When my dad retired 6 years ago, my sister Lora bought him a dog. I don’t get to see him often here in Hong Kong, neither do I keep one in Singapore. The things that my dog does never cease to surprise me. He is able to fetch slippers for each individual family members when [...]
Entries from December 2007
What I Learn From My Dog About Saying Goodbye
December 31st, 2007 · 6 Comments · Travel Blog
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5 Things I Miss About Singapore, And Will Miss About Hong Kong
December 30th, 2007 · 6 Comments · Travel Blog
Now that our holiday trip in Hong Kong is coming to an end, I can’t help but to ponder what I miss about Singapore and will miss about Hong Kong most.
Hong Kong has a certain charm. After all, it is my birth town and my parents are pretty much rooted here. I would like to [...]
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Fragments Of My Dreams Episode 7 - Doctor, Actor, Law Enforcer
December 28th, 2007 · No Comments · Fragments of My Dreams, Travel Blog
Part 1 - Doctor
In this war torn city of my homeland, I was leading a rescue team to search for someone dear to my heart. The order, the transport system, the city’s prosperity, all dissolve because of this God forsaken war. The roads are hardly recognizable, with buildings and structures all crumble into blocks of [...]
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Atonement - A Sad Story Beautifully Filmed
December 27th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Drama, Movie Reviews, Travel Blog
You, must have thought that I am kidding right? Writing a movie review while holidaying in Hong Kong? Cynthia and I just cannot resist not watching a film for a week. On top of that, it is a film with Keira Knightley, a film nominated for the Golden Globe Awards, and a film perhaps yet to be shown in [...]
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OK, Yet Another Little One Going To Call Me Uncle Soon
December 26th, 2007 · 5 Comments · Travel Blog
I need more RAM for my brain. Many friends of mine think that I have lots of friends in Hong Kong but the fact is, before I left the place at the age of 17, I lived my life more or less like a hermit. This morning, I was just going through the list in [...]
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It’s Christmas Full Of Question Marks
December 25th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Travel Blog
Last night Cynthia issued a rare non-negotiation order to take her to the Cathedral for a morning Christmas Mass. Going to church is something I feel lazy to do especially when it is yet another night of less than 6 hours of sleep. However, it is also something I feel good after I have received [...]
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Macau - A Visit After 2 Decades
December 25th, 2007 · 9 Comments · Travel Blog
My only recollection of Macau is as such: I was 10 years old, with my mother, and there was this old wall made of stone. Under which we kids played the tiny white paper wrapped crackers that exploded upon hitting the floor. I was happy back then. That much I remember. The rest are blurry. I [...]
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Hong Kong, Macau Here We Come!
December 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Travel Blog
It seems to me that my birth-town is never short of drama. While Cynthia and I was making our way out of the airport, somewhere on the other side of the immigration area, an attempted theft took place rather dramatically as accounted by my mother. Gossip works wonder when stories from different eye witnesses miraculously [...]
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Nokia’s N95 8GB - First Impression
December 22nd, 2007 · 5 Comments · I See I Write
The new Nokia N95 8GB, in my humble opinion, is a true beauty. I will tell you why in just a bit. I did not anticipate a phone upgrade. My last phone was a N80 just 1.5 years ago. Since SingTel was kind enough to extend the expiry date of my S$120 voucher for another [...]
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Why Do Grown-ups Watch Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium?
December 22nd, 2007 · 2 Comments · Fantasy & Sci-fi, Movie Reviews
Today (21st) was TK’s birthday so I gratefully let him choose what he wished to watch. “Can you choose for me? I have a Christmas party to attend,” said TK over MSN. I looked at the list of movies available and we have almost covered all of them. “Erm …,” I replied, “We can have [...]
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