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	<title><![CDATA[Finding that blogging mojo back]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[I really don&#8217;t blog very much anymore. Maybe micro/mini blogs are more suited for me. But I really hope to blog much more once I&#8217;ve sorted out the career part of my life a little, and figured out what I want to do. Anyway, I&#8217;ve recently gotten (back) on Tumblr, and I post / reblog ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:34:02 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Of banks and telcos, and customer service hotlines]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Seems like the banks and telcos are getting a lot of frustrated customers who can&#8217;t seem to get through their hotlines to get assistance from customer service officers.This is a common occurrence: You call a hotline number, press a whole bunch of numbers to help them select the right team of customer service folks to answer your call, and when you finally get to the …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 13 Apr 2012 11:44:24 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Is it dangerous driving to Milford Sound?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s just 2 days before we fly off to New Zealand, and I&#8217;m (understandably) excited! We&#8217;ve done all the bookings and itinerary planning that we need to, and all that&#821 …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Mar 2012 12:29:19 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Planning a Holiday in New Zealand while Minding Your Budget]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[We&#8217;ve been planning our NZ honeymoon for the last couple of months since the wedding, and wow, it&#8217;s really really not a cheap place to travel to! But there are ways you can save some money, so just thought I&#8217;d share some tips and websites with you all that can help you work around your budget better, while having fun too!If you&#8217;re planning a Getaway in …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 13:05:34 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[WABAR Beer Bar at Tanjong Pagar Road]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I was walking along Tanjong Pagar Road looking for a place to have my &#8220;forever alone lunch&#8221; when I spotted WABAR across the road. I remember having walked past it once on my way to the bus stop, so I crossed the road to check out their menu on display outside the restaurant. Photo courtesy: ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:55:10 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[New Canon Singapore photo contest]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[My client Canon Singapore recently launched a contest for existing Canon users to win a brand new Powershot SX230 HS compact camera.Mainly, the new feature in this camera is the built-in GPS which auto tags your photos so you&#8217;ll know where exactly you took them. I think that&#8217;s really useful for holidaymakers. I have to admit when I was in Rome, I took so many …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2011 10:59:36 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FRANK by OCBC design vouchers giveaway – Winners!]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/FRANK-by-OCBC-design-vouchers-giveaway-Winners-</link>
	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[I know I&#8217;ve been an absolute sloth about this, but some of you know, I just got married yada-yada, and I didn&#8217;t have time to post this!So here are the 3 winners of the little giveaway I had a couple of weeks back!RoxanneYanjunLyndseyCongrats, y&#8217;all! I will be emailing you soon to get your mailing address so I can send you the vouchers! Do go down to the …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:46:11 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Photo Albums from the Wedding]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Photos from family and friends: Sook: Album 1: m.daphnick.20112011 (from iPhone) Album 2: The Official Adoption (from camera) Album 3: Scooky&#8217;s Project (about the present she gave us …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 29 Nov 2011 18:14:36 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Our Wedding Theme Song]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Here is the song that I walked down the &#8216;aisle&#8217; to last Sunday, 20.11.2011, at our 1960s Retro-themed Wedding. Here, There and Everywhere &#8211; by The Beatles In case you were wondering, my Daddy walked with me, not Nick. Here&#8217;s a picture of us before we made our entrance. Daddy looks so dashing! Photo taken ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2011 15:29:34 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[FRANK by OCBC – Who says banking can’t be fun?]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Some time ago, I was invited by OCBC to the launch of their new FRANK Store at NTU. (Yes, I&#8217;ve been an absolute sloth with this blog post; the store opened in June 2011).But that doesn&#8217;t mean I don&#8217;t have a good reason to still share the news with those of you who don&#8217;t know about this!&#8220;What is FRANK by OCBC?&#8221; you may be wondering. So …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:20:49 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The difficulties of buying a HDB flat with a foreigner]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/The-difficulties-of-buying-a-HDB-flat-with-a-foreigner</link>
	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Every time I hear from HDB, it&#8217;s just bad news. Today I learnt that for HLE Application (HDB Loan Eligibility), only the BF&#8217;s name will be listed as applicant, and I will be an occupier of the flat. This also means that only his income will be considered for the loan application, which means that ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2011 19:13:41 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Terrible experience with Berjaya Singapore Hotel and Agoda.com]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Those of you who saw my Tweets yesterday about Berjaya Singapore Hotel will know that I was really pissed with them. While I understand a huge part of the fault can be blamed on hotel book …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2011 17:23:48 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[First Look: Andino PowerPlus™ Xtreme 5000mAh portable charger]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[YAY! I just received a registered mail package this morning. Opened it and found my new portable mobile phone charger.I bought this charger from Deal.com.sg at S$39.90 last month, when loc …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 19 Sep 2011 12:45:42 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell to speak at SIM Annual Management Lecture]]></title>
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	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[Many of you must have read at least one book by Canadian author Malcolm Gladwell, whose books The Tipping Point, Outliers and Blink have all made it to the Number 1 spot on the New York Times best-sellers list.This August, I&#8217;m privileged to be invited by the Singapore Institute of Management (SIM) for their 30th SIM Annual Management Lecture (AML), where Malcolm …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:20:22 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Live Webcast tonight: Is Asia on the rise? Are we ready for it?]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Tonight I will be attending the talk &#8220;Do Asians believe in the rise of Asia?&#8221; by Professor Kishore Mahbubani. Remember to tune in to the live webcast at 7:30pm tonight (27 July, 1930 hrs GMT +8). And if you have any questions, you can ask through the website, or on the Google Moderator page. Come ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:44:04 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[U@live by NUS: Do Asians believe in the rise of Asia?]]></title>
	<link>http://ping.sg/item/U-live-by-NUS-Do-Asians-believe-in-the-rise-of-Asia-</link>
	<dc:creator>daphnemaia</dc:creator>
	<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a fan of TEDx, you&#8217;ll definitely like this series of talks by , brought to you by the NUS Office of Alumni Relations.Every month, U@live brings 1 speaker from the NUS …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 12:23:32 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Who owns your life? You do.]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[I cannot help a person who has lost the will to live just because someone else is no longer around. I don&#8217;t believe that one&#8217;s existence relies solely on another being. After many many many failed relationships, episodes of emotional imbalance, bouts of depression, threats, tears, many moments in which I&#8217;ve acted like a crazy ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 16:03:52 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Not a shopaholic]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[I get really defensive when people say that I am a shopaholic. People who know me best know that I&#8217;m actually a bit of a miser when it comes to buying things for myself; I only buy when I need, and only when there are discounts / sales. (This is the reason why I am ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jul 2011 11:17:46 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[Our AirAsia X Flight Experience]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[A number of friends have asked us how our experience had been on AirAsia X&#8216;s flight from Kuala Lumpur to London Stansted Airport. So I&#8217;ve decided to write a sort of review of o …]]></description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:09:23 +0800</pubDate>
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	<title><![CDATA[The Song Game]]></title>
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	<description><![CDATA[Yesterday on the train ride back from Kuala Lumpur, we played the Song Game, in which someone starts by singing a couple of verses of a song, then chooses a word in the verses, which has to be a part of the song verses that the next person sings. So at some point, the word ...]]></description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 16:56:32 +0800</pubDate>
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