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Not to make light of such situations usually – fortunately no casualties as far as I know – but this is one major case of mis-calculations. The scene of demolition of an old factory in Cankiri, Turkey:

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Saw this quote at a cafe the other day.

One cannot think well, love well, sleep well if one has not dined well.

Virginia Wolf

While I am not exactly a “foodie” (well, perhaps more of a “dessertie”…), I have many friends who are. I will certainly agree that having an unsatisfied stomach does make it extremely difficult to concentrate on matters that are important.

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A mental “snapshot” from a few months ago, just before my month-long sojourn in Argentina.

I went to a birthday dinner last night – mine, as a matter of fact . They were friends from my first job since landing in Singapore. Looking back, it is quite amazing how time flies and we have known each other for close to 9 years. Even though by now we are no longer working at the same place, we are still having gatherings regularly. In the meantime, some of us has gone from being single to being married, and becoming proud parents.

This is a great bunch of people who have helped me through some of the lowest moments in my life. Thanks for being my friends.

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Although I have pondered on this in the past, I was reminded by a friend recently that sometimes it is not only advisable but essential to let things go and embrace change.

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A couple of months ago, while tidying up my bookshelf, the sight of yellow and spotty pages on some of my precious books really caused me some distress . Well, I suppose this an unavoidable consequence of living inSingapore’s humid weather?

With the release of ebook readers such as Amazon’s Kindle 2 (all thanks to the e-Ink technology), my desire in getting a dedicated ebook reader is “re-kindled”, so to speak . In fact, I am already familiar with a few candidates on the market:

1. Amazon’s Kindle. Cons: does not support many formats natively. Can’t expand memory by adding external memory card. The EVDO mobile wireless is useless outside of US.
2. Sony ebook reader PRS-505. Cons: kind of expensive and apparently slow to turn.
3. Hanlin V3. Cons: poor software as far as I can tell, but best supported by the open-source OpenInkPot which I intend to use) and one of the most rebranded product in this space.
4. Irex. Cons: pricey European product and, according to some reviews, slow response time.

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