An enchanting experience: where the sky is illuminated with man-made stars and the river glows bright with fire and flowers. 1) Loy Krathong is an annual festival celebrated nationwide.

This has got to be one of my favourite recipes — it’s a Braised Pork Belly (served with noodles), inspired by one of the Singaporean contestants, Audra Morrice from Masterchef Australia 2012. It was probably one of dishes I was so motivated to replicate in my tiny student apartment (while…

PS: No, we are not part of China or South America. Where is Singapore?

Singapore has been home to me for 18 years, until I left home for the very first time to pursue my studies abroad. In a blink of an eye, three years flew by quickly and I graduated with a college degree. In my opinion, I’ve always thought of myself as…

Here are some of my other articles that I’ve previously written for a Singaporean Food, Travel & Lifestyle site called Unscrambled.sg! Click here to read more: http://www.unscrambled.sg/author/meru/

When people think of Thai food, there is a 99% chance that Pad Thai and Tom Yum Goong will be at the top of their list. Singapore is blessed with an abundance of Thai restaurants in every neighbourhood and mall. Also, not forgetting our very own ‘Little Thailand’ at Golden…

As a citizen born and raised in the tiny island-state of Singapore that has a population of approximately 5.7 million and a land area of 719.1 km2 (277.6 …

Thai Green Curry is one of the most popular curry dishes in Central Thailand. If you didn’t know that, you should definitely check out this other article that I wrote! In Thai, it is called Gaeng Keow Wan — which could be literally translated as Curry Green Sweet. Bite-size pieces…

Dok Anchan (ดอกอัญชัน) or better known as the Butterfly Pea Flower is a highly intriguing plant. I was introduced to it when I first travelled to Thailand on my own. My first time was drinking it as a beverage, mixed with a squeeze of lemon juice in Ko Kret (an…