Im watching the royal wedding. Its really good i think.
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Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 28, 2011
Election
Since its e election craze now, An interestingly article.
It is written by the former president of AWARE.
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A letter to my friends on the General Elections
by Joo Hymn Tan on Wednesday, 20 April 2011
We don't talk about politics, but I feel so strongly about these
elections, I would like to find out what each of my friends think, and
maybe persuade them at least a little! :)
Why all the excitement?
Over the last 15 years, I lived in: Tanglin, Newton and Bukit Timah
Each time I checked the electoral rolls, it was the same: Tanjong Pagar
Now, without having moved, I am in Moulmein-Kallang.
My neighbourhood was in three different constituencies in the last three
elections:
Holland-Bukit Panjang 2001
Tanjong Pagar 2006
Moulmein-Kallang 2011
Question: Is there really a need to redraw boundaries every election?
I have never voted in all my 40+ years. It was always walkover since
GRCs were implemented. In 1991, when it was still al Single Member
Constituencies, my constituency was contested, and I was 21 years and 9
months old. However, that year, it was announced the the electoral roll
of voters was only updated till July 1990!
Question: Has this ever happened before or since? Why the sudden
inefficiencies in government?
PAP in 1950s is not the same as the PAP now
Yes, in the early nation building years, the PAP could have been said to
comprise of highly principled, intelligent and dilligent people, like
Goh Keng Swee, Rajaratnam, Lee Kuan Yew etc.
The PAP leaders today are completely different individuals (except for
LKY), and their capabilities, outlook and values can also be said to be
vastly different!
Question: would any of the existing PAP Ministers really be able to
handle a crises?
Usual way mistakes are handled
Mistakes made in the last 5 years:
- Mas Selamat's escape (and subsequent failure of the police
and military to search the homes of all his close relatives)
- the floods in Orchard Road, and Bukit Timah immortalised in
the dramatic photographs of overturned cars
- the Youth Olympic Games being severely over-budget (and
depending on who you speak with, under-publicised oversesas)
Policy inadequacies:
- the over-heating of the housing market, where government
housing aka HDB flats cost half a million dollars (where government
housing is supposedly for the less well-to-do)
- the inadequacy of CPF monies resulting in the elderly being
cleaners in hawker centres and fast food restaurants all over Singapore
- the huge and sudden influx of foreign workers, at all levels
of employment leading to depressed wages for Singaporeans, and worse,
loss of jobs
It's not about not making mistakes. We are all human, Ministers, civil
servants etc not less so. The issue is there is little post-mortem or
reflection to ensure that the same mistakes do not happen again. The
most important thing is to take collectively responsibility and learn
all we can from mistakes to make sure they don't happen again.
However, the usual focus by the Government is to place blame, remove the
offending persons and brush everything under the carpet as quickly as
possible. There are few avenues for the public to engage in meaningful
dialogue with the Government over important issues.
Question: Did the Cabinet do enough soul seraching and reflection behind
closed doors away from public eyes? Were there enough diverse opinions
to help them see the issues from all perspectives?
Double standards?
Contrast Mas Selamat's escape: "It was an honest mistake. Let's move
on".
With the hoo-ha over James Gomez claiming he had filed his minority
certificate when he had not during the 2006 elections. At least 4 days'
worth of campaigning and media headlines were focussed on this minor
mistake.
Groundhog day of mistakes
After the first flood, the Minister said that it was a freak accident
and would happen only once every 50 years.
Barely a month later, a second flood happened.
A better response would have been to be less defensive and stating that
the matter would be looked into to find out the real reasons etc, and
acknowledging the public's concern that overbuilding along Orchard Road
(Ion, Somerset 313) may have contributed to poorer water drainage.
An older example:
Remember "Two is Enough" in the 60's and 70's?
By mid 80s, it had become, "have 3 or more if you can afford it".
Around 20 years for a complete reversal of policies.
Round two:
In the early 90's, the Government limited the number of universities in
the Commonwealth where law and medicine degrees would be "recognised"
due to oversupply
By 2000, the number of "recognised" universities were increased, and
soon after, they were recruting foreign doctors due to short supply.
Around ten years for a u-turn.
Not exactly comparing apples and apples here, but surely some lessons
could have been learnt about how an "oversupply" could quickly become an
undersupply? And in the second scenario, the reversal came only 10 years
after the initial policy.
Yet, there seemed to be no in-depth inquiry into why the initial
policies were made and what led to the reversal and what lessons could
be learnt to prevent making similar errors in judgment. This
unwillingness to take long hard looks at Government policies has really
affected the ability to address many issues.
Question: Is the undersupply of HDB flats now another example of this
short-sightedness?
Fixated on the same solution whether or not it works
1. Throwing money at the problem when main issue is not money
Since the 80's, the Government has been encouraging WOMEN to have more
babies, with very little success. AWARE has brought up the issue of
paternity leave since 1989, but has always been rejected, seemingly
right off the bat without serious consideration or research to back it
up.
The Government's preferred solution? Throw money at the problem.
Round One: Baby bonus and tax breaks for women having 2 or more children
below 30 years of age.
Results not good. Solution? Throw more money at the problem:
Round Two: Baby bonus and tax breaks for all women having 2 or more
children
Results still not good. Solution? Throw yet more money at the problem:
Round Three: Baby bonus and tax breaks for all women having children
(Note: Babies must be Singaporean at time of birth, and babies' mothers
must be married to babies' fathers to enjoy benefits, so single unwed
mothers and their babies are discriminated against and disadvantaged
even as the Government keeps emphasising that human resources are all we
have.)
It has been said time and again by various organisations and individuals
that financial matters feature to only a minor degree in the decisions
to have children, yet the Government seems "deaf to all criticisms" and
suggestions yet again. The more pressing concerns such as work-life
balance arrangements, including flexi work, quality of life issues,
education stress etc, were all not adequately dealt with.
2. Not throwing money at the problem when the issue is chronic need of
money
Contrast this with the issue of the poor who are on Public Assistance.
They have to be unable to work, have no assets and little or no family
support to be eligible in the first place. Clearly an area where some
extra money would be an enormous help.
In the debate to increase it by around 10% to $290, in reply to
arguments for larger sums by MP Lily Neo, the Minister replied
infamously, "Do you want three meals in a restaurant, food court or
hawker centre?"
3. Throwing money at everybody whether or not they need it
Contrast again to the new Grow and Share package (and previous New
Singapore Shares etc etc), where each citizen receives at least a few
hundred dollars. The top 20% certainly don't need this handout at all.
So why waste money by giving them any money at all? Wouldn't it have
been better to allocate it to the lower income groups?
Question: What kind of persons could blithely vote themselves 8 months'
bonus while quibbling for $100 increase in Public Assistance for the
poorest of the poor?
Rich-poor divide reaching alarming levels
There are 100,000 households earning less than $1000 per month. That is
households of 4 members (default definition by Government. Could
actually have more than 4 family members). And over 800,000 employed
persons earn less than $1000 a month. In a country where costs of living
are spiralling upwards and even the middle classes are feeling the
pinch.
Question: Whatever became of social support and social harmony?
So, what?
So what would more Alternative Parties members in Parliament achieve? At
the very least, more debate on issues and and more reflection. Each MP
is only allowed 15 minutes max (I think) to speak on an issue. So the
more alternative voices, the more points of views can be raised, and
more food for thought, not only for the Parliament but the public at
large, to generate more informed debate.
Why now?
It's also important to vote in Alternative Parties members now, because
I believe in the tipping point theory of 30%: you need at least 30% of
new people to feel the effect of the change. Which probably explains why
the 22% women in Parliament have not been able to make their presence
felt.
It is also because as Workers Party has said, they are not able to form
the government right now. We need to give Alternative Parties time to
grow into the political process and mature. Because I believe there will
come a time when the Alternative Parties form the majority in
Parliament.
To me, it's not a question of if, but when. At the last elections, 66%
voted PAP. I do not think it will take that long for the 16% to erode
given all that's happened, even with the influx of new citizens and the
constant redrawing of electoral boundaries. At some point, the balance
will tip, and the "unimaginable" will happen. And honestly, I rather
that it happened when Lee Kuan Yew is still around. Whatever criticisms
has been levelled at him, at least he is capable, and more than anyone
currently in government, I trust him to handle a crisis. Most people
predict rifts in the PAP after LKY's demise, so that a swing to
Alternative Parties after that is even more likely. Hence, I rather it
happen now. (see also
http://flaneurose.blogspot.com/2011/03/when-pap-loses-election-it-will-b
e-time.html for discussion on why it will be sudden and not
gradual).
Chasm between rhetoric and reality
There are many many more reasons why I will unhesitatingly vote
Alternative Parties, given my experience as a volunteer in AWARE and
elsewhere, I saw such a huge chasm between policy/rhetoric and what was
actually happening on the ground, and the hypocrisy of it all. And now
as a mum of a primary school child, I see how flawed the education
system is. I hear horror stories of students being kiasu, nasty and
perfectionists from a very young age because of the environment. I fear
for the future of our country.
Learning from history so as not to repeat it
Maybe I'm more pessimistic, but with politicians with such a
non-reflexive mindset, I am not sure we can make it through many more
uncertainties and crises. There are more than enough examples of
corporates being taken over or wound up, and historical examples of
empires and dynasties falling into decay when their leaders stop
listening to the public and insist on doing things their way.
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It is written by the former president of AWARE.
-------
A letter to my friends on the General Elections
by Joo Hymn Tan on Wednesday, 20 April 2011
We don't talk about politics, but I feel so strongly about these
elections, I would like to find out what each of my friends think, and
maybe persuade them at least a little! :)
Why all the excitement?
Over the last 15 years, I lived in: Tanglin, Newton and Bukit Timah
Each time I checked the electoral rolls, it was the same: Tanjong Pagar
Now, without having moved, I am in Moulmein-Kallang.
My neighbourhood was in three different constituencies in the last three
elections:
Holland-Bukit Panjang 2001
Tanjong Pagar 2006
Moulmein-Kallang 2011
Question: Is there really a need to redraw boundaries every election?
I have never voted in all my 40+ years. It was always walkover since
GRCs were implemented. In 1991, when it was still al Single Member
Constituencies, my constituency was contested, and I was 21 years and 9
months old. However, that year, it was announced the the electoral roll
of voters was only updated till July 1990!
Question: Has this ever happened before or since? Why the sudden
inefficiencies in government?
PAP in 1950s is not the same as the PAP now
Yes, in the early nation building years, the PAP could have been said to
comprise of highly principled, intelligent and dilligent people, like
Goh Keng Swee, Rajaratnam, Lee Kuan Yew etc.
The PAP leaders today are completely different individuals (except for
LKY), and their capabilities, outlook and values can also be said to be
vastly different!
Question: would any of the existing PAP Ministers really be able to
handle a crises?
Usual way mistakes are handled
Mistakes made in the last 5 years:
- Mas Selamat's escape (and subsequent failure of the police
and military to search the homes of all his close relatives)
- the floods in Orchard Road, and Bukit Timah immortalised in
the dramatic photographs of overturned cars
- the Youth Olympic Games being severely over-budget (and
depending on who you speak with, under-publicised oversesas)
Policy inadequacies:
- the over-heating of the housing market, where government
housing aka HDB flats cost half a million dollars (where government
housing is supposedly for the less well-to-do)
- the inadequacy of CPF monies resulting in the elderly being
cleaners in hawker centres and fast food restaurants all over Singapore
- the huge and sudden influx of foreign workers, at all levels
of employment leading to depressed wages for Singaporeans, and worse,
loss of jobs
It's not about not making mistakes. We are all human, Ministers, civil
servants etc not less so. The issue is there is little post-mortem or
reflection to ensure that the same mistakes do not happen again. The
most important thing is to take collectively responsibility and learn
all we can from mistakes to make sure they don't happen again.
However, the usual focus by the Government is to place blame, remove the
offending persons and brush everything under the carpet as quickly as
possible. There are few avenues for the public to engage in meaningful
dialogue with the Government over important issues.
Question: Did the Cabinet do enough soul seraching and reflection behind
closed doors away from public eyes? Were there enough diverse opinions
to help them see the issues from all perspectives?
Double standards?
Contrast Mas Selamat's escape: "It was an honest mistake. Let's move
on".
With the hoo-ha over James Gomez claiming he had filed his minority
certificate when he had not during the 2006 elections. At least 4 days'
worth of campaigning and media headlines were focussed on this minor
mistake.
Groundhog day of mistakes
After the first flood, the Minister said that it was a freak accident
and would happen only once every 50 years.
Barely a month later, a second flood happened.
A better response would have been to be less defensive and stating that
the matter would be looked into to find out the real reasons etc, and
acknowledging the public's concern that overbuilding along Orchard Road
(Ion, Somerset 313) may have contributed to poorer water drainage.
An older example:
Remember "Two is Enough" in the 60's and 70's?
By mid 80s, it had become, "have 3 or more if you can afford it".
Around 20 years for a complete reversal of policies.
Round two:
In the early 90's, the Government limited the number of universities in
the Commonwealth where law and medicine degrees would be "recognised"
due to oversupply
By 2000, the number of "recognised" universities were increased, and
soon after, they were recruting foreign doctors due to short supply.
Around ten years for a u-turn.
Not exactly comparing apples and apples here, but surely some lessons
could have been learnt about how an "oversupply" could quickly become an
undersupply? And in the second scenario, the reversal came only 10 years
after the initial policy.
Yet, there seemed to be no in-depth inquiry into why the initial
policies were made and what led to the reversal and what lessons could
be learnt to prevent making similar errors in judgment. This
unwillingness to take long hard looks at Government policies has really
affected the ability to address many issues.
Question: Is the undersupply of HDB flats now another example of this
short-sightedness?
Fixated on the same solution whether or not it works
1. Throwing money at the problem when main issue is not money
Since the 80's, the Government has been encouraging WOMEN to have more
babies, with very little success. AWARE has brought up the issue of
paternity leave since 1989, but has always been rejected, seemingly
right off the bat without serious consideration or research to back it
up.
The Government's preferred solution? Throw money at the problem.
Round One: Baby bonus and tax breaks for women having 2 or more children
below 30 years of age.
Results not good. Solution? Throw more money at the problem:
Round Two: Baby bonus and tax breaks for all women having 2 or more
children
Results still not good. Solution? Throw yet more money at the problem:
Round Three: Baby bonus and tax breaks for all women having children
(Note: Babies must be Singaporean at time of birth, and babies' mothers
must be married to babies' fathers to enjoy benefits, so single unwed
mothers and their babies are discriminated against and disadvantaged
even as the Government keeps emphasising that human resources are all we
have.)
It has been said time and again by various organisations and individuals
that financial matters feature to only a minor degree in the decisions
to have children, yet the Government seems "deaf to all criticisms" and
suggestions yet again. The more pressing concerns such as work-life
balance arrangements, including flexi work, quality of life issues,
education stress etc, were all not adequately dealt with.
2. Not throwing money at the problem when the issue is chronic need of
money
Contrast this with the issue of the poor who are on Public Assistance.
They have to be unable to work, have no assets and little or no family
support to be eligible in the first place. Clearly an area where some
extra money would be an enormous help.
In the debate to increase it by around 10% to $290, in reply to
arguments for larger sums by MP Lily Neo, the Minister replied
infamously, "Do you want three meals in a restaurant, food court or
hawker centre?"
3. Throwing money at everybody whether or not they need it
Contrast again to the new Grow and Share package (and previous New
Singapore Shares etc etc), where each citizen receives at least a few
hundred dollars. The top 20% certainly don't need this handout at all.
So why waste money by giving them any money at all? Wouldn't it have
been better to allocate it to the lower income groups?
Question: What kind of persons could blithely vote themselves 8 months'
bonus while quibbling for $100 increase in Public Assistance for the
poorest of the poor?
Rich-poor divide reaching alarming levels
There are 100,000 households earning less than $1000 per month. That is
households of 4 members (default definition by Government. Could
actually have more than 4 family members). And over 800,000 employed
persons earn less than $1000 a month. In a country where costs of living
are spiralling upwards and even the middle classes are feeling the
pinch.
Question: Whatever became of social support and social harmony?
So, what?
So what would more Alternative Parties members in Parliament achieve? At
the very least, more debate on issues and and more reflection. Each MP
is only allowed 15 minutes max (I think) to speak on an issue. So the
more alternative voices, the more points of views can be raised, and
more food for thought, not only for the Parliament but the public at
large, to generate more informed debate.
Why now?
It's also important to vote in Alternative Parties members now, because
I believe in the tipping point theory of 30%: you need at least 30% of
new people to feel the effect of the change. Which probably explains why
the 22% women in Parliament have not been able to make their presence
felt.
It is also because as Workers Party has said, they are not able to form
the government right now. We need to give Alternative Parties time to
grow into the political process and mature. Because I believe there will
come a time when the Alternative Parties form the majority in
Parliament.
To me, it's not a question of if, but when. At the last elections, 66%
voted PAP. I do not think it will take that long for the 16% to erode
given all that's happened, even with the influx of new citizens and the
constant redrawing of electoral boundaries. At some point, the balance
will tip, and the "unimaginable" will happen. And honestly, I rather
that it happened when Lee Kuan Yew is still around. Whatever criticisms
has been levelled at him, at least he is capable, and more than anyone
currently in government, I trust him to handle a crisis. Most people
predict rifts in the PAP after LKY's demise, so that a swing to
Alternative Parties after that is even more likely. Hence, I rather it
happen now. (see also
http://flaneurose.blogspot.com/2011/03/when-pap-loses-election-it-will-b
e-time.html for discussion on why it will be sudden and not
gradual).
Chasm between rhetoric and reality
There are many many more reasons why I will unhesitatingly vote
Alternative Parties, given my experience as a volunteer in AWARE and
elsewhere, I saw such a huge chasm between policy/rhetoric and what was
actually happening on the ground, and the hypocrisy of it all. And now
as a mum of a primary school child, I see how flawed the education
system is. I hear horror stories of students being kiasu, nasty and
perfectionists from a very young age because of the environment. I fear
for the future of our country.
Learning from history so as not to repeat it
Maybe I'm more pessimistic, but with politicians with such a
non-reflexive mindset, I am not sure we can make it through many more
uncertainties and crises. There are more than enough examples of
corporates being taken over or wound up, and historical examples of
empires and dynasties falling into decay when their leaders stop
listening to the public and insist on doing things their way.
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White ifone
Im desperate!!! I wan the white ifone!!!! Because i have to buy an empty handset, it makes tings more difficult. Cause none of the telcos sells empty handsets. And its neither available on apple.com nor any of the epi centers/ istudio/ nubox/ watevers yet. But I WAN ITTTTT.
To side track, yesterday went to the robinsons pte sale. And finally i got into the process of upgrading. changing part of my products. Ive changed from the current kose toner. To lancome which has an anti aging effect.
Current anti aging from biotherm, to lancome anti aging moisturiser. Yes, all my prdts now has to have the anti aging function in my great attempt to stop time, on my face. Looking at ppl who are/were the same age as me, with wrinkles kinda freaks me out.
And trying out their genifique series, so they gave me a series of their samples. This mask, moisturiser, toner etc..
Aso ive replaced all my fotos to a beta quality one. It does irritates me tat they r so pixelated before. And again.
I WAN THE WHITE IFONE!!
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To side track, yesterday went to the robinsons pte sale. And finally i got into the process of upgrading. changing part of my products. Ive changed from the current kose toner. To lancome which has an anti aging effect.
Current anti aging from biotherm, to lancome anti aging moisturiser. Yes, all my prdts now has to have the anti aging function in my great attempt to stop time, on my face. Looking at ppl who are/were the same age as me, with wrinkles kinda freaks me out.
And trying out their genifique series, so they gave me a series of their samples. This mask, moisturiser, toner etc..
Aso ive replaced all my fotos to a beta quality one. It does irritates me tat they r so pixelated before. And again.
I WAN THE WHITE IFONE!!
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Wednesday, April 27, 2011
yummies
my bf for tis wk n last wk..
i realise e fotos posted w ipad r in a lousy quality.. tink ill replace it when i more 有空..
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i realise e fotos posted w ipad r in a lousy quality.. tink ill replace it when i more 有空..
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Monday, April 25, 2011
Sf!!
One of the best food we had in states.. Crabbyy!!!
There r damn a lot of flavours to pick from, but it doesnt realli matter..
For a pot like tat, it costs us less than 50 sgd. N they are a mixture of king crab, snow crab and another one i forgot..
It was sooo gooodddd we went back twice!! We try not to repeat the same ting, cause there r a lot of tings to try out. But this was realli too GOODDD TO RESIST!!!
And of coz, in san francisco, how can we forget the ever famous golden gate bridge!!!
Notice there r nobody around us.. Cause we manage to get to a non tourisy spot with the car. If not, we'll end up at a spot where there are chunks n chunks of tourist behind as part of the backdrop. Always travel w a car!!! Cant imagine wat we'll do wo a car for tis trip.
There r damn a lot of flavours to pick from, but it doesnt realli matter..
For a pot like tat, it costs us less than 50 sgd. N they are a mixture of king crab, snow crab and another one i forgot..
It was sooo gooodddd we went back twice!! We try not to repeat the same ting, cause there r a lot of tings to try out. But this was realli too GOODDD TO RESIST!!!
And of coz, in san francisco, how can we forget the ever famous golden gate bridge!!!
Notice there r nobody around us.. Cause we manage to get to a non tourisy spot with the car. If not, we'll end up at a spot where there are chunks n chunks of tourist behind as part of the backdrop. Always travel w a car!!! Cant imagine wat we'll do wo a car for tis trip.
Sunday, April 24, 2011
Grand canyon
Eggs
the eggs tat r sacrificng for last weeks ham/egg/cucumber bf. And tis wks' tuna/egg/cucumber bf..
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B for Bellagio
Bellagio, one of the famous hotel on the strip was welcoming spring. Its one of the best hotel casino out of the many we've walked through on the strip..
And INSIDE the hotel, the had a superbbbb nice garden. Which felt really wonderful, coz it doesnt really feel very indoor-ish.
All the colourful flowers...
Tulips..
And there r other stuff to fit the theme..
This is the ever famous dancing fountain.
I think the one at melbourne was a replica? Or imitation? The one outside crown hotel.. Anyways this is the ever original.
And INSIDE the hotel, the had a superbbbb nice garden. Which felt really wonderful, coz it doesnt really feel very indoor-ish.
All the colourful flowers...
Tulips..
And there r other stuff to fit the theme..
This is the ever famous dancing fountain.
I think the one at melbourne was a replica? Or imitation? The one outside crown hotel.. Anyways this is the ever original.
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i saw tis bag yesterday in the paragon coach boutique going for 405. i got it at the premium outlet for less than 150sgd!!! happies.. hahaha
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Saturday, April 23, 2011
Long weekend
Long wkend is almost over. We had a ultra fulfiling wkend!
Friday went for our usual am run.. Then went down to queensway and got wat i went for. Addidas sports bra for 15 bucks! The one i had at home was bought during my jc days, and costs me like 50+!
Matching addidas hot pink dri fit top for 28!!!
(I aso got tis matching hot pink jacket from addidas as well last wk!!)
Yes i soooo LOVEEEE pinkk.
Then after dinner, we went orchard for a quick shop. And we went to meet friends for supper at geylang!! Which obviously defeats e purpose of our morning run, cause there were quite a bit of dim sum plus durian..
Then this am, we woke up earli as well, coz hubs needs to go pay his road tax, n settle some car ting. Then we went down to plaza sing to repair his phone. Afterwhich we head home, rest a bit, did a bit of our states album. At 3pm, we went for a cycle at ecp..
To end our eventful day, we're catching a movie at cineleisure!!
Tomorrow is gona be a stay home day. Hopefully finish up the states blurb album then we can send for printing. And hang up the wall decor we got from states!!!
DONT WE ALL LOVE LONG WEEKENDDDSSS!!!
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Friday went for our usual am run.. Then went down to queensway and got wat i went for. Addidas sports bra for 15 bucks! The one i had at home was bought during my jc days, and costs me like 50+!
Matching addidas hot pink dri fit top for 28!!!
(I aso got tis matching hot pink jacket from addidas as well last wk!!)
Yes i soooo LOVEEEE pinkk.
Then after dinner, we went orchard for a quick shop. And we went to meet friends for supper at geylang!! Which obviously defeats e purpose of our morning run, cause there were quite a bit of dim sum plus durian..
Then this am, we woke up earli as well, coz hubs needs to go pay his road tax, n settle some car ting. Then we went down to plaza sing to repair his phone. Afterwhich we head home, rest a bit, did a bit of our states album. At 3pm, we went for a cycle at ecp..
To end our eventful day, we're catching a movie at cineleisure!!
Tomorrow is gona be a stay home day. Hopefully finish up the states blurb album then we can send for printing. And hang up the wall decor we got from states!!!
DONT WE ALL LOVE LONG WEEKENDDDSSS!!!
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Friday, April 22, 2011
Save the trees!!
Im reLly digging the emag now. It doesnt take much space ine hse. And i can access it anytime! Currently theres oni style available for sg mags. And i save quite a bit too, coz e e version is much cheaper.
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
ex T addict
my first tea in 4 months
i used to take 2 per day..
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i used to take 2 per day..
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Tuesday, April 19, 2011
surprise!
yest, i bought and gave hubs his surprise bday present!! it wld oni b surprise if i dint give it on hs bday. so yes, it was yesterday. 2 months earli. hahahhaha
a proper home for his camera! finalli! a lowepro bag!
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a proper home for his camera! finalli! a lowepro bag!
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Monday, April 18, 2011
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Wallpaper
Tats hubs and my wallpaper now.. The fish chasing cloud.
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Saturday, April 16, 2011
States
Our first meal in states was ihop. And many many meals in the trip, we had that as well. They had the BESTTTTT harshbrown, which in sg its like our marche's rosti. They have the best waffles with pecan buttered syrup. N the bestest ham!!! N one of the mornings, we even had steak for bf.. Haha steak is part of their bf menu.
These r seperate days bf.. Through e entire trip, tink we save the most on food. Every single meal, we will only order 1 set, and the serving is huge enuff for both of us.
Tats our steak bf...
Also, we q-ed for ipad 2. Not once, not twice. But 4 times!! Its kinda a sham which we willingly fall into. Tey only release about 20 ipads each day.. Tats y everyday aso LONGGG Q.
It was a enjoyable roadtrip for both of us. Hubs drove a total of over 4,000 km over the 3 wks..
Chevolet malibu which was superbb comfy...
Digress, jus came bac from orchard shopping update, was at wisma forever 21 shopping. I tink tat mite jus b e smallest forever 21 outlet in e world.. E ones in states r jus HUMONGOUSLY GIGANTIC. its like a departmental store size with floors after floors. N its SUPERRR CHEAPPPP there. Clothes r like less than 15 bucks, or even many less than 10. Earrings r 1 or 2 bucks. This obviously attributes to my excess baggage.
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These r seperate days bf.. Through e entire trip, tink we save the most on food. Every single meal, we will only order 1 set, and the serving is huge enuff for both of us.
Tats our steak bf...
Also, we q-ed for ipad 2. Not once, not twice. But 4 times!! Its kinda a sham which we willingly fall into. Tey only release about 20 ipads each day.. Tats y everyday aso LONGGG Q.
It was a enjoyable roadtrip for both of us. Hubs drove a total of over 4,000 km over the 3 wks..
Chevolet malibu which was superbb comfy...
Digress, jus came bac from orchard shopping update, was at wisma forever 21 shopping. I tink tat mite jus b e smallest forever 21 outlet in e world.. E ones in states r jus HUMONGOUSLY GIGANTIC. its like a departmental store size with floors after floors. N its SUPERRR CHEAPPPP there. Clothes r like less than 15 bucks, or even many less than 10. Earrings r 1 or 2 bucks. This obviously attributes to my excess baggage.
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