tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65514222011-11-27T17:28:58.245-06:00Memories of the past, Illusions of the present, Hope for the futureliphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.comBlogger4771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-77400415209693835422009-05-22T13:04:00.001-05:002009-05-22T13:04:44.450-05:00

Inside the Temple HDR, originally uploaded by lipjin.Trying to revive my Blog - I'll probably change it to a Photoblog soon.

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-86098776878199676862009-01-02T08:58:00.003-06:002009-01-02T09:00:52.242-06:00

I LOVE music - I can play the drums, guitar and keyboard. Only thing I can't do is sing.If I could, I'd play myself on all four instruments at Guitar Hero: World Tour and win the game on Expert, but I can't.Inspired by Guitar Hero and Miss Aniela's multiplicity images sans Photoshop.Photo taken with 1 exposure with lighting provided by my portable table lamp controlled by my big toe. Yes I need a

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-17601315345831967242009-01-02T08:56:00.001-06:002009-01-02T09:01:10.971-06:00

Day one. It's going to be interesting to see how long I can keep this up for. Most of the others I've seen trying this are working as professional photographers, and I pretty much spend 14 hours a day in the office.Wish me luck. Inspired by www.flickr.com/photos/stephenpoff/2164458909/

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-65158754062804930432008-10-11T01:37:00.001-05:002008-10-11T01:37:28.636-05:00

Credit fixings for Lehman brother are out.http://www.creditfixings.com/information/affiliations/fixings/auctions/current/lehbro-res.shtmlThe final price was 8.625. For non financial folks out there, that means that a CDS protecting $10mm of debt is worth $9.1325mm. The recovery on the Lehman bonds was way under what I expected it to be. In fact, before the auction, the defaulted bonds were

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-46623919163348926452008-03-24T22:55:00.002-05:002008-03-24T23:03:07.440-05:00

This blog has been about self reflection for the most part - a sort of online diary for the past few years. Now that I've grown more mature and more self reliant, I'm thinking to take this blog in a new direction - a self analysis and critical reception of myself and my actions as a person.I'm entering a new phase in life, after graduation, life is just going to get more complicated. I dreaded

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-90698768526749246552007-10-05T07:47:00.000-05:002007-10-05T07:49:41.893-05:00

Craigslist Meets WallStreet…Classic What a classic answer….. THIS APPEARED ON CRAIG’S LIST What am I doing wrong? Okay, I’m tired of beating around the bush. I’m a beautiful (spectacularly beautiful) 25 year old girl. I’m articulate and classy.I’m not from New York . I’m looking to get married to a guy who makes at least half a million a year. I know how that sounds, but keep in mind that

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-77636348631614337872007-10-03T16:26:00.001-05:002007-10-03T16:26:55.034-05:00

What is trading?http://mediazone.jpmorgan.com/swf/flash_video.swf?screen=full&file_path=/videos/v1.flvlipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-82708146215252753472007-09-23T02:48:00.000-05:002007-09-23T02:49:56.034-05:00

lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-10220009612304403142007-09-21T10:40:00.000-05:002007-09-21T10:41:26.536-05:00

Regulations Wedding taboos the bride and groom should observe 1. To avoid clashing of luck, for three months before and after their wedding, the bride and groom will not attend a funeral or wake; attend a wedding; visit a lady who is in confinement (ie within one month of giving birth). 2. If one of the parents passes away, the bride

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-59654481631886086952007-09-14T05:18:00.000-05:002007-09-14T05:19:58.824-05:00

I learned something new today.1. I have a small penis, according to the 500+ emails I have got from people who tout Penile Enhancing Pills.2. My wife/gf will never be satisfied until I can "fill her up".This is how penis enhancements work.Why and how they work The penis is made up of 3 chambers, 2 large ones on top, which is your erectile tissue (Corpora Cavernosa), and 1 smaller chamber on the

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-31331929306325787952007-08-25T04:08:00.000-05:002007-08-25T04:17:37.516-05:00

*does CPR*FailedBlog shutdown... Soon:)I'll post some pics out soon, at the moment, I'm in HK - have been for 10 weeks, Trading Intern at the Credit Trading desk at Merrill Lynch.Cheersranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-2328830986708584172007-06-08T19:11:00.000-05:002007-06-08T21:02:28.152-05:00

Raffles Institution: Progress ReportEnglish: Lip Jin should take his work more seriously.Math D: Lip Jin needs to put in more effort to do well.A Math: Will require a lot of practice in Jun hols.Higher Chinses: (Translated) You suck. Need to work harder. Class file is still not handed in!Physics: Lip Jin must be more serious.Chemistry: Underachieving for Chemistry, more effort needed.Biology:

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-16796885773779874002007-06-07T01:06:00.000-05:002007-06-07T01:08:20.295-05:00

Home is such a pull to my heart.Can finally see my family, whom I miss so much. My dear sister, who probably has grown up beyond all recognition now. My brother, who probably is taller than me. My parents, who are probably aging and have more than their fair share of white hair.And of course, all my friends, whom I've lost touch with one way or another. Because I've been the lousy friend who

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-10427073118559843892007-05-17T11:08:00.001-05:002007-05-17T11:08:22.249-05:00

Plugins and filters extend Photoshop by providing new functionality and effects that you wouldn’t otherwise be able to achieve or by simplifying a process - here we round up the best Freebiesread more | digg story

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-10568050753850861432007-03-07T22:03:00.000-06:002007-03-07T22:05:09.428-06:00

from http://thegreatsze.blogspot.com/ Clubbing and Singaporeans: Some Observations Interestingly enough, I've found someone else who agrees with my etymology of the word "clubbing": it hearkens back to the time when cavemen hit cavewomen over the head with clubs and "picked them up" to return to the privacy of their caves for

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-17674259189767280032007-02-19T20:38:00.000-06:002007-02-19T20:49:17.202-06:00

Haven't blogged in over a month now I think - I think blogging is only something I do when I have something to say to the general public, and currently my only feelings I have towards the general public is one of apathy.But then again, friends do read this blog, and I do have to keep people updated on my life, no matter how much of it is reduced to work work and more work.And I shall blog about

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-63292809721851611572007-01-18T12:21:00.000-06:002007-01-19T15:05:32.316-06:00

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-23531667488996800492007-01-03T09:38:00.001-06:002007-01-03T09:38:42.689-06:00

lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-55859887824258821242007-01-01T00:07:00.000-06:002007-01-01T00:10:36.148-06:00

Happy New Year guys.People especially on top of my mind:1) Family - even though you guys are 12 hours away, happy new year! Wish you guys well and good luck in the upcoming year!2) Wincy - Happy New Year dear:) 3) Jesse/Alex - Thanks dude for the Xmas in London, really, being good friends after all these years - amazing.4) Abe/Anthony/Aidan (Triple As) - Happy New Year! My New York groupie - hehe

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And I lost my luggage on the flight from Boston to New York. Congratulations America, for making me believe in your system that little bit less.Fuck this man. Getting pissed off. Only good thing is that my girlfriend has to get a whole new wardrobe. ARGH!lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1166274638640288142006-12-16T07:09:00.000-06:002006-12-16T07:10:38.660-06:00

On the growing US trade deficit between China and the US.Awesome.lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1166134057711744012006-12-14T16:06:00.000-06:002006-12-14T16:07:37.733-06:00

I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for Investments.I hope I get an A for

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1165522075637368202006-12-07T14:07:00.000-06:002006-12-07T14:09:20.500-06:00

What the fuck is wrong with Blogger?I posted twice, and both times I got this big fat 0 on my damn post.Can't be bothered anymore.Shit. Anyway, Alex and Jesse, on my way next week. See you guys soon!lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1165383971570106912006-12-05T23:42:00.000-06:002006-12-05T23:46:11.610-06:00

http://www.overheardattheuofc.net/By not coming to class, you are all breaking your social contract with me and that makes me want to break my social contract with you by giving you awful tests and pop quizzes you are sure to fail. So, without the social contract, are we just all running naked down Ellis Street, then? ARE WE?- core phy sci class of nearly 100 with only 20 students in attendanceTA

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1165330292199615652006-12-05T08:49:00.000-06:002006-12-05T08:56:06.856-06:00

It's times like these (right before an Econ final) that I ask myself why the hell did I study Economics.And it's articles like thesehttp://www.zambia.co.zm/articles/friedman.htmhttp://www.freetochoose.net/article_1.htmlThat remind me why I chose it in the first place.Forget the math, the math is just for proofs, the ideas behind are the real fun and substance that Economics is based on. Now I

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1162889180059368372006-11-07T02:40:00.000-06:002006-11-07T02:46:20.080-06:00

And time goes on flying forever and ever.This quarter has been, in one word, hectic. Between 5 classes, girlfriend, friends, roommates, I have no time for myself. No time to blog, no time to reflect, no time to play Dota, no time to chat with my friends.I feel sad. It's 2:34 am now, and I'm blogging again after a long long time away from home. I've hit the ground running, sprinting even. The

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1161839432591652402006-10-26T00:09:00.000-05:002006-10-26T00:16:04.550-05:00

First snow in Chicago... In October.. WTFStitch, the new guy in the houseChicago AutumnSome car in front of me, holding up his rear door with wire.2 rainbows. Or as UChicago students say: Double Internal ReflectionAfter one of the worse lightning storms in Chicago, a tree stump remains on campus. 30k people without power in the south side.Tired girlfriend.At Ikea. Don't ask me what she was doing.

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1160201551833463632006-10-07T01:07:00.000-05:002006-10-07T01:12:31.860-05:00

The living roomMy DeskMy RoomMy BedDining Roomlipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1159828796638545422006-10-02T17:33:00.001-05:002006-10-02T17:39:56.640-05:00

Thus, my blogging is limited to when I bring my laptop to school AND I have cleared all my work and email for the week. i.e. Now.I think I'll take 5 classes this quarter, Econ 201, GRMN, BIOS, Music 103 and BUS 35000. Essentially, GRMN, BIOS and Music are supposed to be "slack" classes for me, and hopefully, I can direct most of my energies to BUS 35000 - investment from the GSB. Taking classes

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1159206999591359022006-09-25T12:55:00.000-05:002006-09-25T12:56:39.640-05:00

Quoted from Mark Musch - BioSCI 12107W Vallen Graham -TASome test questions:(1) THE EXPERIMENTS OF GORTER AND GRENDEL PROVED ONE VERY IMPORTANT FACT ABOUT MEMBRANES. DESCRIBE THEIR EXPERIMENTS IN DETAIL, INCLUDING WHAT TECHNOLOGIES THEY USED AND WHY THEY WORKED, AND TELL US WHY THEIR EXPERIMENTS WERE SO IMPORTANT. (8 POINTS)(2) DIAGRAM OUT THE EVENTS THAT OCCUR TO STIMULATE THE RELEASE OF

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1158519428605521452006-09-17T13:55:00.000-05:002006-09-17T13:57:08.636-05:00

Just a short note.Sorry to all the friends I haven't had time to meet up with over the break. I'm really sorry.Been busy with the gf, and family, and other less mundane stuff such as WC3 and blogging and other friends. I just don't have the energy to bounce around breakfast lunch and dinner for 7 days a week straight.I love my friends. As many of my blog entries have so clearly put across. And

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1158254127377542062006-09-14T12:11:00.000-05:002006-09-14T12:15:27.433-05:00

For those who can't read chinese: Our Prime Minister earns 380'000 per month. More than George Bush, more than Tony Blair, more than Angela Merkel, and 126 times MORE than Hu Jing Tao.WTF OMG! And of course, the government will "justify" the high wages due to the "specialised" and highly "difficult" job of PM (more difficult than balancing the opinions of 300 million people and deciding on

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1157950906334621732006-09-10T23:49:00.000-05:002006-09-11T00:01:46.360-05:00

I found this funny. And a bit racist. Oh well:)lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1157949148106805782006-09-10T23:24:00.000-05:002006-09-10T23:32:28.166-05:00

Instructions: Answer the questions by clicking play on your music player and paste the song title for each question. Set they player on shuffle so you don't decide, it does. NO CHEATING!1. You're being chased by a giant squid: Who Am I - BrandyIdentity Crisis?2. You meet Itachi for the first time and you scream: So Simple - Alicia Keysermm... Doesn't make sense3. You see Batman at the beach and

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1157910594513945222006-09-10T12:47:00.000-05:002006-09-10T12:49:54.580-05:00

lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1157703646641445332006-09-08T03:19:00.000-05:002006-09-08T03:22:55.826-05:00

Definitely some privacy issues here.It has recently come to my attention that, in addition to the the apparently controversial addition of the mini-feed and news-feed, Facebook has introduced a new "feature" whereby you automatically consent to allow them to sell or give any ofyour information to anyone. It was very sneaky of them to introduce this at the same time as a much more noticeable

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1157043559617665872006-08-31T11:56:00.000-05:002006-08-31T11:59:19.656-05:00

Today a very interesting coincidence happened at Fuji Ice Palace.In case you were wondering why I was in the West side of SG, well I was accompanying the gf to ice akate, at the same time, proving that I don't fall 90% of the time on ice. So as we were going through the gate, I was showing my student's card/SAFRA card to get a discount on the entry fee. And guess what? The guy who's ISIC card was

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1156569827721813572006-08-26T00:18:00.000-05:002006-08-26T00:23:47.743-05:00

Had a nice gathering last night with friends. Imagine: everyone studying Economics, Biology, Chemistry and Math 4 years ago is now doing Economics, Microbiology, Medicine, International Relations, Management etc etc.Very very interesting.lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1156304634933591022006-08-22T22:42:00.000-05:002006-08-22T22:43:54.983-05:00

Tml night. yay.On another note, means that tonight might be last mambo, and definitely no more alcohol for me:).Last week, I just realised my alcohol tolerance has risen 10 fold. Imagine - 3 jugs of stella, 1 beer tower, 1 sampler, 2 LITs, 1 rum + coke, a few lychee martinis and the flaming lambo.Wow. lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1155978061009369442006-08-19T03:59:00.000-05:002006-08-19T04:01:01.030-05:00

You know you have matured when1) You go clubbing, and the most interesting thing that happened is talking to a couple and urging them to get married. WTF.On another note, my bank account has taken a huge knock. Shit.lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1155875156955755882006-08-17T23:24:00.000-05:002006-08-17T23:25:56.986-05:00

WTF is up with Google and blogger? All my entries are like ruined. WTF? New code? And i can't log in with my Gmail account. Some serious shit is going on.And to quote a anon. commentor on another blogand you're intelligent? singaporean snobs, thank god i left the country (and i'm not even singaporean!). you guys have been nasty since i stepped onto the island, always thinking you're better than

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1155561500522564662006-08-14T08:17:00.000-05:002006-08-14T08:18:20.556-05:00

call me @ 96749273 =)lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1155020648836889692006-08-08T01:58:00.000-05:002006-08-08T02:04:08.880-05:00

I know I've posted this a lot of times, but then again, sometimes, we all need a reminder.Friends and family are the most important things in our lives. Relationships with people, how to get along, how not to hate anyone, just being genial etc. are some of the most important life skills we get as we grow up.Sadly, when we enter the work force, when we are studying, we seem to forget about the

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154797962139981152006-08-05T12:12:00.000-05:002006-08-05T13:51:04.530-05:00

from a forumWo Ai Ni and Ni Hao are Mandarin not Cantonese. Any easy way to remember \"I love you\" in madarin is pronouncing it as three nouns in English \"Wall Eye Knee\".lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154782957225356122006-08-05T08:02:00.000-05:002006-08-05T08:05:07.770-05:00

I will try harder. And I will be the person you deserve.我的天是灰色我的心是蓝色触摸着你的心竟是透明的*你的悠然自得我却束手无策我的心痛竟是你的快乐其实我不想对你恋恋不舍但什么让我辗转反侧不觉我说着说着天就亮了我的唇角尝到一种苦涩我是真的为你哭了你是真的随他走了就在这一刻全世界伤心角色又多了我一个我是真的为你爱了你是真的跟他走了能给的我全都给了我都舍得除了让你知道我心如刀割lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154624547409483072006-08-03T12:01:00.000-05:002006-08-03T12:02:27.430-05:00

903 0264lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154518021634108222006-08-02T06:26:00.000-05:002006-08-02T06:27:01.656-05:00

I feel sorry for these people. I hope I never have to say that, because relationships matter.lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154417637067740952006-08-01T02:32:00.000-05:002006-08-01T02:33:57.090-05:00

Calvin will probably kill me for ruining math.. but this is HILARIOUS!:)Courtesy of Simply Lifelipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154348955189158592006-07-31T07:28:00.000-05:002006-07-31T07:29:15.193-05:00

from talkingcock.comlipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154348668266581202006-07-31T07:23:00.000-05:002006-07-31T07:24:28.293-05:00

Watch the new movie by Colin Goh... Singapore Dreaming, out on September 7th.lipranting

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154337843645147562006-07-31T03:58:00.000-05:002006-07-31T04:26:03.996-05:00

Those who know me know that I have a little leftover from my Christianity days in my wallet - a little card with "I am a responsible boy" on one side, and "I am a responsible girl" on the other.So on this card, it reads:1) The parents of my girlfriend place their trust in me, I will not violate it.2) I will respect my girl friend as I expect other men to respect my sister.3) I will respect

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1154073456355126462006-07-28T02:57:00.000-05:002006-07-28T02:58:34.950-05:00

Because I have to do this.lipranting

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I had an interesting discussion this morning with my colleague on Singapore. In brief, she's a German lady married to a Singaporean. It was an interesting debate on the Singapore school system that started my train of thoughts - about how she moved away from Singapore because her daughter needed to go to school, and the Singapore school system is too restrictive and too competitive. Of course it

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This blogger is posting free albums online for downloads. While I'm against music piracy (seriously I AM! All my albums are bought off BMG or amazon)=p, I'm not against a little testing...Hopefully he's based in a country with not so strict piracy laws, like Sri Lanka, or DPRK.Good luck to you.lipranting

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According to ICA, on average, 100,000 pre-enlistee passport holders have their passports extended annually.To avoid this inconvenience and cost, MINDEF has decided to remove passports-controls for these NS-liable males and allow them to be issued with passports of full validity.This means, pre-enlistee passport holders will no longer need to renew their passports once every 1 or 2 years. - CNA /

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Haven't updated this site for a week...Anyway, some new developments: I am currently almost $1k in debt =p. However, I'm surprised and appalled at the Citibank Customer Services. Ok, situation is like this:1) I have to transfer money between 2 Citibank accounts based in the US. I am in Germany now, and I can't do the transfer online, because I do not have a SSN (Why is this always so necessary),

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lipranting

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lipranting

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1 und 2 und 3 und 54, 74, 90, 2006ja so stimmen wir alle ein. Mit dem Herz in der Hand und der Leidenschaft im Bein werden wir Weltmeister seinWir haben nicht die höchste Spielkultur.Sind nicht gerade filigran.Doch wir haben Träume und Visionen und in der Hinterhand nen Master Plan.Für unseren langen Wege aus der Kriseund aus der Depression,lautet die Devise nichts wie rauf auf den Fußballplatz1

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1152791449961238312006-07-13T06:47:00.000-05:002006-07-13T06:50:50.013-05:00

There seems to be some sort of friendly competition going on among guys. It's like it's almost unspoken that each guy will try to better the rest:).Must be the alpha-male/Neanderthal mentality that still exists in the guy's brain. lipranting

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That's 1 more laundry day.1 more rent day.62 more baths.31 changes of underwear.6 changes of pants.4 more grocery days23 more work days.and counting down.lipranting

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Took a drive up to a mountain yesterday in an MX5 convertible with my boss. It's interesting to ride a convertible. Rather low, and quite powerful, and quite nice too. I want a convertible.I have a package from the US:)Look! It's FOOD!Spaghetti!lipranting

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10 Things the Government has done right:1) Singapore is ranked #2 in the World Competitiveness Ranking according to the AT Kearney's Foreign Policy Article. Now, Competition means that prices should be low and consumers should be facing competitive prices in the market. Of course, inflation is always present in any economy, so if the Prata Man revises his prices up by 1 cent, then Singaporeans

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And so we read mr brown's column in TODAY newspaper and a press secretary for MICA (the Ministry of Information, Communication and the arts, Ms. K BHAVANI, drafted a reply that accuse mr brown of being a "partisan player" in politics.Some quotes: Our IT plans are critical to Singapore's competitive position and will improve the job chances of individual Singaporeans. It is wrong of mr brown to

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lipranting

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You Are 92% HappyIt's unlikely that you know anyone happier than you.You know how to be happy, no matter what life throws at you.How Happy Are You?Your Love Style is PragmaYou believe love is logical - or at least it should beYou've thought a lot about what you want from someoneAnd to say you have a checklist would be an understatementYou may even have a plan for how you will fall in loveAll

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And we have comments like:"Bring it on Malaysia!""bomb singapore?does he have the guts?or should i say the brains?"Come on. It's a joke. But then again, if MM Lee made such a joke, we would be embarrassed too. And frankly, my respect for a prominent politician and great ex-leader of Malaysia has just gone down.lipranting

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Why must your damn National Languages be GERMAN, FRENCH, and ITALIAN?!!!!And all the data I need is in those 3 languages.Go Google translation software.Sigh.lipranting

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So here I am slogging away at my Swiss Market Report, due at the end of the internship. Some interesting facts I have learnt thus far:1) Switzerland has the world's 7th highest GDP Per capita.2) Switzerland is known for watches, machinery, biotechnology and finance.3) Switzerland has nice mountains.4) Switzerland's capital is Bern.5) Switzerland is probably the best example of direct democracy -

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It's just not happening.UChicago organises a party every year for incoming US students (OMG, I'm using the word incoming, i'm actually feeling pretty USified)... and this year, my batch has not risen to the occasion and done anything of not yet.Shahidah is now the one running the show, and of course, with our supposed chairman and social chair running off to Thailand. Then again, I ran off to

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It has come to my attention that my physique, though nothing to shout about, is becoming even more "nothing to shout about".I attribute this to American food, and Bartlett dining hall. You always talk about the Freshman 15. (For the uninitiated, it is the 15 pounds you CONFIRM CHOPSTAMP GUARANTEED put on on your first year in college.)My roommate happens to be a wrestler, and so, we have a

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And so the terrorists have decided to blow up Chicago Sear's tower after bringing New York's WTC to the ground in 2001.If they had succeeded, it would make 2 in the family who have seen skyscrapers go down in America, after my Mum's Manhatten trip in 2001.This shows us that we still live in a dangerous world, where the rules of terror are becoming more and more... fluid.Then again, it may just be

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Video Quality Kinda Sucks. I used DivX Compression. Anyone can suggest a better compression?lipranting

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And so I bought a webcam.:) And I bought Creative. Bad CHOICE. It took almost an hour to set up the damn camera with all the drivers... But the result is one very happy girl, one amused sister and mum, and a very very angry boss.. ooops.Balls to you!lipranting

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6/20/2006 8:06:24 AM ling- Lip Jin: Frankfurt hello 6/20/2006 8:06:24 AM ling- Lip Jin: Frankfurt who is this new girlfriend? 6/20/2006 8:06:37 AM Lip Jin: Frankfurt ling- smth like that 6/20/2006 8:06:39 AM Lip Jin: Frankfurt ling- haha.. 6/20/2006 8:06:47 AM ling- Lip Jin: Frankfurt who 6/20/2006 8:06:55 AM Lip Jin: Frankfurt ling- girl la 6/20/2006 8:06:56 AM

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My imagination has been running kinda wild since ermm.. this morning. It's amazing how I can be so obsessive about a single thought. You can call it "single-mindedness" in a euphemistic sense, or rather, I might just have OCD. You never know:).And yeah, I realise I can't take stress on stress's own terms. I can stay calm, but at the same time, I just want to get my plate cleaned up and all the

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Somehow, I feel that working in a Govt Agency is sooo... Boring.It's all paperwork, and it's about mixing and matching, and looking through databases, and creating opportunities for firms to talk to each other.Problem is, if the firm itself is looking to internationalise, it should already have it's own resources and it's own drive in looking to internationalise. Oh well. So what we are doing is

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lipranting

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With much difficulty over the past week, I finally managed to find myself the Kaufhof - or in English - a supermarket.And an egg in this Supermarket is Super expensive - 33 cents. Which works out to around 66 cents in SGD. Awesome.Thank God for a Lebensmittel (a smaller supermarket) near my place, and now I have to figure out where the hell to get washing detergent from, because I didn't find

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Which by the way, stands for World Cup in Deutsch.People have been asking me how Frankfurt is like. Frankly, (pardon the pun), rather boring.Here's why: Although it's the World Cup, firstly, I'm not all that interested in soccer, and secondly, it's boring to watch soccer without friends. Being in Frankfurt alone just means you have to find things to do on your own, and after awhile, that becomes

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Life in Frankfurt is great. I'm having loads of fun, and the people in the office are nice, and most importantly, IT'S THE DAMN WORLD CUP!But then again, by the time the matches end, I'm already back in my apartment:). Oh well.Just a peek into my life.My little room in 11 Esslinger Strasse, Frankfurt.My office, with my window seat and my own research corner. I'll be doing market research on

liphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07705163547479273414noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6551422.post-1150121406379522082006-06-12T08:51:00.000-05:002006-06-12T09:10:06.430-05:00

Short post, because my internet here costs around $2 euro for 15 minutes.1) In Frankfurt, lugguage with all my business stuff inside still in London. I have no shirt. I shall report to work on Wednesday now. Maybe I'll pop by Hugo Boss and get a shirt. Hugo Boss store is just beneath my workplace.2) Missing my girl in Chicago. It's an awesome summer with World Cup and Internship, and just an

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1 year on, and I'm done with 1 year in Chicago. I'm off to Frankfurt on Sunday, and I'm finaly done packing my life into little boxes.Packing is such a bitch, especially when you have bought so much stuff over the past 8 months you kinda forget how hard it is to bring everything back. I came here with 3 suitcases, and I leave with 15 boxes and 3 suitcases. Talk about consumerism.Meanwhile, my

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And so my car is gone yet again. Yes. The battery died. I tried jump starting it, it died after I switched off the engine. Then it died in the middle of the road while on the way to the mechanic.Thank god for Brian and Alex who helped me all the way. Thanks to Adela, Ming and Jason too, who helped me through this shitty period of car troubles.A car is just like a gf, after a break down, or a

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Taken from one of my archives: Reflections from week 7 of EOAC. EOAC is the Engineer Officer Advanced Course, where we are prepared for higher level positions during our reservist days. I think EOAC has played a huge part in my motivation for learning, and in Uchicago, some of the motivation is lost. Perhaps it is time to find out what really motivates me to learn, to find out more about myself,

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It has happened again. My computer has crashed.Yes, this is the 2nd crash in a year. The last time, my hard disk died, this time, my OS had some start up problem. A few funny error messages and refused to start. Well, so I just reformatted my entire computer.Turns out, I backup my university work regularly, so I still have all my readings and my lecture notes and my essays. However, I've lost all

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P.S. Memorial day sale is just horrible for my wallet. I blew $400 on Calvin Klein shirts, Dockers, Banana Republic and shoes. Then again, if I shopped on a normal day, it would have cost me $1.5k:)So Cheerz! And off to work I go!More Pictures.I miss my cool friends from Singapore. It's amazing we are still close even though we are scattered around the world (Quote from Chan Lek on ZL's blog.)

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We often form opinions of people we never met, or have a fleeting impression of. We form impressions, opinions, we judge... And I know I have been on your weighing scale, and I have been judged to be eithera) A bastard, if you take me from a superficial levelb) A friend, if you know me.And frankly, to those who judge before they know me, please don't, because I don't judge you. People matter too

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I'm drunk.And I need someone close when I'm high/drunk whatever. Just like everyone else...Sigh.. 8 days every week!lipranting

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I wish I were in London right now. There's a mini reunion going on, in that Shar, Alex, Jesse, Kevin and Zhenliang are all chilling in London. Now, that's an interesting prospect if I throw myself into the mix.But then again, I'm in Uchicago, where school is 2 more weeks, where I only have 1 finals, and where I'm staying till Sunday night all in an effort to prolong my stay in Chicago:).God knows

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Yes they are, simply because they have gotten used to being provided for and having many opportunities.'nuff said.lipranting

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Some of the absolutely best scenes from Whose Line.Hilariously Funny:)lipranting

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My random Singapore friends are up on Facebook:)Europe pictures are up too.Finally.My two favourite littlest cousins.lipranting

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And so the debate rages on... Is National Service a priority for Singaporeans? Or is it just another "policy" that we all have to undergo. And what in the case of talented prodigies like Ike See, who posseses the potential to go far, but because of National Service, must be doomed to mediocrity.Do not forget, this young boy is only twelve. He is certainly very very smart, probably will go to RI (

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I mananged to catch the Chicago production of Wicked and boy... It was awesome! And more in fact. The set was amazing, the lights were amazing, the orchestra was amazing, and yes it was a full musical, with the entire story unfolding behind a plethora of melodies and dancing. I must say that the lyrics to the songs were so well written, they carried the entire show very well right up to the

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A Friend's Love says:" If you ever need anything,I'll be there."True Love says:" You'll never need anything;I'll be there." And on decisions...Love is a decision not an emotion or feeling,that if made from the heart will outlast anything...lipranting

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Life is a journey. Milestones, regrets, happiness, pain, suffering litters the pavement as our feet crunch against the pavement. Frost had a welt-bekannt poem about the road less taken. Two roads diverged in a wood, and I— I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.I want to be different, to be out of the mould. But everywhere I see, I am the same. In a country which

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=). Not saying anything.ranting

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Bye bye.Auf Wiedersehen.再见.au revoir.ArrivederciAdióslipranting

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Some thoughts that just came to my mind...1) I think that asians are just more "hum" than others. We do not express our own thoughts, we give "face", we respect authority, we value collectivism over individualism. Maybe it's just me, but I feel that most asians will be very very diplomatic instead of American in-ya-faceness.2) Warcraft III is ruining my life. Maybe I should have another computer

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