Month: August 2004
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Short the distance: Hainan, Part One
There is Hainanese Chicken Rice on Hainan Island [æµ·å—å²›]. Only it’s mostly crappy and the recipe’s most likely garnered from what Singaporean and Malaysian tourists tell the Hainan Islanders. The same goes for Hainanese coffee, Hainanese kaya and Hainanese mutton soup. (The original Hainanese Chicken Rice is actually a steamed/boiled chicken dish from the city…
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My father the eggbeater
iTunes’ party shuffle is playing: South Side – Moby – Play ‘A man sets out to draw the world. As the years go by, he peoples a space with images of provinces, kingdoms, mountains, bays, ships, islands, fishes, rooms, instruments, stars, horses, and individuals. A short time before he dies, he discovers that that patient…
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Days Were The Those: A Singapore National Service Story Depository
iTunes’ party shuffle is playing: Canary in a Coalmine – Police – Zenyatta Mondatta I’ve started an Army (or National Service) blog here. It is open to anyone who’s got an anecdote or twenty to contribute. Simply drop us an email and we’ll put you as one of the contributors. You’ll need a Blogger account…
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What I’d do on the long weekend had I the means
iTunes’ party shuffle is playing: Darling pretty – Mark Knopfler – Golden Heart It’s the long weekend. They charge an extra $30 on all outbound flights this weekend. The bloodsuckers. I am stuck in Sillypore for National Day. I’d like to have been able to go somewhere. Like Tioman. For some reason, I like this…
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iTunes’ party shuffle is playing: Jealous Guy – John Lennon – Imagine For the benefit of Woof! who was so stoked by the sentimental Army post that he left a comment that had to be truncated, and then pressed the publish button three times some more; and for Malaysian boys who wish they had the…