1. Taxi is probably the most international word in the world today.Followed closely by: sex, ok, pizza and chai.The latter will apparently get you a cup of tea from Bangladesh to Russia. It might even work in Malaysia. Although, be … Continue reading
I have a personal stake in the future of the United States. My grandson is an American. So is my son-in-law. My two daughters live there. In another less personal way, I have a second stake in what the future … Continue reading
Over the weekend, I accessed the internet, standing up, at a slow, old computer the size of a small elephant and much prone to crashing (with what looked to be one of the earliest versions of blogger possible) and wading … Continue reading
Ok, if you know about as much as I do about PCs, don’t bother reading any further. I am about to ask for help with a computer problem because I don’t even know where I should be going for help … Continue reading
I read the site Malaysia Today today. I usually don’t, but I did today. Anything unusual in that? Yep, because it was supposedly officially blocked. Says Thestaronline: “The controversial Malaysia Today news portal was blocked by the Malaysian Communications and … Continue reading
‘Something written by a talented young Malaysian author, Preeta Samarasan, resonates with me.She said:“Schoolchildren studying literature in the colonies had to navigate Cockney speech patterns, imagine for themselves what toad-in-the-hole might taste like, picture moors and bogs and fens and … Continue reading
If we are talking about countries as much as individuals, then it was Jamaica, Mongolia, Georgia and then Bahrain…. If you want to know why, check out Justine’s blog. Jamaica won 6 gold medals, 3 silvers and 2 bronze and … Continue reading
We have been chatting about villains on the comment section of the last blog post. And coming down on the side of a more nuanced villain rather than the totally dark evil overlord type. I think 4-year-old grandson has also … Continue reading
Over on Jenny Fallon’s blog the other day, she had a link to this article on villains at io9, a bit tongue in the cheek, which postulates that one of the reasons movies like The Dark Knight have done so … Continue reading
‘Once, during a workshop I was giving, one of the participants indicated they didn’t know what I meant when I mentioned “purple prose.” I gave the standard sort of answer: Purple prose is another way of saying that the words … Continue reading
