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The Lion, the Aussies, and the Conservationist

Posted on 9 Jul 2008   by CY

There’s a heartwarming video that’s been echoing throughout the web and making the rounds for a week now. It’s worth a watch and about two Aussies, a lion, and a year in between them. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=adYbFQFXG0U It’s times like these you’d

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*B(l)urb…!*

Posted on 8 Jul 200814 Jan 2010   by CY

There’re dates every year I dread. One is Ling’s birthday, and the other is Valentine’s Day. OK, I should clarify that; I dread not the day itself, but the run-up to it and specifically what I should buy her for

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Curry puffs

Posted on 8 Jul 2008   by Ling

It is one of those things where we’re of different opinions. I prefer curry puffs from Old Chang Kee and Polar Puffs and Cakes while Yang prefers those from Tip Top. Sigh, I still don’t get it. What’s so special

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Singapore Food Fest

Posted on 6 Jul 2008   by CY

It’s a pity that Matt left at the time he did, because just a few weeks’ later, the food festival started. In fact, here’s what showed up in yesterday’s TODAY papers: We’re fairly certain Matt would have won this contest

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Laksa made easy

Posted on 5 Jul 2008   by Ling

I finally got down to cooking laksa (nonya version) with the premix bought a couple of months ago. I had intended to do it while Matt was here but we were too busy eating other types of good food! Hee hee.

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Driving and diving

Posted on 4 Jul 2008   by CY

After working out the travel and accommodation details, the third step of the process involves figuring out what to do. Usually Ling’s the person who plans the itinerary on our vacations including our most recent trip to Phuket, but I

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Posted in Traveling    Tagged Bali 2008    2 Comments on Driving and diving   

Beach, night spots or rice fields

Posted on 3 Jul 2008   by CY

Here’s a continuing post from the last entry on flying to Bali.:) Ling was musing out loud yesterday evening while on our way home why is it that Asians are happy with 3D2N stays when the Europeans come to Asia

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"I don't wanna die on an Indonesian airplane…!"

Posted on 2 Jul 2008   by CY

Or so Ling went the other week. OK, what’s this about? We started making plans for our second short vacation while at Ayara Hilltops, and narrowed the list of possible places down to a select few. It was going to

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Flickr.:)

Posted on 1 Jul 2008   by CY

Visitors to our blog may have noticed that in the last couple of weeks, a widget on the right hand side has been displaying pictures. Yep, we’ve mirrored all of our pictures from the old photo album site to Flickr.

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Oh the horror

Posted on 28 Jun 2008   by CY

The following video is a short segment from the Dr. Phil show, an American talk-show that features the titular fellow, a clinical psychologist, talking to troubled families, kids and marriages through their difficulties. This segment is about an especially, well,

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Here's a little nugget… :D

Posted on 26 Jun 2008   by Ling

Guess what, Yang agreed to go for a head, shoulder & back massage with me on the Phuket trip!! Ha ha, didn’t he and Matt say that massages and spa are just not their thing? Well, our suite at Ayara

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My man does make adjustment for me :p

Posted on 24 Jun 2008   by Ling

There are many horror stories told about how marriage is so very different from courtship. To many women, romance is one thing which often fades off when one enters into marriage. Money is another thing. For example, there are loans

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