There is something about sunrise and sunset that makes them so romantic. What more if you throw in a little thousand-year ruins in the background. Two different ruins actually - one Buddhist and one Hindu.


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There is something about Yogyakarta that made me fall in love with it. Perhaps it is because Yogya (pronounced as "Jogja") is the centre of Javanese culture that made the city so vibrant and culturally rich.


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I was craving for Indian rojak since the Geylang Serai food poisoning incident. Went searching for the best Indian rojak in town and had Indian rojak for dinner for two consecutive days ( Read more... )

From the musical, Sweet Charity

The original version:

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The adapted version:

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I refer to this BBC report on genomic screening.


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Chanced upon this retro documentary made in the 1930s that tried to predict what human beings will wear in the year 2000. Fortunately, none of these prediction came through. Else we will be wearing candy tins and light bulbs.

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But some of the ideas in the video is noteworthy. Firstly, convertible clothings did made its appearance. I remembered ( Read more... )

I remembered there was this chart that was found behind some Chinese almanacs regarding how certain foods should not be taken together, lest you get poisoned or sick. I went to the net in search of such charts. This is what I found...


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国家要进步
语言要沟通
就从今天起
大家说华语
不分男和女
不分老和少
不再用方言
大家说华语
听一听 记一记
开口说几句
多亲切 多便利
简单又容易

I actually remember the lyrics! Looks like I have been brainwashed since young to think that mandarin is good and dialect is bad. Now that I have grown up, I am very ashamed that I hardly know my own mother tongue. Sigh...

Some nostalgic moment...

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