I’ve been in this country for over ten years. First as a student, then as an employee, and eventually a bonafide permanent resident. In that time, I’ve grown to adopt this country as my own. I will always have a fondness in my heart for Malaysia, no doubt. Nothing will ever replace my fondness [...]
Y’know, as old-fashioned as print media is, it still blows the socks off my feet. Getting my name in print in an internationally distributed magazine was still one of the biggest highlights of my life. All this stuff I do for CNET is fine and all, but there’s seriously nothing like getting a magazine in [...]
Every time the end of the year rolls around, I have a difficult time trying to sum up the year or come up with a lengthy list of profound moments. Life is, for the most part, a series of boring events punctuated by moments of imagined importance. Sure every once in awhile something huge happens, [...]
When Dodgeball came along a few years ago (has it really been that long? Wow.), it proved to be a great way to connect with friends somewhat randomly without you having to do the tedious work of actually calling them up and arranging a meeting. That was when me and a few friends coined the [...]
A friend of mine mentioned a phrase the other day that got me thinking about my own Asian identity. The phrase was “culturally Asian,” and he mentioned it in reference to another mutual acquaintance (”She’s very culturally Asian”). I immediately understood what he meant — that she not only spoke the language, but she ascribed [...]
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