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It has been close to 5 years since my inaugural media appearance on BlogTV-dot-ess-gee. Frankly, this is one episode of life that I wish will go away, forever lost in the sands of time. In …
With the General Elections round the corner, I just can’t help but be seduced by the onslaught of political news splashed across the all media fronts. Whenever I try to do indulge my …
These days I can’t help but be pessimistic when it comes to headlines declaring surplus in our nation’s wealth and how it shall be redistributed to the people in the near future. They somehow know that no matter what, they’ll … Continue reading →
Friend: What’s your Pastime? Me: I indulge in Lego Bricks when I was small. Friend: Oh really? I can’t believe that you still remember your childhood. Me: I could, don’t you? Friend: Nah. Me: You can’t even remember a single … Continue reading →
More specifically, the distinguished and honorable leader of Papua New Guinea. The question was in one of the exams I sat for. It’s obviously not the exact question, although I can& …
Lately I’ve been deleting my web accounts, especially that of Friendster and Hotmail. For one, I would like to disassociate myself from my past memories that are somewhat filled with growing up angst, which is aside from Facebook, Microsoft Outlook … Continue reading →
Once again, it’s SMU‘s election season. Like the earlier years, the most campaigned and contested one is the SMUSA elections. And the most opinionated as well, based on the for …
I am a master of digression, and what better way to keep it in check than through RescueTime. RescueTime is a service that tracks what you do with your time on the computer and rates you based on the productive-ness of the activities. Besides the rating, the dashboard gives you a sense of how to ...
I tend to hold back my advances these days. That compulsion for intimacy? That compulsion to be persistent? A flight of fantasy. To relish in that feeling of infatuation is… Not seei …
Actually, this isn’t a new idea. Really! In fact, this helps me to keep track of my weight and as per the referenced article – social pressure – for my weight loss regime. Filed under: Two Cents' Worth Tagged: facebook, social pressure, weight
Wake up at 4am (almost) every morning. Breakfast. Short nap. Wake-up call for a fellow team-mate. Short nap. Proceed to the waiting point for the magic school bus. (Possible) nap on bus + training area. Move boat. Training commences. Being … Continue reading →
Jon (aka Uncle Bondevia), his crack team and I have joined forces to be the powers behind Bondevia, a blog magazine fit for consumption by humans young and old. (Actually, mostly young people because an old man just had a … Continue reading →
At the midst of a group discussion, the facilitator asked what we have learned from a game where we were only allowed to step on specific squarish tiles on the floor – especially from the perspective of a NS man. … Continue reading →
Behold the almighty justice of peace, who conferred an adolescent advice: “Young men, hold your horses. Thy brain is upon your loins, detach and return thee to your skull as not make yourself a copulating fool. Blessed be he who … Continue reading →
Although that extra pocket-money would be very much favored, I decided that I will not work this summer holidays. That is the very definition of holidays, right? It is a celebration of non …
There’s a small group of paddle enthusiasts over at Hydrotribe who, in the midst of their race predictions for MR500, gave interesting insights on Dragonboat starts. I think that there’s something great sharing going on over there that is especially insightful for an amateur like myself. The edited thread gives the lowdown on free-floating starts ...
Look, I can sum up the Jack Neo fiasco in one sentence:Jack Neo, a married man, boned Wendy Chong, then tried his luck on other younger actresses and failed miserably.So, why is there a media circus surrounding this very fact of failed advancements and infidelity? Although one may argue that this is due to us ...
Wednesday morning, I switched on my laptop and it acted funky. Like “hang in there, we may or may not boot up” funky. Intuition told me it was a faulty hard disk, and I went …


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