Tuesday, December 08, 2009

^_^ This one is for Ilya

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未来有风光明媚 也有事与愿违 有梦就别半途而废! ^_^


(Translated: The future has its bright sparks, and not everything will turn out as you would have wanted all the time. But don't give up on your dreams!")

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Sunday, December 06, 2009

The Galloping Geographer and Pow! ^_^


A quick snapshot of the Galloping Geographer and Pow : )
They both make the most funny dinner conversations! ^_^ especially Pow who was absolutely enamoured by the particular dress sense of this person throughout dinner. OMG, dinner conversations are always so exciting with these two professors!

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Spikey Monster Goes "Huh?"


^_^ Only because this spikey monster has the most annoyed expression on its face :D

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The Red Pandas Patrol


Protecting the stash of coffee capsules : ) Yesh, a very important job!


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外面是个混乱的社会



(Translated as: The world outside is a chaotic one.)

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Pillar of Love and Waddles of Fun! :D

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The Warm and Fuzzy Feeling ^_^





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Thursday, December 03, 2009

Ilya saunters down the alley ...


























Yes, with two cuppa ^_^ Each with at least three shots, I think : )

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"You sparkle for no reason, and you know you are in love!"



Dash absolutely loves this film and its soundtrack! ^_^ Go go go and fight for what you love! :D


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Monday, November 30, 2009

Whilst Everyone Is Listening to Vincent's Love Story

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Saturday, November 28, 2009

The Galloping Geographer @ Work : )





 

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"Inside of everybody, ..."














"... There is sun and laughter to be found"

Over dinner and drinks at Timbre last night, Dash and her ex-colleagues (from left: Laura, Mel, Shan and Sarah) had a laughing good time ^_^
Ahhhh, nothing like having good company and good food to start off the weekend! And Dash totally *loves* Shan's new wooden spectacle frames!

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Reunion on Board Fuji Maru!

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Friday, November 27, 2009

You Warm My Heart

*Ack* Maddie sent this picture via Facebook : )
And this picture totally reminds Dash of her and Ilya! Check out the pink furry hearts on the cute penguins! Dash totally loves this!
And it reminds Dash of the postcard that Annika sent!
*Ack* Super-cute! *And Dash falls off her chair*

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Thursday, November 26, 2009

Shugo Tokumaru's "Exit"


Dash got this album in Japan about two years ago, and found this album by Shugo Tokumaru playing light and hoppy music. Upon listening to the music again today, Dash felt the layers of happiness stacking up in her : ) Brilliant!

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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Platter of Colours

Splatters of browns,
Dabs of white, and
Two bewildered squeezes
Of red and blue look on
At the totality of chaos
And mayhem on the platter.

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When art imitates life II


At the Singapore Zoological Gardens, there lives a den of white tigers. And here are three of them that Dash sighted at the zoo a month ago.
Rather regal and aloof looking, as they should be.



And then Dash saw this art drawing of the white tiger.
Hrm, somehow the cute drawing of the white tiger within metres of the real thing just seems to take the evolution of tigers back thousands of years when they were still within the feline family.


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Monday, November 23, 2009

The Lineup of Tofu


One tofu is oft miserable.





Two tofu make frequent curiously humming company.




And three -- Ah! Three tofu make curiously progressive happy company!

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A Spot of Green


:D Inexplicably just so.

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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Ladybug protects her spot(s)


: ) Sighted at Adeline's desk, a lone ladybug perches on her usual spot at the basket and keeps strangers away from her stash of chocolates : )

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Why Dash likes sparkling water

Dash finds herself going through repeated phases of obsession. For now, Dash is back again obsessed with sparkling water.
Dash thinks it must be the carbonated bubbles that fizz and make her feel all bubbled up with refreshing happiness - and suddenly and deeply intensely so! :D Now, Dash needs to restock up on this instant happiness in the fridge this weekend ^_^

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Don't Drink in Public Places

This has got to be one of the oddest pictures on a signpost that Dash has ever seen in Melbourne.
Check out the apparently drunk figure carrying his shoes by their laces! O_O
And so the profile of the drunken person on the street seemed to be a right-handed male who likes to walk around barefooted while carrying his shoes by their laces! Odd.
And assuming that he didn't walk into a red tape, it also seems strange that the cancellation effect was not circumvented within a circle/square that draws the boundary on the figure! Such unlike a usual "No-(something)" sign that Dash is used to seeing. Odder.
After a deliberate examination of the signpost, Dash is convinced that the shoes and shoelaces were stenciled in after the signpost was put up. Not only did the shoes seem a tad too large for the figure, they were also crossing the nice border surrounding the sign! Oddest.

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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Barley in the House!

With the increasingly unpredictable weather pattern - swinging from hot and humid to cold and rainy - some of Dash's friends at office have been feeling under the weather. And so we all decided to boil up some barley water to help everyone stay healthy. A bunch of pandan leaves were also tied up and thrown in for a good measure. Nice! : )
Here another G'Ruff peered into the camera to add some uplifting jovial spirit to the barley : )

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When art imitates life

Laura gave Shaun this photo-canvas for his birthday earlier this month. She used a photo someone took of Shaun (we suspect it was CQ who surreptitiously took the photo at a BBQ some months back) and got it printed on canvas material and stretched the canvas over a frame.
And Dash must say that it is a pose that Dash can imagine Shaun in - comfortably lying on the couch and stretching his arm and neck : )





And then what is even more interesting was the sketch that Timothy (Laura's son) did of Shaun! :D Timothy's art of Shaun in real life gave the photo-canvas a whole new post-modernist twist to one's interpretation!







Here, Dash posts a picture of the duo artists-cum-tennis enthusiasts Timothy in blue and Shaun in pink playing Nintendo Wii : )



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Need. Coffeeeeeeee ...

Calibrating the amount of happiness derived from coffee is both an art and a science.
A science because the right type of coffee for that day is dependent on a few key factors and assumptions in the equation. For example, the planned activities for the next few hours, the availability of the right kind of music that patters along in tune with you, or even the state of mind you found yourself in when you woke up.
Say you woke up with a strong memory of a particularly bad dream, then you may want a weak milky coffee to dilute the bad vibes; or one may need a strong robust coffee to jumpstart the day!
On the other hand, it is also an art since the first cuppa for the day ought to be presented with a neat flourish -- either by a cheerful spouse/family, a one-button-voila-coffee machine, or a no-nonsense coffee barista who whips up the coffee you ask for swiftly : ) Ah!

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Handcarry or Check-in please?

Dash found this print on Song's bag earlier this week. Song is this friend of Dash who has a 2-year old kid Santhya whom he brings along to meetings and functions, like a dad and son team. Just like how the big character on the bag hand-carries the yellow chick :D

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Free to Eat : ) ...


"Anything I want?!" asks the incredulous-looking ladybug, "Really?!"
Erm, I guess, ladybug. Just don't hang around the sign too often in case others wrongly assume that *you* are up for munch too : )

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