I count myself lucky to know Don and Mylene. It started with someone giving me their phone number a few years ago because I wanted to contact them to give a talk at Mensa Penang. They invited us to listen to their environment talk at the Pulau Tikus church one morning. I was totally in …
Read MoreHatyai With Dancing Ladies, Part 2 0
If you read Part 1, Part 2 is where it gets interesting. We were spending a two-day, one-night weekend in the Lee Gardens Plaza Hotel in the heart of Hatyai town. It was a clever idea to get this hotel as it was smack dab in the midst of all the activity of the town …
Read MoreHatyai With Dancing Ladies, Part 1 2
It was one of those spontaneous things – I got invited to join a group of line dancing ladies from Han Chiang for a weekend in Hatyai in January (yes this is a very late post but better late than never ya!). Nic was visiting Kuching for the week and I had nothing planned so …
Read MoreFeatured in Guang Ming Daily 8
Remember that story about Guang Ming wanting to know how I made yogurt at home? Well, they featured my how-to as well as a tiny picture of me holding a tub of yogurt on 20 March 2011. UPDATE [Li Choo, the Guang Ming reporter, recently emailed me the link to the feature on the Guang …
Read MoreWandering Jew For Tea 4
Recently I was given this plant when I went over to visit Mylene. It’s become a habit of ours to exchange plants and seeds. She often said that she wished most companies would give her a potted plant as a token of appreciation instead of the usual souvenirs like mugs and engraved plaques. I agree. …
Read MoreSimplicity and Heart 0
I have been rather tied up with things lately that I have had very little time to blog. But today being Wesak Day, I decided to give myself a break and come back to my scribbles. Lots of you have checked in and found too few updates. I promise to be regular. The thing is, …
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