A Curried and Chillied Life: Scrambled Words and Seasoned Memoir
Cut, Butter, Fry. Smear with chili and sandwich between bread – the perfect recipe for chili crab curry. Flatten, Add, Fold, Fry. Garnish with chutney and bury under cilantro – the perfect recipe for fried lentil samosa. Madame Sandathevi could perhaps be...Miss 差不多
“差不多啦” was the phrase I heard most from her. 差不多; meaning more or less, almost, nearly. A relatively simple phrase, used slightly grammatically inaccurately by her, but still understandable. Used in especially Singaporean ways. Madam Ah Mui likes to watch television....Lim Seow Ngo
From the time Lim Seow Ngo’s face appeared on the screen we could tell she was the character. Her soft yet defined features held a smudge of hidden mischief and there was a twinkle in her eyes. She began by boldly asking our names and nationalities then proceeded to...A True Patriot
Mrs Shakehi is a true patriot. She loves her small country with green rain trees and modern architecture even though she was born on the Malaysian land when Singapore had not yet existed. It does not stop her from being a proud Siangporean who is conscious about her...Lim Seng Kim
Mr. Lim Seng Kim is a warm and conversable man from the first time we met him on the screen. We introduced our local service and followed up with his introduction, and traced back to his living experiences. He was born in Singapore in the late 60s and was brought up...Subscribe by Email
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