Quick! What’s the answer for “barbarian greeting”? Yi told us the answer, and we were stupefied. Well, it did sound plausible and yes, there was that shop sign which fit her explanation.
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The first thought which came to my mind this morning when I woke up was, “Is that Auntie burning joss paper again?! This early in the morning?” You see, the Aunties in my apartment block love burning joss paper. Since we live in apartments and not bungalows, there’s no space for them to do it [...]
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You know, technology isn’t about making life better or faster or easier sometimes. The way I see it, it complicates life mostly. People just can’t stick with one simple idea. They like to adorn their ideas and see it grow, with bling-blings and tassels and silverdust. While I work with technology most of the time, [...]
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There’s something absolutely charming about the British, in spite of their rather dry wit. Possibly there’s something regal, even aristocratic about the British, their humour, their work, their writing.
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“You like Penang?” A friend once asked. I guess I do. I didn’t spend much of my growing up years here but I spent almost all of my school holidays in Penang when I was younger. There’s something about Penang which is charming although the traffic can be crazy at times. But Sundays are good [...]
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It’s one of those days that you just want to kick back and start savouring the weekend. (Yes, even for people who work at home like me.) I got this by poking around someone’s blog and found it to be just the thing to trigger some creativity in all of us. It’s fun and it’s [...]
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I am sure my neighbours wonder about me and my other half all the time. I used to get out of the apartment at 8 plus in my formal business suit, ready to get my car started so I can get to work on the dot. Everyday for the past couple of years. Suddenly, it [...]
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I am the type of person who shies away from watching tearjerkers at the cinema. I don’t like to walk out of the cinema feeling melancholy. I much prefer to laugh my cares away with some comedy, with a chuckle and a smile and a dozen good feelings in my head the minute I get [...]
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I know why I love Penang, despite its crazy traffic jams and rude motorists who jump into my lane when I am happily driving along. The culture. Where else can you get, side by side to Chinese establishments, little enclaves of Indian shops which seem to have been forgotten by time? In Penang, Little India [...]
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The SMS came a week ago. The gist of the message was: July 14th would be the day she would walk out a free woman. She would be officially divorced from her ex-husband. And yesterday, at about 10.20am, I got another SMS from her. Finally, after all the waiting, she did walk out of court [...]
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Why I Stayed...And Other Such Rubbish
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The Big Move...Done
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If I Had A Magic Wand...
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Undergoing iLASIK - The Actual Day
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The Quest For That Perfectly Grilled Stick
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Want To Be Another Kind of Apprentice?
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Remember This Game?
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Don's Way of Living Green
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Excuse Me, So You're Malay?
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Nibong Tebal's Deepfried Secret
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Maya: HI Marsha: Well, I didn't celebrate Merdeka either...
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unkaleong: *hugs* that's a whole lot of "May's" What really t...
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marsha: very well-said. for me, kinda not in the mood to c...
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Vern: I have a few Singaporean friends as well (not Mala...
