Category: Living

  • National pride

    Because the remote control was too far away, Naomi and I found ourselves watching the semi-final of the women’s table-tennis competition at the Asian Games on Channel 5, played between Singapore and North Korea. It made for pretty good viewing, and we became mindlessly engrossed in the first match until Naomi asked me, ‘who’s that…

  • Grey’s Anatomy & Event Business Management Pte Ltd

    Banking on the popularity of her television and film stints, Sandra embarks on a new career in conducting business management courses in Singapore. iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Remedy from the album “The Southern Harmony And Musical Companion” by Black Crowes of which I have the original CD. Technorati Tags: Sandra Oh, Grey’s…

  • Treatment

    You know how when you go to get a haircut, you have a lot of time to think to yourself, and sometimes accidentally think aloud? No? OK never mind. I went to get a haircut at Next Hair Salon at Holland Village on Monday, and after shampoo and conditioner had been put into my hair,…

  • Normalcy

    Sometimes, going abroad makes you appreciate how normal Singapore is. Sometimes, it doesn’t. Battery Road, Singapore The drink that speaks frankly: McCallum Street, Singapore So if the children drink too much coffee they’ll be… iTunes is playing an illegal copy of Where is the Next One Coming From? from the album “Love Gets Strange —…

  • Fit the bill?

    I reckon Spongebob Squarepants is out of the running for this personal ad on account of the shape of his head. But for the rest of you oblong-headed lovelorn blokes out there, ed your soulmate is in Shanghai awaiting your response and your kind assistance in teaching her how to press the space bar after…