January 2010
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The Garden
Sad that my previous neighbour’s garden, beautifully tended and always blooming, were ripped out by the new owners. They sold the house middle of last year, but it was last month I heard the news that he passed away suddenly. Maybe the two events are not mutually exclusive.
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Being second sucks
I mean, how many people can name the second tallest building in Malaysia?
Hint: It’s located near a “Kampung”.
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Some people say weasel words are unnecessary in a... →
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Couplets i.e. Now Why Didn't I Make the...
Prospective / Retrospective
Broadcast / Narrowcast
Thesis / Hypothesis
Antithesis / Synthesis
Denotation / Connotation
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Yahudi, Islam dan Kejujuran →
Funny byline at the end of the article:
“Shanon Shah mula-mulanya terkilan bahawa Rabbi Zalman Kastel tidak meminati siri komedi The Nanny. Tetapi atas semangat menghormati dialog dan kepelbagaian, Shanon sedar bahawa tidak semua orang Yahudi akan meminati Fran Drescher. Shanon ialah anggota bersekutu Sisters in Islam.”
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Plausible Research Paper
“Feline Neo-Colonisation: Domestic Setting as Site of Struggle for Territoriality” *
* Quick nap on my sofa, after negotiating with my cat who had reserved the whole thing for herself.
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Plausible Research Paper
“Medication or Makeover? How Prescription Drugs Alter Depth Perception and Anesthesize Your Aesthetics” *
* After my bout with flu / fever these past few days, whereby the room was spinning and colours were humourless.
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Guan Yin on the LRT
So a woman enters a packed LRT train carrying a 1-foot tall painted porcelain figurine and puts it on the floor where she stands. After two stops she grabs a nearby empty seat, leaving the figurine on the floor of the train. A guy enters the train, spies the figurine, and looks around for the owner. She catches his eyes and smiles, which is an encouraging sign for him.
You punya ke?
Ya. Berat...
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Territory Beyond Physical Boundaries - Part 1
“Its picturesque pinnacles and cloud capp’d towers create a Gothic Revival fantasy on London’s skyline that is by turns familiar, unique and much loved; and thanks to BBC Radio 4 and the BBC World Service, the chimes of Big Ben are broadcast across the nation and around the globe.”
(David Cannadine’s The Palace of Westminster as Palace of Varieties in The Houses of...
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“Civic life in Britain is predicated on the idea that everyone just about...”
– NYT - My American Friends
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