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Trying to explain highly-strung Asian women
How dare you! J and I have had the occasional domestic dispute over the past 12 years (ahem). And in the post-dust up analysis, we’ve both come to the conclusion that we’re both “highly strung”, though...
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The despair in IT resumes
My bitch of a friend I was sitting having a coffee with a friend in Singapore recently. Let’s call her Gwen. Gwen is in an enviable position for someone in IT. Her company recently won a large deal and...
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Portuguese Eurasians in Malaysia and Singapore
If you’re interested, you’ll find a nice article on PEs (it just takes too long to type “Portuguese Eurasian” all the time) in Wikipedia, under the heading “Kristang people“. As I understand it from...
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Whisper, have you lost your mind?!
The kids and I were enjoying nasi ayam (chicken rice) at the local Medan Selera (food court) recently and I chanced upon some local TV channels while we were eating. And this … this thing appeared....
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Educate…or trip up?
Recently, I read that either Singapore or South Korea had topped the Maths rankings for students worldwide. Whichever way it was, Singapore is either #1 or #2 in the world. I was interested in this...
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Gong Xi Fa Cai (Kong Hee Fatt Choy)
And a happy Chinese New Year to you, stalwart reader. Today, most countries throughout south-east Asia grind to a halt as the economic engines that are Chinese small business owners take a couple of...
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Singapore stomach
I’m not sure what to make of the case I’m about to relate to you, so I’ll just tell you what happened. A few months ago, there was a celebratory event at a club. The people invited included locals and...
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Singapore, Curry Day and scapegoating
Recently, a news article hit the papers. An immigrant family, new to Singapore, was complaining about the smells coming from their Indian neighbour. You see, the Indian family was cooking curry on a...
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The reality of grocery shopping in Malaysia
I’m writing this early in the week, just back from a grocery trip. When you see documentaries on Asia, the hosts always tell you what wonderfully fresh produce you can get in Asia. Look at all the wet...
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Human dynamics and automation #isallprogressgood #malaysia #singapore
[I'm on an Ancient Roman kick at the moment, so Happy Ides of March!] Malaysians and Singaporeans are bad drivers. Oh boy, are they bad drivers. It’s like they found their licenses in packets of nasi...
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Completely missing the point #Singapore #Christians
There was a bit of a kerfuffle in Singers last week, stalwart reader. But first, an introduction. Hair for Hope is a fundraising initiative of Singapore’s Children’s Cancer Foundation. Every year,...
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#Servants #Malaysia #Singapore
It occurred to me during a lovely recent email correspondence that I haven’t said much about one of the most ubiquitous artefacts in prosperous south-east Asia: the servant. Oh, they’re called...
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Don’t skip the #sex #sfr; #servant vignette
Here I was, wondering what to blog about this week when darling CopyEd came to my rescue. We had been swapping emails regarding schedules and payments (believe me, stalwart reader, I have three more...
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