Category Archives: Entertainment

Walking Along Orchard

Posted on December 7, 2014 by 9minnon

Thing about Singapore is that a number of small and big changes keep happening; one just needs to look for them. Some of these changes can come as pleasant surprises. Like the nice ones we saw walking along Orchard Road. … Continue reading →

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On A Morning Walk …

Posted on November 22, 2014 by 9minnon

Sometimes, a picture may speak more than a thousand words. This is probably why we are able to appreciate beauty through pictures, and not through words. And sometimes, we find something beautiful, something unusual along the way, and words cannot … Continue reading →

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Along Changi Road

Posted on November 12, 2014 by 9minnon

Two weeks in a row … The first one was a bus ride from Bedok, the next one was getting off the MRT at Kambangan, and a short walk takes you to Changi Road. Here you will find a number … Continue reading →

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Sunday Walkabout

Posted on November 2, 2014 by 9minnon

On our habit of random walking about on Sunday, and we find that sometimes we are taken to parts of the city which hold treasures for the traveller. Some such treasures were found on one such Sunday. A short bus … Continue reading →

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Getting Around

Posted on October 28, 2014 by 9minnon

Lao Tzu said: A good traveller has no fixed plans and is not intent on arriving. With this description, we could be somewhat of good travellers, albeit weekend ones. You would have read in this post about our wanderings around … Continue reading →

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History Of English

Posted on July 28, 2014 by 9minnon

Here’s a nice video summarizing the history of the English language. This starts from the beginning, and explores how folks from outside England, like the Anglo-Saxons, the Latin-speaking Christians, the Vikings, and the Normans brought a plethora of words which … Continue reading →

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All Roads Lead To …

Posted on June 23, 2014 by 9minnon

If one were to go by what Hardy says, that would be Geylang. Right! So I know the pictures that conjures up, but there’s apparently a story behind that. Apparently, Hardy is in the habit of random walkabouts on weekends. … Continue reading →

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Yesterday Today

Posted on May 4, 2014 by 9minnon

A memory from childhood Hardy was talking about. This is a traditional Punjabi boli … any Punjabi would know it … Bari barsi. But wait a minute … would any Punjabi? He said he heard this at weddings when growing … Continue reading →

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A Song About …

Posted on April 18, 2014 by 9minnon

Heres a Punjabi classic which is another nice example of how some of the pearls of our heritage can be re-presented in a new age. This is the song called Kamlee. Kamlee comes from from the great Saint Baba Bulle … Continue reading →

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East & West

Posted on March 20, 2014 by 9minnon

Went for lunch with these guys the other day. The fare of choice in that meal was Bengali. Now, this can be quite a tricky choice. The restaurant is a Bangladeshi restaurant, so whether you call it Bengali food, or … Continue reading →

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