It was in Terminal 1 where I decided to avail myself of a pedicure.

BBC: Changi: The airport of your dreams

Which is why I decided to learn more about their plight and our nation's legal and social response.

CNN: Don't turn your back on these children

Over the weekend, I decided to ask the bank how best to handle this.

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Well I decided to do something truly radical: I decided to try and find out.

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So I want to explain to everybody why I decided to take it on.

WHITEHOUSE: Help for Homeowners in the Hardest Hit States

And I decided to take lessons and find out everything I could about the horn.

NPR: Saxophone's History as 'The Devil's Horn'

So I decided to forget what's behind me and concentrate on making my front look good.

NPR: Play Captures Life Under South African Apartheid

After a couple weeks of hemming and hawing, I decided to give Interop one last shot.

FORBES: Taking the Pulse of the Cloud

After I loaded my groceries, I decided to drive over to that gas station.

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So instead of putting the phone down, I decided to play along and record the call.

BBC: A phone call for Mr Sellan

At that point, I decided to reveal that I had been stringing him along.

BBC: A phone call for Mr Sellan

However, I decided to give it a go and bought a waistbelt to carry my iPod.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Time trials of a GPS watch

Then I decided to take it for a test drive and I was immediately hooked.

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So I decided to ignore the instructions and wear them during my morning commute.

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Good thing, then, that I decided to visit on the snowiest day of winter.

BBC: The Bureau of Unknown Destinations

In the end, I decided to start my own company and MKG was launched in 2003.

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Eventually, I decided to go back to Harvard but finish my studies as quickly as possible.

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As I looked at my list this year, I decided to approach it differently.

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"The opportunity came around, so I decided to give it a go, " he says.

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There was another article a few months later and I decided to make some inquiries.

BBC: NEWS | Health | Personal story: IVF in Barbados

And so I decided to give up journalism and do something more about it.

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So I decided to just keep quiet and let them come up with Plan B.

FORBES: Women and Overperforming: Don't Go for the Bait

Not being a blogger, I decided to post my essay to a Facebook group instead.

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The last few dates I went on, I decided to experiment and try both approaches.

FORBES: Who Should Pick Up the Check on a Date?

So, looking back at 2011, I decided to see which strategy would have paid off best.

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Instead of just feeling empathy towards them, I decided to help break this cycle.

WHITEHOUSE: Helping Youth at Home and Abroad

"Zak Feaunati is one of the reasons that I decided to stay, " said the 26-year-old.

BBC: Fuimaono-Sapolu extends Bath stay

So, I decided to take a look at stock yields to see what you could get.

FORBES: Seeking Yield? Turn To Stocks Not Bonds

One evening, I decided to kick one back at the resort bar down by the shore.

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"I decided to become an advocate because I walked my own journey to survival, " she said.

CNN: Child rape survivor saves 'virgin myth' victims