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Taken {Movie Review}

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I watched Taken in the cinema yesterday, and it was every bit as exciting as the reviews said it would be. The plot is familiar, an action film cliché, but it was great nevertheless, if you’re one of those people who know how to employ suspension of disbelief. Fast-paced and action-packed, it kept my heart […]

Movie Buff’s Woes

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While I was working in Makati, I was at the moviehouse almost every week, always watching the latest movies on their first week out. There even came a point when friends of mine said that it was so hard to invite me to a movie because by the time they invited me, I had already […]

World Book Day Finds

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So yesterday was World Book Day, and Singapore’s National Library held a book exchange event. For every book you give, you can get one in exchange. So last Friday, I lugged 8 old books that I had to the Cheng San Library and got 8 coupons for them, and the day after that, headed to […]

Signs (Video)

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This video was posted by a friend on Facebook, and I liked it. The guy had such a sad expression that my heart went out to him. I guess I could relate, in a way, because there was a moment in my life when I felt as lonely as him, and that was when I […]

Rookie Mistake

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Thanks to the internet, it has become so much harder to keep secrets and so much easier to be prone to public humiliation. But while it’s one thing to get in trouble thanks to friends who post incriminating pictures or stories about you, it’s a completely different level of stupidity when you dig a grave […]

Pretty Park Pictures

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I missed my bus stop for the MRT station tonight and ended up on a detour at Istana Park. As Uma Thurman’s character said in the movie Paycheck, “some of the best things in life are total mistakes.” This is certainly one of those mistakes that turned out great. Istana Park at night That’s only […]

Culture Overload

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I don’t know who first discovered cultures, but I thank him from the bottom of my heart. They’re one of the few things I love that are actually good for my body, and I don’t mind gobbling them up as often as I can. But if the saying “too much of anything is bad” is […]

When I Fell In Love with Sushi

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I am not supposed to be a fan of sushi or sashimi. I am not a fan of raw fish unless it’s in the form of kilawin (or ceviche, as it is known in South America), which does not really taste raw because the vinegar’s acidity “cooks” the fish. But last Tuesday when my former […]

Balikbayan ’09

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Visited my home country, the Philippines, for the first time since I started working in Singapore. I made sure to book meet-ups with most people I missed, and as a result, I had an event-filled nine days of vacation (from March 28 – April 5). Highlights: I would like to thank my sponsor, AA, who […]

Confessions of a Shopaholic {Movie Review}

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We watched Confessions of a Shopaholic last night. I know some people call this movie terrible and predictable and all that but I think that wouldn’t be fair; it wasn’t all that bad. I went in expecting a light, feel-good romantic comedy, the perfect movie for four girls to watch, and that’s what we got. […]