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I try Item #7? Spotted in Chinatown and lost in translation.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6735.jpgIMG_6735https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/goatsday.jpgGoatsDayThe Goat Lanterns at Eu Tong Sen St. and New Bridge Rd.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6738.jpgIMG_6738https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/foodst.jpgFoodSthttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6742.jpgIMG_6742The big lanternshttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/img_6737.jpgIMG_6737Goats and Gold Coins along Eu Tong Sen St., Singaorehttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/expo.jpgExpoNot a UFO. 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It was a very cloudy afternoon.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6986.jpgIMG_6986https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6987.jpgIMG_6987The mall at Bugis, Singaporehttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7001.jpgIMG_7001The Hawker Center, Bugishttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7000.jpgIMG_7000A temple in the Bugis Street areahttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6997.jpgIMG_6997Shops, Bugis Streethttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6995.jpgIMG_6995Bugis Street, Singapore2019-01-31T08:33:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/07/12/singapore-signs/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6985.jpgIMG_6985https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6925.jpgIMG_6925https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6926.jpgIMG_6926https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7002.jpgIMG_7002At Bugishttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_7005.jpgIMG_7005At the Bugis mall2023-06-28T07:24:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/07/10/looking-for-a-title/2018-12-06T01:36:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/07/08/writers-block/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_69651.jpgIMG_6965A coffee mug at the gift shop at the Singapore Zoo but that could be me.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/img_6965-e1436344308586.jpgIMG_6965Coffee cup at the Singapore Zoo gift shop.2019-01-31T08:49:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/07/05/assumptions/2019-01-31T08:50:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/07/05/sudden-status/2019-01-31T08:52:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/05/16/goodbye-friend/2019-01-31T08:53:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/02/21/blog-is/2019-01-31T08:56:58+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/08/21/eleven-year-bottledworder/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/img_6254-e1408628332701.jpgBottledworder's Exam SheetThe sheet is frayed and yellow. The colour didn't quite come across in the white light.2015-05-30T16:53:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2015/01/10/circle-of-life/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6701.jpgIMG_6701https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/img_6665.jpgIMG_6665Thank you for this and others.2018-12-01T07:45:59+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/08/28/freshly-pressed-bottledworder/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/capture.pngCapture2018-12-01T07:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/07/08/home-internet/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/images.jpginternet home2019-04-25T01:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/09/14/writing-advice-help/2019-02-03T02:50:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/09/16/writing-process/2018-12-06T08:09:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/10/19/ten-thousand-followers-wordpress/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/10000followers.png10000Followers2019-02-02T03:15:58+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/10/05/festival-art-durga-puja-2014/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6509.jpgIMG_6509Tea and biscuits are major concerns of Bengalis.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6493.jpgIMG_6493Silence. Empty clay oven at a tea stall at Roy Bahadur Road, Behalahttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/dhaak.jpgDhaakDhaak's at Buroshibtala, Behala and Dhaaki's at City Center, Salt Lakehttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/biscuits.jpgbiscuitsBiscuits. Bosepukur Sitala Mandir again.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6500.jpgIMG_6500Entire pandal made of biscuits, Bosepukur Sitala Mandirhttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/underwater.jpgUnderwaterUnderwater theme running through the Durga idol, Laxmi's bahon owl, the dias and everything else. (Buroshibtala, Behala)https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ads.jpgAdsAds for products and Pujo'shttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/arches.jpgArchesArches at Buroshibtala, Behala (top) and Bosepukur Sitala Mandir (bottom)https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/blue.jpgBlueThe water is a million hands (top) and inside the pandal it's cool (AC's) with scattered fish, mermen, rowers and underwater creatures (bottom two pictures).https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/img_6468.jpgIMG_6468Pujo Pandal. 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Photo credit: Bottledworderhttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3936.jpgFall in Jersey CityThe shrubs are glowing in the sun. 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This seems like a never ending winter.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131216_161726_348.jpgCentral ParkThe horses and carts go along the path https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131216_163337_940.jpgIMG_20131216_163337_940https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-16_15-45-33_hdr.jpgCentral ParkCentral Parkhttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-16_15-55-52_hdr.jpgCentral ParkMore city view beyond the pondhttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-16_16-02-26_hdr.jpgNew York City beyond the pond at Central ParkNew York City beyond the pond at Central Parkhttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131216_161748_217.jpgHorse Central ParkHorse and Cart at Central Parkhttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/img_20131216_163759_106.jpgIThe Shops at Columbus CircleThe Shops at Columbus Circlehttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-16_16-38-41_hdr.jpgThe Shops at Columbus CircleThe Shops at Columbus Circlehttps://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/2013-12-16_16-43-33_hdr.jpgTime Warner Center at Columbus Circle Time Warner Center at Columbus Circle decked for the holidays2018-12-24T08:42:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2014/01/11/why-i-blog-article/2018-12-01T08:43:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2012/08/07/text-and-nature-at-niagara-falls/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3460.jpgIMG_3460https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3527.jpgIMG_3527https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3654.jpgIMG_3654https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3641.jpgIMG_3641https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3491.jpgIMG_3491https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3584.jpgIMG_3584https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3582.jpgIMG_3582https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3429.jpgIMG_3429https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_34411.jpgIMG_3441https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3673.jpgIMG_36732014-01-12T23:10:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2012/08/09/signs-of-toronto/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3734.jpgIMG_3734The CN Tower, Toronto.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3699.jpgIMG_3699Dundas Square, Toronto. A space full of people, kids of all ages rushing through the fountains, concerts and street musicians in the evenings but rather empty in the morning.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3706.jpgIMG_3706Anyone up for this? Chinatown, Toronto.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3779.jpgIMG_3779Tough!https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3808.jpgIMG_3808Karan's got swag but no apostrophe. About 147 floors above the ground on top of the CN tower, Toronto.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3865.jpgIMG_3865Entertainment District, Toronto.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_37491.jpgIMG_3749Bike Sauce! Toronto.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_37571.jpgIMG_3757https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3749.jpgIMG_3749https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_3757.jpgIMG_3757More Fashion? Kensington Market, Toronto.2014-01-12T23:09:04+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2012/10/04/learning-writing-through-blogging/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/screenshot-from-2014-01-08-225245_coraline1.pngScreenshot from 2014-01-08 22:52:45_Coraline12018-12-02T04:18:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2012/07/17/cafes-and-the-city/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_5839.jpgIMG_5839https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_27561.jpgIMG_2756[1]It was Christmas eve in Kolkata the day I visited the first cafe. Photo taken at Park Street. Photo credit: Bottledworder's inspiration.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_32191.jpgIMG_3219[1]https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/406046_10151097412108834_1735600398_n1.jpg406046_10151097412108834_1735600398_nI went to a Starbucks too at Houston and West Broadway. That's my iced green tea and a free sample of a new berry drink. Photo credit: Bottledworder.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/532202_10151097413068834_1438078503_n2.jpg532202_10151097413068834_1438078503_nThis is where my café is in SoHo. Photo credit: Bottledworder.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/406046_10151097412108834_1735600398_n.jpg406046_10151097412108834_1735600398_nI went to a Starbucks too at Houston and West Broadway. That's my iced green tea and a free sample of a new berry drink.https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/532202_10151097413068834_1438078503_n1.jpg532202_10151097413068834_1438078503_nThis is where I'm sitting in SoHo. https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/532202_10151097413068834_1438078503_n.jpg532202_10151097413068834_1438078503_n2017-10-31T10:12:08+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2013/05/09/peripheral-friends/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/img_0374.jpgIMG_0374The Sierra Nevada range is beautiful.2015-08-19T11:23:11+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2012/08/29/sounds-of-the-blogosphere/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/heraldsq.jpgHerald SquareCan you hear the din? 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The ingredients come together well in each item in its own bowl and then all the bowls come together in a beautiful arrangement making the eating experience fun.2018-12-02T08:41:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bottledworder.com/2013/04/02/the-lost-art-of-being-alone/https://bottledworder.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/img_4735.jpgIMG_4735This very old souvenir was on display at the entrance to the Luray Caverns in Virginia. 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