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13 October 2014 in DIARY

Hello and welcome to my blog City Girl, City Stories!

I am in Singapore for a short holiday as I write this and it feels wonderful to be back. It’s been ten months since the last time I was here and even though I call my birthplace Hong Kong home now (and have been for three years!), Singapore is my hometown after all. :)

For the past three years since I moved to Hong Kong, I have been flying back to Singapore twice a year and every time I am here, it brings a funny mixture of familiarity, unfamiliarity and just a general sense of comfort and easiness.

It’s been a week now and I’ve been slowing down, catching up with some books, shopping and enjoying Singapore this past week and can’t wait to share more here soon!

Hello! 歡迎來到我的blog: 城市女孩, 城市故事!

我現在寫的是關於我在新加坡的一個短假期, 這次回到新加坡, 我覺得很興奮。我離開了新加坡, 巳經有十個月。 雖然我把我的出生地, 香港, 作為我的家(巳經三年了!), 我覺得新加坡最終仍是我的家鄉。:)

從我來到香港開始, 這三年間, 每年我都飛囘新加坡兩次; 每一次在這裡時, 總是有趣地夾雜着一份熟悉感, 一份不熟悉感, 還有一份普遍都舒服和容易的感覺。

巳經一星期了, 現在我正停下來追看好幾本書; 上個星期, 我忙著在新加坡享受漫遊及購物; 我真的急不及待地要在這裡, 跟你們分享一下這個新加坡假期呀!

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  1. Carrie says

    27 January 2015 at 6:37 PM

    Interesting concept! Looking forward to reading more of your stories.

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    • Kylene says

      28 January 2015 at 8:05 PM

      Hi Carrie, thank you! :) I’m so happy to hear that and I can’t wait to share more too.

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🍳 Started the day at my neighbourhood Starbucks, eating a small breakfast and started on a bit of blogging again~ 

📚 Popped over to the bookstore @booksbeyond.borders to donate some books and browse more books & wonderful things! 

🍽 📽Off to a buffet lunch! Stuffed myself happy, then dashed to the cinema @theprojectorsg to catch a screening of Angelina Jolie's <Maria> 

🍵 Walked over to @baristartcoffee_sg inside another bookstore @bookxcess and had grand plans to read my book, but ended up contemplating my career instead. 😆 

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Before we dive head first into 2025, my sister @wording_art and I spent a spontaneous few days in our (other) favourite city: Hong Kong! 🌟 

After the craziness of 2024, this sister trip felt like a much needed reset. Thanks HK, for letting us live our best lives. 😄✨️ 

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A week full of (mostly) British summer weather, incredible art and stunning museums, charming bookshops, the most beautiful libraries, scones and tea, I really enjoyed London! 😊💛 

I hope to catch up with Instagram/blogging soon, which I completely fell off from, and there's stuff from Singapore/Hong Kong/London I'd love to share, but for now, here's two candid photos captured by @wording_art reflecting my happiness on this trip. :) 

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If you'd like to, I'd be delighted if you check out my review on citygirlcitystories.com As a bonus, I also have a Q&A with the author herself! 🤩 

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