Ubin Also Instagrammable: 11 Jan - 17 Jan 19
Hi All!
Here are this week's features and I hope you'll enjoy them as much as I did!
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CHARMAINE CHUA
@charmeeze
"Pulau Ubin has my heart."
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MISHKA DEA TAALIA
@mishkadea
"#pulauubin"
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@watashiying
"N I N E T E E N .
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Never would have expected to spend my 19th w such cool people in the wilderness! Thank you all once again for planning the surprise! ❤🙆♀️"
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Thank you all for spending your time here on Pulau Ubin together with your family, friends and loved ones and I hope that you'd come back to create more precious memories to share with everyone else, too!
Find out last week's features here!
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