Darkspore on July 3rd, 2009

No, not me. I have a friend, and colleague who is going to get his head shaved in support of the Children’s Cancer Foundation. It’s an initiative called Hair for Hope (HFH for short). It’s a wonderfully worthy cause and I like to spread the word around. Do drop by the site to support anyone [...]

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Darkspore on June 26th, 2009

A while back, I had a hand in the early termination of a contract staff, who had decided that he was not interested in the work anymore. I am not proud of the fact that I saved the main contractor company some money because the guy did not qualify for the contract completion bonus, and [...]

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Darkspore on February 14th, 2009

Valentine’s Day can be a day of joy for many, while for others, it can be a day of reminiscing, pain, hurt or dread. For me, this year at least, it is rather normal. I was supposed to wake up early for a morning jog with Warden, but I got lazy and by the time [...]

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Darkspore on February 8th, 2009

In the aftermath of the unfortunate event that led to Yio Chu Kang Member of Parliament (MP) Seng Han Thong being set on fire last month, Senior Minister of State (Information, Communication and the Arts) Lui Tuck Yew commented that the Internet community here “squandered” an opportunity to show that it was capable of a [...]

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Darkspore on January 25th, 2009

With the economy downturn, there is probably one major thing on eveyrone’s mind this Lunar New Year – how to survive this crisis? But in the midst of all the financial turmoil, let us not forget other things that more important than money. Here’s wishing everyone a happy, healthy, fulfilling and prosperous Chinese New Year!

PS: [...]

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Darkspore on January 12th, 2009

What possesses a man to have the resolve to travel across the world, on a bike? Surely something is behind that drive to even make that first step. Is it for fame? Is it to prove a point? Or is it simply for self-satisfaction that you can do something before your time is up? Perhaps [...]

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Darkspore on December 31st, 2008

As the year 2008 draws to a close and we welcome in 2009, I cannot help but reflect upon the events that happened in the past year. I started on a project in Jakarta, Indonesia in January – a first for me, and left the comfort of Singapore for the rather foreign land. It was [...]

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Darkspore on December 7th, 2008

I think there is a collector in all of us, as long as there is a passion for something, we collect. I used to collect stamps as a kid. Photographers buy tons of glass and store them in the dry box, for that special occasion when they are needed. A friend of mine collects action [...]

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Darkspore on September 15th, 2008

Well my blog and I disappeared for a couple of months, and visibly there is a huge gap in between my posts. In between then and now, quite a number of things have happened. I will not attempt to bore you with the details, nor can I do so if I wanted to, especially with [...]

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