Month: March 2014

  • Climate Change Is A Matter Of National Security

    A super cyclone lashes the low lying Padma delta region, wiping out scores of villages and rendering millions of people homeless. The refugees who are able to start streaming onto higher ground, into already clogged and crowded cities like Chittagong and Kolkatta. And since we’re talking about millions of people – it becomes a catastrophe…

  • Things I Will Cherish Forever #10forkeeps

    Update: Giveaway extended to 2 April 2014, 2359hrs I count myself one of the lucky people in this constantly changing country. I had a mother who was a relentless hoarder of things. She kept everything. I discovered a tonne of things she kept that I thought she would’ve thrown away. After all, she did throw…

  • 1 Million kg Challenge: Update

    OK the fortnight is almost up, and I think I’ve lost the Blogger Challenge component (to get as many people to sign up for the 1 Million kg challenge) of the campaign. That means a forfeit. Of me wearing spandex and doing yoga or some other exercise designed to make me look more ridiculous than…

  • Lego Minifigures To Swap

      So we have two bad cops, one Abe Lincoln, one Panda pair, two baristas and one Western Wyld Style available to swap for: Emmett, William Shakespeare, Robot Girl Receptionist & Mermaid. If we get these, then EVERYTHING IS AWESOME!

  • Good Things Must Share: Lim’s Soup (The Art Of Soup)

    There’s been a surge in soup shops across the CBD in the past two years, catering to workers’ increasing preference for healthier options. I’ve tried some of these places, and I’ve never gone back to any. Soups dished out from boiling vats are simply depressing, and most of them don’t taste good. It is difficult…