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It’s A People Weekend

Dedicated to all the very different things about people……. 1) There’s a 30-something guy in one of the tiny Starbucks outlets I visit on occasion – he’s been there I think easily for more than a year, any time of … Continue reading

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Beautiful Stories Of Adoption (And More) This Friday…

1) The oft-not heralded enough beauty captured in Breathtaking Photos Of Adoption. 11 years in derivatives, 3 banking mergers (survived all 3 technically, but still you kinda think the universe is trying to tell you something, and it’s not what your … Continue reading

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Various Courageous Offspring And Their Videos This Friday. Ahem.

1) Base-Jumping Barnacle Goose. Obvious lead, when you watch this thing: (BBC’s so annoying, the sound effects/ lack thereof make the video even more nerve-wracking) – – 2) Have you met Alex From Target? It’s here because the apparent “randomness” … Continue reading

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Happy Halloween Friday

1) Inappropriate Baby Halloween Costumes <cringe> – – 2) 6 Reasons Halloween Isn’t Harmless. <sheepish> It’s here partly because this is the first time I’ve come across some of these points (at least, articulated that way). We barely knew what Halloween was in our … Continue reading

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It’s Almost Not The Weekend Anymore….

1) In honor of the weekend almost gone, Miserable Men, which has been making the rounds in both US and UK press this week with varying pictures from the same collection…. Proving (on an almost-Monday) Even When You’re Miserable You Can … Continue reading

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Would You Buy A Dorm Room For When Your Child Goes To College? (And Others, This Friday)

1) Kings’ recent CNBC Squawk Box feature about investing in student accommodation…   Post by Asia Bankers Club. It’s a thought process we’re having re The Rockstars’ college educations someday as well: We can’t afford to buy anything we really … Continue reading

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All Sorts Weekend – Creativity, Discrimination And Hating New Math

1) The Samsung Solve For Tomorrow competition for Poly and Uni students, currently going on in Singapore (my alma mater Nanyang Technological University is one of the contest partners :). Friend of a friend has a submission with the catchphrase “Correcting lazy … Continue reading

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Weekender

1) Formerly from Penang and my senior in Secondary School (been awhile, correct me if I’m wrong please dear 🙂 Webs Of Significance’s Photo Essay: Loving Hong Kong On China’s National Day. She goes where I can only dream of around HK, with a … Continue reading

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Kindness Boomerang By Life Vest Inside

Couldn’t get video or song out of my head (but couldn’t fit it in the last weekender either).. Feel-good vid by nonprofit Life Vest Inside of NYC filmed in Red Bank New Jersey… A-and has the added bonus of the significance … Continue reading

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Young People Who Inspire Or Make You Smile, This Weekend

1) 19 Exceptional Harvard Students. Because apparently going to Harvard (which last I heard had an acceptance rate of 5.9%) isn’t exceptional enough. It’s not what you think; nowhere is there a mention of actual grades. These kids overcome homelessness, poverty, cancer … Continue reading

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