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Is it just so difficult to accept that my name is spelt with a capital ‘B’ in the middle, without any space separating the two components of my name despite the capital letter?
Is it so difficult to NOT pronounce my name as ‘Jawbuth’?
Urgh!

Was surprisingly alert and awake this morning as I got out of bed at 3am to watch the Euro ‘08 final - despite knowing I’d have to wake up again at 6am to go to school and teach a full day of classes.
Went out into the living room in the dark and promptly [...]

Back by popular demand (who knew people were so interested in giving me presents?), my birthday wishlist.
Those who would like to buy me pressies (yay for you!) please indicate interest and chope your item in the comments box, I promise not to look! So shameless but heh. :P Realized that as I [...]

I wish God had made Friday on a Wednesday.

I got a HP tablet laptop from school - the TC4400.
I used it for about ten minutes before I disgustedly shut it down, muttering angrily, “I hate PCs, I hate PCs, I HATE PCs.”
I was initially quite excited about tablet function but whenever I flip the screen over, I get…THE BLUE SCREEN OF DEATH.
And then [...]

Wasabi cuttlefish strips with white sesame seeds in the middle.
Freaking addictive.
It’s wasabi green and some strips are mild while others actually pack a real punch. Terribly delicious. I hope it’s low in calories.
I bought 100grams for about $6.50 at Umeya and it is possibly one of the most addictive snacks ever. I [...]

Today I spent my afternoon at MOE learning how to assess candidates for the GCE N level oral examination, so that there would be continuity across all schools and examiners.
I also spent my afternoon at MOE discovering that many of their tips were phrased in such a way as to be useful in other life [...]

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Retreat was okay - pictures on Facebook.
First day of school okay - nice to be back, exhausted already.
Spain beat Italy 4-2 on penalties. Rocks.

Worst headline. Evar.

Me looking very tak glam with huge-ass durian.
I want durian buffet. When. :/
Oh.
And I rebonded my hair.

:)

Nothing makes one yearn for love more than the recognition of the fruit of its fulfillment in another.
It’s heartwarming to see the way he is so careful and solicitous of his wife, who’s now pregnant with their first child. To see the way his arm comfortably settles around the curve of her hip when [...]