A Deecoded Life

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Dee-cade in Retrospect

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It hadn’t immediately occurred to me that when the clock struck midnight on December 31 of last year, it wouldn’t be just an ordinary year coming to a close but rather, the first decade of the 21st century. I only realized this about a few days ago when all these lists and awards started coming […]

New Year Superstitions

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There are all sorts of superstitions involved with the first day of the year. the most famous, of course, is to make noise to drive away the evil spirits, that is why we have fireworks. In the Philippines, we had quite a few – set 12 round fruits on the table to represent good luck […]

There are Vampires Everywhere

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Forbes calls it the vampire craze. They’re on the big screen and the small screen. Why are vampires such a favorite staple for entertainment? In real life, would you dig being a vampire’s lover? I certainly would not! Before they made it to the screens, though, they were on paper, coming alive in our imaginations. […]

Sticky Rice

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On Christmas day, we had lunch at Brian and Elma’s favorite restaurant in Ang Mo Kio Hub – Sticky Rice. It’s a Thai restaurant. Normally I just ignore this place because I am not a fan of sticky rice per se, so I’m glad the two introduced us to it. Brian and Elma had orange […]

Time to Kill + DSLR

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This is what happens when you’ve got time to kill (between lunch and movie) and a DSLR in your hands. (Pics taken with Brian’s camera on Christmas day in Ang Mo Kio Hub) from one floor above heart smiling at the center of chaos let’s walkator outta here “Yay I got a gift!” “This is […]

Malling in Malaysia

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Spent half a day in Johor Bahru, Malaysia with Cate and Ervyn. We just went around City Square Mall because people in Singapore always warn that it’s kinds dangerous to roam around, that snatchers and robbers are aplenty. Better to be safe than sorry. How to commute from Singapore to Johor Bahru, Malaysia: take a […]

Sentosa’s New Additions

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Sentosa has some new additions since the last time I’ve been there (which was in March, I think). view from the Sentosa Express train undergoing construction, along with Universal Studios The Wave House definitely wasn’t there before Wave House’s Flow Rider simulates waves for surfing More from their website: The Double FlowRider® is the more […]

Images of Singapore in Sentosa

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Cate’s friend Ronald passed by Singapore on his way to the Philippines from Dubai and we toured him in Sentosa yesterday. It’s my nth time to that island but the first time I’ve seen that many people. It was so packed in fact that both sessions for the Songs of the Sea were fully booked. […]