limmy-log: Archive

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Jun 29th

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One of those little revelations from my sister

 I'm proudly showing her the emoticon on my smartphone. 
Me: Jie, look—the Android Alien is winking!
Sister: Oh, that's cute...
 She realizes what I just called it, looks at me strangely. 
Sister: ... It's not an alien—it's an Android. 
Me: ... Oh.
 Not as good as the time she informed me that the "S.C." in "Takashimaya S.C." stands for "shopping centre"—I was expecting it to be some fancy Japanese term, like shokanuniyamachantina (ie. nonsense)—but it was funny.

Jun 29th

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Jun 28th

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Jun 27th

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Jun 27th

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Malls, Malls, Malls

City Square Mall? Jcube? Rochester Mall? What happened to the Big Patch of Grass next to Buona Vista MRT? The pace of change in Singapore makes five years away feel much longer than it should… I feel like the cultural equivalent of a puttering grandma.

Jun 25th

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'Thor 2' Star Natalie Portman Furious Over... →

Because of my time and crowd in college, I’ve very thankfully come to have a sharper-than-the-“norm” radar for gender matters (read: not the sharpest by any stretch of the imagination, but I do care), and it affects the way I approach my industry of aspiration, entertainment. I think its high time I use this space to log some of the reading material I come across on the issue: ...

Jun 24th

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Ok, let's do this: how about...?

This: Why Women Still Can’t Have It All and this: Can modern women “have it all”? Thoughts? Personally, I sincerely admire Ms. Slaughter, and much of what she wrote about her struggles truly resonates with me—but I’m inclined to agree that the concept of “having it all” is inherently problematic, the way we’ve characterized it as a society. Yet I...

Jun 24th

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Jun 23rd

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Jun 23rd

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Jun 23rd

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A Navy SEAL's wise advice to graduates - CNN.com →

So proud to be a Jumbo.

Jun 23rd

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Jun 22nd

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I've finally figured out what humidity is.

That sticky feeling on your skin at the end of a day in the Tropics! Juxtaposing Cali weather with SG weather was a perfect way to figure this out. (Prior to this, humidity was all I knew.) Yes, I’m back in Southeast Asia! You can say “for good,” but I’ll stick with saying “for now/for the foreseeable future,” and we’ll both hope for my wanderlust-y...

Jun 22nd

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"EraAghhh!!!"

The guys downstairs are shouting, and I say to Annelotte, “… BOYS ARE SO WEIRD,” and then she says, “Oh, I think it’s football; Holland is playing against Portugal.” Ohhhh. In that case, they’re excused. (There are a lot of Dutch people in my block.) 1-Nil to Holland! Waayyy!! A few minutes later… “DEUTSCHLAND!!” I’m going,...

Jun 17th

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A Sudden Goodbye / Ripping off the Band-Aid

Have to rush home, I fly off tonight. Bye, Los Angeles. Barely six months, half of them spent settling in and getting used to it being home, but it happened, and I will miss you and your beautiful people. Thanks for the Cali driver’s license! Bye, USA. It’s been a phenomenal four years. Apologies to the friends I didn’t manage to see and say a special goodbye to, but perhaps...

Jun 17th

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Watch

Rachel and I visited this little place on Tuesday. It had FOUR non-dairy flavors that were absolutely delish. Helped that they let us try everything. Big thumbs up for the little place. It’s probably going on Rachel’s allergy-conscious blog/food guide/cookbook, whenever she gets round to making it. ;)

Jun 15th

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Only in Southern California

do you go buy a bike, and then get fresh mint, sage, rosemary and oregano to take home from the bike-seller’s garden. He used to be a chef. He invited us back for summer figs in July/August! *For photos of beautiful Los Angeles/SoCal, see here and here.

Jun 15th

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Jun 14th

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Finally saw "Good Will Hunting (1997)"

I think it just changed my life. Heard the hype for years and it still blew my mind. Now that’s a good film.

Jun 13th

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HelloGiggles – Welcome to the Foster Care Movement →

Dear HelloGiggles Reader, I’d like to introduce myself. My name is Daniel Heimpel, and I am a journalist gone-rogue with a radical idea: that solution-based journalism can dramatically improve the foster care system and thereby inspire a Child-Centered Political Movement. In 2006, I started covering foster care as a journalist, largely because of personal experience as a mentor to two young...

Jun 13th

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‘Once’ Basks in Glow of 8 Tony Awards →

YES. YES YES YES! Cannot wait to see this show some day. :) The bittersweet romantic musical “Once” was the unexpectedly dominant winner at the 66th annual Tony Awards on Sunday night, winning best musical, best actor and six other Tonys in a highly competitive year for Broadway honors.

Jun 10th

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