I see at least one a day. I fear when it’ll be our turn.
We keep our car a mess inside, hide whatever valued goods we may have with plastic bags, rags and empty bottles. Our clutter has kept the thieves away, or maybe we’ve just been lucky.
My younger brother walked across India when he was 15. His walk was documented on newspapers. He received two fan mails, one from a man, another from a woman, both single and in their 30’s. So our family conjured up an occasion where the two could meet. They met, they talked, they walked together, […]
David Attenborough’s documentary, The Life of Mammals, was a celebration to watch.
From reptiles to mammals, life forms have come so far as to spawn something like us (!) Our curiosity has lead us to greater understanding of how magical our existance is, yet our same civilization is rapidly changing the environment as to be stifling […]
The light of our kitchen had been without a bulb for as long as I remember. The unlit kitchen had become the norm, until a course of events lead us to fix a new light bulb, that took my roommates and I two minutes to do. Suddenly our lives were happier.
Not having a lit kitchen […]
I once called my boyfriend on his new mobile phone (this was 12 years ago) when it suddenly hung up in the middle of our conversation. The first thing I thought of was “he had a seizure!” In a panic, I called a friend who lived near-by and asked him to run over to check. […]
Every week, the 3-year-old I look after brings home the latest news of ’show and tell’. I’ve never come across this practice, having gone to a Japanese elementary school (where conformity is much more revered than creativity or public speaking). The idea is fresh to me, and although I question if this may foster […]
Our perceptions of existence have been turned over significantly in the past, from the Sun being the centre of the Solar System, to the Earth being round, to the Origin of Species.
I’m sure there’ll be many more surprises that would rock the world just as hard, and as before, there will be believers, skeptics, and […]
For sake of experience, I’m interested in trying KFC’s Famous Bowls.
(Mashed Potato Bowl)
There are two varieties, mashed potato based and rice based.
In a single bowl, the carbohydrate of your choice comes with corn, diced fried chicken, gravy and cheese, all mashed on top of eachother and served with a spoon.
I’m yet to find out what […]
