Photo credit – American Dollar 2 by thinkpanama on Flickr How does one define how rich one is? Some measure with the amount of cash you have, others measure by number of tangible assets or what investments are in your basket, and a certain few may judge based on your personal outlook (from the car…
Tag Archive: culture
I’ve always wondered why
Guys wind down the driver side window put their right hand out of the car as if “clutching” the side of the door? OR resting their elbow on the window frame and grasping the top of the frame with their hand? Some cars are patched up like Frankenstein? i.e. bonnet, door, back door, spoilers, bumpers…
10 signs you’ve advanced into auntie-level
Part 1 – Supermarket Scenario You know the market price of common household items like toilet paper, detergent and dishwashing liquid You compare prices of these common household items at Giant, Carrefour and Tesco You collect coupons to buy these common household items at a discounted price You lookout for promotions in newspaper ads and…
be like an ant
Two weekends ago I woke up at 5 a.m. to join my two friends Kah Jeng and Kok Chiang to Putrajaya hoping to see the sunrise and take lovely photos in the Botanical Gardens. Not only did we not get there before sunrise, it was so damn hazy and gray, t’was really a bad day…
when inspired, I make a video
Ok, not any video. Just a selection of spasso photos put together with iMovie (oh, i heart iMovie). Last weekend during our retreat to PD, my sis-in-law and 2 cousins wanted me to take photos of them “performing” what was inspired by the totally ah-beng, la-la and si-hum site called asianposes.com They successfully managed to…
My name is …
My boss passed me some leads this morning for our Bangkok conference in October. As I was sifting through the stack of business cards, I came across this one: Try saying it quickly 3 times! I wonder if he (I think this one’s a he) ever has enough boxes on those forms when filling out…
What would you do…
If your truck broke down? You find a branch with some twigs and leaves stuck to it and you cucuk it wherever you can find a place to cucuk it. That’s the universal sign for “my truck has broken down”. Use it with cars, buses, vans, anything you fancy. If your car broke down in…
Jakarta here i come
Come Monday I’ll be in Jakarta for business trip part 3 of 6 for 2009. I’m happy ‘cos Jakarta is just 2 hours by plane I’m staying only for 4 nights The kek lapis rawks Super Cheapo DVDs (according to Peanut‘s mom—Mangga2 rite???) I realised my dream of becoming a millionaire for the 3rd time…
What are friends for?
I’d like to share here an article written by Jenni Russell that appeared in The Guardian. Friendship has been given a special status in our society. It is contrasted with all those relationships over which we have so little control; the families we can’t change, the neighbours who irritate us, the colleagues we have to…
a weekend in Paris
Work went pretty OK in Dakar, getting things done was a challenge, everyone assumes you speak French, every time the Senegalese say yes it actually means no, you face the same breakfast buffet spread 6 days in a row, and you OD on baguettes and butter at every meal. Let’s just say I’m glad it’s…
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I'm a conference editor producing seaport related events for a living by day and is an avid baker by night. Also loves traveling and TVB dramas that rot your brain to bits.
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