This day began at the airport. I saw Bimin off, had lunch with the Sams, Elroy and Melanie, then ran errands in town with small Sam. Right now I’m writing to distract myself because the mother is working herself into a royal panic about the excess of hangers after I’ve packed all my clothes. I’m [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Leaving on a Jet Plane
Posted in Uncategorized on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Same Difference
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged abortion, ethics, fertility treatment on September 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Here’s something interesting to think about. All over the world, there are swaths of people who label themselves ‘pro-life’ and ‘pro-family’. These people believe that abortion is murder because life begins at conception. To them, abortion should be banned and its practitioners jailed. So far, they are following a logical and perhaps very admirable principle. [...]
Turning and Turning in the Widening Gyre
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged news, state of the world on September 18, 2008 | Comments Off
It’s been a depressing week so far, for the world and for me. After a couple of days of mostly empty and painful retching, I am finally keeping solids down. You would think I’d celebrate when my face looks a little thinner and my jeans are that little bit looser. But nooooo… I can hardly [...]
Take a Chill Pill
Posted in Uncategorized on September 15, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
And so ends the most hectic unemployed week I’ve had. Instead of being the disgraceful hobo that I thought I would become, I’ve spent my time seeing people and doing things that I’m going to be deprived of for 2 months. Actually, this is just a lull in the proceedings, since tomorrow I’m going to [...]
The Chicken Miscellaneous
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged china on September 13, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This is why Mandarin is so difficult to understand:
Not Just a Matter of Semantics – The Sequel
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged just for laughs, Peranakan slang, semantics on September 8, 2008 | 3 Comments »
The two subjects I am about to discuss today are deadly serious. Very very very intellectual. Really.
Not Just a Matter of Semantics
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged creationism, darwinism, evolution, intelligent design, science on September 6, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My sister goes to St Margaret’s and they’ve given her pretty strange English homework. For one thing, she has a comprehension on why creationism is irrefutable and that the Loch Ness monster exists. Other than bordering on the inappropriate, there was this one particular phrase in the passage that really bugs me, since it reflects [...]
Ain’t No Mountain High
Posted in Uncategorized on September 4, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’m tired. I spent the whole of today shopping. That sounds terrible, since it makes me out to be like one of those spoilt little paris hiltons. If you must know, I’ve been buying a whole bunch of necessary and boring things. Things like soap and lotion and vitamins. At this point, I feel like [...]
I Heart Mooncakes
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged i hate modern mooncakes, mooncakes on September 3, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My mum finally brought mooncakes home yesterday. She took unusually long to get them this year. The thing is she never actually buys any from the hotels. She waits for a vendor to take her out for lunch, try and persuade her to get Starhub to use their product, and gives her something to help [...]
