When I asked good ol friend Heru to get me the original copy of the book Laskar Pelangi in Bahasa Indonesia, I was not quite aware of what I was in for. As any good friend would, he dutifully sent the book via registered post from Jakarta ( thanks dude, I owe you one! ).
The [...]
I love chocolates. And I cannot live without chili. But marry them together, I scream for ( their ) divorce!
I can eat the most spiciest ( bad English, but get the idea already? ) of chili padi and any red and fiery sambal dishes. But I can’t take this. Not because it is hot and [...]
I was standing outside the Chinese temple next to Hotel Malaya on Jalan Tun HS Lee, waiting for the husband to pick me up after a course I attended at sch/o.lastic.malaysia .. In simple term, I was actually just outsite the world famous ‘copycat place’, Petaling Street. There I was, while waiting, had my 15 [...]
I used to think that the toughest thing to do is to learn how to cook, or bake for that matter. But I conquered that by learning formally and informally and practice, practice, practice.
I also used to think Maths was the most difficult thing to learn, but all of the major exams, I never failed, [...]
Since the festive season is coming, let me help to promote this
No regrets, really
I was a struggling student when I read Angela’s.Ashes and was an even more pathetic struggling student when I read the sequel, Tis. All I knew was back then, at that point of time, his life struggles growing up in Ireland were heartwrenching, and mine was nowhere close. I had wanted to go to Ireland [...]
Al just came back from visiting her in laws in Bosnia and she bought me berries-tea while the husband, this cute thing…
He was so gleeful about it he wore it to tonight’s lecture in his campus. heh.. Balkan’s humour aye, thanks Al !
And of course, my feeble attempt to make a really, really hot and [...]
What’s your comfort food?
I have quite a few. It used to be ayam masak lemak cili padi and nasi goreng lada hijau. Ayam masak lemak cili padi was a must each time I went back home, which is not often at all. Like once a year.
Nasi goreng lada hijau ( which over the years I [...]
If there is one important thing I learnt the whole of last week, for 7 full days under Sensei.H is that the concept of “ Masakatsu Agatsu”, which means ‘the true victory, is the victory over oneself’ which is the fundamental principle of aikido as practiced by the founder O-sensei. It is a belief system where [...]
