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I picked up this brilliantly titled book, Uncle John's 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers' Institute (24th edition) at…
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The Flowers of War (金陵十三钗), is the latest big screen offering from international film auteur, Zhang Yimou (张艺谋). I missed the omy.sg…
Plugging this for omy.sg and Lianhe Wanbao. The press releases in both English and Chinese are available below: Singapore, 8…
Rachel and I bought this Chinese-translated Japanese cookbook,高橋美起陪你來吃丼飯 that boasts of many recipes for 30minutes, easy-to-cook, delicious meals. We tried…
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The book was great. The movies too; both the 2009 Swedish version and the recently released 2011 US version. The Girl…
Hello 2012 and goodbye 2011! Following past years tradition in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, my first blog post in 2012 will be on the Alvinology…
Ted Conover is an American author and journalist, best known for his participatory investigations; riding the rails with tramps, traveling…
Africa seldom appears in the world news. The hardship and suffering experienced in many African states become blind spots over…
Bossypants is an autobiographical comedy book written by Tina Fey, an American actress, comedian, writer and producer, known for her…
William Dalrymple, is an multiple award winning historian and travel writer. He has lived in New Delhi, India on and…
