Protected: Editing out the bad bits

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Hanging over from Saturday

Having concluded a bad date on Saturday afternoon (password-protected entry), I was all ready to go home and collapse on the couch.
My mobile started buzzing the moment I got home and kicked off my shoes. It was friends calling to ask to hang out later that night, and so I resigned myself to another few [...]

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It’s all in the broth

All those old wives’ tales about having to gulp down your soup while it is piping hot, might not be so true after all.
My mom, being one of those traditional Chinese moms, always insisted that we drink our soup and eat our food while it is scalding hot and fresh off the stove. The longer [...]

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Urban renewal

Oft times I find it hard to grapple with Singapore’s concept of urban renewal. There is an obvious need to preserve what’s left of our old buildings and we have seen that in a lot of old buildings which have been recycled from their original use to serve another purpose.
But every time I go to [...]

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Protected: I put a hex on myself

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Language Test Results

The Commoner
You scored a 200 out of 400 on language knowledge.

Well done, you scored about what would be expected for someone who has not studied a cultural or linguistic science. You have basic knowledge about most major languages and you may even know somethings about lesser known languages. You may even speak a second [...]

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Protected: Idiotic work moment #324

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Singapore activist ban “authoritarian”: Wolfowitz

SINGAPORE (Reuters) – World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz on Friday called Singapore’s restrictions on the entry of activists for the World Bank/IMF meetings “authoritarian”.
But he said the World Bank and IMF did not plan to postpone their annual gathering, which is being hosted by the Southeast Asian city-state this month.
“Enormous damage has been done and [...]

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Protected: My date with a German architect

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Groove Armada @ Zouk

We went to listen Groove Armada play at Zouk on Friday, and were greeted with the usual long winding queues at the entrance. People waited patiently, thank god, and the bouncers kept everything in control.
We were chilling out with drinks, before the house music duo of Andy Cato and Tom Findlay played their set, and [...]

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