A Singaporean in London
Blog URL http://singaporeaninlondon.blogspot.com
Located London, London United Kingdom
Tags blog, travel, funny, london, singapore, expat, comics, observations, culture
London through the eyes of a Singaporean. Where to go? What to do? Where to eat? Offers tips and highlights the cultural differences in a lighthearted manner.
Latest Blog Posts
- Londoners' obsession with sending cards - yep, those 'Season Greetings' cards on Nov 19, 2009 in observations
Londoners' obsession with their cards never fails to fascinate me. By cards, I mean the ones that you pop into a shop when you have nothing better to get for someone on a special occasion. Could be a birthday, anniversary, wedding, retirement - there...
- Japan Centre's new location at London's Lower Regent Street - bigger, spankier and more fanciful on Nov 17, 2009 in london shopping
Those who have a soft spot for anything Japanese would be glad to find out that the Japan Centre at London Piccadilly has moved to a location with a larger shop at Lower Regent Street, which is a mere 5 minute stroll from its former site along Piccad...
- Camden Market - the quirky and bohemian side of London on Nov 15, 2009 in Camden Market
London's Camden Market is perhaps one of those markets that has always been overlooked by tourists who favoured the more famous Portobello Market at Notting Hill. A pity considering how much Camden Market has to offer. Someone should really commissio...
- Shappi Khorsandi The Distracted Activist review - the stand up comedy act to look out for on Nov 12, 2009 in fun review
Most notable stand up comedians are men. Don't ask me why but it seems that there is this thing about stand up comedians and celebrity chefs. For some reason, there is a lack of funny women on stage so when one comes along, people take note. Let's be...
- London Transport Season Travelcard benefits - why you should get one in your Oyster card on Nov 10, 2009 in observations
I don't know what took me so long to get a London Transport travelcard. Maybe it's the lack of information but I would attribute it to the sheer lazyness on my part really. I did some calculation some time back and was surprised at how much I have be...
- British Museum presents Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler - the Spanish perspective on the civilization that they have destroyed on Nov 8, 2009 in review museum
When the Spaniard Hernan Cortes arrived in the capital of Aztecs, Tenochtitlan in 1519, little did the Aztecs know that it would beckoned the demise of their 200 year old kingdom that spanned across the current day Mexico. Ultimately, it was a combi...
- Commemorate Remembrance Day, wear a poppy on Nov 7, 2009 in observations
The DLR was down again the other day. You could almost hear the collective groan of the hundreds of commuters at Bank when they trooped into the train towards London Bridge station and switch the the Jubilee Line going towards Canary Wharf. All that...
