I've been barred from whiling my time in town where dangerous liaisons lurk. Especially at Ted Baker, River Island, Prada and wherever the noxious money-burning aura is strong.Since there's no where to go, and the squash courts are FULLY BOOKED for the past three weeks, I decided to stay home last weekend to make a mess out of The Mother's beloved kitchen.I chanced upon …

Sip earl grey from my bone chinaDream of the sky raining flowersWatch the world go byFall asleep on a swaying hammockThink of my loved ones and write a lil' poemSmile at the flowers tho' they're not for meHold a garden party and compare our rocksMake a simple wish to the heavens from up aboveEnjoy a hearty laughMost of all, do what I do best

I picked off a book from Harris bookstore at Chnagi Airport'ws T3, which is a really good thing because Doha International Airport isn't as cosmopolitan as I thought. i.e. BORING. Like out-of-this-world boring.I have five long hours to burn so I'm glad I have Neil Humphey's Notes From An Even Smaller Island.Strangely, I now miss home. The obnoxiously loud-mouthed …

I'm still in Langkawi where coconut trees line the roads, monkeys run freely, water buffalos stroll in the fields and eagles rule the sky. The weather's bright and sunny. Kat did warn me that the last show here (two years ago) met with a bad rainy weather. The roof at AirShow's exhibition hall was blown off and water flooded into the Maritime's hall. Sound drama-mama.Anyway, …

There have been many discoveries recently. Mostly about the guys I used to have a crush on and those who once lost their minds and fell for me.Actually there is only one discovery - a common denominator among these homo sapiens - they have all moved on.Amongst them , one has gotten married and has a one year old son, one has happily settled with his foreign girlfriend, the …

Twitch [twich]- verb (without an object)1. to move spasmodically or convulsively; jerk; jump.- noun1. involuntary, spasmodic movement of a muscle.2. a quick, jerky movement of the body.God bless that I'm not having some form of immature Parkinson's Disease; my right cheek has been twitching since yesterday. Twitching of eyelids - common, but cheek? Wtf?I googled and found …

or is it?According to Peranakan.org, it comes with the price tag of $103 to become part of the association. I say I say, conduct a blood test, true-blue Babas and Nyonyas will enter the association FREE OF CHARGE while glory hunters (i.e. category 2) will pay that bloody $103.Anyway, not long ago, I learnt that The Best Friend is also part-Peranakan. All very interesting to …

I'm still giddy from an overdose of chocolate fondue and durian puree since last night's dinner. On top of it, I think I whacked at least 2 Sri Lankan crabs (by myself). So much so that nearly 24hours later, which is pretty like now, my stomach's still working hard to churn the heavenly potent stuff and I feel the need to work the bowels very badly.Life's like this: when you …

I've been doing quite a lot of thinking about my job. Mainly whether I'm truly enjoying it.It's kinda eating my health away. Close friends would have known how much my body has weakened since I took on this job. Some days I slack like a taitai, other days I work with almost no sleep. And it's crazy. Overseas trips would eat half my life and spit the remaining half corpse-like …

An unlikely place I spotted a shooting star,never seen one in my life but I am damn sure of what I saw.Not a splendid display of flying lights,but a quiet telling of one fallen rock.Old wives' tale of a fallen star,I made a wish not out of it,but a silent prayer I weaved moments before.I laid my confused mind on the dewy grass,then my eyes fooled me not, for I am damn sure of …