Monthly Archives: January 2009
The New Philippine Machine-Readable Passport (MRP)
My passport only expires in 2012 but I’ve already used up all pages except for the last one. I’ve already planned to go to the Philippine Embassy in KL at Jalan Changkat Kia Peng but thought of checking their website first, just in case of any changes in application procedures and requirements. True enough, there was … Continue reading
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Malaysia enjoys yet another long weekend as it celebrates Chinese New Year (also known as Lunar New Year in other parts of the world). Officially, the holidays are on the 26th and 27th of January only but many businesses, particularly those that are Chinese-owned, are closed for an entire week. Many employees have filed leave … Continue reading
And Two Turn Three
Dearest Abang and Adik, Today, the two of you turn three years old and I am overwhelmed with emotion. Where did the time go? It’s like you’ve both grown up in a mere blink of the eyes. People always tell me how difficult it is to tell the two of you apart. I always laugh … Continue reading
Club Lounge, Mandarin Oriental KL
I may have been swamped with meetings this week but the upside is that most of those meetings were in venues that made them quite pleasant. There was the dinner meeting at Sheraton Subang’s Japanese restaurant where I found out something curious about Koreans and lizards. Then the meeting at the 41st floor of Tower 2 of the … Continue reading
My Toes, My Knees…
My twins, like all other children I know, love music, especially if they involve corresponding gestures and if they’re repetitive. During long road trips, I can actually entertain them by simply singing to — or with — them. I once sang to them for one hour straight! I sing to them nursery rhymes (‘Twinkle, twinkle … Continue reading
