I got wind of the article off howsy’s post over here. On reading the stupid article, what can you conclude?
“I’ll turn off your engine,†says M. He turns around and walks out of my line of sight. I sweat like an animal in the afternoon heat, speaking in half-arsed BM. The driver doesn’t get what I’m asking him.
“Your engine’s overheating,†says M.
“Oh fuck,†says I.
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It’s not often that a stranger tells his host to get his act together. Thierry Rommel did just that, and I wonder how much weight this will carry; probably as much weight as an ang moh’s words can carry in a country still falling over itself to please the white man; that is, very badly – at least behind the scenes. ...Continue
I’ve been delaying this review for almost 8 months, now, mostly because I didn’t quite know what to say about this book.
I’ve always wanted a collection of stories by Gogol to call my own, ever since I read The Overcoat off a book I borrowed from a dear friend. I counted myself lucky, therefore, when I found a gre ...Continue
Been pretty happy the past few days. Not the sort of forced happiness, either. Just happy. Which is a good thing, isn’t it? I think not bothering about the news for the past week has helped. In any case, Altantuya’s murder case is all the rage; even Star/Maxis sms alerts are infected with news of the case.
I don’t quit ...Continue