Monthly Archives: November 2010

“Live Life in the Clear!” with Crizal lenses by Essilor

I have been wearing spectacles since I was seven years old. Typically, I change my spectacles once every year – partly out of vanity for newer frames, but mainly because my lenses were worn out. I put on my spectacles … Continue reading

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Alex Perry’s Falling Off The Edge

Rachel was the one who picked this book , Alex Perry’s Falling off the Edge, out from Kinokuniya’s bookshelves. However, I was the one who eventually completed reading the book first as I have strong preference for non-fiction books. This … Continue reading

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Alvinology wins a Silver at W3 Award 2010

Notice something different on my blog masthead? I won a Silver Award for this year’s W3 Award for Project R – the wedding proposal I pulled off on this blog. This came as great news, shortly after Rachel and I … Continue reading

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Alvin and Rachel needs your help to win a trip to anywhere in the world for their first anniversary!

Out of fun, I submitted some of the photos Rachel and I took during our yacht trip a few days ago for Citi Mobile’s “Take Your Bank Anywhere” Photo Contest. We were delighted to discover two of our photos to … Continue reading

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Downtown East Murder: 4 arrested, 6 still on the run

An update on the senseless Downtown East murder that happened last Saturday (via Straits Times.com): THREE young men were charged in a district court on Wednesday with the Downtown East murder of a second-year Republic Polytechnic student last Saturday. Ho … Continue reading

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