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November 2008 (5)
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18: Poem: Not Waving But Drowning
18: A little writing distraction
11: The customary “annual” post
10: MyWriMo Write-in - Saturday, 8 November 2008
06: That time of year again

October 2008 (5)
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30: Tales from the “work-from-home” life
22: Parallel Lives
20: Update
04: Tea for one
02: A commitment

September 2008 (5)
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29: Thumbs up for Ellen DeGeneres
18: This is where my words went
16: Cubbies galore!
13: This is the picture I’ve been looking for
08: Writing deadlock

August 2008 (6)
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31: Celebrating Malaysia’s National Day …
23: Turning 2
22: Home … and one week later
16: Highlights of my panda trip
15: What I learned today
03: Travels with my eee

July 2008 (7)
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16: The tech reality of my life
11: Look again: Book on eeePC
09: Second Glance: Size of a trade paperback
09: What Spice are You?
09: First Look: My new eeePC
08: Passing of an important Panda
07: New Life after the Earthquake

June 2008 (5)
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May 2008 (6)
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27: A Neo Milestone
26: What I’ve been up to
21: Video of Panda Cub Rescue from Wolong Panda Centre
13: Of calamities and catastrophes … and Who’s in charge?
11: My celebrity daughter
03: Some changes a-coming

April 2008 (6)
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March 2008 (10)
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30: Under New Management
21: Beijing bound?
17: Convenience Food?
15: Viable Alternative Transportation
09: Shades of May 13 … NOT
08: A better Malaysia and a better tomorrow
08: Didn’t entirely forget … just slipped my mind
08: Going “live”
03: Are you voting this Saturday?
01: A Dog’s Tale

February 2008 (7)
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29: Special Date
27: Fragments of myself
23: A timely reminder ahead of International Women’s Day
21: The Year of Mickey Mouse, Part 2
11: Who says ang pow designs have to be boring?
04: Perennial Chinese New Year “Favourites”?
01: The Year of Mickey Mouse (1)

January 2008 (4)
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December 2007 (8)
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31: The obligatory year-end post
30: My favourite day of the month
24: Christmas in “black and white”
19: Among Pandas: Chengdu
15: I never leave home without these
14: Book Alert: Awang Goneng’s Growing Up in Trengganu (0)
09: Catching Up
01: 18 (0)

November 2007 (6)
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25: 4 for 6 (0)
22: Some NaNo things I’ve learned this month (0)
12: Not too old at all (0)
10: NaNoWriMo 2007 - Update (0)
07: Update: Mei Sheng is on Chinese soil (0)
06: Update on Mei Sheng’s return to China (0)

October 2007 (8)
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28: Among Pandas: For Mei Sheng (0)
26: Local Author on TV (0)
15: Among Pandas: Dong Dong at Panyu Safari World (0)
13: The Final Break (0)
10: Does this count as being published? (0)
07: NaNoWriMo 2007 (0)
04: Caught on cam! (0)
04: Among Pandas: Shi Shi at Guangzhou Zoo (0)

September 2007 (5)
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28: Among Pandas: Mind My Language (0)
25: Among Pandas: A Family Affair (0)
24: Coffee, Tea or … ? (0)
17: Among Pandas: My feisty little panda daughter (0)
06: Off to scoop panda poop (0)

August 2007 (13)
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30: Malaysia’s first Merdeka FDC (0)
30: Merdeka Eve (0)
27: Remembrance of Merdekas past (0)
25: Commemorating Malaysia’s 50th Merdeka with Charity (0)
23: Yoong Ping is One today! (0)
19: Mei Sheng: Sweet Panda Boy of San Diego (0)
11: I love my Dana (0)
11: Spell Wrecker (0)
07: On the Shelf (0)
06: Hello, baby! (0)
04: While I slept, she had her 4th baby (0)
04: Friday Night Nostalgia (0)
01: Book: The House of the Spirits (0)

July 2007 (16)
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29: Comfort Food for Dinner (0)
26: Author Alert: Tinling Choong (0)
24: Breakfast at IKEA (0)
23: The body knows best! (0)
20: Special Date (0)
20: Welcome back, Ochiya! (0)
18: Pens (0)
16: Hot off the Press: Precious Panda Births (0)
13: In the pink of health (0)
11: More Books (0)
09: The most hated numbers in the world (0)
09: Turning Two (0)
08: My “Read” Pile (0)
08: Time out (0)
06: MPH LitBloggers’ Breakfast Club 5 (0)
01: 1 July 2007 (0)

June 2007 (18)
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29: Malaysian Writers in Singapore (0)
25: My Ladies in Red (0)
23: Today’s Events (0)
22: Another senior moment (0)
22: How can I forget this? (0)
20: The End … NOT! (0)
18: Upcoming Events (0)
16: HA! (0)
14: Cousins (0)
12: An opportunity to win a free Moleskine (0)
09: Wolong 18 (0)
08: Resignation Update (0)
08: Me Advise? (0)
06: Books, books, books (0)
06: Kam in the papers (0)
04: Two Old Women on a Saturday morning (0)
03: Kam in Penang (0)
01: Resignation 101 (0)

May 2007 (22)
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30: Doors (0)
29: A Review from the Heart (0)
28: Simple’s all I can do (0)
27: It’s those Ears (0)
24: Book Stacks (0)
22: In Memory of a much beloved niece (0)
18: Video: Come Dancing (The Kinks) (0)
18: Kam in Penang (0)
17: At the San Diego Zoo (0)
17: Chet is an idiot (0)
15: Under Attack (0)
13: May 13 - the book (0)
13: Happy Mother’s Day (0)
12: In case anyone is interested … (0)
11: Anonymous (0)
10: When all this is over (0)
10: Messed up Night (0)
08: Happy Birthday, Chet (0)
06: Dina @ Borders The Curve (0)
06: What I did on my May Day holiday (0)
05: Kam @ Kino (0)
01: Six weird things about me (0)

April 2007 (20)
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30: Nick of Time? (0)
28: Red is the New Black (0)
27: Generous DeGeneres (0)
24: My 10 all-time favourite books (0)
22: IAM #1 (0)
22: Chick lit? (0)
21: Vroom … Vroom! (0)
20: Blissful Ignorance or just plain blur? (0)
20: Author Alert (0)
17: Kuli-kutif (0)
15: Two years on (0)
14: Vonnegut’s 8 rules for writing a short story (17)
13: Vonnegut’s farewell to the world (0)
12: Farewell, Mr Vonnegut (0)
09: The panda who thinks he’s human (0)
08: Feetsies (0)
07: My Life (0)
03: A pink Post-it Breakfast (0)
01: Saturday at Seksan’s (0)
01: Generation Gap? (0)

March 2007 (12)
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31: A Year Ago Today (0)
30: Grand Old Lady of my life (0)
28: IAM Hot (0)
26: IAM Special (0)
24: What I want to be when I grow up … (0)
23: “Souvenir” from Dina’s book launch (0)
22: Malaysian Bloggers’ Meet at Dina’s book launch! (0)
18: Sunday morning in the city (0)
17: Sneak Preview (0)
08: The women in my life (0)
03: MPH Warehouse Sale (0)
02: Sad Tai (0)

February 2007 (7)
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27: As seen on Notebookism (0)
25: Food writing (0)
22: Ginger Egg Bread (0)
10: Two words (0)
09: Encouraging words from someone who matters (0)
08: Notebooks (0)
04: Mixing the languages (0)

January 2007 (11)
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28: The “Face to Face” Noodle Shop, Part 2 (0)
27: The “Face to Face” Noodle Shop (0)
25: Please help me name my adopted panda cub (0)
21: Paris Review: Manuscript Sample (0)
17: Something about writing (0)
12: Adoption Confirmed (0)
11: Listen … (0)
10: Misnomer (0)
04: Janis and Chet in Paula’s hands (0)
04: Here to stay? (0)
01: Happy New Year 2007 (0)

December 2006 (9)
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31: The Big Bookshop Sale (0)
31: It’s New Year’s Eve (0)
25: Christmas where I am (0)
22: Aeroplane in my left ear (0)
18: Another concert (0)
11: Not a dream, I really was there! (0)
03: Vietnam Women’s Memorial (0)
03: New Link: A Short Story A Day (0)
02: Images at the Wall (0)

November 2006 (6)
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30: At the Wall (0)
24: Me and my girls (0)
22: My Stress Busters in the flesh! (0)
20: Visiting the Bears and surprising Janis Ian (0)
07: This is funny … NOT! (0)
05: NaNoWriMo and honesty (0)

October 2006 (8)
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29: How did you spend your weekend? (0)
20: What are you doing this weekend? (0)
14: NaNo Dream come true (0)
12: The Writer’s Notebook (0)
09: Yoong Ping in Chinese (0)
09: Forever Peace (0)
07: Here we go again … (0)
01: 30 days to NaNo (0)

September 2006 (7)
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20: A short history of Chet on the Net (0)
17: Hot soup on a cold spring afternoon (0)
15: Oh, happy (panda) day! (0)
10: A ticklish bear (0)
03: I just have to say this (0)
02: Emptiness (0)
01: Goodbye, Girl (0)

August 2006 (10)
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27: Adopt a Panda (0)
24: Speaking of friends (0)
24: Conversation between two friends (0)
19: Saturday evening - lonely at Starbucks? (0)
19: Victim of Technology (0)
16: Box of Kindness (0)
11: Box of Books - any takers? (0)
06: Baby Panda Teeth (0)
03: Happy Birthday, Su Lin! (0)
02: Somebody’s turning 1 today (0)

July 2006 (18)
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29: Some pictures (0)
29: Norwich, 17 years later (0)
29: Trip down memory lane (0)
25: Print-outs (0)
22: One disadvantage of apartment living (0)
19: Being punished? (0)
19: Hellooooooooooo (0)
17: Irresistible (0)
17: Conversations with Mother (0)
15: A Date with Mother (0)
15: Happy Tears (0)
13: Pretty mugs in a row (0)
11: Spoons spelled backwards (0)
11: Tai Shan’s Official 1st Birthday Portrait (0)
09: Happy Birthday, Tai Shan! (0)
09: Birthday Reminiscences (0)
08: Candy Cane (0)
07: Break (0)

June 2006 (16)
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30: 2006 World Cup’s Most Valuable Player? (0)
29: Time for a manicure, Tai (0)
24: Bah! (0)
24: My family heirloom (0)
23: New Books (0)
22: Sheesh … (0)
21: Michelle Yeoh’s sister (1)
16: Janis Ian, Storyteller (0)
15: Boss’s son (0)
10: Travels (0)
09: Tai is 11 months old today (0)
08: *snore* (0)
06: Where was this sign posted? (0)
05: Going to the Movies (0)
04: World-famous Panda Mommies (0)
03: See what PU members make poor Tai do? (0)

May 2006 (14)
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30: What Kind of Coffee are You? (0)
28: Boo! (0)
27: A Panda Love Story (0)
26: A Boy named Phoebe (0)
24: One of those nights (0)
22: A man (and his voice) from my past (0)
22: Just to hear her voice (0)
18: Update (0)
11: Panda Butt Alert (0)
11: How he’s grown (0)
04: Panda Showdown (0)
04: Big Boy (0)
02: Old Friends (0)
01: Travel Log (0)

April 2006 (16)
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30: False Alarm? (0)
30: Feeling my age (0)
28: Mortimer (1)
27: UK Living Room Concert: The Venue (0)
26: Special Delivery (0)
26: I was good (0)
26: Jetlagged (0)
25: Listening to “Fly Too High” will never be the same again (0)
24: A possible downside to travelling alone (0)
22: Two wonderful weeks (0)
12: It’s all Sharon Bakar’s fault (0)
10: This trip was made possible by my beloved niece (0)
10: In London (0)
06: The Number “17″ (0)
04: “Please, no more pictures …” (0)
01: The other side of the coin (0)

March 2006 (12)
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30: The Grand Old Lady in my life (0)
27: Too organised for my own good? (0)
23: “Oops …” (0)
23: Tai - A People Panda (0)
21: Picture of the Day (0)
20: At the Janis Ian Forum (0)
20: Stiffed by the national airline (0)
16: 669 (0)
15: Chick Magnet (0)
12: Never a day without lines (0)
07: Music: Folk is the New Black, Janis Ian (0)
06: How can? (0)

February 2006 (14)
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27: Janis Ian “live” online chat, 3:00 p.m. CENTRAL, 25 February 2006 (0)
27: A Private Moment (0)
25: A Janis Ian anniversary (0)
23: Tai’s “Hangover” (0)
21: Pandas, pandas everywhere (0)
15: My funny “Valentines” (0)
14: Holding tight (0)
14: “Hey ma, it’s snowing” (0)
14: Oranges are not the only fruit (0)
13: Images of Hope (0)
12: Chap Goh Meh (0)
08: Belated Chinese New Year greetings from the Wolong Cubs (0)
05: My Record Collection (1)
01: How small is small? (0)

January 2006 (20)
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27: New Digs, New Beginning (0)
26: Sisters (0)
26: I got caged (0)
24: New digs (0)
19: When they were young (0)
18: Second rule of decluttering (0)
17: First rule of decluttering (0)
16: For Ochiya, in the aftermath of Katrina (0)
14: A “Stunned” Panda (0)
11: It’s Christmas time (0)
10: White Hair (or Coming of Age) (0)
09: What the … ? (0)
08: Here’s looking at you, kid (0)
08: Getting to know you: Malaysia K9 Day 2006 (0)
06: Grandpa Chin (0)
05: Merry Christmas from the Wolong 16 (0)
03: Shall we dance? (0)
03: Some People (0)
03: Lucky Lady (0)
01: Happy New Year (0)

December 2005 (29)
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31: Of Numbers, An Artist Rediscovered, Sad News, and Moving Out (0)
31: Black & White (0)
28: Story: “Brokeback Mountain” (58)
26: “Hurry up, mum …” (0)
26: Boxing Day Gift (0)
26: Mother & The Clown (62)
25: Christmas Eve at the San Diego Zoo (0)
25: Panda Antics (0)
24: It’s Christmas Eve … (0)
23: Smart Panda (0)
22: Tai strikes a pose (0)
22: Hello, Everybody (0)
21: Winter Solstice Food (0)
19: Class of 2005 (not 2004) (0)
19: Recharging my writing energy (0)
18: The long walk to Harvey Norman (0)
17: Cute, or not? (0)
16: Water with tender, loving care (0)
14: See what? (0)
14: Another Certificate (0)
13: Which is which? (0)
12: “A little bit of something very cute” (0)
10: On my mind (0)
09: 101 Things (0)
07: My Dana welcome screen (0)
03: A Malaysian Christmas (0)
01: Malaysian NaNoWriMo 2005 Stats (0)
01: 2005 NaNovel Excerpt (0)
01: Smiling Panda II (0)

November 2005 (18)
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30: Smiling Panda (0)
29: Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow! (0)
26: I don’t even understand the language! (0)
26: The green and the purple of NaNoWriMo (0)
25: Mission Accomplished (0)
20: Thousand-Word Picture (0)
20: My funny mother (0)
20: NaNo Progress (0)
15: “Hey, mum” (0)
14: The “Q” Factor (0)
13: Who says all giant pandas look the same? (0)
12: And her name is … (0)
11: Aw shucks … (0)
11: Playlist 11/11/05 a.m. (0)
11: Forty-Seven (0)
10: NaNovel Progress (0)
09: 1,0000-word picture (0)
04: Song: “Change the World” (0)

October 2005 (21)
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31: Elaine Paige in one word (0)
31: Ready, Steady … (0)
25: Going to the hips (0)
24: Overdone Popcorn (0)
20: Before and After (0)
18: Daddy Gao Gao (0)
17: And his name is … (0)
15: Listening to … (0)
13: Posing (0)
12: Mystery solved (0)
12: Buggy (0)
12: Season of AGMs (0)
12: Wolong Class of 2004 (0)
08: *sigh* (0)
07: Janis Ian in Cantonese! (1)
06: From WriMo to NaNut (0)
05: Which came first - AlphaSmart or NaNoWriMo? (0)
04: New Toy (0)
03: Song: “On the Other Side” (0)
01: Celebrating with Jesus (0)
01: NaNo Countdown (0)

September 2005 (18)
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30: Purple & Orange (0)
30: Typical (0)
29: Panda Fest (0)
28: Me (0)
24: Book: The Writer’s Desk (Jill Krementz) (0)
24: Reruns (0)
20: See how they sleep (0)
19: Now listening … (0)
19: Not feeding the wolf (0)
17: A Nano dream (0)
11: Now listening … (0)
11: The Growing Cub (0)
11: Cafe Phin (aka Viet coffee drip) (0)
10: Internet fame (0)
06: Cousin Cubs (0)
06: Another Concert (0)
05: Hurricane Katrina - One Survivor’s Account (0)
03: Happy Birthday (0)

August 2005 (36)
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31: “Are you done yet?” (2)
31: A mummy again! (0)
30: Panda ballet? (0)
30: Panda Handstand (0)
29: Long time no see (0)
28: Ignorance is bliss (0)
27: For VaLz (0)
26: Speaking of names … (0)
26: Tiny! (0)
25: Panda Sex (0)
21: Who named you? (0)
20: Birthday Smile (0)
19: Personal Pillow (0)
19: Happy Birthday, Mei Sheng (0)
18: Happy, happy (0)
17: Big Paw Mama (0)
16: Beh Tahan* (0)
14: Looking less like a mouse and more like a giant panda (0)
12: Tale of a Clock (0)
11: Housekeeping (0)
11: Can’t resist (0)
11: Dreaming? (0)
10: Double Take (0)
10: Full month (0)
09: Bonding (0)
08: Panda Weblog (0)
07: Panda Family Album (0)
05: “Home Alone” ? (58)
04: What I’m passionate about (0)
03: More cub news (0)
03: Joy, joy, joy …. dizzy, dizzy, so dizzy!! (0)
03: Letters to China and other ways of keeping in touch (0)
03: Cub’s Sex (0)
02: Post Counts (0)
01: In just three weeks (0)
01: Someone else is white, too (0)

July 2005 (31)
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June 2005 (14)
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28: MIT Weblog Survey 2005 (0)
27: Old Friends (0)
26: In the middle of the night … (0)
25: Meeting up (0)
23: 17 years on … (0)
22: Bits and Pieces (0)
16: The Numbers Game (1)
13: Wait till he hears about this (0)
08: Farewell, Mrs Robinson (0)
07: New Lease of Life (0)
05: It’s a wonder, indeed (0)
03: I live for moments such as this (0)
02: New Look for San Diego Zoo Panda Cam (0)
01: It’s the driver, not the car (0)

May 2005 (21)
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30: Road to Recovery (0)
26: The “redial” button - dangerous? (1)
25: Goodbye to an old friend (1)
24: Ouch … (0)
23: Interesting finds (1)
20: Family Weekend (0)
20: Another numeric palindrome? (0)
20: Huff n Puff (0)
19: Hot day in the sun (0)
15: Anniversary (0)
14: A Tale of a Car (2)
13: 7th heaven and cloud 9, too (0)
12: Other Voices, Other Rooms (0)
10: I should have expected this (0)
08: Making progress (0)
08: Happy Mother’s Day (0)
07: Friday evening at the San Diego Zoo (0)
05: Dragged myself out of bed just for this (0)
05: Big Breakfast (0)
05: This is what I’ve been waiting for (0)
04: Sprained elbow (0)

April 2005 (25)
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29: Unicorns do exist (0)
29:&