Soul & Connection

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10 Lessons I Learnt In My Twenties

I was a pretentious jackass when I was 20 years old. For example, I thought that lip-syncing to Mark Ronson’s “Ooh Wee” (complete with rap hand gestures) in Phuture made me look really cool. I still cringe when I think about it. Fast forward 10 years: I’m a little more mature, a little more stable and I no […]

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Thank You, Mr Lee

“When all is said and done, we cannot but marvel at what Mr Lee had done for Singapore. We owe him much. What is the secret of Mr Lee’s success? It is his self-discipline, a life guided by a deep foundation in ethical and moral principles, devotion to his country and a deep love for

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What To Do When Your Friends Complain About Budget 2015

A particularly difficult restaurant customer was complaining non-stop about the temperature. First, he asked the waiter to turn up the air-conditioning because it was too hot. Then, he asked the waiter to turn down the air-conditioning because it was too cold. This happened every 20 minutes. Every time, the customer would complain and the waiter

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cheerfulegg Gets Kissed!

So I had my first live radio interview on Kiss 92’s morning show with Maddy, Jason and Arnold today: It’s stressful speaking live on radio! To those who heard me on air this morning, I’m sorry if I sounded like I was talking a mile a minute – that happens when I get excited. Okay, so I admit: I was

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Come Give Me A High Five

Honey I’m home!! Didja miss me? So sorry for the looong absence – I was travelling through Orlando, Miami, the Bahamas and New York City for the past couple of weeks. I’ll update you guys more about my trip in a bit (still trying to catch up on mad post-vacation work), but today I wanted

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4 Hacks To Talk To Anyone

I woke up this Sunday morning with a stunning revelation: I haven’t gone clubbing for over a year. Dang! Back when I was a young lad at the tender age of 25 (haha), I used to spend my Friday nights in the hallowed halls of butterfactory and Royal Room, surrounded by drunk 18-30 year olds

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What I Spent 29 Hours On Last Week

This is the reason why cheerfulegg has been really quiet lately: As you can see from my Rescuetime summary, I’ve been involved in a project that typically takes up over 20 hours a week. I’d work on this project during any free time I had: Early in the morning, late at night, on the bus, while

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1,000 Subscribers!

Just thought I’d drop a quick post to commemorate 1,000 subscribers to cheerfulegg! We’ve grown from a motley crew of 100 back in Feb this year to 1,000 today, in just 9 short months. If you’re not in the cool club yet, come join us at http://eepurl.com/v9vTz. Woot woot!

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What A Hot Mom Taught Me About Assumptions

So last week, I came across a picture of freelance writer/fitness blogger Maria Kang wearing a sports bra, baring her abs, kneeling behind her three children and under the caption of “What’s Your Excuse?” That picture got Maria way more attention than a she bargained for. Yahoo Shine reported that the photo went viral and racked up more

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