http://jewelle.blog.com Sat, 26 Sep 2009 14:16:54 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/09/26/borneonart/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/29/no-to-black-eyed-pea/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/29/countrymusicfans/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/15/traditionalties/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/13/missingpostcard/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/13/onlinetutoring/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/10/hazebegon/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/10/fashionshopping/ 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/08/07/firstcutisthedeepest/ As expected, there was some precautionary measures taken at the school gate as classes resumed yesterday. 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 ... http://jewelle.blog.com/2009/07/07/their-michael-jackson-story/