March 2006
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Trigger Happy People in Elevators
If you ask me how many elevators I have ever been in with how many different people since nearly four years ago (when I arrived in Singapore), I must say that I would like to divert the question into something…
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Noe and Toilet
Something surprising happened to us this morning. Noe walked by himself to the bathroom/toilet and pee on its floor. (For background info, these past two weeks we let Noe diaperless and barebottomed where possible, in order to study his elimination…
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Easy Singapore Gumbo
This recipe is adapted from Gumbo Pages This recipe is adapted to suit the availability of ingredients here, and to suit my unwillingness to spend five hours making gumbo broth. Ingredients 1.5L water Three chicken cubes Water Salt to taste…
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First Birthday
It’s Noe’s first birthday. We made a small celebration with neighbours and relatives. This is Noe’s birthday cake. Rani had to decorate it because we ordered the cake without allowing time to create custom decoration. So Rani rushed to National…
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Breast Milk Cheese
Ever since I went to France to learn french ten years ago, I changed from a cheese-hater into a cheese-lover. How could I not! Everyday for three weeks my host parents (Les Delforges de Reims) indulged me with french food,…
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Mass Masturbation by Indonesian moviemakers
What do you see in some of the most recent Indonesian movies? I see a mass masturbation of visual elements, to compensate for a lack of storytelling abilities. Or some may say Indonesian movies have too much icing without much…
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Baked Udon
I wanted to cook pasta today, but then I realized that I didn’t have any pasta. Instead, I found udon. So I decided to experiment a bit, and discover this nice easy recipe, a fusion between japanese and italian cooking.…
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Seats for the needy
Late afternoon today, I took MRT to Jurong East while carrying Noe in the babybjorn carrier. Noe was really getting heavy for a carrier! It was unusually crowded for that time of the day. I walked towards the seat intended…
