Honeymoon Diaries #2 – New York City

Written by jiinjoo in May 5th, 2013

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April 12 (Friday) I have lots of thoughts on family dynamics during the long car ride from Fairfax to Jersey. Like all situations, it's the adversary that brings out the true behavior of a person, that you know how much a person needs to "swallow air" and keep cool even with

Honeymoon diaries #1 – Washington D.C.

Written by jiinjoo in April 20th, 2013

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Preamble: Pictures on Facebook soon. Only words here, and they are incoherent intentionally :) * * * April 8 (Monday) It was a dark and stormy night. Now I know where that came from. I'm quite risk averse when it comes to personal safety. Bungee jumps and skydiving are a obvious no-no while even

How to vote in GE2013

Written by jiinjoo in March 25th, 2013

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In less than 2 weeks' time, I'll be travelling again. The longest trip that I've planned thus far in life – a 6 weeks honeymoon made up of two unpaid self-proclaimed "sabbatical" together with my wife, which hopefully also serve as a 6 week retreat from the common-sense life that

Honeymoon – Preamble

Written by jiinjoo in March 24th, 2013

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Our Dates Are Set! Looking forward to meet everyone we have contacted, as well as the surprise from those we haven't! :) We're leaving some important information here for reference. Transportation Info (all times here are local time) Singapore to Washington D.C. Depart April 8 00:45, transit at Tokyo(Narita), Arrive April 8 15:40 Taxi to Airport, pickup by

6 things I learnt in the past 3 years

Written by jiinjoo in January 29th, 2013

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I get this question now and then from well meaning close friends, and recently I've been doing to the same as I shift gears in my day job, on what how I benefited from being gainfully employed as a cog. It's roughly my 10th year in employment, time for a

New Year New Hopes: To go for a vacation

Written by jiinjoo in January 18th, 2013

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New Year New Hopes: To go for a vacation

It's not like me to have nothing to say. But I guess the last 3 months of psychological turmoil has finally taken its toll on my meditation of silence. Instead of engaging with intellectual discourse (including blogging here), I've become the walking dead, suppressing my huge emotional passion for life tentatively,

Our Home At Night

Written by jiinjoo in December 7th, 2012

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Latest release by NASA. I call it the Asian Black Marble :) And the rest of the world on this 2 minutes video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3YYwIsMHzw Source: M3

Thoughts on bureaucracy

Written by jiinjoo in October 4th, 2012

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bu·reau·cra·cy 1a : a body of nonelective government officials 1b : an administrative policy-making group 2 : government characterized by specialization of functions, adherence to fixed rules, and a hierarchy of authority 3 : a system of administration marked by officialism, red tape, and proliferation Source: MW. Aside: There are so many things to learn

Right Here Waiting For You

Written by jiinjoo in October 4th, 2012

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I wish I had finished singing it that day - the real reason is, I was touched to tears. Every word was like a huge needle raining down my heart. Oceans apart day after day And I slowly go insane I hear your voice on the line But it doesn't stop the pain If I

1 week count down to our big day!

Written by jiinjoo in September 10th, 2012

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1 year ago, on this day (10/9/2011), I popped the question around the place we first met. The question (which she remembered better than me) was decidedly simple, but it meant the world to me, and her nodding of her head and tears of joy will forever be part of me. We

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