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Ridiculously Priced Piece Of Borneon Art
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 10:14 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
Thanks to AirAsia - our favorite budget airline - we got to know Kota Kinabalu International Airport (Terminal 2) quite well.
Imagine being able to travel at a low price direct to destinations such as (so far) Jakarta (Indonesia), Szenchen (China), Singapore, Clarks Manila (Philippines) and etc.
On our recent trip via this airport, my husband pointed [...]
No To Black Eyed Pea
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 8:26 pm, under Uncategorized | 2 Comments
I could not figure out how to embed youtube video here anymore - so until I do, there won’t be anymore featured song on Saturdays.
But that does not mean that I have not been reading up on music industry news.
One which tickled me today was this : Black Eyed Pea’s concert ban for Malaysian Muslims. [...]
Country Music Fans
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 4:15 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
Have you ever noticed how in certain music genre like hip hop, music video clips directors can only manage to produce the sexiest and most provocative? Skimpy clothings, acting out all sorts of behaviour fit only for adults in the privacy of their room.
But have you also noticed how certain genres such as country music, [...]
Traditional Ties
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 1:57 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
Just the other day, I was asked to buy a “traditional necktie”.
Not being too familiar with men’s fashion, I was a bit unsure on what a traditional necktie is supposed to look like but I thought it would not be too hard. Besides, I am sure it meant a design with muted colours with no [...]
Case Of The Missing Postcard
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 10:22 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
Just before we left our hotel in Jakarta in June, I passed one postcard addressed to Eu to be mailed by the hotel’s stationery store.
The shop assistant simply took my cash and postcard and promised to mail the postcard.
Being given no receipt, I thought that’s the last I’ll see of the postcard. But when I [...]
Online Tutoring
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 7:29 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
Education system in many Asian countries usually focus more on their exams than a well-rounded curriculum as in other countries. Because of this, extra tuition classes are common and at certain stage of classes, expected.
Although there is a clear benefit to sending kids to such classes, there are times when it is more useful to [...]
Haze Be Gone
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 9:52 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
When my brother visited us last week, the first thing that Eu and Qi were very eager to tell him was about Anduki.
The burnt field of Anduki, that is.
The area that we pass by every morning and noon when we send and pick Eu up from school - which Eu always says makes her feel [...]
Fashion Shopping
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 4:36 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
A friend recommended a Malaysian shopping site last week. While it does offer slightly cheaper price (plus free shipping) for a particular item that we both used, the stock was limited.
So unlike many international shopping sites such as one that offers items from about 30,000 stores! Imagine the headache and adrenalin rush that a typical [...]
Sheryl Crow : First Cut Is The Deepest
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 10:45 pm, under Uncategorized | No Comments
During a party that we attended recently, we were entertained by a rendition of songs from a local singer.
One of the song that she thoroughly nailed with her husky voice, was Sheryl Crow’s “First Cut Is The Deepest”. In case you didn’t know, this was actually a 1967 song originally performed by Cat Steven. It [...]
Their Michael Jackson Story
Posted by Jewelle Tan in 8:08 am, under Uncategorized | 1 Comment
Parents and students got our temperatures taken, sanitizers squirted on our hands and stickers pasted on our sleeves. There were tensed faces here and there but overall, everyone seemed eager to get back to school.
But H1N1 was not the hottest story that Eu brought home.
As soon as we reached the car, she asked me who Michael Jackson was.
I had expected her very singer-savvy friends - the same bunch of friends who introduced her to a certain “Lady Gaga” whom I’ve had no idea of at that time - to mention the news of his passing. So I asked her what they said because I was curious to know how her friends would explain about death.
But instead, she said her friend “Saw Michael Jackson in Miri”.
Right.
