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Xi Voon Tan
From retro-classics to snazzy chick lits; from scholarly journals to enchanting fairy tales, she is a voracious reader on top of an uber-bibliophile who loves ensconcing herself in the transcendent realm of knowledge. Beneath the mask of placidity, however, is a free spirit with a critical and pragmatic mind who pursues nothing but the bare truth. A worshipper of Blancornelas and Connelly, she dreams of becoming a gypsy journo, roaming the globe, amassing a wide assortment of stories, of tears and of laughters; of orthodoxy and of urbanisation.
May 16, 2010
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What if your fears and dreams existed in the same place?What if to get to heaven you have to brave hell?What if everything you ever wanted cost you everything you ever achieved?...Finally … 
First week of hols had been very unproductive. Squandered most of my time laying in bed, sitting in front of the telly and facing my lappy. *lol* Erm, actually not so bad la. I did offer domestic help to mummy okay? Hehe.Addicted to The Sims just lately. Yea, old hat, I know, but I take great pleasure in it. For those of you who haven't the faintest idea what's The Sims, it's … 
孤独，是一种美丽。孤独，是一种放弃。孤独 ，是一种境界。这一帖，原先是打算写给妳的。但，我一直无 法依顺自己的意念来书写。即使与妳靠得如此 相近，也无法。妳很近，但思想很远。 最近读书，翻阅着书本，读著，读著···· ·· 心里却仿佛是洒洒漾漾地如雨，孤独覆地。想 起最近发生的事情，情绪如流。听见一件又一 件仿佛遥远得不属于我的故事，许许多多密语 在传递著，好的坏的，更多 … 
As presumed, my Taiping package tour wasn't at all exciting. Sites like fuggy charcoal works and Buddhist temple bored me and the scorching hot weather didn't help. Ended up hiding myself … 
Good friends are like stars. You don't always see them but you know they are always there.Met up with some old school friends last Wednesday evening.Pit Woon ♥ Yeou Jing ♥ Andrew ♥ Yun Wai … Last 5 Pings
for a five-week summer school at a local university. I'll miss you dearly... Read more »
"Uh, no thanks," I muttered sullenly as I lifted my right hand to give the seemingly shady middle-aged man a dismissive wave. But, perhaps to the Thais the sweeping gesture indicates 'please follow close behind me and annoy the hell outta me', he didn't leave me alone. Quite, the contrary. He took after me relentlessly like a cat hunting a mouse, all the while repeating the … 
safe and sound. Will fill you guys in on my awesome trip to Bangkok within the next few days. So stay tuned! 
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