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Written by Shirley T
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Saturday, 11 October 2008 15:35 |
 As I mentioned in my earlier installment, no matter how hard I pestered my Significant Other (SO), he was still not going to reveal 'the' place we were going to dine on our Anniversary night. So last night was 'D' day and he drove steadily along Tanjung Bungah Road, and I was thinking we could be heading to Batu Ferringghi for dinner. Suddenly, he made a turn into Hillside area, and my suspicion was Ingolf - The German Restaurant. Yeah, it must be Ingolf! Only the moment he switched off the car … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 10 October 2008 17:17 |
 Have you heard the wedding tune in the church when the bride's father walked his daughter along the aisle, it will always start with... ten ten ten ten...ten ten ten ten..(and the music goes on and on..)Same happens for us except our version is a bit shorter. We only have 'ten ten' which is equivalent to 10-10 or 1010. This is a special lucky number that marked our wedding date and today is our 4th wedding anniversary. My Significant Other has reminded me that I have a date with him tonight. Som… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Wednesday, 08 October 2008 06:34 |
 Early this week, the world had another shock with melamine related issue - melamine tainted vegetables or melamine contamination was reported in Korea on the fruits and vegetables imported from China. Sources from Taiwan News quoted that the affected vegetables on the melamine alert includes tomato, celery and mushroom.So far, there is not much information on how melamine could be found in vegetables from China. In my opinion, I doubt melamine functions similarly like the case in melamine tainte… |
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Written by CH Cheah
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Sunday, 05 October 2008 09:21 |
 It's ironic that the world's largest economy can be brought to its knees. And it did this all by itself - driven by the inherent greed of its financial experts and bankers. The problem is that it's bringing others down with it. That is what being the world's largest superpower is all about. When you catch a cold others sneeze along with you.The current economic crisis may have been triggered by the slumping housing market and the defaults of the sub prime loans. But that is not the whole story. … |
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Written by Shirley T
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Friday, 03 October 2008 10:08 |
 To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wild flower Hold infinity in the palms of your hand and eternity in an hour ~ William BlakeHave you ever thought of composing of a bouquet of flower for a friend's birthday? The recipient will be even happier if the person knows you did it by yourself. It is the thought that counts! For this article, I am going to share a floral arrangement for a joyful birthday. However, it is also suitable to be shared for other joyful occasions like Graduation… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Thursday, 09 October 2008 18:08 |
 Known as top tourist attraction, The Grand Palace and Wat Phra Kaew were among the top three itineraries in our Bangkok visit. Having said that, it took us two days and three attempts to reach The Grand Palace after we had arrived in Bangkok! If you read my previous article, we were somehow being diverted by the touts on our first and second attempt to reach this significant landmark of Bangkok. As soon as we saw the signboard and Grand Palace buildings (from our wild guess) by the road side, we… |
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Written by Shirley T
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Tuesday, 07 October 2008 17:12 |
 Chao Phraya River Cruise was never in our itinerary but somehow we were being 'convinced' to try. This cruise began from Rajinee pier (N7), going along Chao Phraya River. After passing by Wat Arun, the boatman took a left turn into a canal in the heart of Thonburi.Wat Arun viewing from Chao Phraya river. |
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Written by Shirley T
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Saturday, 04 October 2008 15:01 |
 Two main reasons of why we placed Wat Saket or Golden Mount first in our Bangkok city tour. First, Wat Saket is located at a relatively high spot to catch the skyline of Bangkok. Second, it can be reached by boat from the place we stayed.However, when we arrived at Golden Mount, there were more that we discovered. In 1792, King Rama I did perform the royal bathing here after he became the new ruler of the kingdom. It was built on an artificial hill under the sponsorship of King Rama III and comp… |
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Written by CH Cheah
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Wednesday, 01 October 2008 15:39 |
 The USA is in a financial crisis and nobody will deny it this time. Unlike back in 2007 when the government denies the recession and the crisis altogether, figuring that a couple of billion here and there would prop up the financial sector enough to survive the storm and none would be the wiser. Today the US government is debating pumping in a huge US$700 billion into the financial system as a final ditch bailout plan. That is a huge amount of money, and not the government's money, but the peopl… |
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