Year: 2007
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Buy more, save more, drink more, learn more
So, prices are going up across the board. And unless you’re a civil servant, I haven’t heard anything about commensurate increases in salaries. And when I received this flyer from the fine people at Lexus, who will have you believe that their Toyota can be yours for a hundred thousand dollars more just because it…
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Greens are good for you
It’s confirmed. They’re good for you. Because “women all over the world live healthier and longer lives”, The Straits Times tells us we should “take a leaf” from our wives. So I told my wife and she said, “Can you be more specific? What kind of leaf? Lettuce? Cabbage? Basil? Banana? Palm?” Maybe there’s a…
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The weekend worrier
I had an unpleasant experience on Saturday over coffee at the Hilton. We had ordered some of the hotel’s world-famous cheesecakes to go with our coffee, and were settling down nicely to gorge ourselves further after a heavy lunch. Coffee was served with some complimentary choux pastry. Being the greedy person that I am, I…
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Introducing Mac
Jake is a handful at times, and he loves swiping things off any table or shelf. He’s also very vocal when he wants to be let into or out of a room, or when he tries to persuade either of us to give him a few extra bites of cat food. Other than that, he’s…
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Completely useless Christmas gifts: felt pebbles
Reader Lesley threw these my way. They’re felt pebbles, going for as little as US$14 each. There are six different ones, and are “useful as simple decorative objects (a collection of them looks great in a bowl) or when used as a pincushion, etc.” So they’re not entirely useless, and are only slightly less useful…