Mcdonald’s Aunties
A funny incident of sorts took place over Saturday brunch this morning. We were at the Mcdonald’s outlet opposite Ang Mo Kio Hub. Our usual SOP involves me going to buy the grub, and Ling setting up a table with
Re-entering the Kitchen: Olive Fried Rice
Yang: "I feel neglected" Ling: "Huh?" Yang: "No more TLC…people now got high blood pressure…" Ling: *Oops* Long story short, I was doing less home-cooked meals since the arrival of Hannah in our family. Caring for a baby proved to
Disasters and Society
The last week hasn’t been an easy one for those of us who follow the daily news. There was the triple whammy of nuclear disaster, tsunami and earthquake in Japan. I watched the numerous Youtube videos of the oncoming monster
Spousal Details
There was a letter in this morning’s edition of TODAY that made me chuckle. Read on: Can’t recall wife’s birthday, so no help from telco byXXX Two days ago, I received a frantic call from my wife who is on
The A-Team
The A-Team (2010). Another ’80s TV series that was making its rounds was The A-Team, an action-oriented series based around four ex-military soldiers wrongly accused of a crime, and as escapees from justice taking on mercenary jobs that the normal
Stardust
Stardust (2007) – on Blu-ray. There were two overtly ‘lomantik’ films we caught on the big screen in our pre-Hannah 2007 days. One was Enchanted, and the other Stardust. I remembered having no preconceptions of what the latter was about
Rome – Part 2
The costumes and sets are another two high points of the series. For lack of a better descriptor, they look very real. While the city of Rome at this point of history was the beacon of modernity in their part
Rome – Part 1
Rome (2005). The first time I caught this HBO/BBC series was in Perth in 2005 and on broadcast television, and back then while I had a rough idea to what the story was about and where it was going –
Haiku?
Ling has a really funny way of asking for directions whenever we were lost in Japan. Whether it’s a local passer-by along Shijo-Dori, or at some subway station, she’ll always ask this way: “Excuse me, could you tell me is
Year in Review – 2010 – Part 2
We had three fairly significant issues we had to decide for Hannah this year: Putting Hannah into Infant care (Bad): This was initially a pretty clear decision even if it was not easy to make because of compounding factors. We
Year in Review – 2010 – Part 1
The old year has come and gone past, and this was a post I was supposed to do before it ended! But well, better late than never. Long post again, so in multiple parts. Starting with my toys! Panasonic HDC-TM700
The Crazies
The Crazies (2010) – on rental. I queued up a lot of films while we were away in Japan, and now that we’re back, I can get back to watching rentals when I can find the time to and continue
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