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I haven’t been in the meme loop for quite a while now, so I was pleasantly surprise when my Canadian friend Michael Kwan tagged me with this one. Doing this meme will hopefully reveal a little additional insight about me, on top of the 8 interesting facts meme I did last year.

5 Things I Was Doing 10 Years Ago:

1. Starting my part-time degree course
2. Living at home with my parents
3. Contemplating the idea of marriage
4. House hunting
5. Going to the movies almost every weekend

5 Things on My To-Do List Today:

1. Get down to writing this meme
2. Reading that John Grisham novel
3. Buying lottery tickets of the million dollar draw
4. Go for a 5km run
5. Playing video games on my Xbox 360

5 Snacks I Like

1. Chocolate ice-cream
2. Potato chip
3. Hot & Spicy chicken wings
4. Pork jerky
5. Freshly baked thin-crusted pizzas

5 Things I Would Do if I Was a Millionaire

1. Pay off my mortgage
2. Donate more money to charities
3. Take time off to travel the world
4. Make the wife quit her job and become a full-time homemaker
5. Help give my parents the retirement they deserve

5 Places I Have Lived (for various lengths of time)

1. Singapore (current permanent residence)
2. Rockhamton, Quensland Australia (while in the army)
3. Kachanaburi, Thailand (while in the army)
4. Brunei (while in the army)
5. Heng Chun, Southern Taiwan (while in the army)

5 Jobs I Have Had

1. General Worker
2. Market Research Assistant
3. Data Entry
4. Planner
5. Supply Chain Executive

5 People I Tag:

1. Beth from A Frog To Kiss
2. Pearl from Interesting Observations
3. Dimaks from Ctrl+Alt+Delete
4. Dan from dcr Blogs
5. Mary from Adventures in Mommyland

Congratulations America! You made history and proved that change can happen and give hope to those of us in the forgotten corners of the world.

To those - to those who would tear the world down: We will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security: We support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright: Tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity and unyielding hope.

- President-elect Barack Obama

President-Elect Barack Obama vistory speech.

John McCain concedes elections to Obama. Graciousness in defeat.

American stories, American solutions: 30 mins special.

On a glorious November Sunday morning, I was among more than 20,000 fun walkers to “walk on water” and became one of the first to visit the magnificent Barrage and reservoir at Marina Bay. No, this is not some kind of mass cult ritual where we inherit evil supernatural power and threaten to take over the world. Far from it.

It is actually a fun mass-walking event, which was dubbed “Big Walk on Water”, which also marks the 20th anniversary of The New Paper, offered participants a chance to “walk on water” by crossing the dam across the Marina Channel. The views along the 5km scenic route are breathtaking - the fresh water bay, the cityscape, Esplanade, iconic hotels, Singapore Flyer, golf course, and of course, the world-class Marina Barrage.

Well, I’ve always subscribe to the idea that a picture is worth a thousand words. So join me as I retraced my journey of my “walk on water” through some photos and video of this historical event.

One of the highlights of the recently concluded Games Convention Asia 2008 was the Cosplay competition. The local version may not be as colourful as the Tokyo Game Show 2008 Cosplay, it nevertheless showcased local creativity in this subculture which we don’t get to see very often.

Here we take a look at some of the Cosplayers in their full glory and can you guess who the winner is?

Watch the video and find out who the winners are.

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