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It is time of the year, when love is in the air. Valentine’s Day is round the corner, and I have a little something for you towards the end of this entry. I hope though, you have t …
In the opening scene of Final Fantasy XIII-2, when protagonist of the previous episode Lightning rode in her new divine outfit carrying a silver shiny shield, I was in tears. I could not …
Let’s not dissect Lord of the Flies in an academic style. I am sure that has been done professionally over and over for decades. Some studied this book in school. As for me, when I firs …
I have not heard of Reckoning until recently, when the media starts to pick up on this upcoming western role playing game. Some label this as one of the most anticipated games in 2012. W …
Contrary to everyone’s belief, Cynthia and I did not spend 4 days in front of our computers playing our favorite online game. We have hardly touched that game during this holiday. Ha! I …
I have always been curious about Pulau Ubin – an island off our mainland. For more than a decade, Cynthia and I and some of our friends have been talking about visiting Pulau Ubin. …
Part One – Dinner Perhaps I shall hand out a feedback form to my mother to fill in at the end of her each visit to Singapore, at the airport, before flying back to Hong Kong. The qu …
This book, I have read twice. After “My Cousin Rachel“, I wanted to keep up with the soul nourishing reading spree. I ransacked my book collection, even scanned through the b …
Everybody loves Taylor Swift. Even those who have not heard of her before instantly fall in love when I play her concert recording at my home. Including my 2 years old niece who clapped …
I normally do not read books that are written before I was born. I mean, way before I was born. This book “My Cousin Rachel” was published in 1951. I cannot even relate to w …
Quite recently, Blizzard the creator of World of Warcraft has done something rather innovative to a 7 years old online game. They put together a mechanism to automatically matchmaking 25 …
My boss has been kind and understanding. Over an early evening meeting, he said to us in all sincerity, “I know I should have asked you two to do this back in November. But can we …
“How Crazy Your Love” is YUI’s fifth studio album. I am a fan. Hence you can imagine how painful it was for me to wait till the record hits the store here in Singapore …
This year, I am not going to over complicate my New Year’s resolution. It would be: read more, write more, play more music, and do more sport. Other time sinking activities will ha …
Having worked in the financial market industries for quite some years, both Cynthia and I found the movie “Margin Call” pretty realistic. There are moments in the movies when …
A choir. I shall use a choir to illustrate what raiding in an online gaming environment is like. In any given choir, think Christmas Caroling if you may, there is usually one organist or …
Singapore is a small country. You can drive from east to west along the highways that totaled to approximately 50km. That is from Changi Airport to Tuas Checkpoint that leads to Malaysia …
My mother is in town. All of a sudden, my humble home has turned into a family headquarter. My sister visits my home often, with or without my presence, together with my buddy a.k.a. her …
“This is my patent pending invention!” Recently, the inanimated objects around me seem to have taken an unanimous decision to stop working. I felt like moving inside a huge sw …
1Q84 is the 10th Murakami book that I have read. There are similarities when compared to The Wind-up Bird Chronicle. It is divided into three books that span across three consecutive tim …


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