Why is it…

…that where English is spoken, a European accent is considered cute while an Asian accent is deemed annoying?
Maybe I’m wrong, but that seems to be the vibe I get from popular media. And being an Asian, I find it hard to stay neutral when hearing all that. Nope, no one’s said any thing nasty to [...]

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Wondrous weekend.

Nothing screams “WEEKEND!” better than being able to snuggle up in bed with, um… a book, till 4 in the morning, or till your eyes can’t take it no more and clam shut on their own accord, whichever’s later. Then be a sloth and sleep in until your whole body aches and your butt gets [...]

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Ủa Mẹ ơi, sao em bé dính đường trên mũi kìa!

Cách đây hơn 2 năm, khi chị họ mình sinh bé Bê, đã có một chú nhóc 5 tuổi, con của một người bạn chị mình, vào thăm trong bệnh viện. Anh chàng chỉ ngay vào mấy cái mụn sữa trắng li ti trên mũi em bé và phát ngôn một câu hùng hồn như [...]

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Donation to Blue Dragon & BBQ on Melbourne Cup Day

Hey folks,
Just to bang on some more about Blue Dragon’s latest plea for help. Thanks to chi Zen who has brought to my attention that I didn’t include some instruction on how to send your donation over. I’ve updated that entry but here’s me (gently) rubbing it in your face again:
HOW TO DONATE TO BLUE [...]

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Another two types of people

Those who display their own photos everywhere and anywhere, poster-sized ones on their walls, mini ones in their wallet, automatically rotating as their screensaver, or placed at the top of every single blog entry.
And those who always hide their mugshots, flinch at the thought of having their photos displayed in public, AND private, and sometimes [...]

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Its and it’s

Doesn’t it irk you that some professional journalist would write this in an article on the website of one of the largest selling newspaper?
Today the school issued a bland written statement defending it’s handling of the issue…
[Source: Herald Sun]
I know I can be a bit of a grammar freak, in both Vietnamese and English. Even [...]

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An unlikely fashion icon

You’ll never guess who! This unsung hero who’s been quietly influencing the fashion accessories trends over so many years. And I only found this out after roughly 22 years of intense research hours of bum-ache spent watching Journey to The West!
It’s this guy: Sha Wujing!

Wanna play “Spot the differences”? Ok, look closer, here we go: [...]

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There are two types of people

Those who can count… NOOO, not that one AGAIN! Sorry, take 2:
There are two types of people, those who lick clean the lid of their yogurt tub, and those who don’t. I think the first group totally outnumber the second.
Or is it just me?
~amethyst~

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Selective memory

Sometimes I wonder, if our memory could be like a DVD rental shop. You’d get to choose what to watch, what to skip, what to “probably later”. Or it could be like a chest of drawers, each with its own key. You could leave the pleasant ones permanently open, while locking up the events you [...]

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Putting things in perspective

There’s some news I need to tell you. More pressing than the 1% drop in interest rates. More important than Britney Spears’s comeback. Definitely more worthy than the gazillion Miss This Miss That  beauty pageants in Vietnam. That is,

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