Thought I’d share this email I received from Dads and Daughters. We learn in the childhood nursery rhyme that little girls are made of “Sugar and Spice and Everything Nice.” How does a “sweet and nice” little girl become a police officer, a stock broker, or an astrophysicist? The prism…
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He ain’t heavy, he’s my dangdut brother…
Dear Friends, This week US President George Bush became almost the last man on earth to support a failed Middle East strategy. The conservative-leaning “Iraq Study Group” – including top figures from Bush’s own Republican Party – has just released its long awaited recommendations and condemned virtually every aspect of…
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The Jing Chew Crew…
Friday mornings are normally reserved for teh-c peng and roti panas-panas or roti kuning kawin bakar (oh and zeema kway teow! Tks for the reminder AneeSa heheh) at Jing Chew, an institution for breakfast among Bandarians… Hi Allen, long time no see buddy! 🙂
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Loading up the barge…
Sebuah cerita seram sesuai untuk malam Jumaat ani… Some years back, there was this BSP offshore guy who ordered a Toyota Supra from NBT. At the time, the Supra was the japanese equivalent to KITT from Knight Rider and this guy special ordered it in midnight black etc to match…
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Bagaikan lilin yang pajah…
Very interesting to note that a former top civil servant is now a regular contributor to The Brunei Times opinions column. His musings on Brunei affairs was a good read and I found myself nodding in agreement. It was not qute in the style of my friend Pat, but still,…
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I said it before and I’ll say it again…
I’m in a retrospective mood today… Below is a piece I wrote for Asia-inc in 2002. Four years on, we are still struggling to address the same challenges that I outlined. It seems to me that the ICT industry in Brunei is bleeding slowly to death (some are already dead)…
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