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bugistaetiseotaeyeontainantaiwantajimaya yakinikutampine 1tampinestampines 1tampopo liang courttanjong pagartanjong pagar railway stationtarafukutechnologytelevisiontemplethai foodthe chamberthe guardthe touristthe wine companytiong bahru markettokyo banana kurobetokyo stashtomb sweepingtomi sushitonkotsu ramentouristtransformerstravellingtremorstrendstrusttsukijiueto ayauniuniversal studios singaporeussutada hikaru prisoner of lovevietnamese restaurantvolcanic ashwaspwatamiwatering holewaterway ponggolweatherweightwhite and redwiiwinter solstice festivalwolverinewomen's rightsworldworld cup 2010yaowaratyesteryearyona yona penguinyouth trendyozoraコード・ブルーラスト・フレンズ一眼瞬间冬至南拳妈妈少女时代正義の味方流浪红星大奖 star awards 2009舞林大道贾宝玉达尔文陈世维私は住んでいる簡単な女の子簡単な生命であるhttp://forwat.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (purple taste)Blogger879125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-3878153708173345663Sat, 14 Nov 2015 07:18:00 +00002015-11-14T15:18:57.437+08:00prayforhumanityIndeed. Nothing explains the evil that did the attack. Any form of violence should not be condone. When will this ever stop?http://forwat.blogspot.com/2015/11/dastardly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-2969292643532844295Wed, 31 Dec 2014 14:32:00 +00002014-12-31T22:32:40.777+08:00It's been a year that saw quite a bit of turbulence. Even so, am thankful for many things. Hope 2015 will be kind to us all. Happy New Year!http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/12/goodbye-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-3551520674812268726Wed, 08 Oct 2014 03:47:00 +00002014-10-08T11:47:34.387+08:00technologyWas at NUS yesterday for the Techcracker 2014 event. Organized by Li Ka Shing foundation, Horizons Ventures, NUS Enterprise and Vertex Ventures Holdings Ltd. Interesting companies, missions and products. Here they are: Muse - Brainwave Sensing Headband Roli - Seaboard Grand Meta - Augmented Reality (Hologram, Touch, Real-time Collab) Impossible Foods - Replicating taste of red meat, http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/10/what-i-learnt-from-techcracker-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-4030831202719358563Sun, 27 Jul 2014 09:11:00 +00002014-07-27T17:11:15.881+08:00Watched the movie, "Miss Granny" and it was touching. Ageism. Things that will affect us, in time to come. Also, my favourite actress Gong Hyo-Jin has a new drama. With Jo-Insung nonetheless! WoOohOoo! It's Okay, It's Love. http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/07/korean-movie-and-drama.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-5400729842644046779Sun, 29 Jun 2014 11:35:00 +00002014-06-29T19:35:22.224+08:002NE1AONkoreankpopWas an impromptu decision. Ticket was bought just 2 weeks before the concert. The number of concert goers weren't that many, only about 7400 as reported in the newspaper but there were about 34,000 others who were at the National Stadium. No wonder Stadium mrt station, Kallang Wave are all crowded. Finding a washroom without a long queue would've needed a miracle! Anyway, hurried to Indoor http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/06/2ne1-all-or-nothing-2014-world-tour-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-1209501545559094063Sat, 14 Jun 2014 03:00:00 +00002014-06-15T17:50:54.036+08:002NE1 AON Singapore 2014concertkpopI'll be a blackjack for a night. See you. Current fav, besides Come Back Home. http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/06/all-or-nothing-aon.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-6672621650977210881Tue, 13 May 2014 02:03:00 +00002014-05-13T10:03:51.659+08:00reality of lifeFrom Jul 1 2014, CPF min. sum is now revised to $155,000. Min. sum is in existance to allow members who had fulfilled this criteria when they are in retirement age (55 yrs old?) to have a monthly draw down annuity @ $1.2K per month. Hmm, let's track back for a moment. Assuming one can contribute 1K per month into CPF, in a year one would accumulate $12K. After 10 years of contribution, there http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/05/cpf-minimum-sum.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-31764462060175965Sun, 30 Mar 2014 01:16:00 +00002014-03-30T09:16:54.086+08:00randomThe untouchable ages. The next round in life. One, that can be liberating or one that'll trap the darkness within. Does wisdom comes with age? Wisdom doesn't really come with age. It is the assumption that as you aged, you would've tried a lot of things. A whole load of 'em and learnt the good, the bad and the ugly of it. If one ages without doing a lot of stuffs, then one doesn't get any http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/03/fast-approaching.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-5291785304995565557Sat, 22 Feb 2014 11:32:00 +00002014-02-22T19:32:02.830+08:00attractionsriver safarisingaporetouristLocated at Mandai Lake Road, River Safari is adjacent to Singapore Zoo. Tickets can be bought online via River Safari website. Bought mine for $23.75 (after 5% discount for online purchase). It's open from 9am to 6pm daily. Took #927 from CCK Bus Interchange. Unfortunately, there was a horrible jam that lasted for 45 minutes due to the 2014 Zoo Run that morning. Gosh, should've checked the newshttp://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/02/singapore-river-safari.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-3471861181697004045Sat, 08 Feb 2014 06:09:00 +00002014-02-08T14:09:37.513+08:00Hooked onto this reality show. Such cute kiddies!!~ Lee Haru and Choovely Sarang! http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/02/the-return-of-superman-kbs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-6059702979016951567Tue, 07 Jan 2014 13:58:00 +00002014-01-07T21:58:35.134+08:00http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/01/saying-i-love-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-6066833690000994610Wed, 01 Jan 2014 01:17:00 +00002014-01-01T09:17:52.036+08:00home cookedHello and good morning! It's a new year, a new start. And with abundance of food in the fridge, made myself a big breakfast. greens, baked tomato with basil, scrambled eggs and sauteed mushrooms with butter http://forwat.blogspot.com/2014/01/breakfast-nyd-2014.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-2921409931968951205Tue, 31 Dec 2013 13:41:00 +00002013-12-31T21:41:42.905+08:00Felt like having scallops. And for the longest time, felt like having a good steak. So went shopping in Isetan, and was hovering around the beef section. Miyazaki wagyu @ $32 per 100gms? Faints. Bought USA prime ribeye beef instead. About $12 for 150gms. Hmm...not exactly cheap also. Hope it taste good! mine...all mine! Have never cooked steak before, and was too lazy to see any recipe so http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/12/dinner-nye-2013.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-5700300953085120732Thu, 26 Dec 2013 14:47:00 +00002013-12-26T22:47:52.791+08:00foodhome cookedMeat. I like meat. Ever since I was a tiny tot (maybe not so tiny, but about four or five years old?), I remembered eating char siews and siu yuk (roast pork) for lunch, with plain porridge. Charred bits, fatty bits with soy sauce and crackling skin. Double yums. So, made a tiny suggestion to my sister and here's her second attempt at making roast pork. Ingredients: A good slab of pork belly (http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/12/homemade-roast-pork-101.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-5217246807128909609Sat, 14 Dec 2013 05:08:00 +00002013-12-14T13:08:16.278+08:00random Sayuri Hakutsuru Sake Nigori 濁り酒 (cloudy) sake. Sweet. Similar to Korean rice wine makgeolli. But probably a tad higher in alcohol content. To think I could get almost drunk from this.. funny.http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/12/blog-post.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-5822553588561415012Tue, 26 Nov 2013 14:24:00 +00002013-11-26T22:24:27.802+08:00 dwarfed by the chefs Taken at the "Best Brunch Ever - Delicious Morning Recipes to Savour" cookbook launch. http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/11/one-with-chefs.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-2092079506715710918Sat, 16 Nov 2013 05:10:00 +00002013-11-16T13:10:57.145+08:00I'm an ISTJ, and am supposed to be in these careers: Due to their natural strengths ISTJs often find themselves in occupations that involve effective control of production process, good understanding of details, clear-cut planning, require responsibility and being an efficient worker. They are found across a wide range of industries and verticals, in organizations of all sizes. ISTJs succeed as http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/11/currently.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-6993357111682001652Sat, 16 Nov 2013 02:26:00 +00002013-11-16T10:36:01.253+08:00learningWas an interesting week. Was assigned as IT facilitator to a workshop conducted by Harvard-Macy trainers. Week-long event, and learnt lots of IT tools. Got to know about IBM-Watson, a supercomputer that's darn good in Jeopardy. Well, it actually won Jeopardy in 2011...and I guessed by now, it should be even better! Humans, are we ready to be replaced? Computers with 'reasoning' skill is already http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/11/ibm-watson.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-3518230756668273406Sat, 09 Nov 2013 02:54:00 +00002013-11-09T10:54:47.012+08:00randomMemories are made of these friends http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/11/thank-you.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-3964551920277238515Sun, 03 Nov 2013 05:16:00 +00002013-11-03T13:16:44.041+08:00camerapanasonic gx7Categorized under the Mirrorless Interchangeable Lense Camera, Panasonic GX7 seemed to have the things that I've wanted in a camera. Its 20mm F1.7 lense was what captivated me to the world of Panasonic G series cameras. cr: original src Features that I like include an EVF (electronic view finder), but a tiltable one at that. In-body image stabliser, and if the lense has its own stabliser http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/11/panasonic-gx7.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-2074891064836305371Sat, 26 Oct 2013 15:40:00 +00002013-10-26T23:40:12.305+08:00attractionssingaporeuniversal studios singaporeussFinally visited USS with my colleagues. the most photographed how about this angle? ticket to enter Ok. USS didn't feel as happy as Disneyland Tokyo. Not sure why, but a generic atmosphere. The hot and humid weather in Singapore could be a contributing factor. backlighting seems to overexpose the picture not sure if they make freshly popped popcorns here or not, but there wasn't http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/10/universal-studios-singapore-uss.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-695186784160155171Thu, 24 Oct 2013 13:56:00 +00002013-10-24T21:57:44.908+08:00it just gets funnier and funnier http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/10/happy-halloween.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-557138359134054888Sat, 12 Oct 2013 16:18:00 +00002013-10-13T00:18:07.353+08:002013 Girls Generation World Tour - Girls & Peace -in SingaporeconcertsnsdHighlight of the month. ticket to see 9 beautiful girls we are ready let's go soshi! Started around 6+. Crowd was hyped up and excited, and that in turn made the girls energetic and playful. my SGD$181 view Hyoyeon and maknae Seohyun were the most endearing because they made the effort to go to each and every corner of the stage to wave at the crowds. They took care to wave to http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/10/2013-girls-generation-world-tour-girls.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-4208272284932500539Thu, 10 Oct 2013 14:45:00 +00002013-10-10T22:45:31.656+08:00japanese dramakorean dramaInteresting show. kaseifu no mita Kaseifu no Mita (Housekeeper Mita) is the predecessor to this Korean drama, "The Suspicious Housekeeper" 수상한 가정부. Japanese version has Nanako Matsushima (GTO), while the Korean version stars Choi Ji Woo, yes.. Winter Sonata. credit to owner All the child actors and actresses were good. Lead actress for both shows were great as well. Had completed the http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/10/kaseifu-no-mita.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15410020.post-1731772747975199513Sat, 05 Oct 2013 02:54:00 +00002013-10-05T10:54:45.603+08:00insuranceBought a Manulife Signature Retirement 55 (CPF) at $15K in 2005. Now that its into the 9th year, the projected returns then, at the 10th year is a guaranteed surrender value of $10,877 and non-guaranteed of $7,265. Received an update letter yesterday and it stated the surrender value of $15,862 with an interest rate of 3%. If its left alone in CPF at 2.5% interest, then by now that amount http://forwat.blogspot.com/2013/10/returns-or-not.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (purple taste)0