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Chicken Scratch

Apr 15. 2007

This is yet another incident that can only happen to Jenny. "Doctors' sloppy handwriting kills more than 7,000 people annually," according to an article from Time magazine earlier this year. And who knew I would be a victim of poor handwriting as well? (Before I continue, no, I am not dead, as I am — obviously — writing this. And the story is actually pretty funny.) Back in January, I noticed some horizontal ridges on my right thumb nail. I looked it up online and most websites attributed it to stress - psychological or physical. Well, I had been stressed from moving back home, starting a new job, and adjusting to living with the 'rents again. So I ignored it. Fast forward to now. The ridges got worse....

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Beauty, Personal

Nip Tuck

Mar 03. 2007

Lately, I've been having more and more conversations regarding cosmetic surgery. With the rising number of people electing to go under the knife and the increased social acceptance of plastic surgery, I guess it's only natural that we start to wonder how a certain tweaks here and there could improve our appearance. Would you ever have cosmetic surgery? If so, what kind (assuming money was no object)? I admit it: I've gone under the knife. I've had Asian blepharoplasty (more commonly known as the Asian double eyelid surgery) back in 2000. And I don't regret it at all. I've always had small eyes - had kids tease me in my younger years, and was very self-conscious of it. It was actually my parents who suggested that I get the surgery. At...

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Beauty, Reviews

SK-II Air Touch Foundation

Mar 01. 2007

I had read in last year's August issue of InStyle and the September issue of Vogue about a new foundation that SK-II was releasing: the Air Touch Foundation. A description of the product from the SK-II US website: At a touch of a button, the amazing ionisation technology delivers foundation one particle at a time for a most precise and natural coverage. When the ioniser is switched on the positively charged micro foundation particles are instantly attracted to the negatively charged micro particles on the face, covering the skin in a single, even and precise layer – no mess, caking or streaking. In addition, Air Touch Foundation is formulated with SK-II’s seemingly miraculous ingredient, Pitera, and moisturising agents to provide skin caring benefits and hydrate skin. Both InStyle and Vogue had...

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Career, Finance, Personal, Touching

Don to Earth

Feb 28. 2007

One of the many blogs I subscribe to is Get Rich Slowly, a personal finance site written by a man who was successfully able to dig himself out of major debt and want to help others do the same. Today, he posted a link to Don To Earth, a "blog written by a 93-year-old-man. There’s more to wealth than money. Health, long life, and happiness are more important, in my book. This is awesome." Fascinated, I checked out Don's blog. Don is the third oldest blogger in the world. His entries are filled with wisdom and advice that can only come with age. Some of them are downright bittersweet, and a few even brought tears to my eyes. And reading his blog...

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Gadgets, Geek, Reviews

Sony Ericsson M600i Review

Feb 22. 2007

When I first watched Casino Royale, I instantly became transfixed by the smartphone used by Vesper Lynd in the movie. Since I had been in the market for a new phone, I decided to bite the bullet and purchase an unlocked version from eBay. Being a gadget/techie geek, I had done some pretty extensive research before making the decision to purchase the phone. The phone's OS, UIQ3 running on top of Symbian 9.1, is still fairly new (well, not that new...

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