Category: Living
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Christmas is nigh, very nigh
Anorexic Frosty The Snowman Giant fake trees, giant fake snowmen and giant fake snow. That’s how you know Christmas is coming in Singapore. iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Winter Wonderland from the album “The Very Best Of Christmas Favourites” by Shirley Horn of which I have the original CD. Technorati Tags: christmas, Singapore
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The scourge of the unsmiling shopping survey taker kid
Flooding Disaster Simulator, Level 3, Vivo City So this kid, who’s maybe 13 or 14, comes up to Naomi and me at Vivo City and mumbles ‘can you do a shopping survey for me?’ Since we have a bit of time before our movie, she gamely says yes, and proceeds to try to fill out…
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Comma Man
Hot on the heels of Apostrophe Man comes Comma, try Man! Defender, viagra sale of the, pilule right to, speak with a stutter! Now, Men Can Proudly Say, NO To Natural Aging! More on the Apostrophe Man here and here. iTunes is playing an illegal copy of As long as we beat the english by…
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Poot, kerbaboom!*
Sometimes when you travel somewhere often enough, you don’t notice or appreciate the things you see or hear. The latter being more so. Cars and motorcycles sound different in Malaysia, as the poster I saw attests. Car horns go ‘Pon’; motorcyles go a variety of ways, like ‘Prengg’, ‘Brengg’ (depending on the model and make,…
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Press for information
It’s been a while since I’ve been treated (or tortured) to a foot reflexology session, and though this evening’s wasn’t as painful as I expected it to be, the burly foot reflexologist at this place called Jo Place Foot Therapy Centre knuckled a couple of spots on my feet which caused a lot of wincing.…