Today, I had the pleasure of having lunch at a friend’s place. While her home was old, there was a lot of happiness and synergy between her sister, the long-serving maid (treated as a member of the family) and father....
Topics: A day in the life of...

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Bought this at the cool stationery shop at Orchard Central. I like the envelope, which can hold scraps of paper. Designer hole puncher, bought at the same shop. Black cotton buds. An old black Casio watch which tells me...
Topics: Geeks and gadgets, memes

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How interesting that I have already explored some of the career options typical for ENFJs, which is my personality type. See the excerpt I’ve lifted from this resource, and my comments (in brackets). ENFJ careers to consider The following career...
Topics: A day in the life of..., mbti

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Music & Travel I was busy with my cousin’s wedding, which began in Singapore (church + dinner) and a week later, ended in Penang (dinner). I tried hard not to suffer from performance anxiety, and ended up Twittering a lot...
Topics: A day in the life of...

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If you watched the US Open ladies’ semifinals match between Kim Clijsters and Serena Williams, you’d have witnessed a stark contrast in mindsets. At some points, it was a close match. But what won in the end was emotional intelligence....
Topics: For the love of the game, sports, tennis

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