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Sri Lanka in photos

January 13, 2013

And so I’m back from Sri Lanka after 3 weeks. I shall let the pictures do the talking. We didn’t get to visit many of the tourist sites in the country because we were engaging in volunteer tourism. Our own aim was to go there to teach at a local school, and not to travel …
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happy new year 2013

January 1, 2013

It feels weird to write 2013, but I shall slowly get used to it. super blur sotong mins did not even realise the photos that I hung on her wall until this morning. Our first year anniversary was spent overseas, in Sri Lanka. She gave me a scrapbook containing our happy memories. Sorry that I …
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12/12/12

December 12, 2012

12/12/12 special day 🙂so many people getting married today. Vous n’êtes, après tout, qu’un minuscule individu dans le vaste monde.

paintball

December 10, 2012

 JC SY paintball ammo spicy ramen set beef ramen. oishii stock pain(TH)ball at JB today, it was my first time playing and I must say it was really fun. The sad thing was the rain came in the afternoon and we had to cut short our game. We played 3 rounds and were just about …
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standard chartered marathon 2012

December 3, 2012

C’est mon 5eme marathon. Puisque mon ami ne peut pas courir a cause des examens, j’ai pris sa place. Il faut se rĂ©veiller tĂ´t pour aller Ă  orchard qui est le point de commencer. Il y a beaucoup de gens quand je suis arrivĂ© vers 4h45 du matin. Il faisait longtemps pour dĂ©poser mon sac. …
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In the mood for backpacking?

November 27, 2012

haiz I’m craving for travel after reading this article. I still have one more exam this saturday though, but the holiday mood seemed to have set in. Top 10 Cheapest Countries to Backpack Backpacking is one of the most fun adventures to go on. College students for years and years have enjoyed grabbing their gear, …
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swissotel vertical marathon

November 25, 2012

  start point! me and Alph at the 73rd storey nice views, but slightly hazy my house..somewhere in the distance me and Edmund C’est le 25eme anniversaire de swissotel vertical marathon. Moi et alph ont participĂ© dans cet Ă©vènement. Nous avons rencontrĂ© Ă  8h15 pour faire la registration. 1336 pas, 226 mètres, 73 Ă©tages et …
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fortified enclaves, gated communities

November 21, 2012

interesting read on gated communities. «SĂŁo Paulo is today a city of walls. Physical barriers have been constructed everywhere—around houses, apartment buildings, parks, squares, office complexes, and schools. Apartment buildings and houses which used to be connected to the street by gardens are now everywhere separated by high fences and walls, and guarded by electronic …
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Halloween Horrors 2

October 29, 2012

    welcome to death alley   murderer   who stole my skulls??       cool cheetah gal   fried scorpios for dinner, anyone?     porta plus gf 🙂   the joker C’est l’Halloween et j’ai dĂ©cidĂ© d’aller Ă  USS avec mes amis. Ma copine et moi avons dine a Utown, puis nous …
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we run sg

October 21, 2012

Not bad I completed the 10k run in less than one hour. I ran the race with nic as we signed up together to enjoy some discount. At first we ran together, but he kept overtaking people, swerving in and out, which I thought was a waste of energy. Around the 3km mark we separated …
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Testimonial for Warwick in Africa

August 9, 2012

From 14 July to 3 August, a group of 5 NUS students including me went on a voluntary trip to Stellenbosch, South Africa. We spent three weeks there, teaching grade 8-10 Mathematics at a township school, Kayamandi High School. It was our first time on the African continent and we were very excited about it. …
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sundown marathon

May 27, 2012

wtf is wrong with the weather? This is my worst marathon ever, having to brave the elements and the lack of sleep, but somehow i’m still happy cos I achieved my own personal best! When it started to rain around 25km, I said “let it rain over me” by pitbull. The underpass to my house …
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sundown happening tonight

May 26, 2012

My marathon is happening in about 3 and a half hours time, I am feeling the race jitters although this will be my 4th marathon, but this is my first time running sundown marathon. The timing of this marathon is quite weird, it is called sundown, but it should be named midnight marathon for the …
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Day trip to Kusu island

May 25, 2012

Today was a sunkissed day at Kusu Island, now I am as red as a lobster. me and mh met at 9am at marina bay mrt, I wanted to give her a surprise by bringing her to Kusu island. I had been to the island last year during feb to celebrate Vanessa’s birthday. The island …
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so relaxed on the eve of exams

April 22, 2012

What am I doing on blogger when I’m supposed to study? Tomorrow is my first paper, I kept thinking that it is a morning paper until I checked myisis again and realized it is in the afternoon. So many things have been on my mind so I have decided to come here to clear my …
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Lamenting The Friend Zone

April 18, 2012

Another interesting news article that I read online. Friendzone is just a term that guys use frequently when they can’t get the girl they want and they blame it on the friendzone effect where the girl only wants to be platonic friends with the guy. Of course I agree wholeheartedly with the decision made by …
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phuket day 3

December 9, 2011

Third and last day in phuket. Instead of the sea, we headed to the forest this time. We drove up north to phang-nga province, which is south of bangkok. Our island safari tour included whitewater rafting, trek to waterfall, fish spa, elephant ride, ATV. For the whitewater rafting, we did level 1&2. The waters were …
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phuket day 2

December 8, 2011

I woke up on the second day not feeling too well. We bought breakfast from the street food stall, then sat down at our hotel seats while waiting for the tour bus. The thai kway teow and fried rice were delicious and satisfying for breakfast. The minivan arrived and sent us to the pier where …
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Phuket day 1

December 7, 2011

Flight to phuket was supposed to leave at 2040, but due to flight delay we departed at 2115. This is the first time that I took jetstar and experienced a delay; my previous flights with jetstar to taipei, hong kong, bangkok were all fine. Anyway on the flight, I was pondering about what type of …
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busy max

October 30, 2011

It has been long since I last blogged. This shows how busy and hectic uni life is, busy with lessons, tutorials, hall life, science club activities, giving tuition. So fast it is approaching week 12! This isn’t a good sign because final exams coming up in three week’s time. Although I do not find myself …
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Why No One Is Getting Laid

August 30, 2011

By Ryan O’Connell   It seems really difficult to have sex these days. Why is that? I thought sex was the one thing everyone could agree on. Whether you were a Christian, a hippie, a punk, a prep, or a geek who played World of Warcraft, we would always have common ground with sex. Because …
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first day of uni

August 11, 2011

After 7 months of work and play after I came out from the army, it was proper time to start school and hit the books. It has been almost 3 years since I last studied, so I am quite worried on how to cope with uni life. First of all, I am staying in hall …
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porta ehh

August 1, 2011

  so all good things must come to an end, tonight was the last day of our orientation and I will definitely miss my og mates. They have been a fun bunch of people and we will still see each other around in hall. From being complete strangers separated by different nationalities, age and different …
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