Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 19, 2009, 10:01 am
This is Kai determined not to open his mouth to eat any more carrots. In over a month of eating solids, he’s developed a preference for green stuff and for pumpkin. His favourite food is mashe...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 18, 2009, 12:12 pm
Uploaded with plasq’s Skitch! I might become a fan just so to stop the emails.
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 17, 2009, 12:05 pm
I got an email from an old friend telling me, among other things, that “all good ideas will come to pass some day”. One of them may just have.
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 14, 2009, 1:28 am
We were getting last-minute grocery for dinner at Cold Storage Takashimaya when we saw outside the cashier’s, a stall selling Crescendo flavoured olive oils and aged balsamic vinegars. The comp...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 12, 2009, 12:23 pm
It’s held at and around the Padang, it lasts a weekend, it brings in teams from around the world, it’s got beer girls and after-parties, but it’s not the F1 GP. It’s a sportin...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 12, 2009, 4:22 am
50% off plus additional 50% off means it’s a good time to go get that CD you’ve always wanted. I can’t think of one for the life of me, and if you were to ask me when was the last ti...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 12, 2009, 12:36 am
OK, I’ve finally managed to clean out the entire blog and its directories, so I’m hoping that it’s all clean now. Those of you running wordpress, I can’t emphasize this enough...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Nov 10, 2009, 10:11 am
If you’re in the business of giving presents at Christmas, then you sure as hell better start now. (Yes, I did think about whether it was wrong to put hell and Christmas in the same sentence, b...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 31, 2009, 10:59 am
I’ve never celebrated Halloween till now, and because of that, we went completely overboard with the decorations for our apartment – we spent most of the week cutting out construction pape...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 28, 2009, 10:16 am
There will always be the last minute, spur of the ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 22, 2009, 9:43 am
They showed that 350 parts per million CO2 in the atmosphere is the safe limit for humanity. The bad news is we’re already past that number – we’re at 390 parts per million, which is why th...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 22, 2009, 8:39 am
Disclosure: Tyrepac sponsored a set of tyres for the purposes of this blog post. I love driving, but car maintenance can be a pain. But that’s mostly because I’m quite the idiot when it comes to...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 20, 2009, 10:50 pm
Baby Kai loves greenery. He loves to stare at trees and the rustling of leaves seems to lull him into a trance-like state. So it’s a good thing that we’ve got trees right outside the dinin...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 16, 2009, 8:30 pm
It was really hot yesterday afternoon, but we managed to walk some of the fabric shops on Arab Street, looking for ribbons and other decorations. And it always strikes me when I’m there, how pr...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 10, 2009, 9:00 pm
12seconds – Mobile video by Benjamin Lee http://tiny12.tv/762S9 # 12seconds – Mobile video by Benjamin Lee http://tiny12.tv/8A2C3 # I uploaded a YouTube video — Qik – Mobile vi...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 6, 2009, 8:19 am
Today Kai had a lunch of milk mixed with organic brown rice cereal. It was a messy but enthusiastic affair – Mama Naomi fed him from his brand new bowl with his brand new spoon, and for all the ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Oct 3, 2009, 9:00 pm
RT @gssq: Singapore: the only country in the world which treats foreigners better than its people; http://is.gd/3JAwz # In theatre rehearsing #hossanleongshow http://pic.gd/93d1c9 # "Low also admitted...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 26, 2009, 9:00 pm
"And that's what you lesbians are missing out on" RT @patlaw: Never seen anything that big before. # Testing twitterberry! # Buying stuff at a surprisingly busy Novena Square # Omg I think I'm...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 22, 2009, 8:45 pm
Back when I was in full time NS, the cleaning of weapons was a mundane, time-consuming, daily chore. Between the 7 troopers in a combat section, we’d have around seven small arms (M16S1), couple...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 21, 2009, 12:23 pm
I’m blogging in bed using my brand new Blackberry Bold. It’s slow going cos I’m sleepy, so it’s a case of smartphone dumbuser. It also doesn’t help that the Blackberry...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 19, 2009, 9:00 pm
Myanmar's military has transferred billions of dollars from a gas project into two banks in Singapore http://bit.ly/z29rn # RT @mrbrown: Banks deny holding Myanmar cash RT @agbullet: @mrbrown DBS ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 15, 2009, 6:44 am
We’re currently deep in rehearsals for the Hossan Leong Show, and it’s been non-stop laughter with all the scenes so far, thanks to a really talented cast. Here’s a trailer/opening ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 12, 2009, 9:00 pm
RT @linuskoh: is quite peeved with ESSO cashiers trying to get me to buy Brands Essence. I just want a loaf of bread! # Predict when the General Elections will be held – http://shar.es/1ahMr # R...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 6, 2009, 10:33 pm
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 5, 2009, 9:00 pm
RT @jseng: Getting harder and harder to get on twitter in China these days… # RT @metacole: Check out the tweet-powered Teachers' Day 09 site http://teachersday.sg Good that MOE is willing t...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 5, 2009, 3:35 am
And we also visited Ion Orchard for the first time, taking in the labyrinthine and (mostly) underground mall’s offerings and crowds. OMG was it crowded. But the highlight of the week has to be ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Sep 5, 2009, 3:35 am
And we also visited Ion Orchard for the first time, taking in the labyrinthine and (mostly) underground mall’s offerings and crowds. OMG was it crowded. But the highlight of the week has to be ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 30, 2009, 5:18 am
Just when you think you’ve settled into a cycle, with baby’s feeding napping changing bathing all sewn up – baby’s growth throws another spanner in the works. We think KaiR...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 29, 2009, 9:00 pm
At Orchard Central. Is a bit of a maze inside with all the incomplete shops. # Is going to get some sleep now. # Traffic! # http://twitpic.com/f7i7k – Got a gripe? Sing it! #hossanleongshow # RT...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 24, 2009, 10:31 am
We worked through a sleepy Monday afternoon trying to find a rhyming word for Lau Sai, to be put into one of six original songs written (or in the process of being written) for the show. As the flyer...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 22, 2009, 9:00 pm
RT @miyagi: @StarHubCares hi help? Now is good. # Immediate service would be appreciated. Anyone there? RT @miyagi: @StarHubCares hi help? Now is good. # Guess not. OK, I'm off to Singtel now. RT ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 15, 2009, 9:00 pm
RE: Yikes. My bad. I'll let them know. Thanks for pointing it out. http://disq.us/1pwi # Tell me what brings you #joy http://bit.ly/7LeJC # Our son is our #joy. What's #joy to you? # Hahaha! ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 14, 2009, 8:30 am
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 13, 2009, 1:17 pm
I was recently pointed to Tyrepac by an old acquaintance who works there, and it’s the first online tyre shop I’ve seen. They’re currently operational in Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Ko...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 12, 2009, 7:22 pm
Kai has sensitive skin, just like his Papa, who was ridiculed from a young age when he declared to the Singapore Armed Forces medical board that he was allergic to grass and to his own perspiration. ...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 11, 2009, 11:57 pm
This thread about happiness, joy and love has taken a life of its own, and it’s been quite fun to see some of the responses off twitter and the like. There were some who, understandably, said t...
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Benjamin L. posted an article on Miyagi.sg - Aug 10, 2009, 8:50 pm
One of my favourite poems and one which I’ve quoted here again and again is by Jalaluddin Rumi: Today, like every other day, we wake up empty and frightened. Don’t open the door to the study...
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