I feel a bit foolish because I just discovered this nasi lemak….like last night! My cousin, Lai Yee, told me about the nasi lemak a few weeks ago when she was working the graveyard shift. It seems her boss had ‘tar-pau’ this piping hot nasi lemak for her and her colleagues late that night as …
Read More12 Money Saving Tips… Add On Yours? 8
I emailed this over to a writer friend as she was preparing for a magazine article. Little did I know I missed her deadline! And as always, she only asked for one money-saving tip but I gave her 12. I know, I am a bit over-lah! So instead of throwing it all away, I am …
Read MoreA Story of Malaysia Tak Boleh 7
This is from an email forward which I sent out to all my friends today. I decided to put it here on my blog because it riles me a lot that we still hear of these incidents happening in Malaysia. “Dear all Am forwarding an article which appeared on malaysiakini to you. I think medical …
Read MoreSPCA Garage Sale This 29 November 0
I got this email from a friend who helps out at the Penang SPCA. The SPCA will be having a garage sale this 29 November (Saturday) from 10am to 2pm at its Jalan Jelutong premises. Get the map from here: http://www.spca-penang.net/Document/locationinfo.htm I heard that there’ll be lots of kitchenware, books, 2009 calendars, notebooks, household stuff …
Read MoreDon’t Get Scammed with this SMS from SHELL! 39
I got this SMS this morning. Something tells me it’s downright fishy. It’s probably a scam for a few reasons. I don’t buy petrol from Shell. I don’t join SMS contests. I am very skeptical of forwarded emails (especially those that begin with: Send this to 10 people and I get 3 cents for my …
Read MoreBest Banana Cake Ever 78
Don’t you just love the smell of baking banana cake? (OK. if you hate bananas, this post is not for you. Stop reading now. If you love bananas, then read on for you will find a recipe so simple you’ll run out right now to buy some to make this cake.) I do. I love …
Read MoreEat, Pray & Love: Elizabeth Gilbert’s Mantra 0
Jana gave me Elizabeth Gilbert’s book, Eat, Pray & Love when I was in KL a few months ago. We’re both book-mad in the same way and love the same kind of reads. But Jana’s more feminist than me so I was surprised that this non-fiction was slipped into my hands, with an urgent “read …
Read MoreMentioned in The Malay Mail, Thanks to Robert 4
Anyone who reads this blog knows that Robert Raymer used to be my Creative Writing teacher when I was an undergrad in USM about 10 years ago. Fate made us meet again some 3 years ago when we were both speakers at an event that KDU Penang was organizing then. We met up, exchanged news …
Read MoreNetworking, Anyone? 2
I’m organising a networking lunch for ladies next Friday, 14 November, at Edelweiss (on Armenian St) as part of our WomenBizSense activities. While most activities are limited to ladies who are members of our group (our Lunch Bunches and Quarterly Meets), this time we’re opening up to other ladies – if you’re a homemaker or …
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