Year: 2007

  • Mocking names

    I’m not talking about Hongkongers and their ownself give ownself first names, but this list of baby names that will guarantee that the unfortunate children that are given some of the names will be remembered. Neither am I talking about hip-hop and rap stars and their own brand of ownself give ownself first names, like…

  • The Sea-Monkey Diaries, Part Seven

    For the benefit of those who are wondering if we’ve upturned the tank into the toilet, we’re pleased to report that we’ve spotted three tiny baby sea-monkeys in the tank, and they seem to be frisky and swimming around the increasingly murky water, which is filled with sea-monkey-faecal matter and carcasses. Yes, there have been…

  • Paul can sing, what can you do?

    Hooray Paul Potts! Technorati Tags: britain’s got talent, idol, paul potts, UK

  • All-Coconut

    So we were walking past a Thai restaurant, and it was the middle of a busy Sunday afternoon and all, and the colourful Thai desserts on display caught our eye, as they are designed to. We stopped to see what we wanted to stuff our faces with, as they are designed to. A waitress working…

  • Talent II

    So what if it’s got Mediacorp Raintree Pictures in the credits. It’s a slick-looking production, and hooray for Caroline Cheong and her billing in this NZ-Singapore filem production called The Tattooist. I’m definitely going to watch this one. NZ films are generally good, even though the last time I watched one was that “My ancestors…