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"Bee Bee" Snack

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Found this snack at Sheng Siong, long time never see this, used to eat it a lot when I was a kid back in the 1990s. I remember last time one packet was $0.10, most if not all mama stores will sell. This snack is really tasty but a bit spicy. There is also a blue version which is very rare, only bought it once, the blue one is also very good.
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Mac N Cheese Zinger

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Just tried this for dinner, the mac & cheese bun is really disgusting and super oily, I think even more oily than the fried chicken! Such a bad idea, wonder if the person who designed this burger actually tried it. I think you are better off just ordering the normal zinger which is more balanced with veggies and much less oily.
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Change to Re-Offer of Balance Flat (ROF)

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Source In May this year I would have completed the 5 years Minimum Occupation Period (MOP), which means I can apply for a new flat from HDB. Now me, wife and baby staying in a old 2-room flat at Queenstown, really old and rundown, getting worse with each passing year. Renovate also like waste of money because eventually we will move out. So when I saw this news at first a bit happy because they will implement after my flat meet MOP which is just nice, but after reading details then realise that only 120 flats will be offered, very strange move because if you see the SBF or ROF exercises, so many leftover flats, why don't they just offer it all for people to book anytime. Anyway by the time should be able to book BTO so hope can MOP before the May BTO. Just did a calculation, if sell my current flat at $200,000, total loss is about $90,000 after paying outstanding loan, levy and return to CPF. Bought it at $250,000, this flat 50+ years, I think can sell $200,000 already
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Simple Company CNY Lunch

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Veggie is good, the rest is alright, fried rice a bit lacking though.
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Baby Reunion Dinner 2019

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Look so happy lol.
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Going to Phuket After Songkran

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This April me, wife and baby going to Phuket for holiday, but wife and baby will be going to MIL home in advance, so after Songkran I'm going to meet them directly at Phuket airport. This time we going to Patong area, probably about 1 hour or so taxi ride from airport. Wife say Patong is the area where tsunami hit, I remember there is a movie on it, can't remember the name. Wife and baby to BKK - S$278.00 Wife and baby to UTH - S$160.99 Wife and baby to DMK-HKT - S$378.10 Me to HKT - S$75.09 All to SIN - S$354.79 Hotel (4N) - S$502.28 Total - S$1749.25
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Decent Increment and Bonus

Surprisingly my company paid me a bonus and also gave me an increment, both pro-rated of course but not bad, just nice have some extra money for Chinese New Year. The bonus kind of little even if not pro-rated, about 1.3-1.4 months, but increment still not bad, can see more than 4% if not pro-rated. So far still doing fine in the company, for now still not so busy but I think mid of this year should be very busy so now take it easy and try to tie up the loose ends.
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Indian Food for Lunch

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Went to Brinda's, prata still nice, briyani also nice, also bought a bunch of crackers, their crackers also nice.
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Ichiban Sushi, Still Ok

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The Ten Don standard drop, instead of crispy tempura ended up with soft tempura, only the prawn and fish tempura were soft, the veggies at least still crispy, think the chef forgot to dry the prawn and fish before he fry it. The cereal karaage still great though, serving size is considered generous, crispy and fragrant.
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New KFC Chicken

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The new parmesan truffle chicken is actually the hot and spicy chicken, they just put some cheese on top, whereas truffle I can't really tell, anyway it is really good, I think it's better than the salted egg version. Also got the big BBQ drumstick for $1.50 thanks to promotion. And some cucumber to go with the chicken.
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Almost 5 Months into New Job

So far doing fine, managed to blend in quite well, boss satisfied with my work, I also happy working there. But wondering if can get any bonus or not, heard that this month might have bonus but don't know true or not but if have pro-rated also not bad, if don't have also never mind. Recently quite busy because rushing for documentation but finally managed to finish now waiting for review, hopefully don't have to change too much. This year May also can apply for BTO, hope can get a cheap 3-room.
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High-rise Littering

Sometimes at the kitchen I heard something dropped and I looked outside, saw a plastic bag, think it is leftover food because it will usually attract pigeons to feed. Pigeons also another problem, seems like the population getting really well-fed thanks to all these high-rise littering. Other than food, I also noticed cigarette butts, tissues and all sorts of other types of rubbish, seems like these people don't have a bin in their home, whatever rubbish they just throw out of their window. I hope these people die soon, this kind of scumbags don't deserve to live.
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Bye Bye 2018

Time pass really fast, now 2018 coming to an end soon, major thing this year is changed a new job, good thing is that it is a better job so career-wise considered doing fine. Today also completed my appraisal, boss said gave me very good rating, well at least here if put in effort it is recognised unlike my previous company. Boss also trying to push me to become project manager... Anyway no harm trying but I still like doing technical work though, project management is a whole different beast which I tried a bit and didn't enjoy. Finish current project first then see how. Family also doing well except that one time wife got hospitalised due to low INR reading, baby doing well but getting too fat, must make her exercise more. Next year she turning 4, maybe can start to enrol her in kindergarten but I'm not overly concerned. Financial not so good in terms of investment, stocks losing money but good thing is that it is money that I don't need to touch so still not that b
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