Monthly Archives: December 2009
Jamie’s Kitchen
Moving on with the London travel chronicles I started here, I thought I’d mention my trip to Jamie Oliver’s kitchen/store in Clapham Junction. Clapham Junction is one of those neighbourhoods that has been gentrified and taken over by yuppie couples … Continue reading
Let it snow
more about "Snowing in DC", posted with vodpod That’s snow falling outside my window on Saturday. It was our first snow fall of the season and very exciting cos’ I didn’t believe the weatherman when he said it was coming. … Continue reading
Speaking Chinese
There has been a lot of discussion in Singapore recently about how the Chinese language (Mandarin, basically) should be taught in schools. It was sparked two weeks ago by former Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew’s acknowledgement that the Government had … Continue reading
Football Caves
When my friend Dawn let me tag along to her indoor soccer league match, I pictured a brightly-lit gymnasium with colourful, conflicting markings on a smooth, shiney floor surrounded by dirty white walls. Instead, I was led through a dark, … Continue reading
