from the Land of the Long White Cloud....


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The recent stock market meltdown proved how influential China can be, and to a certain extent, how interconnected the world’s stock markets are. But then again, without the agony of today’s drop, the ecstasy of tomorrow’s good returns becomes almost impossible….yeah, as what aunt J would say, keep a positive attitude, “Look at the rainbow, not the ( Read more... )

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Why is this song so hypnotic?

Maybe it's the beat, maybe it's the black man's voice, or maybe it's just Nelly.


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I'm intrigued by an article written about Faith Popcorn, this lady who's apparently dubbed a futurist and has an uncanny ability to predict trends in the future.....

...there was one phrase she coined that stuck to my mind and has been resurfacing over & over again, especially after the recent spate of natural disasters which have been occurring,  ( Read more... )

it's not yet Christmas but I'm excited already, must be the dazzling golden/ blue lights lining the streets of orchard road that sparked off the chrismassy mood.......I think this year's theme - The Enchanted Christmas Garden, is indeed taking off quite well ( Read more... )

we went to Pitch Black on Saturday night -  www.pitchblack.com.sg

this was one of those days where the weather was much more forgiving and we could dine alfresco under the blanket of stars, right on the narrow street of Haji Lane. E says that this is one of the places where a couple of fashion designers have come to set up shops.....but I didn't ( Read more... )

the new Mix outlet around Raffles Place opened with not much of any fanfare, there weren't any promotions/ marketing roadshows to draw the crowds, neither were there any discounts at the new outlet...I was glad that I could finally get hold of my dose of smoothie again, since the last Planet Smoothie outlet at Caltex House closed down......but a ( Read more... )