This is the Part II installment of my “10 signs you’ve advanced into auntie level series“.
You’re super competitive with the other aunties be it your kid’s grades OR your kid’s growth.
You talk at the top of your voice at the wet market, on your mobile phone, in a boutique changing room, with your kid’s teacher [...]
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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 go on said days [...]
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She puts on her indicator light suddenly, slows down immediately and forces her way into your lane, when her scheduled exit is another 1km away
She comes to a complete halt upon arriving at a round-a-bout; even if there’s no cars rounding the round-a-bout
She is driving at night without her car lights switched on, along a [...]
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I came back from lunch at 1, and received this email from a dude who refers to himself as Poh Dee.
Ok, let me set things straight.
Firstly, I don’t know who the eff you are
I’m not simple, down to earth, pleasant and cheerful now cos I don’t know who the eff you are
If you like to [...]
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Joanie is my childhood friend of almost 20 years. Although she moved to Melbourne in 1992, with snail mails and emails we’ve remained close and I am very blessed to have her in my life.
When I found out that Joanie and Gavin were featured in a top notch, extremely exclusive, unlike-no-other bridal magazine in Australia, [...]
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I flicked inspiration from EvaThePeanut to write my very own tulan list. Before I begin listing out all my frustrations, I decided to do a quick Google search on what the word tulan means. Here are the top 3 results:
The Obnoxious 5xmom blog came up and in a specific entry defined a selection of Hokkien [...]
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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 the [...]
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Dave and I caught this lady in action two Sundays ago at the Kota Kemuning Lake, flying her kite with a fishing rod. Creativity – 10 points. Practicality – 0 points.
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My mate Viv in Sydney forwarded this to me last Monday. Awesome truth, stone cold *brrrr*.
True friendship, “Aussie Style”. None of that sissy crap. Are you tired of those piss weak “friendship” poems that always sound good, but never actually come close to reality? Well, here is a series of promises [...]
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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 put [...]
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