Category: Living
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Xiaxue will save the planet
“Eh, why you all wear green?” “It’s Earth-Fest” “I’m not wearing green!” “It’s ok. It wasn’t stated in the contract”. Xiaxue has taken over the blogging station and has started her shift at Earth-Fest. Her pledge is “I will use my air-con for 2 hours less a day”. And you know even though she forgot…
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Live Earth
I’m blogging ‘live’ from One Fullerton for Earth-Fest, a local event that ties in with Live Earth, and I’ve just put up my first blog post for the event. Then I’m going to sit back a bit and tune in to the rest of the planet’s concerts. I hear from Joe Augustin’s computer (volume very…
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Call you on my mobol phone
Somewhere out there is a security guard with an ‘Immobolisor’. You’ve been warned. Then again, he or she can only immobolise’ one motorcycle at a time. He or she probably also hates people who ‘throw sanitary pads‘, and ‘press Japanese peaches‘. And he probably eats ‘Black Peeper Crab‘. Other signs that show we need a…
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A royal Thai affair
I never know when the festival is at the Thai embassy. So it was good that I happened to drive past it last Saturday, and we managed to sneak in a good hour on the festival’s last day on Sunday afternoon looking at such Thai fare as Tom Yum, Pad Thai and coconut. There were…
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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…