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Hello, I’m Kylene! Welcome to my online home! Here’s a little bit about me: I was born in Hong Kong, but spent my childhood and teenage years growing up in Singapore. From 2010 to 2017, I found myself making a life abroad in Hong Kong for six and a half years before saying goodbye. It was an incredible experience, but in the summer of 2017, I moved back to Singapore to write my next chapter. :)

During my time in Hong Kong, I was pursuing my studies at my dream school HKU (Bachelor of Arts with a major in Comparative Literature and a minor in Sociology and a Master of Social Sciences in Media and Cultural studies). In between, I also worked briefly in education as a teaching assistant! Now in Singapore, I work full time in the cultural sector. :)

Other than blogging and exploring my city, I love reading books and blogs, going to the movies, visiting museums and bookstores, hanging out in cafes and wandering around parks and gardens. :)

Home to me is both Hong Kong and Singapore, which are two great cities that are as different as can be and I feel extremely lucky to be a part of both. Most days, I’m unable to identify myself as a truly local Singaporean or Hong Konger, so I claim no expertise on either. I do, however, have a lot of love for both and I love sharing my adventures on this blog. I hope you’ll enjoy exploring with me!


City Girl, City Stories

City Girl, City Stories is a Singapore based lifestyle blog, meant to share happy adventures worth sharing about, including everything from exciting exhibitions, good food and interesting places to check out. From time to time, this space also acts as a diary for me to document my journey and special memories.

CGCS is about exploring the cities I live in (or travel to when I get the chance), appreciating it with eyes wide open and always being curious enough to discover something new.

For bits and pieces of life from Singapore/Hong Kong, I am on Instagram and Facebook! I also share about good books I’ve read on my bookstagram. :)

To get in touch, please write to me at kylene@citygirlcitystories.com


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I’m a Hong Kong born, Singapore raised city girl. I have lived, studied and worked in both cities and am currently based in sunny Singapore. Welcome to my personal blog, where I share my city adventures. :)
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It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my first IG update of 2021. 😆 The hiatus was unintentional (although I'm still active on my blog!😊) as life became incredibly busy, exciting and fast paced since Jan started! 

2020 felt so slow, but 2021 has me feeling like time is flying by. The year started and as I race along trying to keep up, it's April! Perhaps it's the spring themed everything going around, but I'm feeling hopeful for new beginnings again.🌸
This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a lo This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a long year.

Here's to 2021! 💫 To better and brighter days ahead! 🌈
Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas season filled with warmth and peace. 😌 

P.S. Here are some Christmas photos I've been happily compiling and will be up on citygirlcitystories.com as a photo diary of Christmas in Singapore soon (hopefully this weekend)!
💛 City meets nature. 💚 ... It's been a long 💛 City meets nature. 💚
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It's been a long tiring week, so I've been having a simple weekend: getting up for breakfasts, book shopping, picking up more books at the library, watching TV and cozy Youtube vlogs. :) 

I usually fill my weekends with a full schedule, but 2020 has taught me that quiet slower ones are just as good. 😌

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It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my first IG update of 2021. 😆 The hiatus was unintentional (although I'm still active on my blog!😊) as life became incredibly busy, exciting and fast paced since Jan started! 

2020 felt so slow, but 2021 has me feeling like time is flying by. The year started and as I race along trying to keep up, it's April! Perhaps it's the spring themed everything going around, but I'm feeling hopeful for new beginnings again.🌸
This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a lo This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a long year.

Here's to 2021! 💫 To better and brighter days ahead! 🌈
Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas season filled with warmth and peace. 😌 

P.S. Here are some Christmas photos I've been happily compiling and will be up on citygirlcitystories.com as a photo diary of Christmas in Singapore soon (hopefully this weekend)!
💛 City meets nature. 💚 ... It's been a long 💛 City meets nature. 💚
...
It's been a long tiring week, so I've been having a simple weekend: getting up for breakfasts, book shopping, picking up more books at the library, watching TV and cozy Youtube vlogs. :) 

I usually fill my weekends with a full schedule, but 2020 has taught me that quiet slower ones are just as good. 😌
Relaxing and peaceful weekend vibes. 😌 🌳 Ph Relaxing and peaceful weekend vibes. 😌

🌳 Photos taken from a visit to NTU's gorgeous Yunnan Garden! 🌳
It's already November and I've missed posting abou It's already November and I've missed posting about the 6th blog anniversary of citygirlcitystories.com (which was in October)! 

Running this personal lifestyle blog has been such a passion project. ⭐ 6 years in, this blog has journeyed with me from Hong Kong to Singapore, from university to working life. I'm still the same city girl exploring her city though, and I still have plenty of things to share. 😊

I've talked more on the blog (link in bio) with photo memories from the past 6 years. Check it out! 🤗 
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Cat snapshots here are from a recent catch up with a friend at @sgcatcafe, because I've been visiting and blogging about cat cafes since the first one I went to in Hong Kong in 2010!
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