Good morning, 2013! Woke up really early and had time to shoot this photo taken from my balcony. Then went to church to start the day and the year right. Don’t worry, I won’t go preachy but the priest talked about “new beginnings”. But I’ve been thinking of this since last night as I reflected…
I have stopped reading fiction for a long time–the only fiction I read is fan fiction on my OTP that I and my friends write. I have lost interest in fiction and find explanations of mundane reality more interesting. I have all sorts of non-fiction books filling my book shelves from travel to arts (Jimmy…
I read this editorial today from the Malaysian paper, The Star, and these words struck me: “There is nothing magical about the calendar year, save for the fact that it puts some organisation and predictability into our lives. “And so, without fail, we make resolutions to help us navigate through the new year, knowing full…
I’m looking at my passport to remember the travels I have done this year. Not many compared to previous years it seems. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (March) My first trip in 2011 happened to be for the Jay Chou concert in Kuala Lumpur. To be honest, KL is not really one of my fave cities in…
Christmas is in the air even in this country that used to play Frosty the Snowman in the middle of summer, so I can’t do my regular blog programming. And while everyone back home is swallowed by the shopping frenzy, I am blissfully listing my Christmas wish list. Coz it’s free to wish anyway. 1.…
I can’t help but laugh whenever Kageyama (Sakurai Sho) stops everything he’s doing in Nazotoki wa Dinner no Ato de to make way for what he calls as “tea time”. It reminds me of a British friend, who, a few minutes before 4pm, would be puttering about and making herself tea. Without fail. I actually…
I bought these packs of KitKat during a recent trip to Manila in orange and mint flavors. I know they’re not even close to the strange flavors that Japan comes up with. According to this Wikipedia entry, there are 101 flavors available in Japan, with a few of them available in other countries, like boring…
I was transcribing my interview with KVS, the director of the World Film Bangkok, earlier for my next popasia column and I had a laugh when he wanted to change the lyrics of his favorite song: “life is like a bowl of cherries, don’t take it serious…” to “life is like a bowl of durian,…
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