Getting back into the groove

I’ve been occupied with work and/or away for 24 out of the 31 days in May, zipping through seven cities within that time. But it has been really rewarding and it’s one of those times when I love my job. The past month or so leading up to this was also hectic with all the [...]

Epilogue

It’s been a trying read. Some chapters were great, some were awful; some had me roaring with laughter, some had me depressed or in tears. But I had to keep turning the pages. 

OK I have to admit, I’ve skipped to the end. I thought I had the final chapter all figured out but I was [...]

Priceless

I bumped into some people today who are distantly related to Colin, but whom I didn’t really have an opinion about. That changed today – I now have an opinion about them and they rank just below ‘pond scum’ on my list.
It was about 7:45 am and I was at the arrival hall at the [...]

Uncle Sam wants me (I think)

Picked up my US visa on Monday. New York here we come!
The application process itself is easy enough – you just fill out a form, print it out, and make an appointment for the interview – all done online through the US Embassy website (Singapore site). But after hearing horror stories that the interviewers can [...]

Project Chomolungma

Been travelling the last two weeks and just got back on Sunday. Singapore-Hong Kong-Bangkok- Singapore-KL-Taipei-Singapore.
The month or so leading up to this trip was pretty hectic, getting everything sorted (which is why I haven’t posted anything for a while). Managed to catch a nasty cough and flu in the process. Mission accomplished now and all [...]

Our very own shoebox in the sky

This is the first weekend since January that we’ve not been running around, cleaning, fixing, packing, or unpacking. We moved into our new place on March 10. Two new fridges and a fair share of blood, sweat and tears later, our little shoebox in the sky is almost done. Almost – just a few more [...]

Cause and effect

An action, no matter how small or seemingly insignificant, I realise, does affect change – whether directly and immediately, or indirectly and over time. It may not elicit an equal and opposite reaction as per Newton’s Third Law, but there will be an impact nevertheless.
One of my best buddies avoids using products by certain brands [...]

Cheesed Off

First, there was the ban on using pan-asian faces in local ads. Now, Malaysia’s advertising policies are going one step further – Ronald McDonald, Colonel Sanders and other fast food moguls may no longer be able to rake in any ad dollars on Malaysian television. Word around the campfire is that local radio and tv [...]

Don’t throw your hand

when your day is long
and the night, the night is yours alone
when you’re sure you’ve had enough of this life
well hang on
don’t let yourself go
’cause everybody cries
and everybody hurts
sometimes.
sometimes everything is wrong
now it’s time to sing along
when your day is night alone
hold on
if you feel like letting go
hold on
if you think you’ve had too [...]

Worried sick

Gizmo had to have his bad eye removed last Friday.
Two weeks ago, we noticed that he had an abnormal amount of discharge from his left eye, in which he is totally blind. So after work, I rushed him to the vet and was told that Giz had developed a cataract and there was some inflammation. [...]