regular whiteheads around my lips and chin for many years. They rear their little white bumps at night and grow up to be full white heads in the morning. Seeing them in the mirror after I wake up...

• 1 min read

Dinner at A&W Jewel Changi Airport

I touched down at Changi Airport after a 5-day Bali Holiday that I will call a Baliday–I must steal this term and unsheath it again in another post–with the GF. Only kidding, there is no way I can steal my own work. Now, do you remember the social media posts...

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Ip Man 4

Ip Man 4 is what a movie looks like when you write a script with blood alchohol levels through the roof, then weave Donnie into the plot and call it a "Finale". Save your money, unless you want to expose yourself to some of the cringiest lines ever spoken in...