Weird things have been happening on my blog. As I haven’t even had time to tinker around with it, it obviously wasn’t my doing 😛 Firstly, [Strangeknight](http://strangeknight.wordpress.com/) told me that my blog was down. I checked, and it was. My web host told me they were restarting the server. But Strangeknight also told me he …
Month: July 2008
One of my favourite acid jazz songs is ‘Everybody Loves The Sunshine’. As a beginner to acid jazz in my university days, I listened to compilation CDs and thought the song was written by The Quiet Boys, until I heard a new, jazzier rendition of it on our local radio station Lush 99.5. I then …
I discovered to my horror, while at a recent ‘welcome the new staff’ session, that when asked what hobbies I had, there was nothing significant to speak of. If you asked me this question over ten years ago, I’d have given a few answers: **Reading.** I still read but in bits and pieces. My mind’s …
My plan: 1. Take an early morning train to Bristol’s Temple Meads station, which is within walking distance of the city centre. 2. Walk down to the recently-renovated Broadmead for a spot of shopping and to grab lunch. Alternatively, check out the [Bristol Food & Wine Fair](http://www.bristolwineandfoodfair.co.uk/) which opens, happily, on the very day that …
This Tuesday, I will be heading back to the UK for my sister’s graduation in Middlesex. We will base ourselves in London and make day trips. As there are only enough tickets for parents to attend the graduation ceremony, I intend to spend that day alone in Bristol, my alma mater, land of Wallace & …
Since possibly 30-40 people have asked me similar questions over the past few weeks, I have decided to compile this FAQ which I can, regretfully impersonally, refer them to when I don’t wish to repeat myself over again. **Q. You’re leaving?? Where are you going?** I am going to do my MBA at INSEAD. Most …
I’ve had 4 action-packed years at the Health Promotion Board. Yesterday was my last official day. I was deeply moved by the farewell lunch and speeches, tickled by the farewell video and the many kind words said to me. Many colleagues have become friends. The most common goodbye phrase was “See you on Facebook!” I …