Letters from the Equator

I don’t know about Malaysia, but What Car? in the UK has just published a reliability survey of cars over the past year:
Top 10 most reliable cars between three and five years old and average repair bill1 Honda Civic (’99-’05), 6% failure rate, £339 average repair bill2 Mazda MX-5 (’98-’05), 7% failure rate, £256 average [...]

I volunteered for the “Spread The Warmth” charity drive today, as one of those irritating guys who try to get people to give their money to something that they didn’t plan to give to.
I failed miserably. If I was a bit more persistent and proactive, I would have gotten one. At the same time, [...]

A colleague of mine voiced out his opinion to me today. I guess ‘voiced’ is an understatement. There were several uses of expletives and an aggravated tone of discontent. I assure you that it was all a misunderstanding, but I thank God that he helped me not to react emotionally nor give excuses for myself [...]

I just read an article by Soo-Inn Tan, who is a itenerant minister who writes on issues of our walk with God interrelating to our culture and life in today’s times. In this article, he expounded upon the idea that we should collectively work together from all angles to grow richly in Christ, instead of [...]

I drive like a maniac. There’s no doubt about it. Even though I consider myself quite a civic-minded driver, I’m still a maniac nonetheless. My wife is witness to this fact, along with all the other folks I torment on the roads of the Klang Valley. I apologize.
I keep trying to tell myself to slow [...]

There’s a lovely japanese restaurant hidden in the middle of Plaza Damas in Sri Hartamas, just opposite the Starbucks @ Hartamas Mall. I can’t recall the name, which is probably why it’s remained such a well-kept secret until now….. but the place is known for japanese bbq-ed dumplings, although they serve main meals like bento [...]

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Ikea is going for another round of wacky campaigns. A new collection known as IKEA PS 2006 showcases designs inspired by questions such as:
“What if penguins were experts in home furnishings?”
“What if seven bamboo sticks could help you tidy up at home?”
“What if you could cross diapers with milk cartons?”
28 designers stepped up to the [...]

Chicken Little Originally uploaded by jaremfan.
I went to see this movie last night, after much fussing and fighting over the week about how much lost time I have to endure to watch a simple movie. I actually lose more time surfing the web, but then maybe [...]

1_wa Originally uploaded by jaremfan.
Ynetnews article
Ikea offers more than just furniture.I just thought that was funny.The cops in the photos actually look like they could be drug dealers themselves.I guess it’s all part of the game.

Here’s a story of a man who went through three operations and became a woman and got married to a man from Ipoh and they all have lots of money. They are backed by 3 churches in their wedding occasion, and spend RM1 million on their do. The Star makes this news out to be [...]