I've been finding it almost impossible to continue my NaNoWriMo attempt along the lines of the Dresden-Rowena love story, so I've decided to write on Dresden's childhood. This chapter is a short story by itself, and requires no prior knowledge of the novel. Here's an excerpt of it, the epitaph that Dresden writes for this... Continue Reading →
Dresden's Childhood
I've been finding it almost impossible to continue my NaNoWriMo attempt along the lines of the Dresden-Rowena love story, so I've decided to write on Dresden's childhood. This chapter is a short story by itself, and requires no prior knowledge of the novel. Here's an excerpt of it, the epitaph that Dresden writes for this... Continue Reading →
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When the Community Chest (Singapore) sent me an unsolicited e-mail, it was quite an unpleasant surprise. So imagine my horror when I scrolled down the page to "unsubscribe," only to find that unsubscribing was not only difficult, it even required a donation!
Are We Chinese Losing Our Culture?
A discourse on what culture really means. Is culture based on race? Is it based on skin-colour? Culture is really what we define it as, so why kick up such a big deal when "culture" is threatened?
Pushing Me
I was watching a Mandarin Drama last night, and I noticed a subtitling boo-boo. Read on to see it!
Kill the Silent Girl
I had a conversation with Zixuan last Monday regarding the fairer sex. I copied the later part of the conversation -- a discussion on the types of girls I like -- below. A little point to note: this conversation was quite a long one, and the lead up to this, where I say "that fckng... Continue Reading →
5:30
He looks at the clock. It reads "5:00". He is a little anxious. "5:15" and he taps his fingers on his desk. His colleagues wonder if woodpeckers ever get headaches with all the tapping they do. Tap. Tap. Tap. It's 5:25. A bead forms on his temple. An ant below drowns in the dead sea.... Continue Reading →
Apple Onsite Repairs?
As I was thinking of getting a MacBook from Apple and bringing it over with me to UWA (University of Western Australia), I decided to take a look at their "AppleCare Protection Plan for MacBook Pro/PowerBook". I scanned through the text once quickly, and decided that it wasn't for me. But an asterisk at the... Continue Reading →
From Dawn to Dusk
If I married a girl called Dawn... It is early morning. Phone rings. "Hi, can I speak to Dawn please?" says she. "Donn speaking," says I. "No, Dawn. I want to speak to Dawn." "Erm, yeah. Donn here." "No, Dawwwn," stresses she. "Oh, Dawwwn," stresses I. "Hold on a minute please." Meanwhile, Dawn's in the... Continue Reading →
Female Anatomy
Well, well. Didn't expect to hear from you so soon...
Donn, fragments 