I have bought a membership of Denvention, the World Science Fiction convention of 2008. My first worldcon was in Glasgow, three years back, which I went to because my daughter was then living in Glasgow. She is now living in … Continue reading
…of treatable conditions. Answer: France, Japan or Australia. Well, they only looked at statistics for 19 nations – but I doubt if Malaysia does as well as the last country, number 19 – which was the USA. But then, you … Continue reading
They grow things big in the tropics sometimes. Like this crab. This pix shows what looks like a hermit crab, using a sea shell for a portable house, in the forest on the dive island of Sipadan. Small enough to … Continue reading
Yep, this is another one of those posts where I have a look at what people have googled that has made my blog URL pop up in answer… (courtesy of sitemeter) Honest, this is all true, every bit. I couldn’t … Continue reading
On the same subject as yesterday: there is an excellent video that everyone should see – no matter where you live or how you live. It ought to revolutionize the world. Probably won’t, but it ought to. Check it out … Continue reading
When I first came to Malaysia, we went to lots of village weddings – my husband’s generation, friends, cousins etc. Village people helped supply the food, menfolk did the cooking at the home of the bride or groom, the village … Continue reading
Remember this “before” pix, to the left? That was my new table that we didn’t know how to turn up the right way! Well here are the “after” pix. As I have said elsewhere, I can write just about anywhere. … Continue reading
When I got up this morning, there was a Spotted Gecko in my kitchen. He visits sometimes and today I finally found out how he manages to get inside – squeezing through the closed sliding kitchen windows. A veritable saurian … Continue reading
It is more usual on the last day of the year to look backwards, and contemplate the year past. I am not going to do that. I want to look forward.To all the good things ahead. January: Another chance to … Continue reading
I almost didn’t go and see this film. I liked the book so much, and the film seem to garner a lot of poor reviews – but today we went anyway. And I enjoyed it, mostly. Mind you, I could … Continue reading
