about a square peg in a round hole

Regressing a little short of 3 years back, I had just wrapped up a theatre production of Shorts II, and threw a cast party at a restaurant in Kuala Lumpur. Italian, I think it was. The food was good, or so I perceived back then, knowing next to nothing about food, pre-chefdom. Not that I […]

Just started reading Barry Jonsberg’s The whole business with Kiffo and the Pitbull, and Chapter 0 opens with the following:
Assignment:
Write a description of a place, person or thing in such a way that you demonstrate an understanding of the use of similes.
Response:
Student’s name: Calma Harrison
Subject: Jaryd Kiffing
Kiffo’s hair is like a glowing sunset. However, unlike […]

I signed up for an MLM today. Herbalife. Cost me a hundred Kiwi bucks. Got a free protein shake powder thingie that tastes quite nice, but is probably bad for me considering that my body does not tolerate excess protein well, resulting in mindnumbing bodyaches.
Spent 2 hours with the lady who ’sponsored’ me. Very nice […]

still shrouded by mist
head in the clouds
swinging between choices presented
mind filled with doubt
blurry images of desire
incessant spouting of interests
all conjoin to make the confused
even more confused
when last clarity appears
hands reach and heart yearns
for the one path
to follow, blinkers on
but fate deals us blows
that jolts us unknowingly
back to comforting changeableness
pliable malleable and susceptibly soothing
in a state […]

Bigfoot lives in Johor jungles, says Ghani
DOES Bigfoot really exist? 
“Yes! Bigfoot exists in Johor,” said Mentri Besar Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman, adding that there was truth in recent reports that some orang asli had sighted the hairy giant brown ape near Kota Tinggi several months ago. 
“The orang asli have the ability to sense […]