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Figment

I am thankful for sight. The world is so confusing sometimes we forget. Forgetting is so confusing sometimes we world. Today I had three full meals and the sun was kind to us on our day off. We cycled up the slope and I wore the Darlie is now Dali tshirt, which cannot be worn [...]

Stevie’s kind of library

We’ve been talking about it for so long. We’ve finally found and bought a proper book rack, and then packed and moved our books into the store. The first books we sold were Charlotte’s Web and The Melancholy Death of Oyster Boy and Other Stories. We have some really special books, well, special to us, [...]

Offbeat places to eat

Sometimes we wander around and when we least expect it, something like this pops up. Is this in your neighborhood? You lucky cow. It’s like somebody’s house selling some food! Turn into Jalan Tua Kong in Siglap (nestled among some old shophouses and terraced houses) and when you see a corner coffee shop, walk on [...]

A choice between school and food

Dear friends. It’s been awhile now, how I know in my heart I’m not doing enough. Then yesterday, it has come to us that Riverkids, the Cambodian help for street children group that we sell little Kewpie figurines for, may have to close. I believe the reason is due to insufficient expected donations. Simple as [...]

Where To Get Bananas?

Stall: Zai Zai’s fruit stall Where: along Tanjong Katong Road, right after Punggol Nasi Lemak (it’s the only fruit stall along this road) Zai Zai is 12 years old. He is an amazing creature and will dance when jolly. He’s in this space because he earns his keep at the fruit stall everyday. The bananas [...]