Month: December 2017
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Christmas Dinner at Pura Brasa
My Filipino colleagues and I don’t meet often for lunch or merienda these days. But we made it a tradition (at the very least) to catch up every year-end over good grub. This year we made reservations at a Spanish restaurant named Pura Brasa, which opened right across from our building. It’s at Tanjong Pagar […]
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Monday drinks with Arjae
Spent some time earlier this evening to catch-up with another college buddy of mine– Arjae. We had MidEastern food at Arab Street before going to The Singupura Club for some happy hour beer. Good times. And… I could use a drink. Extro
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Explore SG: Changi Beach
I took some time to visit Changi Beach and do some planespotting. However, the planes were descending from the south. This meant my vantage point were the departures. By the time the planes were above Changi Beach, they would be pretty high up. Changi Beach was surprisingly very calm and beautiful. Not at […]
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One Year in Aljunied
I moved to Aljunied exactly a year ago. It’s an airy 12th floor HDB flat in one of the older estates. The surrounding neighborhood is pretty quiet. There are lots of older generations here. There’s nothing too exciting about the nearby food courts. The action is all in Geylang which is five minutes away. I’ve […]
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Department Year-Ender
At one point this year, I didn’t expect I would make it to the end of 2017 with the same job. It was my most difficult year in the corporate world. My confidence in my work was shattered. Have you ever felt like you just didn’t fit in? Like a circular peg trying to fit […]
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Why am I doing this again?
We had a turnover of duties earlier for my dragon boat team. I’ve been elected again as the creative officer (after taking one year off to focus on my paddling technique). I was looking for a passion project and I thought helping out one more time with my dragon boat team would be fun. It […]
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Marco’s Restaurant Opening + HF Reunion
My friend Marco opened his restaurant last week. It’s actually a famous burger chain back in his native Germany. They made him a general manager. The restaurant serves up pretty good burgers! And the ambiance… brings out the birch in you. 🙂 He invited us to the restaurant’s opening night. You can see it in […]
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SCSM 2017: 10km at 59:12
Nailed it. A 10km daytime personal best: 59 mins 12 secs My 10km PB is 55:39 at the Sundown Marathon earlier this year. I’m happy with the result. I did it wearing my Sava crew shirt. Symbolism.
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I have to restart my potatoes
I did something really, really terrible. I picked a fight with someone very important to me. Now I feel like shit. As if the year hasn’t been tough itself versus anxiety, challenges in the workplace, on my dragon boat team, in love, and even in a permanent residency application. Add to that an offer that […]
George in Singapore 