Archive for June, 2009

all hail the thirstyblogger.my!

Have you heard of a media launch for a blog before? Well, neither have I until I went to one last Thursday at Modesto’s Tao Lounge Bar at Plaza TTDI.
The enterprising Deep loves his poison enough to have a blog dedicated to alcohol. Somewhere along the lines, he thought why not launch his blog [...]

Parties/ Events/ Fun

hold me like the river jordan, and i will then say to thee, “you are my friend”

I loved Michael Jackson. His music, his lyrics, his dance moves, his persona. I watched his beautifully choreographed music videos on endless repeat. I decorated my wall with his poster and the words, “Michael Jackson is the King of Pop” with a green felt-tip pen. In 1999 when I made my first web site, I [...]

Assorted Blah

nokia n97 launch @ mandarin oriental

Earlier this month was the launch of the Nokia N97, a much-awaited replacement model for the N95/96. I’d heard pretty good stuff about the phone from people who managed to get their grubby hands on review units — pretty much THE phone to pwn all phones for this year, until the next model that [...]

Parties/ Events/ Fun

ryan and the magic faraway tree

I forgot how, I forgot why but we were sitting at the dining table and talking about stories when I excitedly told Ryan, “When you grow up, you are going to read Enid Blyton’s books!”
Ryan: “Har, what is Enid Blyton?”
My mom: “No, he is not going to read Enid Blyton.”
Ryan: “No, I am not [...]

Stories, Thoughts, Ramblings

the switch to digi – how i ended up with the yellowman

So I’ve been forever bitching about Maxis’ reception since the beginning of this year. If you follow me on Twitter, you’d notice my many complains with the attached hash tag #maxissucks. Well I can’t help it. It is upsetting when I pay good money for something that does not work properly. My number one issue [...]

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