Where has 2009 gone? It’s a question that seems to be persistently pestering me these days. All too often, I find myself wondering where an entire year has gone, and whether a new year has really begun. Not too long ago, I was thinking of “last year” as my J2 year – which I remember [...]

Here’s Wonho Chung, a Korean comedian born in Jeddah, raised in Amman, and whose best spoken language is Arabic. Seriously, I’m not kidding. From the videos of him that are available on Youtube, I don’t think he’s reached the level of the likes of stand-up comedians like Russell Peters. But hey, it’s not like Russell [...]

Are you being overworked and underpaid this holiday season? Fret not, you’re not the only one out there!

The Preamble - This blog entry comes as the first in slightly over two months, and the first journal-style entry in an even longer while. It’s not that I’ve fallen off the face of the Internet though, just that I’ve been pre-occupied with certain matters of a higher priority.
A Year Since - This entry marks a year [...]

Do you hear me? I need a vacation. Now!

House – one of the 15 films from the short-film project, 15 Malaysia
An Indian boy is asked to build a model of  his dream home at school. Yet what he makes is somewhat different from what one would expect, in fact, it seems to defy logic – but does it really? This is a tale [...]

Three elderly women speak proudly of their children’s high-flying careers. The fourth woman’s son, however, does not have such a career but he has something else the other three women envy.
等我们成家立业，事业有成以后，我们的父母又会如何谈起我们?

Sorry isn’t the most difficult word to say ( whateverwaiwan.tumblr.com )

After these few days, I’ve begun to wonder whether I would have the courage and the strength to leave Singapore when it is my turn two years later. I mean, if saying goodbye to just two people is so difficult, how will I ever bear [...]

kami warga negara Singapura
sebagai rakyat yang bersatu padu
tidak kira apa bangsa, bahasa, atau ugama
berikrar untuk membina suata masyarakat yang demokratik
berdasarkan kepada keadilan dan persamaan
untuk mencapai kebahagian, kemakmuran, dan kemajuan bagi negara kami
I’m Chinese, not Malay. But does it matter? I am Singaporean, and despite the peculiarities and idiosyncrasies which I stand against, this is my [...]