A Soul-Searching Christmas in Perth

by Gallivanter - Date posted: 2013-01-22 - 3 comments

Armed with memories of a week in Kota Kinabalu, a few books in my hand and my own songs being hummed in my mind, I boarded the flight to Perth with family members despite not how I thought it would be. I was at the cusp of an inevitable life-changing decision. The thought of it [...]

The Speech I Gave at My Mom’s 60th Birthday Party

by Gallivanter - Date posted: 2012-05-24 -

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The Speech I Gave at My Mom's 60th Birthday Party

I cannot believe that my mom has turned 60, so I spent a few hours the day before conjuring up a light-hearted speech, inspired by Russell Peters to a certain extent in terms of delivery. While it had my family and younger relatives laughing, some of the older crowd were not amused by a portion [...]

I Have High Cholesterol

by Gallivanter - Date posted: 2012-03-30 - 10 comments

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“Can you drop by the clinic today? I have your blood test and urine results already”, the doctor’s voice on the phone drowned the noise around me. “Your cholesterol level is high and bla bla bla hepatitis bla bla bla..”. I couldn’t hear his voice anymore as I became overwhelmed by my thoughts. I have [...]

Preparing a Death of a Parent – Your Role as a Child

by szelin - Date posted: 2011-05-19 -

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Preparing a Death of a Parent - Your Role as a Child

This is one of my favorite blogs for years and I can relate to many of her posts. Tihtahpah is a highly recommended blog. I asked her to guest post for me and this is her entry, enjoy reading! – Gallivanter Right now, I’m feeling rather disappointed by a friend who’s just sat down with me [...]

The Quest For Malaccan Dodol

by Gallivanter - Date posted: 2006-02-02 -

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Well, nothing surmounts Malaccan dodol. Period. All the other Malaysian states try and conk out miserably, apart from PENANG & MALACCA, the food in other states generally sucks, no matter what they try to champion. Y-U-C-K! Manifestly KL food is salutary too because it’s the culinary melting pot of Malaysia. When people were celebrating CNY, [...]