It’s been a busy month. I just moved house over here in Melbourne, where I’m now sharing a house with J, R, EJ and TY. It’s no mean feat to pack up all my belongings and move into a new area, and having to find my feet and start afresh again. Not everything went smooth-sailing, and I got off to an especially rocky start. I touched down to Melbourne on Sunday evening right before my school started instead of the morning of, because Scoot had...

This is our list of the food products that Malacca is famous for. But it's not just enough to buy them from any random-o-store. Not all pineapple tarts are created equal!    Gula Melaka This is the locally-produced palm sugar and is often featured in Asian desserts. If you come to Malacca, it's a shame not to bring some home with you. Cheng's@27 (in Singapore) serves decadent slices of gula melaka chiffon cakes, and online, there...

There is a lot of food to try in Malacca, interspersed with some sightseeing attractions along the way. Because virtually everything to see - and eat - is concentrated in the same area, we trekked up and down the same few streets in our two days there. But there is so much to do, juxtaposed with only so much time (and only so much our stomachs can distend), that we had to forgo several things on our itinerary. This is our run-down of everything...

By Miss XS High tea is such a guilty indulgent for me. I always feel that  should be working instead of sitting around sipping floral scented tea from porcelain cups and nibbling on sweets. But what a luxury it is, to have high tea on a weekday afternoon knowing that everyone (else!) is hard at work. ...