needpowderjm
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Got given a bit box of luxury Belgian chocolates last weekend.
They are all gone now, very nice.
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Whats it for?
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Can't believe they are that cheap now.
Might take a look myself.
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Was it pie-eater who posted some photos from up there last summer?
Interesting.
Looked very wild and desolate.
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Got 10 days in one go to play with and haven't decided where to plump for yet.
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In Japan?
No. In Singapore.
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First skied in 1992.
Tried to ski at least for a few days every season since then.
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I really like the look of this place but there doesn't seem to be much nearby it out on it's own. That correct?
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I'm looking to spend a while in one place this next winter. Not quite as long as I'd like, perhaps 10 days but still planning to mainly be in the one place. Can't wait.
Important news of the day thread
in General off-topic discussions
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A newborn baby girl has died after being snatched from her family's living room by a monkey.
The four-day-old infant has been left alone for just a few minutes when she disappeared.
Her body was found shortly later outside the home in central Negri Sembilan state, Malaysia's Star and the New Straits Times newspaper reported.
The baby, who was found by her mother and grandmother, had bite marks on her neck and face.
Her father was quoted as saying a macaque monkey had been seen roaming near the house in recent weeks.
The baby's grandmother said that she was in the kitchen when the infant, who had not yet been named by her parents, was snatched.
"When my daughter-in-law placed the baby in the living room after bathing her, she went into the bathroom again to get something," she said.
"Just for the short while, she found the baby missing when she returned to the living room. We were all anxious when blood stains were spotted on the floor."
Ishak Muhamad, a state wildlife official, said that the monkey may have been attracted by a female pet monkey that the family kept in a cage.
"We suspect the macaque was rummaging for food inside the house. It could have taken the baby to the roof thinking the newborn was food," he told the paper.
"The baby died when it fell to the ground. The monkey had apparently released the newborn, probably because it was alarmed by the parents' shouts."
Malaysian authorities have battled a booming macaque population in cities.