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Apa You Punya Ambition?

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

When I was in primary school (back in the dawn of time…) every year towards the end of the school term, after the final exams and report cards have been dealt with, the teachers had this form to fill where they asked each student their ‘ambitions’ – what they wanted to be when they grew […]

Simon’s Top 12 Songs to Listen to When Life Sucks…

Thursday, March 31st, 2005

Simon’s Top Twelve Songs to Listen to When Life Sucks…

May it Be by Enya
You’ll See by Madonna
Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day
Fade to Black by Metallica
White Flag by Dido
Carrie by Europe
Forever Young by Alphaville
A Tout de la Monde by Megadeth
Feel by Robbie Williams
Through the Barricades by Spandau Ballet
Rent by Pet Shop Boys
Wonderful Tonight by […]

Sempit II: Some More Love Story

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

(Due to mildly popular demand, I have written the sequel to my earlier Sempit: A Malaysian Love Story. If you haven’t read it, you can do so here.)Vijaya: Here we are in my father’s very large living room. He’ll be coming down than grand staircase anytime now… Ray, are you sure you want to go […]

Next Malaysian Singer to Perform in London?

Wednesday, March 30th, 2005

Excerpt from the Star yesterday:

Malaysia’s pop princess aims for international stardom with London gig
LONDON: Besides reaching the pinnacle of her dreams, singing sensation Siti Nurhaliza will carry the hopes of Malaysia’s music industry when she makes history with her debut at the Royal Albert Hall on Friday.
I’m not a fan of Siti (not by a […]

Kid Questions

Tuesday, March 29th, 2005

To all those who affected by the earthquake tremors this morning, I hope that everything is back to normal in your lives by now and let us all continue to pray for and contribute to the victims in Sumatra. Many of you have commented and given personal accounts of the incident, so I won’t go […]

SEMPIT : A Malaysian Love Story

Monday, March 28th, 2005

Vijaya: Darling, we’ve got to stop meeting in the pantry like this. Kak Esah the cleaning lady is getting suspicious. One day she’s bound to find out about us.
Raymond: Trust me, darling. This is the only way. Meeting in the director’s toilet was so wrong, darling.
Vijaya: But there are no director’s in our office… And […]

Novelty Restaurants

Monday, March 28th, 2005

Just read in the Star yesterday about this novelty restaurant in Melbourne called “The Dark Side”. The gimmick here is that everything in this eatery is pitch dark. The waiters are dressed in black and wear night vision goggles. Oh, yeah. Great idea. They could be serving you beef infested with maggots or the cockfight […]

Overused American Idol Comments

Saturday, March 26th, 2005

American Idol is really hotting up here. But one thing that gets me is that the judges don’t really know how to express themselves when commenting on the performances. Here are some of the comments they’ve used over and over again…
Randy “The Dawg” Jackson:
“It was just a-iight for me man.”“Listen, it was your BEST performance, […]

Work for Jobless Grads: Another Fictional Story

Friday, March 25th, 2005

Except from The Star today:

Work for Jobless GradsThe Higher Education Ministry is considering to absorb jobless graduates into local education institutions to teach certain subjects. Minister Datuk Dr Shafie Mohd Salleh said yesterday that these graduates could take up these jobs in schools. “We need to look at specific areas in the education sector which […]

Good Friday

Friday, March 25th, 2005

Today is Good Friday.
Two thousand years ago, one of the greatest tragedies of human history was unfolding outside the city of Jerusalem. On a lonely hill called Calvary, they led the one called Jesus Christ out to be crucified on a wooden cross.
Hung between two thieves, the he was mocked and taunted by the crowd […]