Author Archives: The Giddy Tigress

Homemade Mandarin Marmalade (a.k.a. what to do with all those Mandarin Oranges)

Every year without fail, we will be left with loads of mandarin oranges, leftovers from the Chinese Lunar New Year.  The man of the house INSISTS on getting a box/carton of oranges each year (“Get ‘kum’ (gold in chinese) into … Continue reading

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GST: Key Points to Look Out For

Source How has your experience with the GST (Goods and Services Tax) been? For me, it has been up and down, and unfortunately more down than up.  Most of the items and services I pay for are subjected to GST, … Continue reading

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I Was In A Car Accident

There was no way we could have known an accident was about to happen.  On hindsight, it could have very well been prevented had the other car not gone so fast, and slowed down on time.  From what I remember, … Continue reading

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The Return of Tax Returns Filing

How many of you notice that I always seem to “disappear” from my blog during the first three months of the year?  It was no different this year, if you’d noticed.  I had a valid reason of course… My three … Continue reading

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Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Buttered Chicken & Homegrown Genovese Basil

I just wanted to make the name of the dish extra long because I am so extremely pleased with myself.  Heh. So this was what we had for dinner last night.  It was a last minute preparation, given that yesterday … Continue reading

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