I just bought myself a MacBook! I got a refurbished one (some 20% off retail), and I must say that I'm absolutely delighted at my purchase. Aesthetic Risks Getting refurbished does have its risks, as explained on this page on the Apple's website. The risks associated with refurbished products are generally aesthetic, with things like... Continue Reading →
I'm planning on setting up a site dedicated to clips of text I find, be it from a book, website, magazine piece or tabloid feature. Clips are extended quotes, or quotes that are long enough to contain quotes that can stand by themselves. Take for example the following quote, from the book Revolutionary Road by... Continue Reading →
I've changed the look of eDonn.com for Christmas. This theme had actually been in the works for quite a while, but it was taking a little too much energy to complete. I had to split myself between reading, exercising, television, and more recently my NaNoWriMo attempt.
Here are some rules I live by. I had never actually consciously used them, until the last few years, where I've learned through greater self-awareness what drives the motivations behind me. I do think that most of these are "positive", but like Rule #1 on my list, "there is nothing either good or bad but... Continue Reading →
I had a conversation with Zixuan last Monday regarding the fairer sex. I copied the later part of the conversation -- a discussion on the types of girls I like -- below. A little point to note: this conversation was quite a long one, and the lead up to this, where I say "that fckng... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I last wrote about the things going on in my life. Yes, there's the "About" page, but as most people know, "About" pages aren't exactly updated frequently. So here's a list of going-ons in my life, my "Life Update" if you will, as I have done so previously (more or... Continue Reading →
I can still see, vividly, the old woman tending to her garden, carefully plucking out the weeds, watering her plants with the tenderness of a nursing mother. This old woman was the wife of the old man whom about a decade ago my mother called "the creepy old man," as he used to stare at... Continue Reading →
To someone dear to my heart, and no one in particular.
I went for the New Balance Real Run today, held at Sentosa. Having not had any running done for the past week, and little running done for the past few, I expected a poor run; thankfully the run wasn't too bad, and I managed to complete it not disgracefully.
I would like to profess that I keep an offline journal. I would call it a diary, save for the fact that diary sounds "girly", and some of my guy friends might give me stick for that.
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