I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw this ‘business’ in action today on my way to lunch.  The car was moving too fast for me to take any photos of the half-naked man and his masseur though. First, find a vacant car – preferably the customer’s. Next, ask the customer to strip his shirt. [...]

Is there anything as beautiful as the hanging garden of Bak Changs? Photo by Sharon The day started out pretty blah.  Work was a-piling.  Schedules with a loved one seemed star-crossed at best.  And to top it all off, it was the Dumpling Festival and there was no Bak Chang (dumpling) in sight for me [...]

The weather’s been utterly and horribly hot. It makes the best of us wilt like soggy cabbages that someone forgot to put in the fridge.  My brains are addled, my eyes are on half-mast all day and I just feel like saying ‘No’ to everything. Especially to Nooka. Just discovered this funky brand of watch [...]

About 6 years ago, I was traipsing along Brooklyn Bridge, New York.  It was a beautiful day.  The sun was shining, the skies were blue and the bridge looked magnificent.  I was one of the hundreds walking on the bridge.  And then I passed a girl sitting on a bench. Now, the bridge was quite [...]

So there we were at our favourite Indian restaurant Gem last Friday, when a waiter approached our table.  Well, made a beeline for Twinnie, more accurately. "Excuse me, Ms. Taty.  There is a phone call for you from Annie," he said. The four of us at the table were gobsmacked.  Twinnie blinked in disbelief before [...]

While my friends were chewing food during dinner recently, I decided to check on my Facebook updates on friends.  Lo and behold I saw a mushy update from a friend.  She declared her love and devotion to her beloved for all to see on his wall.  To romantics who are sold into public expressions of [...]