A Deecoded Life

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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: […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]