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So much for promises, eh? I have been offline for a couple of days, thanks to a faulty computer which won’t connect to cyberspace. Not sure when things will be back to normal. In the meantime, the Noramly family adventures … Continue reading
There have been some interesting replies to the blog on “Fitting In” . I shall blog some more about being a square peg in a round hole, or an orang putih* in a Malaysian world, tomorrow. This pix (my American … Continue reading
Well the Aurealis best fantasy went to a West Australian author – unfortunately not me! Sigh. I shall try again. Congrats to Juliet Marillier and the other category winners, especially Shaun Tan for an extraordinary work, “The Arrival”. If you … Continue reading
My sister set off to come visit and was promptly Noramlyed. She lost her credit cards on the way to the airport in Perth. And can anyone tell me how a 40 minute flight (Brunei to Kota Kinabalu) can be … Continue reading
In Heart of Mirage, the main protagonist grows up thinking she fits in to her adopted world. She is well educated, wealthy, respected. Yet she is also aware that she is different – not the kind of person you would … Continue reading
I came back to Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, yesterday. And today my husband went back to Kuala Lumpur, Peninsula Malaysia. I’ve been Noramled obviously. … Continue reading
When I write, I often do have a point to make.But the point about having a point is that it should never become too pointed… In other words, the story’s the thing, and if a fiction writer starts preaching, everyone … Continue reading
Amazon now has a Print On Demand division, called Booksurge. and Booksurge offers – for a mere a $US 399, a wonderful book review. It doesn’t matter what your book is like, the review is gonna be great. (For that … Continue reading
This is a picture of a Black Panther. It was taken by a friend of mine, Lim Kim Chye, when we were on a project together over in the Pahang Peat Swamps. (Acknowledgement: UNDP/GEF Peat Swamp Forest Project Mal/99/G31) It … Continue reading