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  • Raising Baby C
    anemptytextlline
    September 12, 2020
      By  
    Rainbow
    Have not been updating the website after giving birth because the tiredness is SO real! Many people have warned me about the tiredness after a baby is born but I was still unprepared for the scale of “shag-ness” until I...
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  • Shopping for Mummy!
    anemptytextlline
    May 11, 2020
      By  
    Rainbow
    These days, with a combination of maternity leave and the circuit breaker (CB) measures, Sunshine, myself and Baby C can only stay home most of the time. However, with a new baby, there seemed to be endless things to buy,...
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  • A Note to Baby C...
    anemptytextlline
    March 10, 2020
      By  
    Rainbow
    Dear Baby C At the doctor’s appointment today, I was hoping that she would tell me that you are finally ready to see the world and ask me to get ready to welcome you into my arms. You would have been...
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  • Happy Chinese New Year 2020! 😀
    anemptytextlline
    January 26, 2020
      By  
    Rainbow
    Happy Chinese New Year! Here’s wishing all a very happy, prosperous and most importantly, healthy Rat year! I am also taking the opportunity to thank our heroes working selflessly throughout this period. Image from SGAG THANK YOU!
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  • Kindle Oasis (2019) Review
    anemptytextlline
    January 16, 2020
      By  
    Sunshine
    The Kindle Oasis (2019) is a good looking e-paper reader. Its price tag (US$299) as compared to the presence of other more affordable e-paper readers have placed this Kindle firmly in the luxury category. Sponsored Link: Click here to purchase Kindle...
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  • CNY Shopping Trip to Woodlands Terrace 2020
    anemptytextlline
    January 11, 2020
      By  
    Rainbow
    I never expected my previous post on this topic to be generating views, especially near the Chinese New Year (CNY) period since it was mainly a blog post for my own records. However, as there had been some views on...
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  • Sci-Sational Christmas Show at Science Centre Singapore
    anemptytextlline
    December 21, 2019
      By  
    Rainbow
    It was Sunshine’s birthday yesterday and we both took leave to spend time together. As nerdy Sunshine wanted to buy a pair of solar eclipse glasses for the viewing of a rare solar eclipse happening in Singapore on Dec 26...
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  • 1+1=3! Part 1 - We Are Pregnant!
    anemptytextlline
    October 22, 2019
      By  
    Rainbow
    Sunshine and I have been trying for a baby about 5 months after we got married. However, our dreams only came true about 1 year 3 months later after we started trying. As per the past few months over the...
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  • Keeping your passwords safe and secure
    anemptytextlline
    September 7, 2019
      By  
    Sunshine
    It is not uncommon to hear about big internet companies getting hacked and the resulting data (e.g. usernames, passwords, identification numbers, etc.) getting sold on online marketplaces. One of the most recent breaches will be the Sephora data breach, where...
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  • CNY Shopping Trip to Woodlands Terrace
    anemptytextlline
    February 2, 2019
      By  
    Rainbow
    Update: This is the 2019 version. For the latest update in 2020, please click here. Some residents in the same neighbourhood as me were grassroots volunteers and they kindly organised a Chinese New Year shopping trip to Woodlands Terrace for all...
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  • Bye 2018... Hi, 2019!
    anemptytextlline
    December 31, 2018
      By  
    Rainbow
    Sunshine and I did not manage to celebrate the end of 2017 with my family last year cos we were away on our honeymoon. This year, I organised for the year end gathering to be at our place! This time...
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  • 今天过冬至了!
    anemptytextlline
    December 22, 2018
      By  
    Rainbow
    My father reminded me that it is 冬至, also known as Winter Solstice Festival, today. It is the first time Sunshine and I are spending this festival together as husband and wife in Sg (we were overseas last year). As...
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  • Happy First Wedding Anniversary to Us!
    anemptytextlline
    October 22, 2018
      By  
    Rainbow
    Time passes so fast and before we know it, Sunshine and I have been married for a year now! Happy 1st Wedding Anniversary to Us! <3 To celebrate our first wedding anniversary, I told Sunshine I wanted to experience sky dining/dining...
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  • Mothers' Day at Gardens By The Bay!
    anemptytextlline
    May 20, 2018
      By  
    Rainbow
    I had been seeing this advertisement about Gardens by the Bay at Dhoby Ghaut MRT station on an almost daily basis when I commute to work since.. Apr 2018. Apparently, there is a 50% discount for senior citizens if they...
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  • October 2017
    anemptytextlline
    November 11, 2017
      By  
    Rainbow
    It had been a very busy yet fulfilling month for Sunshine and myself. Hence, I simply had no time to update the website. I did not expect that there would be so much to prepare for a wedding and even...
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  • My Happy Happy Christmas Eve!
    anemptytextlline
    December 25, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I do not usually blog about my day unless it is a special day or it means something to me. I feel that there are lots of reasons for me to be happy this Christmas Eve and I am thankful...
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  • How To Top Up Medisave (CPF)
    anemptytextlline
    December 11, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    The Central Provident Fund (CPF) is a compulsory savings scheme implemented by the Singapore Government and is split into three different accounts – Ordinary Account (OA), Special Account (SA) and Medisave Account. This post will illustrate the required steps to...
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  • Happy 1st Birthday!
    anemptytextlline
    December 6, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    Sunshine told me that I first started this website exactly a year ago from today ie. Today is my website’s first birthday! Yay! Happy Birthday! <3 This calls for some rainbows in life! Photo taken by my friend Wow. I am a...
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  • My First Taobao Order!
    anemptytextlline
    November 7, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I have been wanting to buy from Taobao 淘宝 since eons ago when I first heard the rave about it. Many bloggers have posted how much they save, in terms of money and convenience, just by buying from Taobao instead...
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  • Stressed about Work
    anemptytextlline
    October 20, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I recently changed jobs (5th week now) from an operations/frontline position to a planning/strategy position. In my previous job, whatever I do impacts the receiver both directly and indirectly. I can see the effects of what I do translating into...
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  • First day of work!
    anemptytextlline
    September 24, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I just changed jobs recently and it was my first day of work on the 19th of Sept last week. Though I had been working for the past three years, I was still very excited and looking forward to starting...
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  • Trip Diary: 3D2N Kuala Lumpur Getaway - Day 3
    anemptytextlline
    September 19, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
      This is a continuation of my trip diary: 3D2N KL Getaway Day 1 and 3D2N KL Getaway Day 2. On the last day of our trip, Sunshine and I woke up later than the day before as we had no plans for...
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  • Trip Diary: 3D2N Kuala Lumpur Getaway - Day 2
    anemptytextlline
    September 18, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    This is a continuation of my trip diary: 3D2N KL Getaway Day 1. On day 2 of our KL trip, Sunshine and I woke up at around 7am for buffet breakfast which was included in our hotel reservation. I think it...
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  • 2016 KL - on our way 1
    Trip Diary: 3D2N Kuala Lumpur Getaway - Day 1
    anemptytextlline
    September 15, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I had too much annual leave and hence, I was “asked to” clear it. My first reaction was to go overseas! However knowing Sunshine, I only suggested going Malaysia for a 2D1N trip. Initially, I suggested going Malacca as I had been...
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  • My Papa's Birthday
    anemptytextlline
    July 25, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    It will be my father’s lunar birthday tomorrow and hence, my whole family, together with Sunshine, went out for dinner last night (Sunday) to celebrate it in advance. I love both the lunar and Gregorian calendars because I can use...
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  • Macarons - How It All Began
    anemptytextlline
    June 18, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I have a love-hate relationship with macarons and it all started in year 2014, when I chanced upon Beth’s Foolproof French Macaron Recipe on YouTube. Then I made my maiden batch of macarons for the first time ever and like the very...
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  • CDAC@ Bedok Official Opening Day!
    anemptytextlline
    June 5, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    Today is the official opening of the Chinese Development Assistance Council (CDAC)@ Bedok branch. The CDAC is set up by the Chinese community to help those who are in financial need and the academically weaker students. As with most community...
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  • "Rant" about Night Shifts
    anemptytextlline
    April 8, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I feel so tired these past few weeks that I have no time to update anything on this website. This is because I have been working night shifts for three weeks straight! (It does not mean that I worked night...
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  • A WednesDate with My Ah Ma
    anemptytextlline
    March 3, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    My ah ma (grandma) told me to bring her to Central when I am not working one day just so that she can use her EZ-link card. She kept thinking that it is not very nice to get the travel rebates...
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  • My First Baking Order - Part II
    anemptytextlline
    February 5, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    Earlier on, I mentioned that I finally got my first baking order from my ex-colleagues who ordered 2 large bottles of almond florentine cookies. Heading my father’s suggestions, I decided not to charge them but to just give them those...
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  • My Doting Papa and His 贪吃的女儿
    anemptytextlline
    February 3, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    One fine day after my night shift, my father called me to tell me not to eat anymore of the pineapple tarts and that he made some cooling drink for me to bring down the heatiness. He said this is...
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  • Bottles of Golden Treats!
    anemptytextlline
    January 31, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    My elder brother was the only one who exclaimed that the pineapple tarts I made (together with great help from both my parents) were superb! On the other hand, my two other siblings only commented that the tarts tasted okay,...
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  • My First Baking Order!
    anemptytextlline
    January 17, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    Previously, I made some almond florentine cookies (Recipe here) and gave some of them to my ex-colleagues whom I was going to meet in a long long time. Little did I expect that they finished that one whole container of...
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  • Braised Chicken Wings
    anemptytextlline
    January 6, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    Chicken wings have always been one of my favourite foods since I was young. I love them all be it fried, braised, BBQ-ed or baked. It is also one of the foods I frequently have cravings for. Haha. However, my...
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  • New Year's Day
    anemptytextlline
    January 5, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I have always loved family gatherings because I feel that it is a great way to bond. Hence, since everyone is free on New Year’s Day, I organised a family gathering at my grandma’s house. My whole family, my grandma,...
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  • Review of my Delonghi Oven
    anemptytextlline
    January 4, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I was using a Rowenta oven for quite a number of years before I was finally fed up with its inability to maintain its temperature at the set value and uneven heat distribution; the food on left side of the...
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  • Welcome to 2016!
    anemptytextlline
    January 1, 2016
      By  
    Rainbow
    I am working as a nurse in a hospital in Singapore. This is the second time (in a row) that I am doing night shift on the eve of New Year’s Day. This means that I will be spending the...
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  • Day Spent with my Siblings
    anemptytextlline
    December 23, 2015
      By  
    Rainbow
    I have three siblings: an elder brother, a younger sister and a younger brother. When we were younger, like other siblings, we used to play with one another. Nowadays, with both my elder brother and I working and my younger...
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  • My Boyfriend, His Ideas and Seeds Planting
    anemptytextlline
    December 20, 2015
      By  
    Rainbow
    My boyfriend, Sunshine, and I learnt that whenever he wants me to accept some ideas of his, all he has to do is just “Plant his seed, sit back and do nothing at all but wait for it to grow”...
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