Category Archives: On Being Malaysian

hell in handbasket – SPM edition

Posted on June 11, 2009 by gee

Blablabla.. the teaching of English (not Math and Science in English) is being kicked around in the spotlight again. Our Education Minister was shocked (shocked! I tell you!) that you don’t need to pass English to get an SPM cert. … Continue reading →

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nomming across the country: series 3

Posted on May 26, 2009 by gee

This is the drinks series.. In this series: ABC from Ipoh Stadium, 100 Plus, sirap bandung, tembikai susu and tea. Plain ol’ tea.

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Do Eet

Posted on May 22, 2009 by gee

My brother and I were in Putrajaya a few weeks back. (Had a trip to the Foreign Ministry) Nyways, as we were driving down the main boulevard we noticed these huge banners hung on a few major govt buildings. This, … Continue reading →

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chat bits

Posted on May 20, 2009 by gee

Reader’s Block me: my brain is doing that thing where it’s all over the place and i cannot sit and concentrate cannot write, cannot read a book PpFt: why you think i have so much trouble studying me: it’s been … Continue reading →

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*speechless*

Posted on May 11, 2009 by gee

Grik couple have 21 children: IPOH: Anyone who is astounded by American couple Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar’s brood of 18 children do not know about housewife Chu Seok Len yet. … “I have graduated from raising my own children … Continue reading →

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i don’t mean to offend anyone but are you a moron?

Posted on May 10, 2009 by gee

Is there any way that the papers misquoted him and I might’ve mistaken our Education Minister for a sexist dweeb? Here are two back to back quotes in a news item in The Star about the Minister wanting to make sports … Continue reading →

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Baby, I Think We’ve Made It Big

Posted on May 9, 2009 by PpFt

Ever heard of the Sanderson Hotel, London? Me neither. It looks like the sort of thing that might be called “comtemporary luxury with a touch of whimsy” in magazines. But all this eclectic modern sophistication is not the main point. … Continue reading →

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irony

Posted on May 7, 2009 by gee

  From The Star’s Battleground Ipoh photo gallery. I’d be lying if I said I was surprised and appalled. Nevertheless, it’s painful to watch. An exciting day in Ipoh. One for the history books. But not any kind of history books … Continue reading →

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laksa love

Posted on May 7, 2009 by gee

Nana shared a write up about Malaysian food in the NY Times, published in 2006. I just wanted to reproduce this bit on asam laksa: The bowl that arrived was a master class in contrasting textures and flavors, with each … Continue reading →

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I’m always right

Posted on April 20, 2009 by gee

This entry is a bit of smug, self-approving type of thing but it then goes on to talk about other stuff though… From AIM earlier… Bro: hahahah you’re so right……founder of bfm went to harvard Me: OMG hahaha The backstory … Continue reading →

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letter of good conduct

Posted on April 18, 2009 by gee

Helpful hint of the day: If you’re looking to get a Letter of Good Conduct or “Sijil Kelakuan Baik”, this is done through the Foreign Ministry at Wisma Putra (that’s Putrajaya, dears) and not your local cop shop, kay? Here’s … Continue reading →

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nomming across the country: series 2

Posted on April 16, 2009 by gee

The hardest part is uploading the pictures, really. In this series: Briyani, dishes from ‘big fry’, rojak love and luk-luk love a.k.a. “food from the back of a van”.

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train lines

Posted on April 10, 2009 by gee

On the return trip from my jaunt into town (in search of The Donut) on Tuesday I was standing at KL Sentral and as I looked across the platform I saw something very strange. Can you tell me what’s wrong … Continue reading →

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forest for the trees

Posted on April 8, 2009 by gee

Something struck me as I was wrapping up my reading of the by-elections tonight… voter turnout for the Bukit Gantang election was 75.1%. That’s a solid three quarters of registered voters. So, rigging of vote counts and other shenanigans aside, … Continue reading →

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nomming across the country: series 1

Posted on April 3, 2009 by gee

Thought I had more pics than this. But I already posted the ones from Melaka. I’ll do better in the next update. In this series: Sushi King, ‘Famous’ Ngau Kee Beef Noodles, Dim Sum @ Jalan Ipoh 

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