Natalie is beginning to learn one of those lessons that women around the developed world will encounter at some point in their lives -- that pretty shoes don't always equate to comfort, and that pretty feet come at a cost.

Last night, we passed by a Payless ShoeSource in the mall when taking a stroll after dinner. They were having a 30% off sale, ( Read more... )

It's our 13th wedding anniversary today! Happy Anniversary to you dearest hubby over in Korea!
And thank you for that wonderful bunch of roses which smell divine. :-)


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Finally ported my number from M1 to Singtel yesterday. This after a 13 year relationship no less -- I'd signed up with M1 on the day they launched, 1 April 1997.

I've also defected from Nokia, after 10 years of loyalty. And all this because....

Yeah. I bought the Apple iPhone. :D

Happy.

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So, when we were in the States last November, we stopped in an AT&T shop and got 2 local phone numbers on the AT&T Pay as you Go plan. It sounded like a great arrangement for us : Essentially, you pay $25 and get a card with that much value on it together with a local phone number. Calls to all other AT&T numbers are free and the usage cost is just ( Read more... )

Challenge 105 is up and running over at the Lotus Paperie blog and this week's challenge is to make your own flowers. Right up my alley, wot ( Read more... )

I hate ants. The very look of them makes my flesh crawl. Their swarming over food makes me shudder ( Read more... )

First off, thanks to all who popped by and shared in my joy in the last post. It has been an incredible experience already ( Read more... )

2 incidents today, both at the airport shops in T3, and both within half an hour of each other left me quite convinced that despite training, campaigns or whatever else we have tried, we have yet to fully cultivate a 'service oriented' culture....

Incident 1Yakun Kaya Toast outlet in Changi Airport. I had ordered the 2 eggs with kaya toast set and ( Read more... )

Today, because the car was in the workshop, I took a train to town from Bedok. When I got on, there were no empty seats save for one, which was occupied by the bag of the person in the seat next to it. Said person was loudly talking on the phone in Hokkien, at that ( Read more... )