Stories, Thoughts, Ramblings
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 [...]
you don’t get to apologise for me for what i don’t feel sorry for
So there I was minding my own business when I saw an article on The Jakarta Post about the rap/hip-hop band NERD canceling their Jakarta gig hours before they were scheduled to perform. Apparently the band was not given the green light by certain authorities (whichever authorities that give out performance permits) to perform at [...]
the road to hell is paved with good intentions
Sorry for being a cynic. Earth Hour is first and foremost, a publicity stunt and not a bad one at that. I sincerely applaud all the raising awareness measurements pimped by WWF. So now, I have people on Facebook, Twitter and e-mails notifying all and sundry to switch off all electricity for an hour this [...]
the obama magic is obama himself
I have to confess: I left the event feeling a bit underwhelmed. At any situation where the receiving party feels that way and is asked why, the answer would more often than not be along the lines of, “Not what I expected”, or “Nothing new there”, or “Rhetorical…”. It is a tad hard to pinpoint [...]
valentine’s day? drink beer instead!
I’ve said it before (countless times) and I will say it again (probably for the rest of my life) — Valentine’s Day is for suckers.
I was reading Oli’s blog post on the upcoming Valentine’s Day. She was listening to a radio station where the DJs were on the topic, and some chicks called in [...]