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I chanced upon the Friendly Toast Cafe on one of my walkabouts along the beach. I had been looking for a place that serves English breakfasts, and finally hit paydirt with this cafe: It has a rather cosy feel to it, doesn't it? The paintings on the walls are available for purchase, but I didn't ask who did them. The proprietor's little girl saw me taking pictures, and …
I freaking aced it. Salary after tax is good enough to live comfortably on. 28 days of annual leave, plus 11 days of public holidays. Bring it on.
Day 5 in Wellington, New Zealand, and I've changed hotels twice. There's one more to come! Will definitely blog more about Wellington, probably during this coming weekend.
Hi, my name is Cheeks, and I'm your nurse today.I am not a waiter, nor am I your slave. Yelling and hurling obscenities at me will not get you your pain meds any sooner than they are ordered. Nor will having your family member or entourage do the same.Threatening lawsuits and having umpteen family members camp out in the corridors or hold up the nurse's station will not get …
In memory of the Sichuan earthquake victims. Read my personal account here.And now I'm living in an earthquake zone. Foolhardy or what? Adding on to the stress was the orientation program today where one of the presenters spoke about how to prepare for an earthquake disaster.It's not a matter of if, but when.Time to stock up on the drinking water, canned food and what not.
The other night, my parents and I took the subway home after visiting our relatives.The carriage we were in was packed like sardines in a can, with half the people from Bangladesh and the other half from China.We couldn't help wondering if we had somehow landed in Bangladesh or one of the provinces in China.Halfway through our journey, a kind-hearted man gave up his seat for …
A 105-year-old virgin was in the news recently, saying that no sex is the key to having a long life.I'm like, why do you want to live so long if you can't have sex?She also said: I imagine there is a lot of hassle involved and I have always been busy doing other things.My dear nana, all you have to do is lay on the bed. You can even read a book while you're at it...
A very young nephew of mine had an important paper today. Unfortunately for him, he felt nauseous and vomitted halfway into the exam. Despite a gallant effort to continue after his ordeal, he did not manage to complete his paper.Because of this incident, his whole life could be screwed henceforth.
For someone who almost offed himself many years ago, his current appreciation of life is surely an irony.But what's there not to love about cool weather, beautiful seafront, a home that's close to all the happening places, friendly flat mates, no in-your-face government and a visible lack of Bangladeshis and PRCs?And the seafront. Especially the seafront. Had a long run along …
Isn't it extremely ironical when the local populace has been exhorted over the years to speak good English, but masses of foreign talents who can't speak it at all are being imported by the powers that be?I was at a cafe the other day and walked to the counter to ask for the bill. The PRC lady didn't understand what I wanted and beckoned her colleague over to help her out. …
The world is too damn small. Or maybe it's just this island.***The significant other and I have our own inner demons to exorcise.There's no such thing as closure that requires the other person, is there? It's just a grasping attempt to relive fond memories, because the thought that you'll never have that feeling again with that person causes an empty sensation inside, and you …
Unbelievable.I've been here for 100 days already. The surprising thing is, there hasn't really been any surprises. Basically everything has turned out more or less as I thought it would. How's that for an adventure?I expected to like this city. I expected most people to be friendly. I expected the climate to be a bit cooler, wetter and windier than I was used to. Check, …
If you force your employees to contribute a certain sum for a charity drive, that's not called a donation.It's called a mandatory deduction, and that's just not charitable.
The documents were sent via DHL this afternoon. ETA is Thursday morning.It took close to two weeks to get ready a particular document due to red tape in my organisation. There was also a small matter of passing an English test before the application could be started. In addition, some papers have to be certified true copies. All these created quite a hassle indeed.Barring any …
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