Tag: Jalan Minyak Life
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Just a Year Ago
Maybe a little over a year; I stayed in the middle of the city. I lived in an old apartment, without air conditioning. With no hot water for my shower, and yet close to some of the most expensive land in Singapore. With stray cats climbing into my apartment, and luxury dogs taking their evening…
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A return to Jalan Minyak for a minute
Today we ran around a bit; I had forgotten to update my residential address, and ended up having to go to Jalan Minyak once again to do my voting. I saw my ex-neighbour’s son, the neighbours were in the hospital, because Uncle had some medical issues. Going back to Jalan Minyak, it really hit me…
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Updates on Life after Junah
It’s been a week since, and I thought to update everyone how things have been on the pet side of things. I’m still sad, but I think many of my friends have comforted me. I have had people to talk to, and other friends who have also lost pets have grieved alongside in the past…
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Growing up Part 982345897234
I don’t think anyone ever prepares you for the multiple times that you have to go through different changes, learning different things and different parts of your life. I guess some people warn you, like your parents, or family members who are concerned enough to say something. But it’s not like we actually listen to…
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Cool Days for Cool People
I keep thinking if I should have a better scheme, or a better content plan for my blog. My own answers to myself are: No, it is a blog, and the spontaneity is part of who I am. Secondly, I do have some specific content that I want people to read, and that’s on my…
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More Minyak Memories
In the past few years, I think one of the key things that really marked my time here was my time in the army, as I lived here. It’s a very accessible location, and I think it really was quite nice moving to and fro, from this place. My army gear was always in an…
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Raining Cats and Dogs
One of the deepest memories I’ve formed living in this area is the amount of cats and dogs that have been coming to my house. We’ve gotten visited by at least 3-4 cats, and one consistent dog (my neighbour’s). I really enjoyed it, and I think it makes me think a lot about taking care…
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Night Scenes
When Instagram was first starting out, everyone was trying their best to get these really cool artistic photos. It was all these really high saturation, high contrast, tonnes of grain type of photos. Then the whole tilt shift lens thing came in and everyone wanted their places to look mini and small. It was at…
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The Bump of Excitement at the End of the Day.
Today seemed to progress about just nice. I was all ready to give another memory of this place, with the rain and all that. But lo and behold, the day has a bump of excitement, with a rush of sudden things to think through. I would say, the scene that I’m currently working from has…
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Too Many Memories
Around the place I live, there are a ton of historical locations. There are places of Chinese heritage, tourist attractions, colonial monuments, everything of that sort. The thing is that now, many of my own memories of the locations are tied together with the stories that they hold. Nearby, down the street where I live,…