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Kiat. How do I personalize this blog? What shall I write about? Surely something good. Oh well it's late, I'm tired, it'll have to wait.

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Thanks for commenting! Because of so many spam posts, to save us all from them, I've had to regrettably moderate submitted comments. Thanks for your understanding.
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