To Boldly Go II
Continued from my previous post. Gene Roddenberry’s Star Trek universe has been around for a lot longer than Star Wars, and there’s certainly a lot more material too. There’s been six TV series with a couple running for seven seasons
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To Boldly Go I
There was an online discussion group in NTU 17 years ago containing fan fiction created in the Star Trek universe. Fans of the series wrote up continuing stories with their own characters and starships, and posted them in text form
Eyes like an eagle – or not
One of the photographic assignments that came up in Hakuna Matata the other day was to find and take pictures of this lizard called Jackson’s Chameleon. These critters grow up to just 30 cm, and these go, can remain pretty
CNY Feasting
If there’s one thing that’s changed over the years over the Chinese New Year, it’s my perceptions of the feasts. When I was younger, I threw myself at all the new year goodies: bak kwa, the many types of Chinese
"On your six"
I blogged about my routinely abysmal abilities in first-person shooters recently here. But one game I’ve been having loads of fun in is Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Vegas 2 on the PS3. One thing to get right out of the
Normal or not?
It has been a trying period for us after my gynae informed me that my test results showed that our baby may have chromosomal abnormality, especially Down Syndrome. At my age, the average probability of conceiving a baby with Down
Showing at a local home cinema
Follow-up to my post the other day about avoiding local cinema theatres.:) The two of us rarely go to the theatres very much anymore aside from the occasional movie that absolutely has to be watched on a large screen. It’s
Music for babies
While driving home from church and Yotei last Sunday, Ling asked if we can get a music playback device. Apparently, babies can start ‘hearing’ from the 5th month, and she believes that the right kind of music will help nurture
Spoil the rod…
The most dreaded instrument at our home decades ago was the bamboo cane. I have to hand it to our mum. She was a suffer-no-fools, take-no-prisoners person when it came to ill discipline or bad grades. One thing I always
And it's a…
… a GIRL!!!!! Yippee!!! I get to choose the name for our daughter hahahaha!!!! :) We just got the happy news. Ling will be doing a follow-up post later in the week on the results of the scan.:)
Hakuna Matata Part II
Following up my post the other day on the game. The pictures here are a mix of those taken directly off the TV, and also taken as an in-game picture.:) You’re given missions like this one seen in the picture
Ling’s new toy
Truth to tell, I think one or two of our friends are a bad influence on Ling. How so? Well, she was inspired by the steam vacuum cleaner that our small group friend Ann has. So on Monday evening Ling
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