Archive for April, 2009
sweating the small stuff – mobile phone bills
Time of the month to receive my mobile phone bill. I allocate RM100 for my mobile phone usage, and I get deliriously happy when the total payable amount comes up to less than that. Then I think back of the times when the bills would more than double that amount and I place sweet incense [...]
nst ‘writing blogs’ workshop – i lived to tell the tale
I was recommended by a couple of people to facilitate a workshop hosted by the New Straits Times, titled ‘Writing Blogs’. The reason I didn’t mention this before is because I didn’t want any of you there. Well, I wasn’t sure what kind of image you guys and girls have of me, and I certainly [...]
how i got a free sandwich with my starbucks latte
This morning I stopped by Starbucks on the way to work to grab a cuppa. If you know me well enough, you’d know that my usual drink is iced latte, size venti/ large/ paling besar. So I asked for that, and spotted some nice sandwiches on display and decided to get one as well. The [...]
ryan and his coin box(es)
Like many people, I leave loose change lying around in my room. If you live with a kid, what can you do to maintain the habit and easiness of placing your coins everywhere after emptying them from your pocket or bag, while ensuring that the coins do not end up halfway between the kid’s throat [...]
tasty chicken and lamb mandy @ al-rawsha
We went for a company lunch earlier this month at the Al-Rawsha restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Since then, I’ve not been able to get the chicken mandy dish out of my mind.
It was tasty, succulent and scrumptious. Something like our nasi beryani (and I’m talking about the Batu Pahat version), but this one was [...]