There are basically three types of Peranakans: 1. Those who are and darn proud about their bloodline 2. Those who are not sure but still darn proud to be one (if they're even one) 3. Those who are but have no freaking clue what it means.Hello, I fall into category 3. It can be a tad embarrassing when fellow Peranakans squeak in delight when I reveal my parentage. Like the …

Amidst the noisy chatter and strange smell lingering in the air, there was a huge sense of relief ballooning inside of me when I tugged my luggage through the chaotic halls of New Delhi international airport. Nothing beats the knowing of home is near and I've learnt to focus on that one thought to drive myself forward. My knees are covered with bruises and my hands with cuts …

Quite a few things happened while I was away in Sydney, gawking at Aussie surfer boys...1. Karen, Wanjun and the rest of the chin-chiong gang partied their Friday night away at Zouk, without me. Twice.2. My Scrubs fix on YouTube is closed. Damn the copyrights...3. People decided to get married and throw me the red bomb. Sorry, me in Adelaide. Will sit at the pub and drink to …

I don't deny that it's great to have friends who are in the health industry. They can dish out advice and shed light on many health issues which are otherwise elusive to us aka commoners. A good example is The Best Friend; she buys me antibiotics, supplements and other pharmaceutical products at a cheaper rate and tells me what cervical cancer is about. Plus she's really good …

It has never occurred to me that we'd find good decent Chinese food along Kitchener Road. Only Komala's Vegeterian Food for the Indians came to my mind. Then last evening, SQ brought me this little gem restaruant which his family loves - Pu Tien.It was interesting to learn that SQ's mother is a Xing Hwa. Before this, the most exotic dialect I've ever heard of is... Hakka. And …

I just learnt about the successful escape (shouldn't be encouraged though) of a high-risk terrorist from his detention centre.Where?Singapore.What the f***!Mas Selamat Kastari, the leader of the Singapore Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) network, has escaped from the Whitley Road Detention Centre yesterday at about 4.05pm. if you've been busy with life and haven't heard about this, read …

It's typically me to walk all over the island just to find that one thing to satisfy my hungry taste buds. And I did just that, yesterday and today.The Best Friend was supposed to meet me yesterday and thereafter I'll bring her for some fine authentic Hakka cuisine near my office in Chinatown. Oh well, work prevailed so I was on my own. And when my tummy's ready for a pig …

It turned out he wasn’t in love with me like I thought. What I’m trying to say is, I understand feeling as small and insignificant as humanly possible and how it can ache in places you did …

"Are you hungry? I know the Chinese; it's time to eat," he tapped his watch."Aw.. I'm fine. We could have lunch a bit later," meanwhile my stomach growled and secretly I wanted to pinch myself.As we waited for a taxi, he shyly brought forth a parcel wrapped in a plastic bag, "Something for you, from the Dead Sea." "Something to make me more beautiful?" I teased."You are …

The trouble with poetry, I realisedas I walked along the beach one night-cold Florida sand uner my bare feet,a show of stars in the sky-the trouble with poetry isthat is encourages the writing of more poetry,more guppies crowding the fish tank,more baby rabbitshopping out of their mothers into the dewy grass.And how will it ever end?unless the day …