The Seven Links Blog Project
My good mate and fellow blogger Tiny Island (a Singaporean blogger who provides a glimpse into what it is like to be a tourist in your own country) tagged me to join in the seven links blog project. Basically the blog project is a good way to pull out some of your best blog posts from the archives and showcase your mad blogging skills.
I thought since I don’t have an “about me” section I would use this opportunity to delve into the heart and history of this blog. So here goes:
This blog started out of laziness. My wife and I had just moved to Singapore. My Dad was doing volunteer work in Israel and my Mum was back in New Zealand. Instead of having to tell my parents what I had been up to in Singapore I decided to start a blog, so I would only have tell the story once. Turns out it did not save time. In fact, blogging is time consuming and I would still have to tell the story twice even after kindly referring them to my blog. But after a while I started to get a cult following of friends and family reading the blog (or so they say) and I got hooked on it and can’t stop. Be warned: If you say you read my blog, I will quiz you on it. A few of our visitors have learned this the hard way.
Some of you may ask what’s up with that orangefoamfinger? Well it all started in New York, we were on a round the World trip before our final destination of Singapore. I picked up a (hugely) overpriced orangefoamfinger at a New York Knicks game and for the rest of our trip (and much to the embarrassment of my wife) I would pose in front of international places of interest. I now can’t leave home without my orangefoamfinger. It all started from there.
I blog about being a househusband, what it is like living in Singapore and the countries we visit (with my orangefoamfinger of course).
my most beautiful post:
Awesome things on Awesome Bikes
Well as the title suggests, it is pictures of Awesome things on Awesome Bikes (in Vietnam). Not much more to it really.
my most popular post:
Coffee in a plastic bag with a straw
I think every newcomer to Singapore is intrigued by this mysterious drink in a plastic bag and hence is likely to google “plastic bag drink”. I guess that some of those searches are referred to my blog. Also a few other bloggers have linked to the “plastic bag drink”. Thanks mates!
my most controversial post:
I don’t really do controversial. But If I had to choose my most controversial post it would be the National Day post. Only because I mentioned that the National Day Parade just seems like an excuse for the Singapore Army to show of it’s fire power. It is hard to be controversial in a country that has corporal punishment and the death penalty (oooh controversial).
my most helpful post:
I also don’t really do helpful posts (unless you want to get an idea of what a country is like to visit). I chose the farmers market post because of my public service announcement that it is not really a farmers market (as there are no farms in Singapore). However I still recommend you go because of the delicious food available (that would have come from a farm somewhere (just not a Singaporean one)).
my most surprisingly successful post:
This is another example of people visiting Singapore having no idea what is going on (I was the same) and therefore turning to google to find out. Those google searches sometimes end up at my blog and here we have a surprisingly successful post. When I first saw the insect fogging I thought the apartment across the road was on fire.
my most underrated post:
Seriously! Six dollars for a haircut (even if it not straight).
post I am most proud of:
The making of singapore shufflin’ was without a doubt the proudest moment in my blogging career. A dancing tour of Singapore. That is all.
I am going with an Antipodean theme for my selection of bloggers to keep the seven links project going (although only one still lives in the Antipodes)
katherineisawesome (the queen of NZ fashion blogging, hot off the heels of NZ fashion week)
isaaclikes (the king of NZ fashion blogging, now living in New York, about to be hot ON the heels of NY fashion week)
bec’s expat life (an Australian expat who has recently moved to Singapore, getting amongst it)
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