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Whenever I post a nice photo with a blog entry, I’m always so reluctant to make a new entry cos I think the photo looks so nice where it is… That’s part of why it’s taken me an entire week to blog. The other part…well, I’ve been very busy, tired, and been more inclined to […]

Today was quite a day. I went back to school to attend the first lecture of PHL100Y (Introduction to Philosophy). Huixuan’s taking the course and Prof. Mark Kingwell is teaching it. Mark Kingwell was my first year philosophy prof back in 1998 in Scarborough Campus. And he was the most amazing instructor I ever had. […]

It’s that time of the year again… the campus abuzz with chatter, laughter… students with backpacks, students on cycles, students sitting on the grass. Talking, waving, smiling. “I just had my first class today!” “Really? How was it?” “It was a seminar…” Long line-ups at the bookstore. Free pizza upcoming. After a relatively languid summer, […]

Today was a day filled with the girls in my (Toronto) life: 10a.m. Chat with Wanting 12noon Lunch with Wanting: Soba & Leftovers 1p.m. Chat with Erin & Katina @ TPS OISE/UT 2:45p.m. Drinks with Phei Yee & Bertina @ L’Espresso Bar Mercurio. 4:30p.m. Tim Hortons Iced-Cap with Wanting, Hui Jun & Hui Mei 8:15p.m. […]

It’s that time of the year again! Yesterday as I entered Eaton Center I heard shouts and cheers and applause. As I looked around for the source of the din, a middle-aged man smilingly said to me ” It’s those university kids. They were here yesterday as well.” A mix of emotions welled up in […]

There’s something decadent about listening to jazz over a steaming mug of chocolate at 4a.m. in a softly lit bedroom. I suppose I should have known better than to succumb to sleep at 10p.m. It wasn’t a particularly restful sleep either, filled with dreams… strange dreams of the downtown area of a city which didn’t […]

Unpacking: 20% Sleep Debt: 100% House-cleaning: 0% Laundry: 0% Groceries: 50% Check Voice-Mail/Return Calls: 100% Bill Payment: 100% Miss-o-meter:100% A former SNG senior of mine experienced a bitter end to an 8 yr-long relationship. Wedding banquet was to be this December. The fiance broke up with her and cancelled the wedding in one SMS. No […]

It’s time to leave Singapore again. My 12th Singapore-Toronto journey since August 1998. It’s hard to say good-bye, particularly hard this time because a month ago I was made to realize how fragile our mortal lives actually are. We’re all on borrowed time and we never know when that allotted time is up. A heartfelt […]