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The Ho Clan does Pangkor & Sitiawan, Part 3: A Chance of Tropical Showers and a Tornado
Our expulsion from Eden began early. During breakfast, dark clouds significantly larger than a man’s hand had begun to build on the horizon. By the time we got back to the villa to pack, we were being buffeted by a full-on tropical storm at sea. Palm trees flailed in the gale, rain pelleted the windows with horizontal force. A housekeeping staff ( Read more... ) -
The Ho Clan does Pangkor & Sitiawan, Part 2: Spoilt & Infantile in Paradise
“Luxury is the enemy of observation, a costly indulgence that induces such a good feeling that you notice nothing. Luxury spoils and infantilizes you and prevents you from knowing the world.”
Our first stop as a family was the luxury island resort of Pangkor Laut, owned by the ubiquitous YTL Group. To reach it, we traveled by hired bus to the ( Read more... ) -
The Ho Clan does Pangkor & Sitiawan, Part 1: Doctor Ho's Devious Plan
Mention “Family Vacation”, and you will get one or all of several reactions. You might feel a thrill of excitement in the pit of your stomach, like the quivering mounds of artificially-flavoured jellies we used to consume on masse during such trips. Images of long car trips; shards of chips and bits of silver gum wrapping on the car seats; mum ( Read more... ) -
Talkback: The Aware Saga, Part 2
Reverber8: Welcome to all our viewers to today’s special edition of Talkback, held on the day of the extraordinary Extraordinary General Meeting called by members of AWARE, the Association of Women for Action and Research. In a scene reminiscent more of a Robinson’s sale than a political saga, crowds have thronged the Suntec Convention Centre to ( Read more... ) -
Talkback: The Aware Issue
Reverber8: Welcome ladies and gentlemen to Talkback. After a long, long break, we’re glad to be back in our spanking new studio, after an equally long renovation. We would like to extend our thanks to our previous guests, ousted Thai ex-PM Thaksin Shinawatra and the current Thai PM, Mr Abhisit Vejjajiva. I especially liked the part where the guys ( Read more... ) -
Melbourne Food Part 1
This is a series on the food darkobsidian and I had on on recent trip to Australia, which I'll update as I go along ( Read more... ) -
Talkback
Rv8: Welcome to another episode of Talkback, winner of this year’s Golden Globe for Best Camerawork in an Embarrassing Situation Involving a World Leader. We would like to thank all our viewers for their continued support over the years, and we pledge to continue our search for truth, integrity, and corporate sponsorship. Thank you!
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Borgo
For those who are downhearted at the direction Ristorante Valentino has taken by shaking off its Italian mom-and-pop feel and expanding (plus it’s near-impossible to get in nowadays, a deplorable situation given the quality of the food), you may lift your heads. Borgo is the brainchild of no less than 3 Italian gentlemen, and if current standards ( Read more... ) -
And now for something different
The closing down of Happy to be resurrected as Play reminds me that the clubbing scene is a constantly-changing chameleon. Think of all those Jap clubs with out-there fetishistic concepts, like the hospital-themed one (pardon me, I'm no clubber myself). How many whacky concepts for local clubs can you come up with? Submit your entries now by ( Read more... )
