Monthly Archives: December 2008

Stuff(ed)

December 22, 2008 – 12:32 pm

One 4.5kg turkey. A pot of stuffing. A jug of gravy. Roasted potatoes, onions, sweet potatoes. Grilled tri-colour bell peppers and carrots. Corn. Pigs in a blanket. All home-made (save for the last two dishes). Log cake, mince pie and flaming Christmas pudding drenched in cognac. A few bottles of wine and many bottles of [...]

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Singapore’s new No. 1

December 22, 2008 – 9:51 am

Cheebs did it! Finally, after years of small hits and big misses, he finally won his first Asian Tour title. And, boy, did he do it in style. In a five-way tie for the lead at the start of the final day at the Volvo Masters of Asia in Bangkok, he showed his mettle to [...]

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Merry making

December 21, 2008 – 6:59 pm

It’s that time of the year again for turkey and stuffing and parties and presents. Earlier this month we had an early Christmas party at Angel’s Share at Dempsey, organised by Damo mostly for his barcap gang. On Friday, I went for my second Christmas party of 2008 at Christine’s. It was probably the most [...]

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Mid-week madness

December 18, 2008 – 10:04 am

Last night’s CycleWorx ride looked promising, but turned out, at least for me, to be much of a solo ride. Not to say that was bad. I really enjoyed just listening to the grinding of my chain, the swish of my pedal strokes and my rhythmic breathing amid the cool, dark and quiet Mandai roads. [...]

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Treading new territory

December 17, 2008 – 10:31 am

The other day after dropping Damo off at Mt Alvernia for his eye check-up, I decided to take Coronation Road back to avoid the morning rush hour traffic, especially the jam at Farrer Road. I’d always wanted to run there but never got down to it, so driving through it just simply confirmed what an [...]

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