Last night’s theatrical excursion proved a surprise success. We went to see Peking Man, by Cao Yu, performed at KL Pac, knowing nothing about it other than it was supposed to be one of the great Mandarin works, and that it was performed in Mandarin but there might be English surtitles. Fortunately there were, and […]
Gift
A late gift arrived this morning, so still technically yesterday in the US, with the Alabama election result. The Democrat narrowly beat the accused child molester and racist Republican. Phew. We went for dinner to Sushi Azabu last night. We’ve been there many times, so I wondered if it was a cop out, but as […]
Everyday is somethingday
The past few weeks I’ve written innumerable press materials for various virtuous days – anti-corruption day, youth day, volunteering day, mountain day, etc. I suppose they are as much an internal focusing mechanism as an actual way to increase public awareness. This weekend we went to Shah Alam, the capital of the neighbouring state of […]
Customs of the country
I’ve been hit by malaise today, as happens every few weeks. I’m uncertain how else to decribe it: it’s a slight headache, a slight uneasiness about the stomach, and a general heaviness of aspect. Fortunately this didn’t get in the way of work, and I have just wrapped up an edit to be sent by […]
Preacher man
I insisted on going to the popup plant stall at Lot 10, and was delighted find some neem oil with which to battle the fungal and pest infestations that have tormented our plants for some weeks. We also ran into the preacher and the preacher’s wife, who were just returning from the evangelical communion on […]
Blue rice
It was a glum old Friday, with a brief break for coffee and cake, but that is all. Today, Saturday, was significantly better as we went out as soon as the GF awoke, to a distant suburban stall reputed to have some of the best nasi kerabu in KL. This is an east coast Malay […]
Grrr
An unsatisfactory day thus far. I completed most of an application for a consultancy, with one final bit left that I kep putting off. I did a bit of packing but haven’t finished it. I couldn’t bring myself to go for lunch, then felt ravenous and had a bowl of microwaved corn, then felt even […]
Old friend
I met a very old friend after very many years last night. We had been friends when we were about nine, now it is 28 years later. We were at school together in Karachi, and then I moved to Lahore. She came once and visited, but then we drifted apart as children do. We reconnected […]
Boober
I met a colleague of the Gentleman Friend for coffee yesterday, and to talk about some of my work, including the measurement of the benefits of research. There wasn’t a lot to say, unfortunately, as my approach is not terribly data driven, based on case studies rather than measurable indicators. She was a former chemist […]
Not an oRing
We met one of the Gentleman Friend’s former colleagues and spouse for lunch today. It was pleasant tough rather too long – three hours, well past my limit – and I wasn’t feeling very well. I woke up last night for several hours, and felt a bit nauseous both in the night and at lunch […]