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Xander: The Saga Continues…
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Introducing: Xander
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Snakes in Da House
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Rockpool Restaurant & The Power of Twitter (part 2)
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Rockpool Restaurant & The Power of Twitter (part 1)
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Mike:
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Awesome article (and I love those silicone bras)! A refreshing viewpoint on brea -
Adam:
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Finally Woken:
David, I know. I am married to one :)
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What A Difference A Nationality Made? (3)
There are two occasions which urged me to think seriously about giving up my Indonesian passport and becoming a UK citizen. One of my friends asked if we’re interested in going somewhere on Easter break, and she quite fancied Switzerland and Austria. While another one immediately said yes, I had to tell her that it’s [...]
Animal Cruelty on Lobster
We went to The Prime Cuts last night with another couple, and the restaurant specialties are steak and lobster. Nearby the maître d’ stand there was a big tank parading huge, healthy lobsters (thank God they did not show live cows too). I asked one of the staffs when we were collecting our coats back, [...]
Irn Bru
Scottish people are very proud of everything they have, so imagine when I tell them that Irn Bru tastes like Fanta Orange to me! Irn Bru (pronounced iron brew) is carbonated soda drink, made by A.G. Barr plc, a soft drink manufacturer from Glasgow. clipped from en.wikipedia.org Irn-Bru is famous for its eccentric bright orange [...]
What A Difference A G’Day Makes
The Sunday Times Magazine yesterday featured an article about more and more Britons are emigrating to Australia. I have found several interesting facts that I will share with you. Australia now becomes the most popular destination for British emigrant, and British people now make up almost a quarter of foreigners applying for Australian citizenship. But [...]
On Anonymous Bloggers
Since last week I have been following closely the intense debate among expats in Indonesia about anonymous blogger, an issue raised by Fatih when he awarded Rob Baiton as the blogger of the week and praised Rob as one of the few Western bloggers who reveals his own true identity. Fatih actually has written a [...]
You Know You're in The UK When…
I was ordering a new wardrobe at John Lewis. It’s sort of custom made; we could choose size, colour, model, and additional bits according to the given catalog. After settling all the major parts, like size and colour, I began adding the elements like lights, drawers, and tie hangers. The cheery shop assistant happily took [...]
Dying to Take The Call?
In Indonesia, we drive cars, motorcycles or vehicles as we please. The police are more interested in keeping everybody driving straight and God forbid if you cross the straight white line (although it’s ok to park underneath the sign ‘no parking’!). There is no awareness about road safety whatsoever. I mentioned very briefly about drink [...]
Celebrating Valentine’s Day… At The Football Stadium
When the chairman of the West Sumatra branch of the Indonesian Clerics’ Council (Majelis Ulama Indonesia, MUI), Buya Mas’oed Abidin, urged people to stop the Valentine’s Day celebration and accused it as a part of capitalist-Jewish conspiracy (see Indonesia Matter’s Jewish Conspiracy), 12,000 km away from my home country I get to see how Aberdonian [...]
Facebook Can Ruin Your Life
Isn’t it funny that we live behind closed doors but our private lives are wide open to the entire world? We cautiously block the window with thick curtains so people wouldn’t see what we are doing. We lock the door so no one could enter without permission. But then we sit comfortably on the settee [...]
Deep Fried Mars Bar
Yes, people. Scottish food are not particularly, ideally, healthy. I have mentioned about sticky toffee pudding (STP) in my previous post, a delicious desert which consists of moist sponge cake, dates, and toffee sauce, usually served with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream. Another Scottish desert, deep fried mars bar, is also delicious and super [...]