Archive for the ‘Calories!’ Category

It’s no big deal

So I turned 25 on Saturday.  There were neither fanciful presents nor whimsical celebrations.  Instead, I resolved to take on a small challenge - I pledged to become a part-time vegetarian.
By that I mean I’m going meat-free a couple of days a week.
You see, people have different motives for turning vegetarian, part-time or otherwise.  Here are some [...]

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Hungry for change? Vote three times a day.

Did you ever wonder why McDonald’s hamburgers are dirt cheap?
If you haven’t seen or read Food, Inc., please do. You’ll be surprised at how much (or how little) you know about the food you buy at supermarkets and eat with your family or friends.

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10 Random Facts About Me (tagged by Meta)

Hehe… Sorry Met I’ve been crazy busy I didn’t have time to do this, but I’m getting down to it now! :)
1. I’m a mad woman when it comes to shopping for calendars
I loooove calendars! Believe it or not, I almost blew some 70 bucks on them at Page One yesterday (they’re having 20% off [...]

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Spaß!

I know I haven’t updated this space for eons!
Went for German on Monday this week instead of the usual Saturday so I could play paintball yesterday, and it was sooo much funnnnnn!!! Thanks PwC Sports Club for organising!
Mahesh and I reached the Orchid Country Club slightly before 10am for the briefing etc. Unsurprisingly, only less than half [...]

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Unleash your inner carnivore!

I’m officialy having a meat overdose, thanks to the churrasco buffet we had yesterday (and to our GST Partner, who had kindly footed the bill, heh).

Let me start with the restaurant. Vibe is located at the five-star Negara Hotel (a stone’s throw from Orchard Road) and it indeed has a pretty nice vibe to it. What I really noticed, though, was how [...]

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Most of all, it’s built to last.

Deepavali. 8 November 2007. Muthu’s Curry, Suntec City. 8 years old. Us.

Click here for more moments one day we’ll fondly reminisce about, but for now I shall borrow Rihanna’s mega hit lyrics.
These fancy things,
will never come in between
You’re part of my entity,
here for infinity

When the war has took its part,
when the world has dealt its cards,
if the hand [...]

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Episode 1428: The Return to the Roots

Over the past 7 years, I hadn’t got many chances to celebrate Lebaran at home, either because it fell during the exam period, or because it was simply inconvenient to make the trips home. It’s different this year, though. Took a couple of days off work to fly home and finally, I could celebrate the occasion right where [...]

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TGIF

Work is taking a serious toll on my blogging activities, really. I’m so uninspired even on weekends :(
So guys, while I’m working on the writer’s block, please make do with this semi-pictorial update.
Meet-ups, birthday, etcetera
5 Sept: Dinner with my favourite TJ girls @Thai Express Raffles City. Two of us are already working now, and all of [...]

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