Satima Flavell (on Satima’s Blogspot) pointed the way to this website (http://www.iftheworldcouldvote.com/results) which asked people from all over the world how they would vote in the US presidential elections. Result (very unscientific of course, but wonderfully interesting) was overwhelming for … Continue reading
On the last day of the ecotourism conference (at which I was speaking on the potential of birdwatching in mangrove areas) we had dinner by the swimming pool under the moon and stars…and watched cultural dances (Malay in the bright … Continue reading
…and what I am doing. … Continue reading
.America, I sincerely, sincerely thank you.And congratulations to McCain for a gracious conceding speech. … Continue reading
This post is a long one, so I won’t post tomorrow. I have a paper to write for an ecotourism conference instead… Besides, I am sure that most people will have something else to think about tomorrow. Right? Yanno, like … Continue reading
Once, there was only a narrow winding road going up to Fraser’s Hill – 9 kms of it, and nowhere to pass. You went up on the odd hours until 40 mins past the hour, and people at the top … Continue reading
I love writing, but there are times when other things call to me…So when my husband had to go to Fraser’s Hill last week for a couple of days, I couldn’t resist.And below is why – with apologies to John … Continue reading
This month I had visitors from 67 different countries, from Bhutan to Azerbaijan and the Virgin Islands. USA led the field, considerably ahead of Malaysia, Australia, UK and Canada, all of which provided 3 figure hits. More than half of … Continue reading
Last Saturday I went to the readings at Seksan’s where Malaysian authors read from their works. It was an especial pleasure to hear both Preeta Samarasan and Shamini Flint give a reading – both are Malaysians hitting the big time … Continue reading
Just learned that there was another armed robbery in our street last weekend – house just a few doors away was broken into just after 5 a.m. I have lost count of the number of householders threatened with physical violence … Continue reading
