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The Miele Guide: Voting Begins
Some of you know I’ve spent the last couple of months working as a web consultant on the Miele Guide. The most important phase of the site was launched a few minutes ago, the one that marks the start of online voting. It’s as much my baby as it is that of the amazing designer/developer [...]
Only in India!
Jet Airways, the incumbent, put up a “We’ve Changed” ad at a major Mumbai crossing, only to have Vijay Mallya’s Kingfisher Airlines and GoAir put up ads in response. Funny. Me? I’m a Air Deccan fan girl. I know what all of you in India think about Air Deccan, but I love them to bits. [...]
Amazing Char Siew
For some of the best char siew, look no further than Meng Kee, in 13 Tengkat Tong Shin, Kuala Lumpur. It’s quite hard to locate, but.. damn. It really does taste like “bak kwa on steroids and pimped up with a greasy sugary coating… [like] pork-flavored candy with a greasy after-taste”, according to the Travelling [...]
Conquer the Chinese Language, Conquer the World
Almost exactly a year ago, a crazy old man told me (in Chinese, of course) that I will be phenomenally successful, “not just regular successful”. That before this can happen, I had to unlock the secret to my success. Apparently the key to success is different for everybody, but I had the good luck to [...]