Randy Pausch (author of The Last Lecture) has passed away, but inspires millions

Professor Randy Pausch (above with wife Jai and 3 children), author of the remarkable and inspiring book “Last Lecture,” has passed away on 25 July, 2008, at the age of 47. A dear friend to Diane Sawyer and ‘Good Morning America,’ Pausch’s lecture and subsequent interview was one of the most powerful accounts of hope, [...]

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Coolest Bday Party Ever!

Some saturdays ago, I attended a rooftop birthday party of a friend, which was accompanied by band performance (birthday boy is in the background on drums).
He mentioned that it was always his (as well as his bandmate’s) dream to play on a building rooftop to an audience. It was a sort of reunion for his [...]

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Singapore 3, Uzbekistan 7

My dad went to his buddy’s place to watch this World Cup qualifier after not being able to get the tickets at the National Stadium.
I had work to do at home, so I just left the TV on and looked up whenever a goal was scored.
The first observation was the presence of foreign-born players in [...]

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Beautiful Sunset along Tampines Expressway

I just had to take this pic.

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The Joy of Tennis

I enjoyed playing tennis with my buddies recently.
Told Terence that the last time I played was at least half a year ago. It’s just very difficult to find tennis mates nowadays due to timing conflicts.
Dunno why but I just love hitting the ball hard and giving it a good topspin. Think it’s to do with [...]

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Spring Cleaning

I know a lot of people who hate cleaning up, clearing, organising and filing stuff in our rooms.
So things clutter.
And get messy.
And we misplace or forget where we put that piece of paper with that VERY important piece of information scribbled.
If only I just remembered that phone number (yeah right…never had to ever since the [...]

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A Good List….

A friend posted something on Facebook, and I thought of sharing verbatim, so here goes:
Natural Highs
Think about them one at a time before going on to the next one. It Does Make You Feel Good, especially #45.
1. Falling in love.
2. Laughing so hard your face hurts.
3. A hot shower.
4. No lines at the supermarket.
5. A [...]

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A Good Life

Sketch contest 1988

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A Good Friday

Today started and ended well.
Despite a miscommunication on the venue for an outing (it was concluded that guys and girls speak different languages), the few of us ended up at Botanical Gardens for an awesome morning, cum afternoon.
After what some may term continental breakfast: prata (cheese, mushroom, onion and egg, plain, etc), dosai, kaya toast, [...]

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