chaka chaka

i love kokokaina, whoops, zee avi. who incidentally has released a new video for her song Bitter Heart. lovely.

we were having a discussion of sorts about my french and a question (read: challenge) was posed: if you don’t swear for a whole day, will you die? which offshot to another debate about what constitutes as swearing; 4-letter words: fuck, dick (richard?), damn (i disagree, it’s a friendly admonition), shit (is a beautiful, natural [...]

no round-collar tees no football jerseys no hats no beanies no sunnies why don’t you call my mom and ask her what else i like, then you can add it to your list of don’ts. cibai.

On 12 September, about eight thirty in the evening, I was at my home in Bukit Mertajam, Penang. While enjoying my yew char koay (fried dough stick), I was worried about the show cause letter issued to Sin Chew Daily, and anxious about the days ahead for my newspaper. Suddenly, a group of plain cloth [...]

hwe was briefing us on a internal regional job. his first point was some balderdash about a multilayered society. he then singled me out (smoothly i might add, the suave bastard) as a great example. i’m chinese. i club with my malay friends whom i’ve known since secondary school (that’s high school for you non-malaysians). [...]