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The Kan Cheong Spider (Book 2, Ang Ku Kueh Girl & Friends)
Synopsis: Meet Ang Ku Kueh Girl and her friends Png Kueh Girl, Kueh Lapis Girl, Curry Puff Boy and Roti Prata Boy in this charming new series for early readers, inspired by some of Singapore’s most beloved foods. In The Kan Cheong Spider, Ang Ku Kueh Girl, Ang Ku Kueh Boy and Red Egg are… — read more
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The Magical Dragon Playground (Book 1, Ang Ku Kueh Girl & Friends)
Synopsis: Meet Ang Ku Kueh Girl and her friends Png Kueh Girl, Kueh Lapis Girl, Curry Puff Boy and Roti Prata Boy in this charming new series for early readers, inspired by some of Singapore’s most beloved foods. In The Magical Dragon Playground, Ang Ku Kueh Girl comes face to face with a terrifying monster,… — read more
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The Blur Sotong (Book 3, Ang Ku Kueh Girl & Friends)
Synopsis: How did the Dragon, who once could fly and fight monsters, come to be frozen into a playground? Ang Ku Kueh Girl, Ang Ku Kueh Boy and Red Egg find out about the Magical Dragon Playground’s plight, and set out to help him defeat the Blur Sotong, in a bid to unfreeze the Dragon… — read more
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Ancient Egypt Series
I started Wilbur Smith’s Ancient Egypt Series in 2015 beginning with River God and loved it to bits. A year later I restarted The Seventh Scroll but I just couldn’t get into the second book. I had wanted more of Taita but what I was getting was the account of […]. — read more
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Jurong Bird Park Singapore
The last time I visited the Jurong Bird Park was about 10 years ago. Last week, I visited it again and this time with my friend and former colleague, Eunis. We spent the whole day exploring the bird park starting at about 10 AM through to around 5 PM. I was knackered by the time… — read more
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An Astronaut’s Guide to Life on Earth
I’ve been meaning to write about this book but for some reason I didn’t. This always happens to books I loved and they’re really, REALLY great books too. Chris Hadfield is very engaging and I was hooked right from page one. Could it be because I’ve always been fascinated by space and astronomy, and therefore,… — read more
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My Foreign Language Study Map
Now that I’m on a three-day workweek (lucky me!), I have more time to think about my approach to learning foreign languages, its implementation and execution. I came up with the table below to map out the days, languages and methods. — read more
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My (Revised) Duolingo Strategy
I have been thinking about how I go about my language learning using Duolingo. Now that I’ve sustained my Top 3 position in the Diamond League for a few weeks, I’m rethinking my learning strategy. — read more
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Birthday Gift For A Girl: Meeting A Unicorn
BIRTHDAY GIFT FOR A GIRL: MEETING A UNICORN, by Amanda Evans, is a fun, colorful, and heartwarming book. The 30-page book is great for a read-along (or read-aloud) with the little ones under your care. I read it to my cat, Mr Pops, and he appears to be pleased by it. Darcie is a fun-loving… — read more