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Monthly Archives: May 2008
You know you don’t have a life when…
Two of your friends start off their MSN conversation in a span of 10 minutes with the following messages:
Friend: “hey jj u there?”
Friend: “can i ask you sth technical?”
Posted in Random Thought 1 Comment
frivolous.unsolicited.stuff
frivolous.unsolicited.stuff—the frivolous companion to unsolicitedopinion.net, because Ting Yi says I need to get a life. No lah, he didn’t really say that, of course. But one can always guess.
So here it is, all the self-indulgent happenings of my life.
Sushi-making night
Looks can be deceiving; what looks simple may not actually be easy to make. Sharon and I decided to make some sushi for dinner yesterday (for lunch actually, but you know, it’s the holidays and…). Here’s the tamago (egg) sushi—omelette courtesy of me and the rice Sharon. You’ll need to imagine the thin strip [...]
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The verdict is out, Pedra Branca is ours, but…
It is interesting to note how the issue was presented by both sides of the media. Over here in Singapore, Straits Times decided that a rosy spin would be nice:
…when Judge Awn Shawkat Al-Khasawneh concluded his two-hour statement at 6pm, Singaporeans and Malaysians alike applauded the decision.
Over at Malaysia’s National News Agency, Bernama.com, [...]
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APA Style Templates for Apple’s Pages
Here are the Apple iWork templates for your scholarly needs—because Microsoft Word is getting on my nerves.
APA Style Template for Pages ‘08 (Pages 3)
APA Style Template for Pages ‘06 (Pages 2)
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A cultural difference?
The Chinese say, “己所不欲，无施与人。” (Do not do unto others what you would not want them do to you)
The Christians say, “Do unto others as you would have them do to you.”
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Mas Selamat not the pioneer of prison break using toilet break
Eight years ago Oh Chee Kiong had attempted the same feat at the Subordinate Court. One would have thought once bitten, twice shy.
Criminal who used loo break to escape from court jailed
December 31, 2000, by Aletha Lim, Straits Times
OH CHEE Kiong thought he could give [...]
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Some people can be so hung up