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Archive for October, 2005

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Puzzle

October 23rd, 2005  |  by popagandhi  |  published in general

Why is it that Chinese restaurants of a certain calibre, inevitably possess one or more of the following words in its name and/or description?

Golden
Imperial
Palace
Treasure
Jade
(Some funky Chinese poet)
Crystal
Garden
House / House of

One day when I set up my Chinese restaurant, I’m going to call it House of Imperial Jade Golden Palace Li Bai Crystal Treasure Garden.

But what [...]

Kittens and Children

October 22nd, 2005  |  by popagandhi  |  published in soundbites

For most couples, talking about having children is a sure sign of jumping the gun. For us, talking about having kittens is the equivalent.

Z: No, no, no children.. you can have them if you want. We’ve having kittens. Children grow up and turn into.. monster five year olds.. and twelve year olds.

Me: Do you really [...]

The Future Has Landed

October 21st, 2005  |  by popagandhi  |  published in tech

And Flock is its name.

Now, even after discounting that personality defect of mine in which I swoon involuntarily over many things in tech, hear me out on this: Flock is what browsing should have always been.

If you find the concept of bookmarks/favourites in your computer archaic, because you use multiple computers on multiple platforms, and [...]

Berbuka Puasa

October 20th, 2005  |  by popagandhi  |  published in general

This was a chance shot I didn’t expect to make � was lurking around the backlane behind Capitol Centre, randomly shooting, when I saw this family take a shortcut, probably after prayers and about to break fast. (Correct my Malay in the title if I’m wrong, please.) There was barely time to focus, I [...]

Hottest Blogger

October 20th, 2005  |  by popagandhi  |  published in tech

Something about the concept of searching for the hottest blogger makes my stomach churn. Maybe it was the spicy food I had.

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