Everything but Yul Brynner

Went up to Bangkok for the weekend with Mr Boo. Got back last night, minus my voice. I had a sore throat to begin with but hey, you can’t go to Bangkok and not eat, eat, and eat some more. Then there was the partying. So something had to give.
We arrived in Bangkok on Saturday [...]

Who wants to live forever?

Marcie and I heard the news while we were out for lunch – Steve Irwin was dead. Details were sketchy as almost everyone else was also out of the office at the time. All we knew was that he was killed while filming underwater on the Great Barrier Reef – a stingray barb had pierced [...]

End of an era

I had dozed off but somewhere in my subconscious I was definitely following the match, because I was jarred from my sleep when I heard the words, “Game, set, match – Becker.” And my heart sank. Andre Agassi’s swan song had been cut short by Germany’s Benjamin Becker (seeded 112th) in the third round of [...]

Things to do:

This weekend
1. Laundry. CHECK.
2. Find out about Pet Hotel for Gizmo. CHECK.
3. Call property agent to set up appointment. CHECK.
4. Buy feather boa. CHECK.
5. Get new black slip-ons. CHECK.
(OK, so #5 wasn’t really on the list. But Nine West was having a sale. And I had credit card points to use up in Wisma Atria. [...]