Category: Personal
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Christmas Gifts 2013
This is the portion where I brag about all the gifts I received this Christmas so you can go ahead and skip reading this. But it’s not like I’m a materialistic freak show anyway. This is a sincere thanks to my family and friends who were thoughtful this season. Special mention to Dessie, you’ll understand…
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Disconnection Notice
I’ve deactivated my Facebook and ceased from Twitter and Instagram in the meantime. I think I need to fix my offline life. I want to read books. I want to exercise more. I want to increase productivity at work. While I love learning new things from my closest friends thru social media, I also get…
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Happy 48th Birthday, Singapore!
Singapore turned 48 this year. We didn’t get to watch the National Day Parade live (or at least nearby for the fireworks). We watched the coverage on HD 5 from home. It’s nice to observe how different countries do their National Day. The U.S. celebrates every “4th of July” while the Philippines has its own…
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November 2011
I wish it were November 2011 again. Hotel rooms full of delegates for a journalism conference in Kuala Lumpur. Worried about nothing else other than class the following day. Or finding dinner in a city sliced by highways. Bak kut teh to A&W. AirAsia luggage tag tossed into the rubbish bin. Uno cards. The x-mini…
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An attempt at breaded pork chops
Read: Attempt It was my first time to prepare breaded pork chops. I used Pagoda Fried Chicken Mix which, if I’m not mistaken, is a legacy product from Singapore. Yes, not imported?! The taste was pretty good. I’m thinking of trying a different technique similar to the one demonstrated in the video below. So far…
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How it is today
I think I’m beginning to pick up slightly with a Singaporean accent. Or some of my terms are uniquely Singaporean. Like can and cannot. I think I utter lah sometimes at the end of sentences. I’m quite certain I’ve said “aiyooh“. But not alamak! It still sounds funny to me. In short, I have been…
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I’m back, beckies!
I came out to my parents. It was a beautiful experience and I’m still over the moon to have my family supporting me. I’m excited to share how it happened. Wait for it! After 11 years in blogging, I decided to call it quits a few weeks ago. But now that I’m formally “out” as…
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