30 April 2022 was supposed to be D-Day, marking the start of a tsunami of expiring Krisflyer miles. Surprisingly (and thankfully), Singapore Airlines decided to extend the expiry of our miles again, giving them a new lease of life. Here’s how I plan to redeem all of them before they expire.
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Sometimes, sake tastes better warm
“Hmm… I wonder how it would taste if I heated it up further?” said my inner voice to my brain. And then I rigged a makeshift sake warmer using a measuring jug and a coffee glass.
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Running down our expiring Krisflyer miles
Our next few flights will be within the region, starting with Japan in 2023 Q1, followed by South Korea in 2023 Q4 and Taiwan in 2024 Q2. Based on current redemption rates for Business class tickets, this will be enough to wipe out our expiring Krisflyer miles.
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Quarantine + BBQ Delivery + Amarone = Meh
It was Day 25 of the not-lockdown and I wanted to bust out our bottle of Amarone from the vegetable compartment. And since Jerry’s BBQ now does deliveries, we decided to order some meat to go along with it.
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Just when you thought markets couldn’t get any crazier
So, this happened in US markets overnight.
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Could home hydroponics be the new normal?
The Wife and I have always been interested in growing our own vegetables, but it’s been challenging given that we live in a small apartment with no balcony and no direct sunlight. Given that we’re stuck at home these days, The Wife decided to give it another go. But this time, she chose the simplest of vegetables — taugeh.
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Drawing down the strategic wine reserve
On 4 Apr, the day after the not-lockdown was announced, our good friends RC and QY drove over and made a special delivery of pandan cake and kaya from Cheng’s @27.
It gave us a good excuse to draw down our strategic wine reserve and open a bottle of dessert wine.
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It doesn’t count if you use a machine
When you’re stuck at home and run out of things to keep you occupied, you end up making Dalgona Coffee.
And if you’re going to do it, you might as well do it right and make it by hand.
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Comfort food during these difficult times
The Wife needed to head out for a grocery run and since we were going to be out in the wild, we decided to have a late lunch first at our favourite mee rebus stall.
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Booking and redeeming Marriott hotels (Europe Autumn 2020)
Even though we’re no longer travelling, I wanted to note down the Marriott hotels in Europe that we initially booked (but have since cancelled) for future reference.
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