Category Archives: Food for Thought

Complete Notes From Singapore By Neil Humphreys

Finding this book at a favourite bookshop of mine in New Bahru was a coincidence. We were browsing at the bookshop after a lunch one weekend afternoon. My husband was the one who pointed this book out to me. He … Read more

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Sounds Like Misophonia: How To Stop Small Noises From Causing Extreme Reactions (By Dr Jane Gregory)

In my last post about this topic on misophonia, I took a very big leap of faith and “came out” to the world about my relationship with misophonia. Opening up about a condition like this isn’t easy, but taking that … Read more

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I Want To Die But I Want To Eat Tteokbokki By Baek Sehee

I first paid attention to  ‘I Want to Die but I Want to Eat Tteokbokki’ out of sheer curiosity. It was sitting at the top of the bestseller lists, and its title hit that rare sweet spot—quirky, cute, and deeply … Read more

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Hard At Work: Life In Singapore by Gerard Sages & Ng Shi Wen

A Grounding, Eye-Opening Look Into the Lives That Power Singapore This book is an extraordinary collation of true, heartfelt personal stories detailing what individuals from all walks of life do for a living—and, more importantly, how they truly feel about … Read more

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The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do and How to Change

I got this book written by Charles Duhigg while waiting to board the plane at the airport in Bali back to Singapore. Didn’t have anything else to do, and it was possibly something I needed to read to push myself … Read more

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