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		<title>Drugs, Creativity and Performance</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/09/07/drugs-creativity-and-performance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 05:31:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was thinking about this after hearing a singer died recently (Amy Winehouse). Never heard of her until her death.  It seems she was quite popular with own brand of music and song writing. Anyway, that made me think about recent deaths involving those in entertainment industry, sports, fashion, arts, etc. Those industries that involve [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/09/02/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 04:50:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Photo Slideshow: Had breakfast at the hotel at 6.30am, followed by a boat trip to Coral Island which is about 15 minutes from Pattaya beach. From Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 3 Along the way, we stopped at one of the floating piers for those interested to do parasailing. Then went up for a round. From Bangkok [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 2 Part 3</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/09/02/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-2-part-3/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Sep 2011 02:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing from part 2, we reached our hotel at Pattaya at about 7pm, after dinner. Rested for a while before heading out for the cabaret show called Alcazar. It was a 1.5 hour dance show featuring transvestites. From Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 2 Part 3 The hall was packed, I guess easily with about 2000 people. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sunset at Port Dickson</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/09/01/sunset-at-port-dickson/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Sep 2011 15:23:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Some pics taken at Admiral Cove Port Dickson:]]></description>
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		<title>being vegetarian saves money and can help control food inflation</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/07/12/being-vegetarian-saves-money-and-can-help-control-food-inflation/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jul 2011 05:07:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I have gone vegetarian for the last 50+ days, just to give it a try. Not so difficult as one may think. As I was reading about rising cost of food, and obesity issues in Malaysia, this idea popped up. I noticed that I tend to eat less, eat accordingly, and waste less after being [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Floria Putrajaya 2011 Day 1</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/07/10/floria-putrajaya-2011-day-1/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 10 Jul 2011 15:22:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[From Floria Putrajaya 2011 Day 1 Went to Putrajaya yesterday morning to visit the Floria flower festival. It was the 1st day of the festival. We reached the venue at 9am but the opening ceremony was not started yet. The weather was cloudy, and it rained early in the morning. Heard that PM Najib was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 2 Part 2</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/07/06/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-2-part-2/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Jul 2011 08:36:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Continuing from part 1,  at 3.30pm we stopped at the famous Si Racha Tiger Zoo in Si Racha district (Between Chonburi and Pattaya) for their tiger show. This is zoo where tiger and piglet photo was taken (widely circulated in the net). We actually saw tiger cubs trying to suckle milk from pig. They also had crocodile [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 2 Part 1</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/06/24/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-2-part-1/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/06/24/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-2-part-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Jun 2011 09:20:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[There were lots of photos, so I divided the day into 3 segments. Part 1 covers from morning till about 2.30pm. Part 2 covers from 3pm till we reached Pattaya at around 6.30pm, and Part 3 covers the rest until night. Part 1 Wake up call at 6am. Had breakfast at the hotel by 7.30am, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bangkok Pattaya Trip Day 1</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/05/19/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-1/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/05/19/bangkok-pattaya-trip-day-1/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 06:06:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Managed to squeeze a short holiday to Bangkok and Pattaya (thanks Then) last month (no Internet, so that explains lack of activity on blog and social networks). Here&#8217;s the short and long of the trip: Day 1 is basically getting to Bangkok from KLIA and nothing much to visit. Took a two-hour flight at 12.30pm [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Talk on Astro Vizhutugal 2011</title>
		<link>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/04/09/talk-on-astro-vizhutugal-2011/</link>
		<comments>http://poobalan.com/blog/personal/2011/04/09/talk-on-astro-vizhutugal-2011/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 09 Apr 2011 15:40:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>poobalan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is the 3rd year running that I got a chance to talk about post SPM/STPM options on Astro Vizhutugal (thanks to Ms Khrisna!). Was not feeling well with the sore throat, and didn&#8217;t manage to cover all the points I wanted to talk. I talked about the study paths available, factors to consider in [...]]]></description>
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