Mar 21 2010
It was at least 40 years or more ago that I last played hide-and-seek with my brothers and neighbours in the village where I grew up in. In Malaysia, it was called ‘tapuk’, which means ‘to hide’. The same rules apply for this game of hide-and-seek all over the world. One person or more will [...]
Mar 19 2010
It was 16 January, a Saturday. Only Ying Qi and I was at home. Terence was outstation in an island for a week and Edmund was in Burnie. As we had time on our hands we decided to visit a good friend, an artist. We heard from her husband who was away at work with [...]
Mar 18 2010
On 11 January, Terence and Ying Qi, whom I was staying with treated me to my first movie in ‘VILLAGE’ (one of the two cinemas in Hobart). The movie was none other than Avatar, the blockbuster sci-fi movie by James Cameron and was the 3D version. I was keen to watch this movie as my [...]
Mar 15 2010
On 4 January, Edmund took me to visit the Hobart public library before leaving for Burnie. He figured that I could entertain myself with some books while he was away. I was not able to go with him to Burnie as his rented accommodation there was not ready then. He had to stay in the [...]
Mar 12 2010
On 4 January 2010, Edmund vacated his rented apartment. He and I moved into the new home of Terence and Ying Qi. They were so kind to have us stay with them for a few days before Edmund moved to Burnie to take up his new job. Terence was Edmund’s convocation photographer and is a [...]