Monthly Archives: August 2010
Ramadhan Mubarak!
It’s that time of the year again when Muslims all over the world — and all over the Malaysia – abstain from eating, drinking, smoking, and having sexual relations with their spouses from dawn ’til dusk for 29 or 30 days (depending on the moon) during the holy month of Ramadhan. In Malaysia, despite being … Continue reading
In The Blink Of An Eye
To MyEldest, In the blink of an eye, you have gone from this… …to this. Whenever I hug you and teasingly ask you “Where did my baby boy go?” and you’d tease me back by replying “Uh, grew up?”, I don’t think you realise that my heart breaks just a little bit each and every … Continue reading
Strawberry Cake From Scratch
Tired of my usual repertoire of chocolate cake, vanilla cake, and carrot cake, I decided to try making strawberry cake for a change. I looked up my favourite online recipe source, AllRecipes.com, and found this recipe:- Strawberry Cake From Scratch Ingredients: 2 cups white sugar 1 (3 ounce) package strawberry flavored gelatin 1 cup butter, … Continue reading
The Long & Winding Road…To A Malaysian PR (Permanent Residence)
Envelopes marked ‘Urusan Seri Paduka Baginda‘ always fill my heart with dread for some reason. That phrase, loosely translated to ‘Affairs of His Majesty’ [NB: Malaysia is a constitutional monarchy] marks envelopes containing official letters come from government agencies, like Lembaga Hasil Dalam Negeri (Bureau of Internal Revenue) and Imigresen Malaysia (Malaysian Immigration). So when … Continue reading
3 Things That Make Or Break A Photo
Time and again, I’ve heard people put the blame on the poor quality of their photos on their point-and-shoot cameras. Now don’t look at me and say, “Sure, easy for you to say. You’ve got yourself an expensive high-tech DSLR camera while I only have this ordinary point-and-shoot camera.” I can assure you that great … Continue reading
