A Deecoded Life

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Twilight {Movie Review}

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Singapore has a lot of cinemas that show a lot of different movies at a time, unlike in Metro Manila wherein Greenbelt may show the same movie in all 6 of its cinemas. Still, Singapore cinemas lose to Manila’s in that their Hollywood movies are shown late. Take Twilight, for example, which the rest of […]

Austine in Singapore

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My high school and college classmate Austine (who jokingly refers to himself as my son) came to Singapore to visit his girlfriend Tyne on her birthday, December 7. We celebrated said event at Tyne’s flat. Tyne and guests our itsy bitsy teeny weeny orange polka dot bikini gift The next day, we college classmates watched […]

Romantic Comedy Proposal

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Joey needed to fly back to the Philippines on short notice, so Cate and I had to prepare our despedida for him on short notice too. While he and Gelle went to Suntec City to buy his gifts for his family, Cate and I hurriedly wrapped our Christmas gifts for him and set those and […]

Non-Christian Christmas

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Yesterday, my teammate gleefully suggested that we hold a Christmas potluck on the 23rd. When everyone in our team was onboard, they decided to let the other team in on the plan. I wondered how they would react, since 2 of the 3 members in the other team are Muslims. I need not have worried. […]

Bolt (Movie Review)

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It was a holiday last Monday, so we were free to go to the zoo with our latest guest, Austine. Unfortunately it rained really hard, so we decided to watch a movie in the cinema instead. It was my first time to watch a movie in a cinema in Singapore because for 10 Sing dollars […]

Rhea’s and April’s Stopover

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Rhea and April ensured to book Sing Air for their trip home from Turkey so that they would have a stopover in Singapore and have the chance to meet Gelle and me. We spent yesterday talking our heads off, as promised. We also exchanged chocolates, had breakfast at the airport, shopped in Charles & Keith, […]

Innovative Kid

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Yesterday I read an article about the popular board game, Monopoly, on Reader’s Digest, and recalled a childhood experience. A classmate had brought his Monopoly board game to school on a Friday, and I fell in love with the game. As much as I wanted to have one for my own, I did not come […]

Elle-Revlon Winner

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I got this email yesterday: “ELLE NOVEMBER ISSUE – REVLON HAMPER Congratulations! We are pleasedto inform you that you have won yourself a Revlon Hamper worth $142.40!” So, joining contests actually pays off. This time, it pays off in makeup! Yey! 🙂

What Should I Do With My Life? {Book Review}

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Been reading this this New York Times bestseller, What Should I Do with My Life? written by Po Bronson. It’s a compilation of stories of real people who answered life’s ultimate question. I must say, it was a compelling and interesting read. I decided to write down some of the passages that most struck me […]