First of all. My deepest apologies for missing weeks of updates. What can I say, life caught up with me. Too many things to do and too little time to do it in. Hopefully this does not happen in the future. One of the things I planned to do this month was watching Russell Peters [...]
Kevin Bacon has been a lot of movies and quite a few of these movies have been ensemble movies. This has led to a very interesting trivia game. The game is simple. Name any actor and then link him/her to Kevin Bacon. This is called 6 degrees of Kevin Bacon. For example, how does Will [...]
I have never been musically inclined. I can’t play any musical instruments except maybe the triangle and the castanet. I can’t read music and I have the voice of an angel, a fallen angel that is. But I do love listening to music and, like the rest of my interests, I have an eclectic taste [...]
I have always been a fan of the situational comedy. Ever since I was young, I was always following one sitcom series or another. It didn’t matter if it was an American or British series, I’ve watched a ton of them. From I love Lucy to the latest episode of How I met your Mother. [...]
I haven’t been interested in basketball since the days of playing basketball in the courtyard of my hostel during my college days. That was the time of Michael Jordan, Gary Peyton, Penny Hardaway, Shaq, John Stockton, Karl Malone and Patrick Ewing. Since all of them have retired, it has been a long time since I [...]
Hey folks, sorry for the delay. Due to CNY celebrations, I had to skip a posting. I didn’t have to but celebration laziness kicked in. Anyway, Happy Chinese New Year and Chap Goh Mei to those celebrating! Let’s welcome the year of the Dragon, the only mythical creature in the Chinese horoscope! Back to the [...]
Chinese New Year is just around the corner. On Monday, the Water Dragon will rear its hopefully auspicious head to the sound and lights of the supposedly illegal firecrackers. There will be food and snacks galore, people showing off their new clothes, lots of ngabang (visiting) and the occasional Lion Dance. Of course, this is [...]
Us Chinese are a pretty superstitious lot. Don’t believe me? Try checking out the number of Chinese weddings during the Chinese 7th Lunar month. Compare that to the number of Chinese weddings during the Chinese 8th Lunar month. One you would probably need to book at least a year in advance. The other you could [...]
It is now the 5th day of 2012. I am sure most of you out there would have made some New Year resolutions for 2012. You know, like improving your finances, get a better job, get better grades, be better organized, take a trip, yadda yadda. To be honest, there is no need to wait [...]
Christmas has passed. 2011 is at an end. This is the last dish review for the year. This will be the 32nd dish review here on thetum.my. A lot of things have been learnt. I hope that over the last 32 dish reviews, my writing has improved. I believe that my food photography has improved [...]
Hey folks! It’s eve of Christmas Eve! I hope all your Christmas shopping is done. Last post I talked about buying gifts for friends and family but Christmas is also a time to receive presents as well! Hooray! I don’t mean to sound materialistic, but hey, getting Christmas loot is always fun. And it isn’t [...]