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Top 5 things about Adelaide

28 Oct 2009

Here are my top 5 things about Adelaide for me:1. Celebrating cousin’s garden wedding in Adelaide Hills with the rest of the family2. Chilling out at a Ford Ranger cup game at Adelaide Oval3. Reflecting and pondering on Henley Beach jetty4. Nicer and calmer drivers on the roads compared to Perth5. Their beaches are on [...]

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Top 5 things about Kuala Lumpur

In: Leisure| Travel| relationships

26 Oct 2009

Had a recent trip to Kuala Lumpur and Adelaide on a recent holiday. Here are my top 5 things/memories about Malaysia (for me):
1. Seeing and hanging out with relatives I hadn’t seen for nearly a decade. And meeting some new family too…2. Meeting Peter Ong for the first time. This man journeyed with Dad faithfully [...]

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Melbourne Day 2

In: Travel

25 Apr 2009

This morning started with a session on the treadmill at the hotel gym. The treadmill faced Flinders Street, and to my surprise, there were decorated service men, and army trucks everywhere – Flinders St. being one of the preparation points for the Anzac Day march.

After that, I set off to do some shopping at midday, [...]

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Melbourne Day One

In: Travel

24 Apr 2009

I never thought this weekend would come, but it has..
My first trip to Melbourne started at midnight on Thursday, when I boarded a red-eye. I dosed off during the flight, but when the trip only takes 3 hours, its not enough time to rest. Having arrived Melbourne-town at ~7.30am, it was time to hunt for [...]

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What memories are made of

In: Leisure| Ministry| Travel

19 Jan 2009

Over the past weekend, the core leadership team at STADIUM had a retreat up 3 hours north of Perth, at Jurien Bay. I am a fan of such peaceful and lovely coastal towns – good fishing, good natured people, good moods all round.
For us, January is important for us to set goals for the [...]

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Tags: jurien bay, stadium key team retreat, travel up north, weekend

Classical music rocks!

In: Travel| Work

15 Nov 2008

Over the last 2 months, I’ve been intentional about the music I’ve listened to at work whilst at the desk. I’ve opened up iTunes, gone to the Radio section, and have chosen Classical.
I don’t have any measurable results, but what I can say is that is has helped my concentration levels. Classical music to me [...]

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Reflections of Singapore: Near Misses

In: Travel

7 Oct 2008

Here is a list of events that went a bit ‘off’ during and after our trip.

When we were about ready for take-off, the pilot announced that the airport had to be evacuated. He was anticipating an hour’s wait on the tarmac before the crew could come back and ensure the plane left off. We only [...]

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Tags: qantas, qf72, Singapore, Travel

Reflections of Singapore: Typography 2

In: Travel| Typography

7 Oct 2008

Here is the 2nd of my typography posts. Enjoy.

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Tags: citylink mall, clarke quay, Singapore, Travel, Typography

Reflections of Singapore: Typography 1

In: Travel| Typography

6 Oct 2008

Singapore had so many amazing experiences – from $6 haircuts (which took 1.5 hours) to million dollar views (on top of Swissotel), the whole experience was incredible.
Along with other South East Asian countries, Singapore had a sometimes hilarious mix of east meeting west – but I must say, Singapore is the most ’savvy’ country out [...]

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Tags: orchard road, Singapore, tecman, Travel, type, Typography

Singapore: The land of the eternal shopping mall

In: Travel

4 Oct 2008

Right now, I’m in an internet cafe and having a lot of fun. My feet are aching enough so much that the pressure points are turning red.
So far, we’ve:

Climbed a private ropes course (tourists can’t get access to this)
Shopped at numerous malls around the city
Gone to Sentosa Island, and sped down the hill with toboggans
Witnessed [...]