A Deecoded Life

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Siloso Beach Party (New Year Countdown 2009)

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Siloso Beach Party – Asia’s Grooviest Beach Party31 Dec 2008 8pm – 6am Siloso Beach, Sentosa Highlights: • 10 hours of beach partying, dance from dusk till dawn • International & local DJs spinning Mashed Up dance music • Huge foam pool for real foamy action • Interact with fire-eaters, stilt-walkers, percussionists, and Lucy the […]

Highlights of 2008

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As the year winds down to a close, I decided to jot down all the highlights that I had been too lazy to blog about this year. This was the year that I discovered multiply, so instead of taking time to articulate the events, I just clicked my camera and let the pictures tell the […]

Ghost of Christmas Past

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At the stroke of midnight, Gelle, Cate and I screamed excitedly for our presents. We exchanged packages and looked on as each tore the wrapping off to reveal the presents from the others. I felt like Cinderella that night, with both presents I got being shoes… pretty shoes, may I add. I was very happy […]

A Singaporean Christmas

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Twas the day before Christmas, and at 10:30 AM, the big boss Patrick Huang sent an email, giving me two reasons to smile. The first reason was his name. No, it’s not a funny name, I just find it amusing that it sounds so much like the name of the big boss of the company […]

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 […]

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. […]

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! 🙂