Year: 2010
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Schools rugby back on the front page
So it seems the Great Padang Riot of 1984 has been matched by an incident of thuggery at the schools’ rugby final. According to the ST report, a Saint Andrew’s School player punched an ACS (I) player after the final whistle had gone, sparking a melée at the Police Academy (wah, daring ah?) field that…
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A year and a week
It’s been a rough week since Kai’s birthday – with both Naomi and I under the weather with bouts of food poisoning, flu, and in Naomi’s case, a crook back that is a bit worrying, especially considering she’s had her spine surgerised before. And of course, a one-year old never lets up. Kai isn’t quite…
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Kai turns one
And so, our son turned one on Sunday, accompanied by the aunties and uncles who love him and have showered him with so much affection this past year. Naomi fixed up most of the decorations for the little tea-party, as well as most of the desserts, while we’re thankful we have a chef among our…
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Walking and talking
Apart from Jake the Cat and Mac the Dog, we have a pet peeve. It’s when people-especially-Singaporeans say, “you can talk the talk, but can you walk the talk?” Can someone please tell people who say that that the correct/original/true saying is “you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk“? WTF does…
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Earth Hour 2010
Kai’s first Earth Hour was spent in his playpen, with a night light for him to play with while we bided the hour before Grandma arrived and asked why the hell we turned off everything.