about a square peg in a round hole

Now. I’m Asian. Asian by birth, Asian by upbringing, Asian by looks and physique. I speak Asian tongues, I love Asian food. I am Asian. Through and through.
Okay. Admittedly I do not agree with many and I mean many, Asian cultural values or the more traditional of Asian idiocracies, and my lingua franca is primary […]

I hate exams. And I have 2 this year out of my 7 subjects: one on Classical Comedy and another on the tragedies of Shakespeare and his contemporaries.
I can tell you this much: my vain attempt to achieve distinction in either of the above will surely be classical comedy, to which the reality of my […]

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 […]