In 1997, my sister and I ran around The Louvre in Paris in the short time we had looking for Michaelangelo’s masterpiece called David. We couldn’t find it. Finally, we went up to the information counter to ask for it and the lady looked at us blankly, unsure of what we were on...
Easter weekend in Be...
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If you’ve been following my blog for a while, you would know that one of my biggest enjoyments in life is travelling. I have always made it a plan to travel whenever I can. I think this is something I picked up from my parents, who took us on trips all the time since me and my sisters...
Back in my kampung, ...
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Thanks to Adrian for this shot of me pretending to be part of the train levers at the Perth Train Station. In case you haven’t noticed from my tweets, I am back in Western Australia for the first time since 2008. Perth has always been a really special place to be because I lived here...
Playing an X-men at ...
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Last month, all the editors at the Features Central section of The Star were asked to choose a superhero name to accompany our byline in the glory box on page 2 of StarTwo. I chose Spice Boy. A few weeks later, I actually got a feel of what it would be like to be a superhero (kinda!) at...
New York, New York (...
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The last time I was in New York was in 2007. I was there for work and terribly excited. Being such a fan of the musicals, I always wanted to visit Broadway. And see the Statue of Liberty. And hang out in all the museums. And walk down Wall Street. And immerse myself in Times Square. And...
[ADV] One direct tic...
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The last time I went to New Zealand was in 2004. It was the second time I had visited the country – the first was in 1997 when my sister graduated from Auckland Institute of Technology (now a University). In fact, if fate didn’t change its course, I would have ended up studying in Auckland...





