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01. the box design
this is where all the stuffs are placed in

02. manual front cover
the manual, or in layman terms - the comms mag

03. manual rear cover
you're looking at the manual's back

04. manual page sample left
just one of many pages in the manual

05. manual page sample right
just one of many pages in the manual

06. the CD
the cd-rom

07. postcards
3 postcards in the package

08. sticker A
stickers for labelling

09. sticker B
stickers of technical art

10. badge
1 x alpha model badge

11. car decal
make your car looking cooler than before

12. contact list
no worries about losing contact

13. tribute CD
exclusive to our wing commander Major Ong (i.e. not included in package)

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finally we reached hanoi!

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our first meal.. that is chicken noodles soup... yummy~

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banana flower salad..

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stew fish that looks and taste like chicken! good stuff!

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entrance of the literature temple

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the second doorway

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a pedestal..

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the third doorway.. the circular detail represents heaven..

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a still pool...

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statues of tablets on turtlebacks..

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entering the next doorway..

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water puppets for sale..

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a crane-like phoenix?

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incense urn guarded by a pair of dragons..

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red doors..

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the central altar.. should be a statue of the great philosopher confucius..

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roof details..

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a statue guarding solemnly

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a lotus pond..

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nice shadows..

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me.. fat version.. on parade grounds of the ho chi minh mausoleum

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a police in green uniform.. [ps: yellow uniform would be the traffic police..]

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riding by the ho chi minh mausoleum

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the flag stands proud on the parade ground..

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me.. fat version.. in front of ho chi minh mausoleum

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some beautiful motifs on a gate..

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that's ho chi minh house on stilts on the other side...

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a cool looking museum..

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some museum... didn't went in...

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the three-man stunt

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spot the buffaloes?

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wine of reptiles! should have tried!

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view from my room in hao binh hotel

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ladies by the halong bay

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jetty at halong bay..

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steps by the halong bay

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some trading..

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boat masts, flags and ladders..

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halong bay~ halong means dragon descending into the sea..

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still halong bay~

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still still halong bay~

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it's believed these islands were from a huge mountain that collapsed into e sea

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some huge boats for carrying sand and stones..

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the loner boat..

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dragon as the bow of the boat..

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and the dragon descends into the sea...

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a "gateway" of islands..

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close up on some ropes..

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a boat race!~

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dwellings on water!~ trading will also be carried out here..

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sparkly water reflecting the morning sun..

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a huge cliff..

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the "camel" islet..

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nice silhouette of a boat...

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ah..... absolutely wonderful...

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the front deck..

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a moment of relaxation..

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more islands..

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it's really cooling out here.. about 20+ degrees i guess..

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crabs on boat!~ sweet!!

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side elevation..

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patriotic vietnamese boats

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the "ninja"!

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this dragon just caught a flu... it's sure cold out here..

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the countryside!

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scenery of greens

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riding on..

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the griffin up there looks majestic!

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motorcycle parking lots..

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a vietnamese lady framed by a rear view mirror of a motorcycle..

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a vietnamese version of karang-guni..

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a tree grows tall on the middle of a road...

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man roasting "gao luck".. the stuffs on the left are engraved wooden stamps..

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hardworking ladies engraving some wooden stamps..

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old man holding a cigarette..

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vietnamese rickshaw..

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a cute siblings spotted before entering our water puppet show..

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overnight train bunkers!~ that's what i've been waiting all along!!

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so fast? it's morning already..

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a shot from the train window..

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vietnam express..

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the train stops for a rest, for some refilling and stuffs..

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another shot from the train window..

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that's us waiting for our first meal at hue city!

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vietnamese spring rolls by the pineapple sculpture..

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heading up to an emperor's tomb..

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the stone servants still serving loyally...

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spot our travel agent!

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the emperor rests here in peace..

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the military servants..

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heading to the forbidden palace of the nguyen dynasty..

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the right gate..

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that's symmetical..

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yeap, still symmetical..

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rear view of a building at the palace..

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dragon heads again... this time it's perfume river..

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our boat captain..

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a shot from the boat window..

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here we are at the thien mu pagoda..

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the thien mu pagoda..

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an incense urn in the compounds of the pagoda..

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a plum blossom!

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umbrellas pointing towards the south china sea..

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big waves of the south china sea..

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the cham museum.. the cham is a hindu minority of vietnam..

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a fearsome statue..

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that's a silhouette of a bird-like statue..

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sitting by the window...

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headless statues..

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a funny dragon... wahahaha..

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framing the seaview..

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cham museum...

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a window of the cham museum..

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a chinese restaurant at danang..

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silk worms!!

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a very skill-ded craftsman..

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the glorious morning glory..

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blue window of a temple..

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motorcycle in front of an art gallery cum shop...

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a japanese temple built on a bridge of hoi an city..

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hoi an, a national heritage. no cars can be found here but two-wheeled vehicles.

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colourful textures..

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a river at hoi an..

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front of the old tan ky art house..

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air well..

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safe water in here..

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the river again...

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some mischievious kids..

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nice river... what is it called again?

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told you... no cars!

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that's our tour guide on the extreme right..

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fruits and veges for sale..

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wet market is cool..

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squatting ladies..

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part of a museum at hoi an..

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parking lots again..

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pretty bags for sale!

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ladies by a stall..

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"a destination for the new millennium"... yeap, that's right!

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marble craftsmen at work..

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view from the top of the marble mountain..

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buddhist verses.. and a monk dwelling and garden at the background..

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the laughing buddha..

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enveloped by the marble mountain..

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pagoda amists the canopies...

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the buddhist pagoda on the marble mountain..

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the morning light floods the city of ho chi minh!

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they have many of these round-abouts at ho chi minh city..

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a street cleaner.. long shadows..

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a soldier demonstating how to enter a guerilla tunnel in discreet..

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a conference room of the re-unification palace..

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another conference room of the re-unification palace..

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another room..

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the president liked to hunt...

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this is one of his prize... a skull and a tail of a deer..

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see the huge tusks at the end of the room?

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a hallway..

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a cool lighting fixture...

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retro eh? the re-unification palace was designed in the modern fifties..

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a stairway.. common in interior magazines...

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a statue constructed out of war remnants in the war museum..

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a message of peace, no war..

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cool street graphics..

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a pillar of potted plants...

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a marketplace at chinatown, contructed by the donation of a rich man..

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nuns in a crowdy crowd..

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packed like sardines..

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a shot from the bus window..

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statue of a general on horse with a dove on his hand, probably symbolizing peace

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a french style building...

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a church i think...

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i'm not paying attention... cos...

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cos we are going back to singapore soon... *sob*

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every tree in ho chi minh city is painted white at the bottom as a standard..

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statues of vietnamese guerillas.. yup.. there were female militants too..

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a food stall...

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in the plane now.... *sigh*

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goodbye vietnam...

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those in row J...

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heavenly cottons

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waters beneath... that means, were are near home... ^_^

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be hasty and thou shalt stumble and fall...

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old sites in the mercy of the fast developing landscape.

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kids taught to touch the laughing buddha.. but do they learn the purpose?

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caressing the buddha.

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yeah glass are dangerous.

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can you reach?

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hidden talent.

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where are you heading to?

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god-fearing?

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or self-assurance?

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even worshipping gods have became "cross-disciplinary"

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i wonder if they even know what are they worshipping to...

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are the gods happy today?

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what do they expect of us?

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heaven will protect you if you burn more incense often.

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don't stop burning.

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pussy on the steps.

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and rubbish in the "flower pot"

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if you have one of them, you can travel around the island in less than a day.

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breaking lights.

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"beautiful modernism"

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rooftop of a shophouse in little india.

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if only i know the tamil language.

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they call each other brothers.

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i agree with robert powell.

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fool's paradise: refers to a state of delusive contentment or false hope.

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it'll be cool to have a S.O.H.O at this location.

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S.O.H.O: Small Office Home Office

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embrace pain..

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life's beautiful after all..

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hey pussy pussy~ meow~ meOW~

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indian sisters out for the day

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i'm trained as an interior designer... haha... what a joke!

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private apartment 13

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mr.mailbox has been forgetten. everyone's using mr.email.

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ok this picture sucks

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photoshopping sure help a little.. wait, but it still looks funny.

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ok no hard feelings.. you guys know better than i am, ya?

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empty sky

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ok, let me put in some focus..

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now duplicate layer.. invert... change blending... hmm...

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another blend.. looks interesting...

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alright, [color blend] looks the best here...

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doeon towers facade

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lets flip and multiply...

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cuby cuby...

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hmm..

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ah...

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woo...

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have i done this?

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this time lets increase the shutter speed.. no tripod...

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lets play with hue...

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expo station in the evening, ha.. my hands work as good as a tripod huh?

31b
cut this into 10 equal slices... and reverse the order!

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slice01 repetition

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slice02 repetition

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slice03 repetition

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slice04 repetition

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slice05 repetition

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slice06 repetition

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slice07 repetition

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slice08 repetition

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slice09 repetition

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slice10 repetition

001
pussyalley

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exit

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supply

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foamation

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bristle

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asset

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tasteless cookie/life

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liquid-cream

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void box

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ext erm ina ted

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amitabha

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survive

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the.oxymoron.of.life

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just keep staring

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savaged

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big soul, small body

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payday

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consumed

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where?

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simple bliss

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peahuenic