After lunch, the GF and I took a ferry to Uskudar – I will never grow tired of the ferry – and then a taxi about 10km inland to Ataşehir, a satellite town full of skyscrapers. I understand it’s a fairly desirable place to live, but felt rather grotesque, with huge glassy skyscrapers and massive […]
Brief excursion
There was only enough food in the flat for one so I left it for the GF and went out for a short stroll and to bring myself back some lunch. I found a new street in Galata, one running parallel to Papadopoulous where the GF and I once viewed a very crumbling flat in […]
Appalling
The news of Malaysia targeting Rohingya is in the news, and here is the appalling defence.
Deadline
Yesterday was the submission deadline for a document that had been badly disrupted by the coronavirus outbreak. We squeezed it out under the wire. In the process I managed to annoy my oldest colleague/ friend at the organisation who doesn’t like his indolence to be brought to attention. Some years ago I think I would […]
Saul returns
We watched the first episode of the new season of Better Call Saul last night. Very promising, particularly as I found the last season a bit flat. I was pleased in particular that I could follow much of the Spanish – I had thought I’d forgotten all of it. Otherwise it was a quiet sort […]
Old haunt
Here I am in KLIA in the middle of the night, a place I’ve passed through many, many times at this hour, when the flights from Pakistan typically arrive. This time I’ve made my way to the lounge as my connecting flight is several hours away, and am just about to doze. I wore a […]
On the gripping hand
I clicked over to the Star, the Malaysian newspaper, to skim the headlines and perhaps longingly read a (probably paid-for) review of a curry mee place, and found this excellent photo/headline combination.
Party flags VII
And, not a minute too soon, the final set of Malaysian party flags. There is nothing much to say.
Party flags VI
Now we’re at the tail end. A hornbill that, unfortunately, looks like roadkill, competes with a bull.
Party flags V
Now we get to the religious parties, and what I think is the best flag qua flag, that of PAS, the religious party. It was all over Terengganu a couple of months ago, and looked quite impressive. Also impressive, in a different way, is the flag with a brain on it.