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Edit: Firstly thanks to momofthree for the add. I have actually done this before, in an earlier entry (thanks to Cincauhangus and Che-cheh). I didn’t know it was the so-called “Z-list”, which has been quite a buzz on the net. Anyway I’ve also got some new adds I’d like to share with you guys. Usually, I read them using a feedreader. So let me finalize my list of new additions/recommendations (depending on how you like to look at it) to the list:-

First add:
This guy was among the earliest readers at Narrowband.org (this blog was set-up only in December last year). He said he calls Subang his second home, as most of his relatives live here. He once confessed that he liked me my nickname Narrowband. As an aspiring Wordpress-guru, he gets a kick out of having an XHTML valid site. He is Cincauhangus aka Aaron.

Second add:
Golden retriever. A really beautiful golden retriever. No I’m not talking about the blogger - I’m talking about her pet dog. The blogger herself is an engineer (*salute*!), and is also a Subangite (Whoops!). She is one extremely entrepreneurial woman. You can tell by the second-hand items she’s selling on her site, as well as the paid reviews she’s been writing. I heard George Lucas presented her with lightsaber as a gift because she loved his movies so much. Don’t play play. She is Che-cheh.

Third add:
Whoa this girl and I go way back. Lol I mean she was already on my blogroll when I was blogging at blogspot long time ago. We can connect in so many ways lah I tell you. We’ve got a mutual friend, who is my former roommate’s girlf. Her younger brother is also studying in the same university. She writes well, listens to a lot of good music, and enjoys photography. She is Julee.

Fourth add:
I enjoy reading this girl’s blog a lot. We also have a mutual friend, whom I met online in year 2001, I think. Don’t expect to find English entries on her blog. They’re all in only two languages: Mandarin and Hokkien. Waitaminute, I thought it’s a well-known fact that Narrowband can’t read Chinese? Look, I may not be Chinese-educated but I *can* read some ok! What more with all the hi-tech translators and programs readily available on the net to aid us ‘bananas’. Dear readers, I present to you, Sanyeong’s blog. (Btw, her Hokkien very ho liao wan.)

Fifth add:
Lastly, here is a blog that I stumbled upon via MyBlogLog not too long ago. It took only 3 visits before I decided to subscribe to her RSS feeds. She is a Singaporean blogger, married with a son, Jaymes. One of her most recent entries was about her encounter with her first love, how she handled the situation and how she felt after that. I could almost imagine it in my head. She writes in impeccable English, and sometimes include a line or two of Chinese phrases as well. And because we’re not of the same age group, I find her blog enlightening. She is in the East Coast of Singapore; she is eastcoastlife.

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(Note: I realize that there is at least one repeated link, so I don’t really expect a response from everyone. It’s a matter of choice, really. Up to you, ok? ;-) )
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Man, I’m beginning to miss the holidays already. The past 7 days or so had been so relaxing and blissful, so much so it felt almost like a sin. I’ve not put on weight (I told you I have excellent weight-balancing metabolism), but I’ve developed an ulcer in my lower gum. I applied salt - it was so good that I almost teared. But salt always works ;)

I’m suffering from what some people would call ‘the jobseeker’s dilemma’. I read somewhere saying that if you have a blog, include the URL in your resume so that the HR people could read it. I still don’t quite understand how a blog could help secure an employment (professional blogs, maybe - but personal blogs?). In fact, I have also read that it’s best not to let your colleagues and bosses know you keep a blog.

That said, I’ve sent a number of applications (not many lar, about 5 nia) and am still scouting for vacancies. I was chatting with Joyce last night about this and I said that I could deal with looooonng working hours. I told her, “Good thing I’m single”. Then she replied, “I think it (the job) also keeps you single too”, which kinda brought me to my senses. Money is nothing when you don’t have a balanced life, right?

I’m finishing my studies some time in May. And I actually got sounded by Yian for being ‘too early’ on the job applications. But securing a job prior to graduation is not uncommon, isn’t it? Yian’s got a point too actually. It’s not like I’m idling my time away shaking legs at home. I’ve still got my Final Year Project and two more final subjects to handle. It’s a stressful final semester, to say the least.

And my post-holidays syndrome hasn’t gone away yet :(.

By the way, I received a terrible news two nights ago. The house belonging to a close friend of mine had caught fire. The second floor, including her bedroom, was badly damaged. Fortunately, no one was injured. That, I think, is what’s most important. Apparently it was caused by a short-circuit somewhere in the house, when its occupants were busy playing mahjong. I hope her family gets through this in no time.