Well folks, I’m leaving at dawn for Shanghai, China. The weather looks fine. I hear it’s tolerably cool and very windy with some rain, which means it will be very much like Bristol. I didn’t have time to complete all my applications today so I will send the remaining documents when I get back in …
Month: November 2002
Every year, the Peranakan Association holds a dinner where everybody eats, drinks, dances and has a generally ‘gala’ time. The theme this year was Phoenixes and Flowers and comedian Victor Khoo was the MC. There was also a surprise performance by Dick Lee himself (‘surprise’ because he didn’t expect it either :). Our beloved ex-President …
Now there’s a Channel News Asia report on how someone’s been sending out fake SMS’s (no, it wasn’t me!) about the bomb found in Holland Village. Now, nobody is admitting there was a bomb at all. I guess the only solution is to be vigilant. Don’t laugh about the hoax (if it really is one), …
… so says my friend’s friend’s dad, who was at Holland Village when he saw the place swarming with police cars. More details to follow as I interrogate him and trawl the local news websites. Also, my colleague’s sister, who works with the police, has confirmed that a bomb has been found. The other colleague …
Well, nothing’s happened here in Singapore. No bomb attacks. Sorry for the hue and cry, but the news came from someone who works at the Singapore American School, so it sounded serious enough. In fact I have more to worry than most of you. I stay very near the US, UK and Chinese embassies, and …
Within a couple of hours I received two warnings via email so I’ll share the news with everyone. The first warning (allegedly from the US Embassy) is to stay away from Holland Village today and tomorrow, because something is going to happen REAL soon. Hmm. What about people who are living there? The second warning …
I’m near the end of my university applications. I can’t believe I’ve procrastinated for so long! Tomorrow my Managing Director will be giving me the third and final letter of recommendation to send to USC. And soon I will be tying up my personal statement cum academic discussion on communication theory. Next, I have to …
Yes, I’m leaving for Malacca in the early hours of Saturday morning to buy a pair of Nonya slippers so that I will look like a proper, fully-clad ‘Kim Gek’ on Peranakan Night, which is next week. Of course the other women in the family (mum, aunt and grandma) are probably going to do much …
That’s the much-anticipated human transport machine, completely emission-free. Now on sale, exclusively at Amazon.com. Check it out! While you’re at it, check out a spoof by Jason Kottke called the Megway. FYI, Meg‘s his girlfriend. She’s one of the co-founders of Blogger.
I was at Mileu this evening with Joan, watching Norwegian jazz singer Silje Nergaard perform several songs from her two albums. She’s big in Europe but little known in Asia. This was the band’s first time in the region, in fact. Her voice is amazingly sweet (think Stacey Kent and Frente’s lead singer) and her …