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Banana Cue and Barbeque Day

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Gelle has always said that she has never tried banana cue the ZC way, as she put it, that is, having them grilled and slathered with margarine and sugar, so we thought about making some at home. Unfortunately we could not find any saging na saba in the market or the grocery stores, but luckily, […]

Recession Victim

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“I need to have a quick word with you.” These words are seemingly harmless enough and should not have sliced into my heart and caused me to send off this text message to my friend Cate with trembling hands: “My boss wants to talk to me. I’m nervous about this.” My fears were not unfounded, […]

Pai Ser

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My team is was composed of people from four different races – Singaporean, Malay, Indian, Filipino. So you can imagine how language (and accents) can be a barrier sometimes. Most of the time we understand each other, though. Or at least, think we do. I could not help but laugh at this conversation this morning: […]

Happy for Kes

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She hasn’t confirmed it yet, but I have my suspicions. I mean, what was I supposed to think when I saw these on Facebook? Flowers just keep popping from everywhere And each flower holds a special message Everyone knew where to lead me. Candles were set up In this unforgettable place All for a single […]

When Tomorrow Came

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It’s the day after today (if that confused you, please refer to yesterday’s post) and I’m proud to say that I did it! The first four habits I want to form, I mean. Habit 1: Sleep at 10pm. I hit the bed at 10pm last night, and managed to fall asleep, though it was pretty […]

It Starts Today

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I’ve been letting myself go this year despite my so-called new year’s resolution and gained some a lot of weight. Since my self confidence is indirectly proportional to my fats, let’s just say that sometimes it feels like High School all over again for me. I’ve been putting this off for so long now, always […]

Vince Visits Vivo

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My Hongkong-based officemate Vince came to Singapore for a vacation during the long weekend, so we his Singapore-based pinoy_sa_ubs channel chatmates decided to meet him tonight in Vivo City. My initial suggestion was to eat hokkien mee in Food Republic till I remembered that he was allergic to prawns. We decided to go to Thai […]

X-Men Origins: Wolverine {Movie Review}

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Okay, so I complained that Hollywood movies are always delayed here in Singapore, but apparently that’s not true. Some movies do get shown the same day as the rest of the world, like X-Men Origins: Wolverine which I got to watch today. After the X-Men trio of movies, they’ve decided to make movies on the […]

Chi’s Marche Birthday

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We had a belated birthday celebration for Chi at Marche in Vivo City last night. Marche is a swiss restaurant that has several clusters of cooking stations that you have to visit to get your order, and each time you order, your food card gets swiped, and you will pay it at the counter. There […]

Cans Canned

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Every Wednesday is “fruit day” at the office. We each get two pieces of fruit on this day, always a banana and one other fruit. Today it was an apple. And today it was our last fruit day.We can get free Cokes (three kinds) and Iced teas (three kinds) and Milos and Mineral waters from […]