A Public Apology
The other day at the ATM doing the mundane thing of topping up a cashcard (why hasn’t the system improved over more than a decade), I felt a rumble in my stomach that to my mind, warranted a fart, and so I let a silent one rip. It was to my shrinking horror that I […]
Taxi Company Won’t Let Sick Driver Have Rent-Free Days
I rode in a cab yesterday to a meeting, and the driver was apologetic the moment I got on. He didn’t know where my destination was, and asked if I had a preferred route I knew of, and if I could guide him. He said it was only the second day he’d been driving, and […]
Throwing In A Skydive With The Unpacking
The Saturday a fortnight ago was special. We had just moved into our new apartment for two days, workmen were still fixing up stuff here and there, and I scooted off to Sentosa because iFly was doing a never-before (and likely never again) schedule of real tandem skydives over the island, and I had been […]
Merry Christmas From A New Home
It feels really good to be in a new home, and one that is long term and free from the whims of landlords and ever-increasing rents. Without actually giving away our address, we’re happy we’re in relative seclusion where night time temperatures are actually several degrees cooler than the rest of the island, and where […]
Parenting, Prudential Style
I reacted very strongly when I saw this banner ad from Prudential. It must have been thought up by insurance types who say all sorts of funny things to get you to buy their products while smoking away and not caring about their own health.