Other stuff that do not warrant their own post

I read somewhere that NSmen are entitled to bonuses and incentives.

The government is working on plans to improve the incentives of the NS-men for their efforts in every In-Camp-Trainings. This of course is a welcome move by all NS-men, it is a good way to “reward” us for all the time and efforts we committed during each ICT.

Heard that the IPPT monetary incentive will be adjusted and greater Economic Restructuring Share will be given. Let hope to hear the good new announcement soon.

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We have a new kitty cat in the house who some wise-ass decided to name Tiny because he is...umm... small. I guess he is one of the only kittens who is ... small. Will post pictures of the little (for now) critter when I take some. He is cute. Not unlike Haliain coloration(only with deeoer ginger coloured markings),my reclusive cat, who coincidentally has been more visible now as he assumes a maternal role to Tiny. Halia now comes closer and is often found in close proximity to Tiny. He can often hear Halia's calls to Tiny whenever the little one strays too far. Tiny has been well accepted by all the other cats of the Boyd household. They are generally a friendly bunch anyways.

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It became cloudy. Murky and dark. Thus began the latest setback in my tank-keeping journey. I tried all sorts of chemical treatments and even used bags of carbon to clear up the water. In the end I lost most of my fish. Only 7 fish of the 30 odd survived. 5 gouraimis,2 tetras and one lone rasbora. Bought more new fish from Aquastar yesterday to replenish my stocks. Most are ok...but the rasboras I bought did not survive the night and one of the bigger tetras met its demise yesterday barely hours after being put in. I guess that is part and parcel of a fish-keeping hobby.

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The Art of Star War exhibition is now on at the Singapore Science Centre. I am a lifelong Star Wars fan and will definitely be going to see it soon. It is from 19 November 2005 to 3 April 2006. So there is lots of time to catch it.
For more information go here.

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Noel's birthday party was last saturday. We had a bbq at my place. Needless to say there was lotsa beer and booze. In fact the bottles of liquor are still on the table outside. Any takers?
There was also a soccer match on TV that night, England vs Argentina, which only added to the atmosphere for me. Loreen was around again, so it was fun. I kinda like her. She is such a sweet and decent girl. I wonder why Noel and her never hooked up. She is made of much better stuff than Paula, whom I think is a slut and a bitch personally. Anyway me and Loreen hung out most of the night after I sent my beloved Agnes home. Loreen had made a bet on the soccer match with Danny who was a horny drunk guy all evening. He (Danny) professed love, kissed just about everyone and even held my hand as he was attempting to cross the road from his pub. Leonard (both of them) got stoned. One ended up having an early night(WUSS!!). The other ended up on my kitchen floor and worshipping at my toilet bowl after his vain attempts to get me high (double wuss!!).
In the end I ended up going to bed at 7 am. Needless to say I was rather out of it when I had to go to Ismail's housewarming/Hari Raya later that day. After that I met up with Faith to go to church. We both dozed off at parts of the sermon although she did not attend the above mentioned party.
After church I went to meet up with Agnes at her place. Cannot remember what or why though at this point of time.

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We just celebrated our 9th anniversary together. Gave my dearest a Spongebob Squarepants soft toy. I must say he is the most grotesque looking thing, but Agnes loves him despite it all. Ahhh... a mothers love.
This months celebration was rather low key. We went jogging/walking at the Singapore Botanic Gardens. We managed to cover nearly the entire expanse of the park somehow.
After that we had our dinner at Waffletown. Not exactly anniversary celebration fare but yummy nonetheless. Just love everything they have there. I never tire of their fried chicken.
After dinner we filled petrol and went to Thomson Plaza to withdraw some cash. We then headed back to my place to spend some quality private time together.

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