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I’m going to publish an archived post from my old blog today. (The one that I had in 2004/5 which I deleted after switching to WordPress.) Back then, I had an impressive number of, like, 20 readers. Probably because my blogs then were text-heavy and only very serious readers could be bothered to read my ...
I got a call last week from CNBC reporter Cris Prystay, wanting to interview me for a story on CNBC.com. It was nice. We spent about 20 minutes chatting about my blogging career. I feel quite lucky that, so far, all my interviews have been quite positive. I mean, I haven’t gotten any reporters trying ...
So, I bought these giant, geeky specs in Korea, thinking I would wear them in Singapore once in a while, for fun. But I’ve been back in Singapore for more than a month and I haven’t worn them in all that time. With that and similar experiences in the past (bought stuff overseas ...
If you like the herbal duck in Dian Xiao Er, you have to give this one in Johor Bahru a try. Yeah, I know it’s kinda far but I think it’s worth it. I loved the one in Dian Xiao Er. I loved this one in JB more, although my perception could be a bit ...
I would like to thank everyone who attended the SAFRA Celebritalk in Facebook yesterday. It was an interesting experience. My segment was held at SAFRA Yishun, my favourite SAFRA club because of the awesome rock climbing walls. You can see the walls on the background of this photo (very faintly): This was the ...
Wanna chat with me, people? Come join me at the SAFRA Celebritalk on Facebook tomorrow at 2 pm! I will be heading down to SAFRA Yishun where we will do a “live” video streaming of me chatting with fans on the SAFRA Facebook fan page. Whenever I think of SAFRA Yishun, I think ...
People in Seoul are really warm, friendly and helpful. It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve never met nicer people in my life. In fact, the people are so nice I started to feel bad about it, like I was undeserving because I’ve never been so kind myself. On two separate occasions, ...
It’s been a while since I linked to my Star Blog entries. Thought I would do that today because this week’s entry touches on stuff I’ve been wanting to blog about but never got around to and never may because things that get pushed down often have a have a hard time resurfacing. This week, ...
[Read Part 1 and Part 2] It was almost evening by the time we made our way to the last village of the day. It had been a hot and tiring day but we were in high spirits, buoyed by the optimism and warm hospitality that had greeted us in all the prior villages. ...
Continuing the journey I recounted in Part 1 yesterday, our mission group went on to a third refugee village in Sandakan. Village #3 – Hajjah Village This village was the very first to receive Goducate’s aid three years ago. You can see the vast improvement in the standard of living by the stark contrast ...
On the north-eastern coast of East Malaysia, overlooking the Sulu Sea towards the Philippines, a large community of war refugees struggle day by day for survival. Oblivious to the hardship of life, the children of the weather-beaten villages run freely about in play while their parents look upon them with a quiet pride even as ...
I used to run at MacRitchie Reservoir every week. That was during my secondary school days when I was in the cross country team. There’s nothing like running through a nature trail with the smell of soil and vegetation, and the orchestral sounds of insects, enveloping your senses. Feeling nostalgic recently, I paid the place ...
Advertorial THE HOOK Awesome food and great company all day long! THE CHALLENGE Nine hours of nonstop eating morning till night! Can you last? THE CATCH You’ll have to put up with crazy antics from event hosts and, sometimes, loopy bloggers like Sheylara, while trying not to snort food out your nose ...
There are many ways to say this but I suppose the best way to say it is to just come right out and say it. The Goonfather and I have decided to go our separate ways. It might seem sudden …
I haven’t been gaming the past couple of weeks due to work and some upheaval in my life, which I will talk about in a separate post soon. So, I just want to share this e-mail I received today from an online game site which I used to play at but haven’t for a long ...
Good afternoon! My name is Sheylara. I shall be your host today and show you another random bunch of photos from Seoul for my amusement. I meant for your amusement. This is me and my dearest friends. They’re my dearest friends because they put up with my rubbish. But I shan’t tell you ...
Synopsis Sheylara is a bimbo who enjoys shopping, playing games and Facebooking. She’s always late in paying bills because she thinks banking and accounting are tough, boring tasks. But she will soon find out how wrong she is! Cast of Characters Previously Cutie Prime succeeds in convincing Sheylara that paying bills through ...
Today is my last day in Korea! Just when my skin has started to faintly show the effects of the miraculous air and water here which gives the Koreans such flawless, radiant skin, I have to leave. In fact, by the time this post is published (on timer), I will already be on a plane ...
Advertorial I think this will sound a bit masochistic but I’m always excited whenever I get a cut or a scratch. That’s because I have a collection of colourful, cute plasters with all sorts of designs. They make the hurt feel better instantly! (I’m not really masochistic okay. I still don’t like getting hurt and ...
One of the first things you’ll notice about Korean youngsters is that they like to wear huge, geeky black-framed glasses. You can’t miss seeing them everywhere you go. I think they look very cute! So I decided to try on a pair. Oops! Wrong one. This one, actually. =P I tried ...
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