Month: January 2005
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Chingay Parade 2005
Rumour from my big, fat grapevine is that the two big headed dolls leading the dragon at this year’s Chingay Parade will be Cheryl Fox and Robin Leong. Chinchiagay lor, the colours Surf stop: rice&soup iTunes’ party shuffle is playing a copy of: La Vie Dansante – Aaron Neville – Warm Your Heart, of which…
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All Sundays should be like this
The sun was out, the weather was great, kids were playing cricket (yes!) and chucking a rugby ball around, and believe it or not, this was at the SMU field, Singapore. Not Paine Reserve, Kingsford/Randwick, Sydney. So the kids and their parents spoke with Aussie accents, but what the heck, the sun was out and…
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With a little help from my wing woman
Mr Miyagi can catch fly with chopstick, Mr Miyagi don’t need help with the chicks. But for those who do, here’s an interesting dating service called a ‘dating mistress’ or a ‘wing woman’. From the Sydney Morning Herald (Registration may be required): Keen to meet women, yet sick of rejection by those who have heard…
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Sure they serve beef, they invited a cow
Last Saturday I attended a wedding banquet I enjoyed for the most part. The only part I only sort of enjoyed was putting freshly withdrawn banknotes into an ang pow just before I got to the banquet. It was only later on that I felt parting with my money was worth it, because it was…
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Summer (day) of sport
How hot was it today? Blue sky, no clouds, and car upholstery hot enough to cure you of piles once and for all. I got a call from the boys asking to go down to the SMU field to kick some footy for a bit, in preparation for Sunday’s long-awaited touch footy game we’ve organised.…