Pulau Ubin isn't one of those places in Singapore where Singaporeans commonly go to. It's a small island located off the east coast, and transportation into the island can be a little spotty. And like all outdoor activities in tropical climates, the weather can be challenging. I love a good trek or two in cooler weathers when I’m overseas, but here, where people sweat from the heat even while indoors, it takes a rare occasion to pry...

Years ago, back when I was studying in university and all of us were staying on campus, my friend Karen brought a few of these dainty confectioneries to us, and asked us what we thought about them. It was a delicate chocolate mousse, coated with a shiny layer of glaze and sitting atop a crunchy biscuit base. I dug a spoon into the dessert, and peeping out of the chocolate mousse, was an inner filling of caramelised milk, or dulce de leche. It...

We may have been a little overzealous snapping up all the berries that are on sale, but could you blame us? It's the end of summer and the supermarket was overflowing with fresh berries. We heaped boxes of of blueberries and raspberries into our cart, and just when we were about to leave, we couldn't resist buying these sweet-smelling strawberries.  There was many of us, and we (my nieces) ate as much as we physically could....

One of the highlights of living in Melbourne was the Costco, and one of the perks that I'd missed when I left. Costco's a celebration of good ol' American excess, with eye-catching prices from fuel to food to liquor. I wish Costco would come to Singapore! We had a chance to get reacquainted recently, when I visited my sister in California during my holidays. We spent an inordinate amount of hours wandering...