Work? It’s never ending
One of those little things I really appreciate of Ling is that she tries to make sure we go to and come back home from work together every day. Throughout the day too we keep in touch with MSN messages
Morning routines
As we grow older, our sleeping patterns and morning routines change quite a bit. It’s dependent on your morning programs of course i.e. do you have to go to work. But just as another entry on recollection: 1992 – 1995
Till death do us part (with asset division)
There was an article in The Sunday Times over the weekend about a Singaporean woman who married a Frenchman aristocrat, and was asked to sign a pre-nuptial agreement by her in-laws. Until recently, one didn’t see much news or articles
Operating System Malfunctions
One thing about end user computing that’s taken some getting used to has been the transition from text-based to graphical operating systems. For the first initial years up till Windows 98 at least, I found I could get system-centric tasks
All wired up
If there’s one thing I missed when I was in Perth, it was quality Internet access. The University network was pretty good, but public Internet access was a different matter. For the first year, I was using dial-up 56K connections,
Taxi drivers
If you followed the news here, you’d be forgiven in thinking that the cab services in Singapore are a huge mess. I mean, you get reports of drivers who drive like their adrenaline button is stuck on high, drivers who
Flowers
A couple of nights I was having a match on NBA 2K9. I was playing the Boston Celtics against the LA Lakers, but it was fun seeing Ling’s reactions as she watched me. She squealed each time Kobe Bryant dunked
Baby storehouse
The guest room / kid’s room / Matt’s old room has become a little store house of late, what with the growing collection of equipment and materials we’ve been getting in preparation for our baby girl. Several of the large
Baby Prams
A continuation of our posts on baby equipment! If nothing else, talking to and then going out with Ling to look for baby prams has at least resulted in my learning a couple of things about prams. Now, bearing in
Scrubs!
Whenever the new season of Grey’s Anatomy gets released on DVD and I rent them, Ling gets absolutely hooked. In fact, she’ll ban me from watching any episodes without her. Now this really isn’t a big thing, because the successful
Tennis, anyone?
Of the three boys growing up at Lentor in the 80s, I was the only one who didn’t get into Tennis, which I think was the ‘in’ sport back then. Both my brothers did, but I preferred badminton. Maybe it
Sam the Koala
The bush fires occurring in Victoria, Australia right now has been a horrific tragedy resulting in the deaths of hundreds. But one heartwarming story that’s been circulating around media involves firefighters and rescue workers finding an injured Koala, now nicknamed
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