A Deecoded Life

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Keepsakes and Knick Knacks

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Last year for my friend Flisha’s 30th birthday, I wrote this on the card I sent her: So I decided to go old school and send you an actual card for your 30th. How many of these things do you get these days, right? They’ve become so rare that maybe someday they’d be obsolete that […]

Joy in the Journey

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I think this quote from the TV show Grey’s Anatomy is the best insight I’ve found on the subject of pursuing happiness. In other words, as the words on my notebook says: Sometimes we keep searching for that elusive “happiness,” thinking that we can’t be happy until we’ve reached a certain goal, or moved a […]

Instant Instants

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Are you familiar with the Annoying Facebook Girl meme? I’m sure you know someone like that. Heck, if we’re Facebook friends, your finger is probably pointed at me. Yes, I admit, I was that girl. Take note, I said WAS. As in past tense. As in now she’s just somebody that you used to know. I […]

Handling Humiliation with Humor

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When something incredibly embarrassing happens to you, what do you do? Take Jennifer Lawrence, who tripped and fell on the steps on her way up to the stage to accept her Academy Award for best actress earlier this year. When she was asked much much later about what went through her mind when it happened, […]

Generations and Gratitude

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This is a picture of three generations of women on my maternal side – Lola Puring, Mommy, and little baby me.  This is the only picture I have of this phenomenon in my life because unfortunately, Lola died when I was 2 years old. I don’t know if I can have a repeat of this […]

Ricciotti @ Riverwalk {Foodee}

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Previously on Deecoded: In the episode Nachos with Chi, Chi and Punch are back in Singapore for a vacation. Chi spends almost an entire day with me and Gelle but after parting, we still feel like it wasn’t enough. Punch suggests another meeting the next day, and that’s what led us to this episode, which happened […]

Letters to Our 16 Year Old Selves

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Note: I first posted this on May 8, 2010 but have decided to keep it evergreen as more friends send me their own letters. The latest ones will be placed on top. If this inspired you to write your own letter to your 16 year old self, you may leave the link to it on […]

Nachos with Chi

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My friend Chi and her hubby Punch (aka Panda) came back to Singapore for a visit last week. Chi used to work in Singapore and Punch used to visit her all the time. They consider this one of their favorite countries to visit and usually come by every year that we have nicknamed them the […]