A frantic work day, with several different edits running in parallel, juggling a rainbow of track changes. I didn’t even bother changing into day clothes, putting on a kaftan instead as I knew there was no chance I’d make it out of the flat. Yesterday, Sunday, went on two excursions for similar meals, but a […]
Dance dance dance
We went to see Ramli Ibrahim at KL Pac last night, accompanied by a couple of friends, a Malaysian Chinese woman and her Finnish husband. The place itself, an old railway yard I think, was lovely. Peaceful and green, speckled with lakes. It had rained earlier so it was very cool and damp, with yellow […]
Ticket to Scotland
I went online to buy tickets to an Odissi dance performance at KLPac and saw that Nicola Sturgeon has announced a new Scottish referendum. My first thought was: not another referendum. My second: I wonder, if we must move back to the UK, could it be to Scotland? Trump’s election is an outrage and I […]
Quiet Sunday
Most of today was spent either working or procrastinating. There was a brief post-thunderstorm excursion to withdraw cash for the washing machine repair tomorrow, during which I made the error of buying a red bean croissant taiyaki to try later. This turned out to be hot so I had to eat it on the spot, […]
A different kind of char kway teow
This is what I learned today: that Taiping style char kway teow is wet, the regular kind (the Penang kind) is dry. I prefer Penang style, I think; wet noodles here in Malaysia tend to be rather gloopy and feel as though some sort of thickener might be involved. What an inglorious first post. But […]