HAPPY 19TH BIRTHDAY CHARMAINE LIEW!

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My dad, mum and myself got home just before midnight,

to give my baby sister a little birthday surprise..

At the stroke of midnight, we called her out of her room..

And surprised her with a super delicious chocolate cake from Ah Teng's Bakery,

a super retro watch from Mustafa Centre, a big ang pao and a card..

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At my cousin's wedding dinner with my dad and mum before that..

SO RETRO!

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Was having hay mee with Roman this morning when I notice this very interesting architectual feature of the new Tiong Bahru Market where I was at..

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The two staircases in the internal courtyard..

They had been modeled after the designs found in the nearby SIT flats!

Visited Agueda at her office this afternoon before she leaves for Spain later tonight..
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We at the Cathedral will definitely miss you!

Till Pulau Ubin med Craig, Martin och Liv!

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In Singapore, when something purportedly brings good fortune, people flock to worship it..

On Pulau Ubin, we have the German Girl Shrine.. A Chinese shrine to an Ang Mo!

I like this..

Made a wish at this well..
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A double storied Chinese house..
. A Malay house.. Malay houses are raised on stilts..

A Tudor-style cottage..

In the midst of nature, you see planes flying low..
And you know that you are not too far from civilization..

My first time to Chek Jawa..
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It's a really beatiful place and was one of the highlights of the day for Martin and Liv..
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Can you spot those cute little crabs?

A disused granite quarry..

Liv's a really good cyclist! Cycling upslope? Chicken feat..

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There was going to be a Chinese wayang later in the evening but we decided not to stay for it..

In celebration of Tua Pek Kong's birthday..

The main street decorated for the occasion..

Heading home to get a good rest..

Somehow, this picture reminds me of Singapore being about routes, not roots: an intersection point of the trajectories of a thousand journeys.. Singapore is the sum of a hundred diaspora: at night, it seems everyone is dreaming about somewhere else..

MAYDAY! MAYDAY!

One day before the EGM, the atmosphere at the AWARE office was tense..

The new exco went through their strategy in a private room with their lawyers, supporters, members and the mastermind..