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Wesak Day.

Happy Wesak Day everyone!

If you've been wondering why the font types and sizes keep changing on my blog, it's because I'm experimenting on what makes best readability. I think I'm settling on what I have currently. What do you think? Do your eyes hurt? Does my blog look fat in Trebuchet MS, size 11?

After a long week at work (I've been coming home after 12am every day), I was thinking of sleeping in today, and probably waking up sometime tomorrow, but alas and alack! my bioclock woke me up at 8am today. I almost got up to get ready for work before realising I had to get back to sleep but it was too late. By then I was already wide awake. Curse my daily routine! Curses and plagues!

Since I'm up and about, I might as well have some quality time with my short story manuscripts and perhaps a little with Salman Rushdie too.
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  1. Lydia Teh12/5/06 3:15 pm

    Hi Ted, came here from Sharon's. This font is very readable, especially for "old" eyes like mine and the colour of the blog is very pleasing. Amused to find my blog listed under Msian Litscene on your sidebar, but thanks for putting it up.

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  2. Ted Mahsun12/5/06 8:29 pm

    Thanks for the feedback! Looks like I'll stick to this font for now.

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