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Live Turtle Museum at 11 Chencharu Close The Gentle Motivation Behind the Visit The Live Turtle Museum reopened at its new location on August 23, 2026. By a heartbreaking coincidence, that very same week, I lost my beloved baby of 26 years . Just a week later, while still deep in grief, I decided to make the trip. Being just a short bus ride from my house in Yishun, it felt close enough to reach out and a touch of familiar comfort. But stepping inside brought a flood of conflicting emotions. I found myself looking at all these gentle creatures living, breathing, and thriving, while my own one and only was gone forever. It sparked a strange, heavy mix of feelings that I hope people can pardon, as grief naturally makes the heart process things in complex ways. Tucked next to HomeTeamNS Khatib and surrounded by the ongoing construction of upcoming BTOs, the site carries a sense that it may not be their permanent home for long. It made me think of how stressful moving from place to place ...
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[RECIPE] Spiral Pasta Salad


The reason for making this pasta salad is part of my routine cleaning of my kitchen. By means of cleaning, I'm gonna cook with what I have without wasting any food. I have a pack of Spirals left untouched for very long, savaging last 2 carrots in the fridge that were already beginning to rot, expired parsley flakes that still looked okay to me and my roasted sesame sauce that was again left untouched after my last round of salad. Recently didn't have any motivation to cook but then this week since I'm working from home, why not just take this opportunity to do so? If not, my brain will continue to slack entirely.

Ingredients:

374g of Spirals pasta, boil with salt
1 Broccoli, cut into small pieces and boil with salt and oil
2 tomatoes, cut into small pieces after removing the middle part
1-2 carrots, cut into small cubes and boil
Parsley flakes
Roasted Sesame sauce
Hardboiled eggs, sliced into 4 pieces per egg (optional)


Method:

1. Preparation: cutting of ingredients (broccoli, tomatoes, carrots) and wash clean.
2. Pour in spirals in boiling water and cook till al dente.
3. Drain and run under tap water. Set aside.
4. Do the same for broccoli and carrots (Step 2-3).
5. Once done, mix well all ingredients together in a salad bowl with parsley flakes.
6. Drizzle with roasted sesame sauce and serve it cold or in normal room temperature. 

Didn't know the taste blends well with sesame sauce. Lucky me. No need to buy any other salad sauces which I think will not be used often. Hurray! Try it now!

Alternatively, if you wish for something warm and flavourful without any sauces to up the taste, feel free to put them in the wok and cook like aglio olio. It is that simple. Minced garlic and salt will do the trick. Cheers.


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