Last night, we had an impromptu small gathering to celebrate little Arief’s 3rd birthday, and also a belated Mothers’ Day cake-cutting. Many thanks to all who attended despite it being a weeknight. Thanks also to Arab-families for organizing the nasi talam at such short notice! Most of the pictures were…
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AB goes walkabout – Berlin (Part 2)
Happy Birthday Little Arief! You’re THREE today! Continuation from yesterday’s post on my Berlin walkabout: Sanssouci Palace near Potsdam was the favorite retreat of King Friedrich II – later known as Friedrich the Great. View of Sanssouci Palace from the courtyard The infamous Checkpoint Charlie, the crossing point between East…
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AB goes walkabout – Berlin (Part 1)
HAPPY MOTHERS’ DAY TO ALL MOTHERS ESP TO MY MUM, AND OF COURSE, TO DA MISSUS, MOTHER OF MY CHILDREN 🙂 ——————————————– These pics were taken a few years ago when I was in Berlin, Germany. I was visiting CeBIT in Hanover, but had to stay in Berlin since all…
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Arief gets a haircut
Little Arief went for his long overdue haircut last weekend… I happened to have my camera in the car at the time… and below are the pics I took: Barber getting initial briefing on the “project” Why’s that machine buzzing? I can’t decide whether this is a look of fascination…
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MTSSR Convocation
It was a proud moment for my fellow MTSSR alumni’s as they walked up to the stage to receive their diplomas yesterday morning at the ICC. The convocation ceremony was held together with quite a few other vocational and technical institutions as well. In all, over 700 young people received…
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The Art of the Eight Limbs
Muay Thai, also known as The Art of the Eight Limbs is the Thai name for a form of hard martial art practiced in several Southeast Asian countries including Thailand. It is known as Pradal Serey in Cambodia, Tomoi in Malaysia, Muay Lao in Laos and as a similar style…