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	<title><![CDATA[day 4 in sydney (hunter valley)]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Another favourite check-out when in Sydney is the nearby Hunter Valley. Australia being an important wine producing country, and Hunter Valley is one of the major wine regions of Australia, naturally you go for a wine tour when in Hunter Valley. If you drive, you theoretically can visit the wineries on your own and have free tasting. Lindemans, Rosemount, Wyndham Estate are …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 04 Feb 2012 10:49:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[day 3 in sydney (blue mountains)]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[If you think Sydney is just a city of skyscrapers, then you are missing out the goodies in the wilderness. On day 3 we went to the Blue Mountains, a region some 1 hour's coach journey away. Initially I was considering riding the CityRail to Katoomba and explore Blue Mountains on our own, but that could be a bit tricky if I wanted to check out the nearby Jenolan Caves too. So …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 28 Jan 2012 11:01:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[day 2 in sydney (but went to canberra)]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[To spend almost 8 hours flying over (and not forgetting the airfare), it does make sense to visit another nearby city. And so I slotted in a day trip to Canberra on the second day, the capital of Australia.  We did it the traditional way, took the CountryLink Xplorer train from Sydney Central to Canberra Kingston which took about 4 hours. Now thinking back, the train journey …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 16:15:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[day 1 in sydney]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[We took an overnight flight to Sydney. So when we reached Kingsford Smith Airport, coupled with the timezone difference, it was just past 7am. Good timing to start the day.  It was a Saturday, so probably the only chance to catch the weekend markets. Our first stop was Sydney Sustainable Markets at Taylor Square. There are a few farmer's markets in Sydney and I was deciding …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 10:04:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[sydney 2011]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Hey mate! Yours truly here just visited Sydney over the Christmas period. It was quite an impulsive decision to go, didn't avoid the high season and didn't check the balance in my bank account. It was only a week or two before the trip that the air tickets were bought. Anyway 2011 had been a roller coaster ride for me and I thought why not go for a walk.  I am grateful to all …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 31 Dec 2011 14:58:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[one A short of being SMART]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[As a commuter I always think that SMRT runs buses better than SBS Transit. The reverse is true for trains.  2 train disruptions within a few days. I narrowly escaped the North South Line episode (darn, I have never walked in the tunnel before!) cos I was on the North East Line which is operated by _the_ other transport company. But I was stucked on the earlier Circle Line …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 17 Dec 2011 09:20:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Hankyu Densha]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[If you are the type who believes that things happen on the train and there are a lesson or two to learn, then you probably would like the movie Hankyu Densha (阪急電車, 片道15分の奇跡).  Starring Mi …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2011 17:37:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[train to be gracious]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[According to unconfirmed source, the platform of Bishan MRT Station does not have the markings for people to queue up or to stand behind. But yet commuters were seen queueing up orderly before boarding. I don't believe it.  I was standing behind the red line waiting for the next train. A man came to this screen door and stood on the other side, obviously stepping in front of …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:29:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[happiness from what you don't have]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Recently there has been this discussion about happiness and the comparison with Bhutan (the country that started Gross National Happiness) in the parliament. Then a Bhutanese wrote in reaction to the example being brought up.  I've never been to Bhutan. I don't know much about that country, so to compare their happiness with ours is like comparing between the Centigrade scale …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:44:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[767 goes on the belly]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[A Boeing 767 plane from Polish airline LOT landed on its belly on 1 Nov after the landing gears failed to lower.  No one was injured in this belly landing. In fact it looked quite smooth, thanks to the skill of the crew and the close coordination and preparation from the ground, including the foam sprayed on the runway beforehand.  With all the gloomy feelings around, such …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2011 09:45:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[the 18 who did nothing]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[The China double hit-and-run case has stirred up a wave of criticism on the 18 passerbys who did not offer help to the 2 years old girl, and the state of moral value in the country. While I think no one will dispute that it was a sad case that such incident happened, but I was quite disturbed by the sudden appearances of so many moral policemen.  It is very easy to make …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2011 16:36:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[lesson from the colonel?]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[While I am not trying to glorify or condemn him, but how many people can rise to become head of a nation at the age of 27 like Colonel Muammar Gaddafi did? It was also reported that when Gaddafi led a bloodless coup to overthrow the monarchy in 1969, he ended poverty in Libya and brought the living standard to be highest in Africa.  There was this sort-of related incident I …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 22 Oct 2011 09:18:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[china's revolution, 100 years or beyond?]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[This year marks 100th anniversary of the Chinese Revolution (aka Xinhai Revolution). My closest participation (not in the revolution itself) would be checking out the exhibition at Hong Kong Museum of History back in May.  The centennial brings about many relevant discussion. Many countries talk about their historical involvement in the revolution (like how Mr Sun Yat-sen …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 16 Oct 2011 15:25:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[going on circle]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Today is the opening of the full Circle Line, adding yet another mileage to Singapore's MRT network.  We were kind of out of ideas for things to do on this Saturday, so we decided to hop onto the Circle Line and take the chance to visit Clementi, a Western part of Singapore which I haven't been to for a while. Yes, could have gone to Boon Lay but no thanks.  Just to be clear, …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 20:29:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[an apple that changed the world]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[It was as if a joke was being played when news of Steve Jobs' passing on came out right after the launch of iPhone 4S.  I'm not a fanboi of Apple, I don't wear turtleneck, the only Apple product I have is probably the free QuickTime player. The closest link I have with Apple is that I got invited to join as a design engineer. In fact I kind of have negative view on people who …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 06 Oct 2011 20:53:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[practical engineering problem - washing machine]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[After sitting for the Fundamentals of Engineering Examination, I bumped into a real-life practical engineering problem at home.  When I started up the washing machine, it was taking in water so slowly it looked more like dripping. I vaguely recalled previously the washing machine also did act weirdly, so I tried adjusting the drainage hose. No avail. If it was not the out, …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2011 21:01:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[sitting for the FEE]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[The last time when I was in an examination hall, I was an invigilator. :P  Today I just sat for 6 hours 20 minutes of Fundamental of Engineering Examination (FEE) administered by the Professional Engineering Board. Basically the FEE tests you on the fundamentals of engineering, much that has been taught at undergraduate level. Passing the FEE is one of the prerequisites for …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 21:06:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[呈现还是呈献？]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[有时在路上看到活动海报或者是广告， 上边写着＂XXX呈现＂。  其实， 是"呈现"还是"呈献"呢？  以小弟低见， 这里应该是用"呈献", 因为有献给客官的意思。 "呈现", 就好象是表达一种现象似的, 天文现象， 化学现象等。 虽然两者汉语拼音相同， 但是意思不相通。  政府不提倡方言， 偏偏就是方言帮助我辨字， 因为＂献＂和＂现＂在粤语里相差甚大. 所以我觉得方言和华语 …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:54:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[we need trained operator]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[A while ago when I read from the news that SBS Transit was appointed the operator for Downtown Line which is to be completed in 2017, I couldn't help chuckled to myself.   For background i …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 18 Sep 2011 14:05:00 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[mid-autumn is (also) a season for sharing]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>chillycraps</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Mid-autumn Festival is around the corner, so I thought of bringing the parents to the Marina Bay area for a lantern walk.  We were greeted by the gigantic air-blown Walter the bunny (no stranger to me, had met it at 8Q SAM) at the entrance of Marina Bay City Gallery. It wasn't a big event, wasn't reported on the Chinese newspaper, wouldn't have known it if not seeing it on …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Sun, 11 Sep 2011 08:35:00 +0800</pubDate>
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