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We loved hearing about the history of this furniture and the restoration processes to make them into these rare statement pieces🌿story in our May issue🎏

To everyone who is celebrating Ramadan in this unusual and difficult time away from family and friends, we wish you Selamat Hari Raya and Eid Mubarak ❤

You can shop all of these from the comfort of your home, straight to your door🚪🌟

So important to have quality footwear for the little ones! 👟And be supporting local, small businesses while doing so💖

This month we featured a story by Carolyn Hall delving into the rehabilitation process and conservation of our very cute neighbours, head to @gibbonconservationsociety Instagram and Facebook to find out more and how you can help🌿❤️. Image by acoupleofphotographers.net

Some beautiful pieces featured in this month’s style section🦋head to expatliving.sg/style to see more!

Dempsey Hill is catering for every taste! So many delicious options available for takeaway and delivery🥙🍛treat yourself this weekend! 😛

🌷This Mother's Day, treat yourself to a year's subscription for just $39 (usually $82.80)! Visit expatliving.sg/sale/IG

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Some gorgeous ideas for this Mother’s Day 💐

You won’t want to miss our May issue 👀

We’re loving these unique kitchen additions, how beautiful are they?🌼

We took a look inside two historic shophouses this month and received some great recommendations by the lovely Guillaume from @artporters 🌷How stunning are these colours!

8 things we didn't know about Pulau Ubin:

1. You could fit approximately 70 Pulau Ubins onto the Singapore mainland.
2. In the 25th season of TV show Amazing Race, contestants flew from Malta to Singapore, where they took a bum-boat across to Pulau Ubin. Once there, they had to find a coconut stand and drink a full coconut to get their next clue, before flying on to Manila.
3. The island is shaped like a boomerang.
4. Bin Kiang School operated on Pulau Ubin from 1952 to 1985; at one point it had as many as 400 students. It was demolished 20 years ago this month.
5. The German Girl Shrine on Ubin commemorates the teenage daughter of German plantation owners who lived there. The girl is said to have died while attempting to flee British soldiers during WWI.
6. According to legend, a frog, a pig and an elephant raced each other to be first to reach Johor. When the elephant and pig failed to finish, they were turned to stone, forming Pulau Ubin in the process.
7. Granite from Ubin’s quarries was used to build the Singapore-Johor causeway.
8. The wetland area of Chek Jawa consists of seven separate independent ecosystems, and is home to a huge range of sea creatures, rare plants, migratory birds and more

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Passionfruit Syrup Cake recipie: “Dripping with passionfruit syrup, this cake not only has wow factor, but is also quite simple to make. Perfect for afternoon tea or, even better, serve while still warm with cream or ice cream as a dessert.” - @expat_kitchen
Serves eight

Ingredients for cake:

150g butter, softened
1 cup caster sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs
1 cup thick Greek natural yoghurt
2 cups self-raising flour, sifted
Ingredients for syrup
1 cup passionfruit pulp
¼ cup water
½ cup caster sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat oven to 160 degrees Celsius and lightly grease cake tin.
2. To make the cake, place the butter, sugar and vanilla extract in a large bowl, and beat with an electric mixer for 10 minutes until pale and creamy.
3. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition.
4. Add the Greek yoghurt and beat until well combined.
5. Fold through the sifted flour and spoon into cake tin.
6. Bake for 45 minutes.
7. While the cake is baking, make the syrup. Place passionfruit pulp, water and sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat, and stir until sugar is dissolved. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low and cook for 10 to 15 minutes. Set aside.
8. Allow cake to cool in tin for five minutes. Remove from tin and let cool for five more minutes on a wire cooling rack.
9. Transfer to serving plate, spike all over with a thin skewer and drizzle cake with syrup. Tip: Serve while still warm!

Don’t miss Expat Kitchen’s Basic Baking classes on 8, 15, 22 and 29 May! For details, visit expat-kitchen.com.

The sunrise behind the beautiful display in Marina Bay this morning, we are all #sgunited 🇸🇬❤️

Any idea of the name of this red structure? It’s Cavenagh Bridge, located close to the
Fullerton Hotel. In October 2019, it was gazetted as Singapore’s 73rd national
monument. Here’s what else we know about it:
• The structure was built in 1869 from parts that were manufactured in Scotland.
• It was originally called Edinburgh Bridge.
• The bridge replaced an old ferry service that cost passengers 1 duit (a copper Dutch coin) to use.
• Cavenagh became a pedestrian bridge in 1910, and the police sign erected to warn
vehicles of a certain size from crossing is still visible today.
• Lighting was added in 1990 to show off the bridge’s architectural features by night.
• The area around the bridge is notable for its sculptures, including one of boys leaping into the river, and another of Singapura cats, one of the world’s smallest cat breeds

How gorgeous are these?! Denise Kaur is the owner of gorgeous rugs and homeware store @livingdna and she’s passionate about her products being truly “hand-picked” and artisanal. But what does this mean? We caught up with her after a trip to the Amalfi Coast, where she went on the hunt for beautiful ceramics. Full story in the April issue 🍋

🍹Check out what's inside the April issue – there's lots of things for you to do while keeping safe!

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Saying goodbye to Singapore: As they say, sometimes you appreciate things more once they’re gone – or going. We talk to KRISTIN KEEN, who has spent a wonderful ten years living in Singapore and is now leaving. See more of her home and read all about her reccomendations in the March issue or on expatliving.sg

All you need to know about Kopi: Craving a strong hit of caffeine? A cup of local coffee (Kopi) at one of Singapore’s more than 3,000 kopitiams (coffee shops) could set you back as little as 80 cents.
Have you ever tried one? If so let us know your favourite type ☕

Terminology for ordering:

Kopi O: Black with sugar
Kopi C: With evaporated milk and sugar instead of condensed milk
Kosong: No sugar or milk added
Gah Dai: Extra condensed milk
Xiu Dai: Less sugar
Po: Thinner coffee
Peng: Iced

Find out more on expatliving.sg under the Wine & Dine section.

We have offically launched Trivia Thursday on expatliving.sg! Expat Living’s weekly 20-question quiz where you get the chance to test out your grey matter! Or how about challenging a friend or family member to see who gets the most questions right? Each week, we’ll put together a new quiz, covering trivia topics relating to pop culture, geography, history, language and more.

This week’s topic: MOVIE QUOTES. Here are the first few questions to get you thinking!

Answers online.

#1 Which movie series includes the line, “I’m going to make him an offer he can’t refuse.” #2 Which character is keen to go to “infinity and beyond” in Toy Story?

#3 “Nobody puts ____ in a corner.” Fill in the blank space.

#4 “I’m kind of a big deal”. Who is a big deal? (Hint: the character is played by Will Ferrell.) #5 Which film features the motivational line “Just keep swimming”?

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