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I first heard of this crazy thing a few years ago when my friend told me about it.
I couldn’t believe what I heard then. I was floored, to say the least.
In this case, my friend told me his friend sent a maid to accompany his son to study in the US.
And just a few days back, I read an article about how undergraduates of Singapore’s Nanyang Technological University brought their maids from home to help clean hostels for them. [Read more…]
“Celaka” is a second class word.
If you are not familiar, “celaka” is a Malay word equivalent to “damn it”, or “shit.”
Although it is not a good word, the bad word taught me a powerful parenting lesson last Friday.
Last weekend was a long one as we had public holidays on Monday and Tuesday. [Read more…]
You bet.
If you think it hasn’t, think again. Apple has successfully taken over children’s life.
Here’s the proof:
A teacher had asked the students in a French kindergarten in Vancouver to come up with words that start with the letter “i.”
And guess what?
From an answer sheet, 6 out of 10 words are related to Apple products. And the kids are not left behind as one of the answers is iCloud (unveiled by the late Steve Jobs in June 2011).
Maybe you think this is an exaggeration.
But take a look at this. [Read more…]
In 2009, everyone was waiting in anticipation what the new First Lady would wear on the President’s inauguration night.
Michelle Obama didn’t tell anyone which dress she picked until that night itself.
In the end, as you might already know now, she wore a glorious white one-shoulder gown.
And the designer is the then 27-year old Jason Wu (吴季刚).
Merely getting your dress shortlisted by the First Lady is a far-fetched dream for many designers out there, let alone being chosen and worn.
However I am not interested in Mrs Obama’s dresses, what she wears and what not. [Read more…]
While my coming to 6 years old son K is not considered a TV fanatic, he does sit in front of the idiot box sometimes.
Two of his favorite programs are SpongeBob SquarePants (the yellow thing, you know?) and local production Upin & Ipin.
Sometimes I watch with him.
As I watch, I find SpongeBob is funny and the storyline is intriguing.
No wonder it’s so darn popular.
In one episode, SpongeBob’s pet snail was biting anyone he bumped into. Gary was a nice guy but that day he turned into someone that’s not him. [Read more…]