Monthly Archives: November 2008
Mumbai: “Too Little, Too Late”
Breaking News: It’s official. Shivraj Patil is out. The Home Minister’s offer of resignation has been accepted by the prime minister, but people in India are still pissed off, saying its “too little, too late.” According to the Times of … Continue reading
Filed under Politics
(Ex)patriotism
So Gong Li recently became a Singaporean citizen–and people in China are completely freaking out. Online dialogue about her decision has been downright nasty. One person wrote, “Traitors like this don’t even love their own country. These people were only … Continue reading
Filed under China, Third Culture Kids
Kickass Turkey
Personally, I prefer fried chicken. But yesterday, Hubie and I made a kickass turkey. We marinated it, stuffed it, roasted and basted it for four hours… and I have to say, the result was pretty damn awesome. Moist, tender, and … Continue reading
Asia
The countdown begins! 30 days until I’m homeward-bound to the suffocating, sweltering heat of Singapore that I’ve come to miss so much. With Thanksgiving just around the corner and so many of my friends headed back to their families, I’m … Continue reading
Writer’s Unblock
So I’m completely stoked about my new blog–and yup, totally embracing my inner nerd. After many late-night ramblings with Emily about world politics, homesickness, growing up, and of course–the latest findings of her online excavations–she’s finally convinced me to start … Continue reading
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