Amid the chatter of travel’s long-awaited rebound one year into the pandemic, many families with children feel largely left out of the conversation. Nearly every summer, Ada Ayala, a teacher, and her husband, Oscar Cesar Pleguezeulos, travel with their children to visit Mr. Cesar Pleguezeulos’s parents in Spain. But this …
Read More »How to Celebrate the Spring Holidays Safely With Your Family
Easter, Passover and Ramadan will be a little less lonely this year as more people get vaccinated. But experts say we can’t let down our guard just yet. The weather is warming, the days are looking brighter and the number of people getting vaccinated is on the rise. So can …
Read More »2 Similar SS2 Restaurants, 2 Rebrands & A Family Feud—This Is Toast & Roast’s Story
Residents in PJ might be familiar with a little eatery in Chow Yang (SS2/6) called TnR by Sean & Angie. The humble restaurant usually has a short queue of customers waiting to devour their sweet, juicy char siew atop Hakka noodles (you may sometimes find me in the line too). …
Read More »For More Kitchen Space To Start Dave’s Deli, This Family Of 5 Shared A Single Bedroom
Brian Chin recalls a childhood where he, his parents and 2 siblings shared a single room. 32 years back, his parents, David and Maureen were using the rest of their home as a makeshift central kitchen for their business, Dave’s Deli. At 37 years old, David was looking for an …
Read More »Spanning 4 Gens: How This 100-Year-Old Family Biz In S’pore Makes 10,000 Youtiaos A Day
Homegrown dough fritter (youtiao) maker Xi De Li is one of the pioneers of the youtiao and dough food industry in Singapore. Now helmed by fourth-generation owners Adrian Koh, Valerie Koh and Pathom Koh, Xi De Li’s history actually dates all the way back to the 1920s. Starting out as …
Read More »Haidilao Family, Who Is S’pore’s Richest, To Buy Bungalow At Gallop Road For S$42M
The son of Haidilao hotpot chain co-founder Zhang Yong has been granted an option to purchase a bungalow at Gallop Road for S$ 42 million, reported The Business Times today (Jan 6). The price works out to S$ 1,940 per sq ft (psf) based on the freehold site’s area of …
Read More »How to Take Your Family Geocaching
A game of hide-and-seek using GPS technology is a joyful distraction for many. If it feels as if you’ve already explored every last nook and cranny of your cramped lockdown life know this: Right under your nose, there’s a hidden world operating entirely out of view. That world is geocaching, …
Read More »A Free.99 Last Minute Holiday Gift For Your Family
I’d been racking my brain for the perfect holiday gifts to send to my family all week. Sure, our gift guide is full of great ideas, and my dad will be receiving a chess set to play now and ride like a surfboard into retirement later. But since I won’t …
Read More »A Free.99 Last Minute Holiday Gift For Your Family
I’d been racking my brain for the perfect holiday gifts to send to my family all week. Sure, our gift guide is full of great ideas, and my dad will be receiving a chess set to play now and ride like a surfboard into retirement later. But since I won’t …
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