Same Same But Different (Sama Tapi Beda)

The famous Thai adage rings true as I replied in a meeting full of Indonesians, “Enggak bisa Pak”, as I struggled to keep up with their conversation, applying as much Indonesian as I can, “Kapan”, “Selamat Sore”, “Siap”, “Kertas”, “Kamar”, “Hari Senin”, “Embak”, “Mas”, “Beda”, “Udah” and number of other words that escape me as [...]

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The Color Run Malaysia

color-run-KL-Malaysia

Coming Soon to Malaysia and you read it here first (unless you’re friends with me on Facebook!), The Color Run comes a calling later part of 2013. Also dubbed as the happiest 5K on the Planet, an un-timed raced which you get doused in different colors every kilometer! Stay tuned for more details of this [...]

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I’ve always wanted to be a DJ

I'm Now an Online DJ, so Call Me DJ Gallivanter

Not just any DJ, an eclectic one that’s so random you won’t be able to guess the next song I would play. I wanted to mix the genres and mix new songs with old songs. That all changed when the ignorant me signed up for a 4 hour introductory DJ class. It’s all about the [...]

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How to Get a Brain Freeze. Have You Experienced It?

Have You Experienced the Brain Freeze?

Interestingly enough, not all of us experience this. How does one get a brain freeze? Well, by consuming something cold really fast, like ice cream or ice-cold drinks. Typically it can last up to 20 seconds, and the pain you feel in your brain is  like someone pressing an ice cube on it. I’m a [...]

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My New Expensive Addiction – Go Karting

Jolly Weekenders at Go Kart Sepang International Circuit

I don’t think it’s fair for me to label this as an addiction, considering that it’s my 4th go-karting experience in 2 years. It’s not that I don’t enjoy it, but it’s too pricey considering the shortness of the race. You pay around RM60+ for 10 minutes – do the math! While on the race [...]

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Whatever Happened to The Dentist Chair Drinking Game in Malaysia?

Whatever Happened to The Dentist Chair Drinking Game?

I don’t know if most of you know this, but a little over 10 years ago, when you celebrate birthdays at nightclubs, you’re given the dentist chair treatment. I received ONE dentist chair treatment and that was during my 21st birthday bash at Bangsar Shopping Centre where a club called Iguana’s reigned supreme. They evacuate [...]

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