Idlan posted this BBC article about Malaysian drivers. It made me smile, remembering how Dr Mahathir, our beloved former prime minister, used to rail at the "Western media" for misrepresenting Malaysia & Malaysians in general. ...many Malaysians pay little attention...
Karen Beilharz once wrote that "the problem with being a girl is that, in a sense, you can never be sure whether you're feeling down because you are or because you're being manipulated by your hormones". I know exactly what...
I got home last night pretty late, was in the kitchen putting some utensils away when I just started crying for no reason. Then I realised that I was 'on duty' to sweep and mop the floor that day, so...
Should not let people think that my life is all tears and misery. Got calls from two people today to help cheer me up, one from all the way in the US, and another from a fellow Malaysian blogger I...
I have the most amazing friends. One of them just gave me a little Christmas tree about a 18 inches tall (roughly 45.7cm) for... err... Christmas. It's the first Christmas tree I've ever had. My parents being the practical people...
Do you realise that the end of the year is almost upon us? It didn't hit me till a few days ago. I sat down and thought about the goals I'd set myself at the beginning of the year, and...
A friend recently asked me whether it's possible to meet someone on the Internet and fall in love. I said, well, I think you have to meet in person first before you can tell whether the relationship has any potential...
Whilst I'm on the topic of online dating... *grin* ...about a week or so ago, I saw an ad in the papers for a matchmaking site catering to Malaysian Christians. A similar ad was run in the latest issue of...
Messy Christian and I went out for dinner last night and somehow started talking about the way people tend to measure commitment to the church. I have a sneaky suspicion that some people might not think I'm 'committed' simply because...
Looks like this is gonna be my busiest Christmas ever. I already have invites to five Christmas parties or makans (meals) -- one on Christmas eve, three on Christmas Day, and one on Boxing Day (a fancy dress party, and...
Today I paid off the last of my credit card debt. Excuse me while I celebrate: As you might guess, my company has paid out its year-end bonus to all employees. Now I can go do some extra Christmas shopping...
I did three back-to-back interviews today and am so tired, I'm already thinking longingly of my bed (and it's only 6:30pm!). But there's cell group meeting on tonight and we're doing a Christmas gift exchange, so I do have to...
When I got back home at around 9pm last night and my housemate's sister said there had been an earthquake and tsunami in Penang, I didn't believe her. I thought she was trying to pull a fast one on me...
The government is to cancel all New Year celebrations. Instead, the Prime Minister is urging citizens to pray for the victims & their families....
With the sober atmosphere in the wake of the Sumatran earthquake and tsunami disaster, I wonder whether talking about my Christmas would constitute some sort of breach of etiquette and good taste or something like that. Some people have said...
Mom wants to come down this weekend, and will probably stay over at my place coz there's no room at my other uncles' places. Do you know what the state of my room is like right now?!?!? Eeeeeek! *panic panic...
I was talking to a friend a few days ago and she said she's come to the point where she doesn't even want to talk about love and relationships anymore. I know the feeling. I mean, among singles (especially single...
Thailand: Tsunami warning suppressed to protect tourism This was a front-page article in a Thai newspaper, The Nation, on Dec 28. Excerpt: "The very important factor in making the decision (whether to issue a tsunami warning) was that it's high...