Monthly Archives: April 2006

oh… my… gck’ah

Posted on April 29, 2006 by gee

I wake up to the strangest news — Rosie O’Donnell to join The View?? Read the E!Online article, which starts off with “Rosie O’Donnell is the latest aftershock in the Katie Couric earthquake…” Well.. heh… this round of musical chairs … Continue reading →

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but it still means the same thing

Posted on April 27, 2006 by gee

So last Saturday I finally got to climb again after not being able to, on and off, for a while. I paid for the absence in the form of pain; the kind that comes creeping up on you after a … Continue reading →

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the last of the sheeps

Posted on April 25, 2006 by gee

it is 3:47a.m. I’m not asleep. This seriously sucks.

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my latest desktop image

Posted on April 25, 2006 by gee

Happy Sweet Sixteen, Hubble Telescope! This is the M82. It is 12 million light years away from us. If it helps you get a handle on how far that is: imagine that even with a Warp 9 capable ship, and … Continue reading →

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spotted!

Posted on April 23, 2006 by gee

Here I am in action outside the approval panel room of MYMUN III. There was a backlog of resolutions waiting to be approved so we started looking through them to speed up the process when they go in. Here’s another … Continue reading →

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not that it’s any of our business…

Posted on April 23, 2006 by gee

Gillian Anderson and husband are in splitsville.

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fits of forgetfulness

Posted on April 22, 2006 by gee

Left home today without my phone. Would have been alright if work was busy enough to keep me occupied. This is Friday sommore you know; I have dates to arrange and a weekend to plan. Haiyo. Then later, after work, … Continue reading →

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kids who caucus rule

Posted on April 16, 2006 by gee

I’ve just returned from the final day of MUN with the kids. If anybody ever has a chance to attend one of these things you should go and see the amazing things kids can do. Yes, they are annoying as … Continue reading →

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money makes the world go round

Posted on April 15, 2006 by gee

money, it seems, also keeps your blog up. Pardon the disruption of service but the host had my old card on file and therefore could not auto renew my payment. normal blogging activity will resume shortly with topics such as … Continue reading →

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when it don’t add up

Posted on April 13, 2006 by gee

I love me a little conspiracy. (and the follow up)

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Postcards from Romania

Posted on April 12, 2006 by kumquat

I mailed 4 postcards from the airport of Bucharest, 1 to myself and 1 to a friend who is also in Singapore, and 2 to individuals in Malaysia. I got mine a week later. And then the other 3 were … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter and Sports, whoda thunk?

Posted on April 12, 2006 by gee

First heard at Mugglenet, West Ham boss sez he uses HP wisdom when building the team – “I don’t like people who drain my time and energy. If you’ve seen the Harry Potter films, we use the term ‘dementors’ – … Continue reading →

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politically inclined post

Posted on April 12, 2006 by gee

Bush knew leaked info was false – where is the outrage?? And btw, all this talk about it not being a “leak” but “an authorised disclosure” is like Clinton’s “I did not have sexual relations with that woman,” which paved … Continue reading →

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I can tell you’re a freethinker

Posted on April 11, 2006 by gee

Today is a public holiday; I spent a good part of it with my MUN kids at a training session. The conference is this week end and I’ve told everyone who’s asked – I’m knee deep in policy double talk. … Continue reading →

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Romania

Posted on April 9, 2006 by kumquat

Other than the gymnast Nadia Elena Comaneci, who became the first gymnast to be awarded the score of perfect 10 in the Olympic Games (1976, Montreal), the only other fact that I knew of Romania was that it was part … Continue reading →

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