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Happy Belated Vesak Day!

May 14, 2017by travelertina Leave a comment

Singapore has a public holiday for each major religion represented here, so on Wednesday we had a day off to celebrate the birth, enlightenment, and death of the Budda (that […]

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Toa Payoh

February 8, 2017by travelertina Leave a comment

Yesterday afternoon I went to Toa Payoh, a very local neighborhood in Singapore that is absolutely cluttered with HDBs (Housing and Development Board buildings).  They look kind of fun when […]

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Of Lions and Roosters

February 5, 2017by travelertina 2 Comments

Chinese New Year continues — for many, it’s a full two-week holiday — and yesterday was day eight.  In China, eight is a lucky number related to fortune and prosperity, […]

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The Endless Gifts of Chinese New Year

January 31, 2017by travelertina Leave a comment

Chinese New Year is an excellent holiday for many reasons, not the least of which is that we get two days off from school in its honor.  So on Monday, Prescott […]

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Goodbye Monkey, Hello Rooster

January 28, 2017by travelertina Leave a comment

Quinn Salditch has arrived in Singapore!  Quinn was one of my Mock Trial captains who graduated from The Park School of Baltimore in 2013, which now brings the number of Park Mock […]

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Get Ready for the Rooster!

January 22, 2017by travelertina Leave a comment

Chinese New Year is almost here, and Chinatown is all dolled up and ready for the party.  Red-themed stores appear to have sprung up overnight: They sell everything from wall hangings […]

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Happy New Year!

December 31, 2016by travelertina Leave a comment

It will be 2017 in just over an hour, but J and I might not be able to stay awake until the ball drops (unless the thumping music next door […]

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Merry Christmas!

December 25, 2016by travelertina Leave a comment

We all started Christmas Eve Day with a trip to Springleaf Prata, where we indulged in a variety of fried breads (egg prata, banana prata, sugar tissue prata, and a […]

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Christmas Is Coming!

December 22, 2016by travelertina Leave a comment

You wouldn’t know it to look at people’s apartment windows, but Christmas is on its way, and Singapore is very much into it.  Condo lobbies and big stores all have […]

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Hort Park

December 12, 2016by travelertina 2 Comments

Yesterday Prescott and I went to a small party hosted by the parents of one of my students (they also own a landscape architecture business, so I think Prescott wound […]

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