Year: 2013
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Ich Bin Ein Hamburger
We didn’t plan on doing this, but I’ve been told it’s quite characteristic of a trip to New York to entail many distractions, random and sudden new objectives, and a lot of it having to do with food. On our first night in Manhattan, our local friends took us out to a burger speakeasy, simply…
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The Mean Meat-Eating Squirrels Of New York
This is the first time I’ve been to New York, and it’s been more than what I expected. As with many people, I’ve known New York from books, television, film and every other type of media. I’ve heard people say New York City is the centre of the universe. I now know it’s true. I’ve…
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Double Confirm Your Dream Interior
My friend Hossan and I are doing something fun and interesting for Dream Interiors on 28 June at 7pm at 456 River Valley Road, Singapore 248342. Called Double Confirm Your Dream, it features Hossan doing a stand-up comedy set (except because there are chairs in a furniture shop, it’s more like a sit-down comedy performance).…
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We Didn’t Start The Fire But…
Some of the forests that are being cleared by fire are apparently supposed to be under protection by a moratorium on deforestation. But as we know of many things in Indonesia, pacts count for little when there is money to be made. Most of that money being made is coming from buyers downstream of palm…
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How Did You Spend Father’s Day?
This is the second consecutive Father’s Day we’ve been abroad with family, and I think it’s a good way to spend it. We’re gonna make this a tradition. To all Dads – Happy Father’s Day – it’s a day to be thankful for family, and for the time you get to spend with them. A…