Beer, satay, ice-kachang and the beach
I’ve just come home from supper instigated by a friend who’s recently returned from Australia after having completed his flying studies there. He’s still very much getting reacquainted with local food, and to our detriment, has been egging us on to eat out with him every other night. Gainfully unemployed because of his unfortunate distinction […]
Grave loss
Post Script We did lose grandma’s grave, and only discovered that last year.
Superstitions: Can the Chook Chucker Chuck Chook?
I found the nailclipper. Relief is at hand. My father once told me never to clip nails at night. He said it in such a tone I mistook it for a superstition. Like “never point at the moon (or your ears will fall off)”. Yes. Huh? Most of my friends have never heard of this […]
I have a tongue
I can’t sleep. I am aware I have a tongue. I’m very glad I bought “A Short History of Nearly Everything“, because it’s the most interesting book I ‘ve read in a while. I’d have said it was ‘unputdownable’, but it isn’t, because it is quite heavy. Not only will you become quite knowlegeable about […]
Not bad for a Monday
It’s Monday, but I think I had a good day at the office, followed by a good hour and a half at the gym, followed by a good dinner cooked by, of all people, my mother. She had been having a bad run with cabin fever setting in good and fast, but bless her heart, […]