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Never been in such a freaky situation before but I was amazed at my calmness. Went to Cicerellos for lunch, and after the meal walked back to the car, on the way noticed that my wallet wasn’t with me >.< Should have just put it back in my pocket directly after ordering the food. Thank God a kind soul found it and pass it to the shop owner instead of taking it (there wasn’t much money but had my student card, atm, ezlink and licence).

Okay, I have been very lazy considering the long break from the previous update since I got back to Singapore last year, so here’s a bumper-update that I have been thinking of doing for a long time already (point-form to avoid being long-winded).

1) Youth Camp – had a great time connecting and catching up with the people I rarely see nowadays.

2) Bryan & Siaw Tze – hosted them in Singapore for a few days, brought them sightseeing.

3) Family Cruise – family went on a cruise to Penang & Phuket. Enjoyed all the great food and bonding.

4) Back to Perth – new accommodation, new friends, bought a car. Looking forward to a more exciting year!

Photos have been uploaded to Facebook, but here is a few of the nicer ones:

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ieatishootipost blogs Singapore’s best food: Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake: The Last Bastion of Tradition!

Bukit Merah View Carrot Cake
Bukit Merah View Food Court
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Out of curiousity, I checked my website’s stats and totalled the number of hits on my Word Scramble game since it’s launch in 2008, which totalled over 2 million at 2,074,766 (for both the main and widget versions, which can be placed on Google’s personalized home page, and on Facebook).

Why don’t you try the game yourself?

Free Command & Conquer, Red Alert and Tiberian Sun (plus the Firestorm expansion) full downloads released by EA Games!!

A welcome promotional by EA on the eve-ish of C&C4: Tiberian Twilight, the only price you have to pay to get your hands on C&C, Red Alert and Tiberian Sun (plus the Firestorm expansion) is to take the time to burn/extract some ISOs.

Command & Conquer Classics Download

#364

1. Weak > Frail
2. Flashy > Status
3. Sack > Fire
4. Business > Concept
5. Purple > Umbrella
6. Fan > Up
7. Airline > Carrier
8. Guide > lines
9. Lunch > Express
10. Exercise >Fitness

#365

1. Food > for thought
2. Death > Wish
3. Cafeteria > Open
4. Need > Health
5. Born > to live
6. Stitch > Up
7. Badly > Burnt
8. Blocks > Building
9. Chuck > Away
10. Spiral >Twirl

#366

1. Furniture > Wood
2. Beauty > Pageant
3. Sip > Straw
4. Block > Head
5. Forehead > Skin
6. Championship > Prize
7. Hurl > Boulder
8. Whip > Up
9. Destruction > Imminent
10. Leather > Belt

#367

1. Humbled > Attitude
2. Buns > Butt
3. Snowstorm > White
4. Sweetheart > Lover
5. Punch> Bag
6. Glass > Wine
7. Classical > Music
8. Heels > Sole
9. Twitter > Bird
10. Husband > Wife

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How would u know if u are with the right person? Here’s the answer.

EVERY relationship has a cycle. In the beginning, you fell in love with your other half. You anticipated their call, wanted their touch, and liked their idiosyncrasies.

Falling in love with your boyfriend wasn’t hard. In fact, it was a completely natural and spontaneous experience. You didn’t have to DO anything. That’s why it’s called “falling” in love… Because it’s happening TO YOU.

People in love sometimes say, “I was swept of my feet.” Think about the imagery of that expression. It implies that you were just standing there; doing nothing, and then something came along and happened TO YOU.

Falling in love is easy. It’s a passive and spontaneous experience. But after a few years of relationship, the euphoria of love fades. It’s the natural cycle of EVERY relationship. Slowly but surely, phone calls become a bother (if they come at all), touch is not always welcome (when it happens), and your spouse’s idiosyncrasies, instead of being cute, drive you nuts.

The symptoms of this stage vary with every relationship, but if you think about it, you will notice a dramatic difference between the initial stage when you were in love and a much duller or even angry subsequent stage.

At this point, you and/or your boyfriend might start asking, “Am I with the right person?” And as you and your spouse reflect on the euphoria of the love you once had, you may begin to desire that experience with someone else. This is when relationships breakdown. People blame their other half for their unhappiness and look outside their relationship for fulfillment.

Fulfillment outside the relationship comes in all shapes and sizes. Infidelity is the most obvious. But sometimes people turn to work, church, a hobby, a friendship, excessive TV, or abusive substances. But the answer to this dilemma does NOT lie outside your relationship. It lies within it. I’m not saying that you couldn’t fall in love with someone else. You could. And TEMPORARILY you’d feel better. But you’d be in the same situation a few years later. Because (listen carefully to this):

THE KEY TO SUCCEEDING IN A RELATIONSHIP IS NOT FINDING THE RIGHT PERSON; IT’S LEARNING TO LOVE THE PERSON YOU FOUND.

SUSTAINING love is not a passive or spontaneous experience. It’ll NEVER just happen to you. You can’t “find” LASTING love. You have to “make” it day in and day out. That’s why we have the _expression “the labor of love.” Because it takes time, effort, and energy. And most importantly, it takes WISDOM. You have to know WHAT TO DO to make your relationship work.

Make no mistake about it. Love is NOT a mystery. There are specific things you can do (with or without your boyfriend) to succeed with your love life. Just as there are physical laws of the universe (such as gravity), there are also laws for relationships. Just as the right diet and exercise program makes you physically stronger, certain habits in your relationship WILL make it stronger. It’s a direct cause and effect. If you know and apply the laws, the results are predictable… you can “make” love.

Love in relationships are indeed a “decision”… Not just a feeling.

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#362
1. 365 > days
2. Tombstone > heavy
3. Dumb > Dumb and Dumberer
4. Intrusive > privacy
5. Fat > bad health
6. Axe > chop/cut
7. Planned > strike
8. Spike > current
9. Bleach > anime
10. Shopkeeper > inn

#363
1. Resolutions > new year
2. Page > down
3. Narrow > way
4. Refuse > offer
5. Fountain > of life
6. Grunt > orc
7. Construct > boat
8. Nightmare > dream
9. Inch > go a mile
10. Instant > win

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The Food Levitation Photo Contest

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Happening from 11th to 17th Jan 2010, get up to 60% discounts on Nike and Fila apparel, footwear and accessories. Happening for a week only so mark your calendars!

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Date: 11 – 17 Jan 2010

Fila & Nike Sale @ Isetan | Great Deals Singapore.