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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! 🙂

Another Ateneo Reunion in Singapore

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Janine & Marjorie are in Singapore for a vacation, so last night, Cate, Tyne, Rodel, AA and I met them for dinner at Suntec’s Just Noodles (all set meals come with free flow ice cream & drinks). Rodel, Tyne, Janine, Marjorie When Ja & Marj met up with other friends after dinner, the rest of […]

Donut Bite (a Halloween Special)

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One of the pics we entered under Cate’s name in the Donut Empire photo challenge won a $50 donut voucher. Last night, we attended the halloween-themed awarding ceremony held in Tanjong Katong…or rather, I did. Gelle and Cate arrived after the ceremony was done, but still in time to load up on free-flowing donuts and […]

Khatib Acoustic Night

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“Pinay?” This was the question that started my journey to Khatib to join an acoustic night which turned out to be a birthday celebration of two Pinays. I brought Cate along with me, and we ended up having a lot of fun. We were clapping and screaming just as hard as the people who actually […]

Funny Furniture Adventures

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Adventure 1: The Side Table in the Bus and MRT Yesterday I invited Cate to go to Ikea with me so that I could buy a bolster pillow and side table for me as well as a full length mirror for our room. So we headed to Tampines MRT station to ride the free shuttle […]