Mag & Sheldon

1 Corinthians 13:1-8
1 If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. 2 If I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but [...]

Excuse me, do you have a reservation?

“THE NAME IS BOURDAIN. ANTHONY BOURDAIN.”
Caught up with the intrepid Anthony Bourdain yesterday. He was in Singapore doing some research for an article that he was writing for the New York Times but being the dude that he is, he also agreed to do a spot of work for us over a most excellent lunch [...]

Land of the Hornbill

Just got back from Kuching today. This trip was a bit of a whirlwind; not enough hours in a day to do everything and catch up with everyone. But it was good nonetheless.
Arrived Saturday evening.
Sunday morning, first priority = laksa!
FOOD OF THE GODS
Sarawak laksa, like kolo mee, is sold at practically every coffee shop in [...]

Swing Out Sistah

This March 25, another one will bite the dust.
Tonight was a celebration of Magses’ last week of singledom. Getting the bride-to-be to traipse around selling condoms or approaching strangers for favours seemed too much like an Interact Club ragging session, so instead we opted for a night of good food, great wine, and cherished company.
IT [...]

Lock ‘n’ load!

It all started in 1981 when the US Forestry Service invented a dye-marking gun for marking trees. Word around the campfire is that some of the rangers decided to shoot at each other instead. Bless them.
The last time I played paintball was about 10 years ago in Canada. Our university scuba club decided to have [...]

Living the dream

MONTERONGRIFFOLI
HUMAN POPULATION = 8
CATS = 11 (LAST COUNT)
My cousin Tina, her husband Chris, and kids Jacob and Oliver make up half the human population in their village of Monterongriffoli in Tuscany, Southern Italy. Monterongriffoli, or Griffin Mountain (how cool is that?!), is where Tina and family now live. Having had enough of the rat race, [...]

Bite me

Just watched Underworld Evolution. I liked the first one better. What’s with the lame vampires, man? Except for Marcus who could fly, all the other ones seemed to be able to do was scratch and hiss. It’s gonna take more than halitosis to deal with a snarling werewolf. Plus, the theme of world domination is [...]

Oh, to be a Pig

According to the Chinese system of Astrology, the year of birth indicates a certain phase or aspect of a sixty-year cycle of time (12 animals of the zodiac, and 5 elements). Those born in the year of a particular animal are said to possess traits that are characteristic of that animal. There are different versions [...]