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(from NYtimes) I received a Facebook invitation from Sylv a few days ago inviting me to join the cause to support the Burmese monks in their peaceful-turned-bloody protest against the tyrants that are the Myanmar government. Not long after there came an e-mail asking me to sign an online petition to support the monks. I knew there was blood and tears and death and a whole …
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8 of us at the dinner table feasting on curry chicken courtesy of yours truly, with major help from Sylv and Mannie. Actually, they cooked the chicken with minor help from me. But this is my blog. So there. Also present at the table but not pictured is Murphy, who was with the three of us throughout the entire cooking process. Indeed, everything that could go wrong did go …
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After perhaps a month of using Kubuntu/Ubuntu, I've switched back to Windows XP as my default OS.It just didn't seem worth the trouble trying to download the correct drivers and resolving the compatibility issues anymore. Worse still, the standby and hibernate function was going screwy on me, so my computer couldn't resume after it started sleeping.But the major factor in …
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A lake in southern Chile has mysteriously disappeared, prompting speculation that the ground opened up and swallowed it whole.The lake, which was the size of 10 soccer pitches, was situate …
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I recently stumbled upon an old Chinese song that I loved in my secondary school days, but was probably written long before. I proceeded to search for the English translation of the lyrics, since Chinese lyrics sound much more romantic when written in English. Perhaps it's personal: I'm not used to English songs being able to express so much depth and emotion, they usually …
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Obesity is epidemic in this country, for children and adults. Invention television, video games, and convenient appliances help impact, we may not be sedentary. Obesity can create such problems, including diabetes, heart disease, lung problems and circulation problems. The obesity can also sap your strength. This cycle, a cloud, you are obese, your tires very easily make your …
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People in China have been known to be, er, less acquainted with the principles of common courtesy. But even they have problems with the rudeness of their police officers, a fact uncovered by a comprehensive survey done earlier this year by the Beijing Public Security Bureau.$%#$%^$%&@!!!! (in Chinese)Now its Disciplinary Committee has printed a training manual for police …
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I always wondered why Toastmasters were called, well, toastmasters. But I was enlightened yesterday during Charb's 21st birthday celebration at his residence. Forget about public speaking lessons and confidence training and all that BS. This is what makes you a good public speaker: Jack Daniels and Guinness + Raw egg. Repeat as necessary. Let me bring you through Charb's …
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This is Veeren. You may recognise him as the boy with the shouting strategy in the first episode of Spellcast (He narrowly missed getting into the semis). Off TV, he is my tutee and he gives me many headaches trying to get him to focus when doing his sums. Veeren is a big fan of Harry Potter. He got his uncle in the US to buy him the limited edition print of the final …
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Received a text from Veeren today. He topped his class with straights As in PSLE, with a total score of 245. I called him and congratulated him and his mum. Both of them were so happy, I …
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Villages from Mehedinti county in Romania spotted a Superman-like figure, complete with shiny blue costume, flying over their houses. Said one of the villagers: "He looked like Supe …
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Meeting up with friends I haven't seen since ages ago when I was still a fit and garang soldier in the SAF has resulted in the inevitable flattering comparisons between then and now: (in h …
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e-hung.blogspot.com: the #1 sign that you're not using your brain enough.
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You've got a webcam to show everyone just how good-looking you are. But that's so not fair, 'cos you don't get the chance to see your own good looks!Thankfully, the people over in Japan know your pain. So they've come up with the Thanko mirror webcam - a webcam which has a one-way mirror for its lens - so you don't have to be left out!Don't worry, behind the mirror is the …
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So I was tasked to write a cover article about overseas students and their gizmos. Thanks to the power of Facebook, GMail, and most of all, my irresistible charm, I manage to interview 10 students from 4 different countries within 3 days. (Okay okay, it also helped that they were all my ex-classmates or teammates or whatever. But give credit where it's due, jeez.) On …
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I attended the Creative ZEN product launch today at Geek Terminal and got my dirty hands on the new ZEN product. I must say I'm impressed with the gizmo, as reflected in the title. With the soon-to-be-released iPod nanos looking to create mass disappointment, kudos to Creative for managing to stick in a timely attack on the media player market.But I cannot imagine how the …
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They don't fry our brains like what urban myths say, but the ubiquitous mobile phone can still make us dumb!A study in the UK showed that a quarter of all Britons do not even know the landline number of their own residence, while as little as a third can recall more than three birthdays of their immediate family.They store it in their mobile devices instead - and this …
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Truth be told it didn't go too badly. I had to get the audience to keep down their laughter once or twice to continue my presentation. And the feedback I got after the presentation was pretty good (though no one would give negative feedback anyway, they're too polite). But due to a lack of preparation I wasn't sure how to cover the last few slides, and I stumbled over …
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After almost a year of abstaining from my usual exercise schedule and adopting unhealthy eating habits (including a new craving for all things chocolate), I've finally made the momentous decision to switch the two around. The effects have been all too clear - the now all-too-familiar loss of breath while jogging/swimming/kicking soccer, the love handles overflowing at the …
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Am finally back in SG, after a 2-hour flight to Kuala Lumpur and a 5-hour bus ride to Johor Bahru. For once I'm thankful that I stay in Woodlands, just a 5-min bus ride from the checkpoint. With only a little over a week on the road, I wasn't able to do Kuala Lumpur justice at all, but the 5 days in Brunei let me see the other side of Brunei that I had missed during my …
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