Monthly Archives: May 2008

The House of Mandarin and Lavender

  Lavender Lavender’s not quite purple, not quiet violet, much less blue. Still, its fragrance reminds me of how you are supposed to feel when you are not quite sad but disappointed and hurt all the same yet not very certain as to why. There are still colours I have yet to discover about you.

In & Out

Eating Out We eat out all the time. With my friends and just the two of us, also, naturally. That part is easy. My friends enjoy you; how could they not when you make fun of me like the best of them? And me? Well, I enjoy you too. Yes, that part is easy. Then

Vote for Your Favourite Story!

Dear Readers, It has been over a year since my first public reading at Seksan’s. Since then, I’ve been fortunate enough to have you accompany me through my many ups and downs, and more importantly, my recording of it all. Writers must, apparently, write. Come Saturday, I shall return to Seksan’s, that wonderfully Bohemian haven

Two Weddings and a Proposal? (Part 3)

“Fresh” by Rodolfo Clix 3: “I do.” Place: In a taxi, on the way to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport Date/Time: Friday, 4 April 2008, 5:57pm Objective: Seeing The Devil Wears Prada off to Melbourne & Sydney. The taxi driver is talking on his hands-free headset, in a world of his own, yet managing to

Two Weddings and a Proposal? (Part 2)

2: “… all dressed in white.” Place: Cyberspace, specifically MSN Messenger Date/Time: Tuesday, 6 May 2008, 3:42pm Objective: A request. Sometimes even the most casual of conversations can carry a whopper of a surprise so one best ready oneself when a good friend chats you up online… Arwen: hey hey Kenny: heya Arwen: I need

Two Weddings and a Proposal? (Part 1)

“Sakura Bride” by Jonathan Lee 1: “Here comes the bride…” Place: Sri Paandi Banana Leaf Rice Restaurant, Section 11, Petaling Jaya Date/Time: Wednesday, 7 May 2008, 7:30pm Objective: Mini-reunion dinner of former Siemens interns/colleagues and the giving-out of wedding invitations. I was there early, of course. After all, when you’ve had some sort of German

Three Kingdoms

Centuries upon centuries ago, there once were Three Kingdoms ( 三國 ), a time when scholars and soldiers and sovereigns waged war for wealth and power. These days, fresh fights are engaged in new battlegrounds, in new kingdoms… 曹魏 / King Crab In which Western cutlery is abandoned in favour of a pair of chopsticks;