Author: bennyong

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It’s Friday Again

It’s funny how what my kids listen to influencing my spotify playlist. This is one catchy tune that made its way and very fitting for a Friday. The beats are addictive and gets stuck in a loop in my head. The track is called Friday by Riton x Nightcrawlers. Hope you enjoy it!

Happy Birthday Dearest!

My significant other celebrates her birthday today! This post is dedicated to her for being an amazing wife, mum and daughter. A funny thing about birthdays, when I was living in Amsterdam, everyone congratulated me during her birthday. I found this strange but apparently that’s what the dutch do. They will congratulate the family members […]

Wake Up Determined

If you are in need of a bit of mid-week inspiration or motivation, I hope this post keeps you going! I was reviewing some quotes and this reasonated with me…. It comes from one of the most well known WWE wrestlers and one of the highest paying actor in Hollywood. Hoping to get some additional […]

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Power Rangers

During my primary school years before Disney Channel arrived, national TV in the afternoon after school and weekends were filled up with a mix of cartoons and kids shows from Japan like the live action Ultraman and western cartoons like Captain Planet…. One that occupy a large chunk of my memory bank of my childhood […]

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Artists That I Watched Live So Far

Time to reminisce about acts that I was fortunate to view life over the years. I tried to list them in chronological order and have included their most memorable songs to me. Hope you know some of them and that they can bring back some good memories for you too. Backstreet Boys, 1-Stop, Penang, Malaysia […]

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Royal Mail Stamp Swap Out

Did you know that Royal Mail are adding barcodes to their traditional regular stamps? The barcodes are to offer future digital services that are accessible through the Royal Mail App. Any stamps of any denominations primarily featuring the Queen’s Head can be swapped out as they will no longer be valid after 31st January 2023. […]

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Hear The Lionesses Roar

We witnessed history being created this evening when England’s Women’s Football team were crowned the European champions at Wembley Stadium! My daughter and I watched the live telecast on BBC and had a rollercoaster of emotions throughout. It is most definately a well deserving performance by the team and a fairy tale ending for the […]

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Soundtrack Of My Life

Don’t you find it fascinating how listening to tunes could bring back a flood of memories from your past. A friend of mine use to curate his spotify playlist by the year to remember the fondest moments. Well, to kick off mine, I would play a little track. This song was looping on the screens […]

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The Blog Returns

Hi Folks, I finally did it, I finally found the time to re-install WordPress and relaunch my blog! Thanks to WaybackMachine, I could get a screenshot on how the site looks like in 2005! A good 17 years ago… (Oh boy, how different life was back then) It was interesting that I could re-read those […]

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I Hate Snow

That is what I saw scribbled in snow on the front of a car. When I woke up this morning, I could see the owner warming up the engine. After breakfast, I took a peak at the balcony and saw that he has abandone his effort. Apparently the driver has given up as the snow […]