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Most Common Singapore Names
From what i’ve observed, the most common girls name in Singapore is Sharon and everything which ends with -yn (jaslyn, sherlyn, etc). Most common boy’s name in singapore ends up with -vin (melvin, kevin, alvin, etc). I know five Sharons…
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Geoblogging
Today I was glued to the computer the whole morning playing around with Flickr and Google Earth. I was so impressed by geoblogging – attaching geographical information to the Flickr images and the attached blog entry. So do check out…
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Birthday and Anniversary
September is a very special month for us because: It’s Indi’s Birthday, It’s our anniversary, and Noe will celebrate his half-birthday on the 15th. This year is particularly special because Indi is entering a new decade of his life. So…
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First Food
Today Noe started having solids. I know… i know… he’s not exactly six months yet. But we couldn’t bear seeing him drooling on our dinner table .. yearning to join the dinner. So we decided to give Heinz Iron Fortified…
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Five Half Months
Noe has such beautiful eyes… Noe opens the door and says “Who’s that?” This week Noe finally managed to sit unaided. Holding onto his feet: Noe’s wrinkled feet after morning bath: Allow us to present our family photos! Filed in:…
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Banana Cinnamon Dessert
Indi wanted me to finish the frozen spring roll flour wrapper that has fossilized in our fridge since two months ago. The challenge is that I should not fry the spring roll. Indi dislikes deep frying in his kitchen more…
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US-Asean Reunion Dinner
To celebrate Dato Ernie Bower’s visit to Singapore, Elizabeth organized a US-ASEAN reunion dinner at her residence. This is Noe with Dato Bower: And the great chef Lorenzo presented his masterpiece of haute-cuisine for the dinner. This is the kitchen…
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Unusual Signs
I’ve been collecting photos of signages around Singapore. However I haven’t had a chance to compile it. So let me start by putting these two signs, before I forget. I caught this misspelled signage near our house: This next sign…
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Coffee with the Phipps
We introduced Liza to Elizabeth over coffee because they both shared something in common in the work they’re doing. We brought Noe along with us too. This is Noe with Liza: While we hang out with Elizabeth and Liza, the…
