Category: Living
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In-Camp
Approved Mindef Photograph I wouldn’t recommend doing this: Arriving back from a holiday at 4am and having to book-in to reservist training at 7.30am. Which is exactly what I did. I also got my hair cut by a not-so-skilled barber in camp. I’d say a lot, lot more if not for the fact that I’m…
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A matter of time
Last week I read about Singapore thinking about legislating biomedical research. I suppose you can think all you want but don’t expect the rest of the world to wait while they find new and interesting ways for the latest biomedical advances. Yes, in Japan, they’ve come up with stem-cell enhanced breast implants! Now you can…
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Yay, weekend
Would you just look at that? Clear blue skies with only a trace of cloud. That’s what I saw on my Saturday morning walk around where we live. And, really, how about that weather? I know in other necks of woods, you sometimes get comfortable weather when you’re normally not supposed to, and this is…
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A good run
Update: Engie Ho, otherwise known as the multi-tasking production administrator for the show, has diligently informed me that I shouldn’t have left out the following names from my Thank You list: Shao Ann (lightning lighting designer), Mo (the theatre costume industry), Denise Low (The Producer). And the Ang Mo volunteer’s name is Lansell. Good on…
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Paper cranes
Sometimes, it’s quite hard to help the needy. There’s this initiative by the Southeast CDC (Community Development Council) whose instructions on the little squares of paper read: “For every folded crane, a bowl of rice will be donated to the needy by our sponsor. Instructions: Please fold this [piece of] paper into a crane and…