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November 2006

Run For Funds 2006 - What It Means To Pam

Thursday, 30 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

Pam has been a long time friend of both Adrian and I since our Uni days. After graduation, Pam moved to Japan and the UK but we have all along been keeping in touch with each other.Granted that Pam is thousands of miles away, she remained a steadfast

Run For Funds 2006 - What It Means To Dicta

Wednesday, 29 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

Unlike me, who only know how to wave pom pom and do my own version of the marathon via the keyboard, Dicta, in contrast, is one of the true blue Superfriends. One who runs the marathons. One who was present to personally hand over the aid to the kids

Run For Funds 2006 - What It Means To Adrian

Tuesday, 28 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

Today we feature Adrian, Founder of the RunForFunds Project. A person we are all familiar with if we have heard of RunForFunds to begin with and as such needs no further introduction. I don't want to save the world. I can't. Th

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Run For Funds 2006 - What It Means To JayWalk

Monday, 27 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

Are Singaporeans a compassionate bunch? Judging from the people's response to recent tragedies like the Indonesian tsunami, the MRT suicides, the murder of Huang Na, just to name a few as well as our consistent pouring of contributions duri

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Run For Funds 2006 - RFF Week Prelude

Sunday, 26 November 2006 11:08 P GMT+08

As some of you are aware, I am about to embark on a RunForFunds Week tomorrow. This year's theme will be a series of what this project meant to some of us.A request to my friends, supporters and well wishers. If it is not too much trouble, perha

Run For Funds 2006 - Closing Accounts For 2006

Sunday, 26 November 2006 8:30 P GMT+08

Before I kick off the RunForFunds week proper, I would like to mirror this update on my blog RFF Update (Nov 06): Closing accounts for 2006 aL <adrianl888@gmail.com> Sun, Nov 26, 2006 at 7:44 PM To: adrianL888@gmail.com

Run For Funds 2006 - November Update

Friday, 24 November 2006 3:34 P GMT+08

Well, it's the time of the year again where I will be blogging the whole week about the RunForFunds Project leading up to the grand finale i.e. the Standard Chartered Marathon. We will be going low key as far as fund raising is concern

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Good Service vs Great Service

Thursday, 23 November 2006 12:32 P GMT+08

Saw this article in TodayOnline and the news of our lowly ranking as far as Customer Service is concerned doesn't surprise me. While it has to be said that the "Ugly Singaporean" customer too have to shoulder a portion of this pr

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The Amazing Vietnam Motorbikes

Wednesday, 22 November 2006 6:11 P GMT+08

Got these in an email from cousin Nick. There are pictures of motorbikes in Vietnam and their various uses. Having been to Vietnam myself, I can personally vouch that the pictures are very real in Vietnamese everyday life.My own personal experi

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Goo Goo Gaa Gaa Gabriel

Tuesday, 21 November 2006 12:45 A GMT+08

First, we have Gabe taking his first step and now he is climbing all over the place. We are eagerly waiting for him to utter his first word, which we think is very soon now.He has started to develop the ability to express his anger and frustrat

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Allo! Allo!

Monday, 20 November 2006 1:17 P GMT+08

Mornings are my busiest time of the day and a big chunk of it is spent on the phone, be it my mobile or my Skype. Morning is the time where I can catch the US West Coast folks before then go home for the day, US East Coast folks before they go to bed

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Sunflower's Hor Kai Siao

Friday, 17 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

I was chatting with Sunflower earlier when she mentioned that Yahoo Messenger now got a chat (as in IRC type chatroom) feature. It was something that I was unaware of, given that I am a Trillian Pro user to chat with friends on Yahoo & MSN

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What Is This White Thing?

Thursday, 16 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

OK guys, take a look at this white thing and make a guess what it is. Click picture if you want to see it enlarged. - Voxeros

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Heart Attack!

Wednesday, 15 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

It was Sunday and I was playing golf with a client/friend when he suddenly complained of pain and tightness of his chest. We brought him to the hospital at about 5pm. We were lucky to be able to pull some strings via our connections to get hold of a

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A Gift Of Life (Part 6) - Chrissy Says Thanks!

Tuesday, 14 November 2006 10:25 A GMT+08

Just returned from Hong Kong hospital after executing an emergency medivac (Medical Evacuation) for a client/friend yesterday. Will talk more about it in detail tomorrow.For now, some good cheer as Chrissy's bone marrow drive yi

Faith And Her PJs

Monday, 13 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

I was chillin' in my study the other evening when I heard a cry of distress from Faith's room. Wondering what nonsense that Faith has gotten herself into, I went over to check.There she was, with her pyjamas wrapped over her head.

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Happy 4th Birthday!

Wednesday, 8 November 2006 8:23 P GMT+08

Faith is 4 today!! Finally we are done with the Terrible Twos and Testing Threes!! Woo hoo!!Oh wait... still got Gabriel...... damn.... - Voxeros

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Playing God?

Wednesday, 8 November 2006 1:00 A GMT+08

To continue from where I left off yesterday, Qiaoyun also got me thinking about another issue.How do we decide who to help and who not to help?It sounds like I am play God. No? Well, first of all, there must be kismet for us to cross paths. It has to

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Building An Inclusive Society

Tuesday, 7 November 2006 1:45 P GMT+08

President SR Nathan touched on this topic during his speech at the opening of the 11th Parliament . "We will build an inclusive society which leaves no one* behind." - President S.R. Nathan, 02 Nov 2006 Well, President Nathan, I have news for y

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Drama Of The Shower Trauma

Monday, 6 November 2006 1:26 P GMT+08

Wanted to blog about this last week but had to shelf it to make way for Chrissy's Bone Marrow Drive .Speaking of the marrow drive, the response was overwhelming with 81 donors added to the database. Thank you!My thanks to Qiaoyun and her friends

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A Gift Of Life (Part 5) - Thank You

Friday, 3 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

We are two more days away from the marrow drive and it is certainly very heartening to see so many good people out there stepping forward and landing a hand in whatever way they are able to provide. My personal thanks to the following people who.

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A Gift Of Life (Part 4) - Reply From Chrissy

Thursday, 2 November 2006 12:00 A GMT+08

Hi! Fri, Oct 27, 2006 at 9:55 AM Hi Jay, Great to hear from you! How have you been? Met <wife> and your really chubby son early this year at <bro-in-law>'s place. You must be a proud father. Well sad to sa

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A Gift Of Life (Part 3) - Letter To Chrissy

Wednesday, 1 November 2006 11:46 P GMT+08

My first instinct when I got the email was to write her one straight away. It's been quite a while since I last talked to each other and Ed's email was perhaps fate's subtle way of kicking me in the ass to take initiative to say "Hel