Quantcast
Channel: Midlife Musings – Singapore Actually
Browsing all 135 articles
Browse latest View live

Delayed Gratification

I’m a sucker for immediate gratification. I guess it’s the reason why I pick a greasy burger over a salad even though the salad will make me feel light and energetic an hour after, while the burger...

View Article


How Do You Back Up Your Digital Photos & Videos?

I miss the old days of film and photo albums that you could hold in your hands. We take more pictures these days but I always worry about loosing them. Talked a bit about digital cameras and storage as...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Birthday Cake Memories

Wrote about my birthday cake memories. Remember when you were a child and the big reveal – when the cake box was opened for the first time and everyone marvelled? There was something magical about...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Birthday Cakes: The More Candles the Merrier

I may repeat this a lot but I have very caring aunts and uncles who keep me sane. They do so much for us, are really supportive and I wish everyone could have close knit families like this. Even if...

View Article

Getting Rid of Distractions

With the proliferation of the internet and smart phone in our lives, well my life at least, I find myself constantly distracted. Also this constant need to be entertained (which is so easy with the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Annoyed at The Cathay

Pretty display of cranes at The Cathay, but unfortunately the latest Star Trek movie sucked. I felt a zero emotional connection and it was all so cliche. Perhaps I was tired, but I actually almost fell...

View Article

Everyone Needs Peace of Mind

Reading the tweets of people I follow on twitter and my heart goes out to them. Often they are expressing exactly what I’m feeling. Everyone wants peace of mind and everyone wants to stop the train of...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Rainy Day at HarbourFront & My Thoughts About Cruises

Personally I am not into cruises although I don’t mind short ferry rides or going fast on a jet boat. I would like to spend more time at the destination in a more comfortable hotel than on a tiny room...

View Article


Preserving Memories

Time seems to be more sparse than usual but the original purpose of my blog was to preserve memories. Glad I wrote this recently.

View Article


Blue Skies, I Miss You

The haze has got me longing for blue skies in Singapore. I haven’t been appreciating our blue skies much, in spite of the heat, now that the smoke has robbed us of that. Well perhaps I have (look at my...

View Article

Constantly Feeling Overwhelmed

With life and with blogging I’ve just been feeling overwhelmed. So much I want to do and not enough time. Time is just so fleeting and before I know it, it’s dark and I’m still up, not getting...

View Article

Almost Choked on a Pill the Other Day

Often I read a blog post and I can absolutely relate. I totally understand Rene’s fear of swallowing pills. I hate swallowing pills too. It’s why I never take pills that are good for you like those...

View Article

Obsessed with Numbers & Loving the iPhone App, Clear

The number on the scale, the number of visitors on my blog stats. Wish I wasn’t so obsessed with numbers. My life seems to be too ruled by this. I tell myself to focus on quality and try to forget the...

View Article


Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

I Have to Quit Hay Day

It’s so embarrassing that I keep getting into these phone game addictions. I’m someone who never gambles and don’t see the appeal at all but when the lucky spinning wheel appears in this iPhone game, I...

View Article

Image may be NSFW.
Clik here to view.

Left my Heart in New Zealand

Visited New Zealand for the first time recently and felt so overwhelmed by her beauty that I just didn’t know how to start blogging about the trip. Been planning to visit this paradise I’ve heard so...

View Article


Time is Precious

I haven’t been writing from the heart. Being afraid of revealing too much and loosing my privacy. Writing from the heart is what comes naturally to me so that’s why I’ve been having writer’s block....

View Article

Thanks for Sticking By

I have been tardy with the blogging due to lack of inspiration. I’m an all or nothing person. When I do something I tend to go all out, and when I stop I just go to zilch. I need to get back into the...

View Article


Time Well Spent vs Time Badly Spent

We all have a fixed amount of time and at the end of it we all die, so I’m reminding myself to not waste a precious second, if I can help it. It’s spurred me to make this list. A list I usually reserve...

View Article

Invisible Chains. I Want to Break Them.

I have these constant feelings of constriction and I just need and want to be free. Free to realise the dreams and vision I always had till I stopped them in their tracks because there came a point...

View Article

Embarrassing Writing

Is writing when you’re half asleep similar to drunk dialing? I wouldn’t know, as I’ve never been drunk. But I envision the embarrassment is similar. It is the most honest reflection of life though, so...

View Article
Browsing all 135 articles
Browse latest View live