October 10th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in tech
Or wired up, as they say
When you have are using a networked laser printer, and the printer runs out of paper, you walk to it to top up the paper while grumbling, “wah lau why cannot make a network laser printer that can network refill paper?”
You try to get your father to buy you a [...]
October 9th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in tech
Brown and Ruby eating the Beeb’s microphones.
If anyone’s going to have a mixer encased in wood, it was going to be the BBC.
The Beeb — the BBC! — approached us to do a podcast about.. well, podcasting. The podcast we came up with will be aired on the BBC World Service’s “Close Up” sometime [...]
October 8th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
The little dinner thing I threw was apparently the most halal birthday party ever, according to some of my Muslim guests. Halal food + Arab Street + no alcohol + large turnout of family. “Dammit I really should take after you next time,” they quipped.
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October 7th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
Now that the author is able to go on school trips, participate in community service, watch artistic movies, buy things on instalment, get married, all without having her parents sign consent forms…. So, happy 21st to me, and happy 3rd to popagandhi.com, and thank you all for reading. If the first 21 years have been [...]
October 6th, 2006 | by popagandhi | published in general
If you’re a cool cat, you know that the first Friday of every October is Catmas.
To observe the holy day, all bloggers who fancy themselves cool cats are to post pictures of cats — not necessarily theirs — on their blogs.
I don’t have a cat (yet) but I am sure if I did, he would [...]
