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Book Review: Dave Eggers’ What is the What
Africa seldom appears in the world news. The hardship and suffering experienced in many African states become blind…
[Book Review] Mitchell Zuckoff’s Lost in Shangri-La
Here’s a great book which I picked up at the Los Angeles International Airport earlier this year – Mitchell…
Noq Store Asia Online Bookstore – Lowest Price Guaranteed and Free Delivery in Singapore
Buying books from bookshops seem to be a thing of the past now, with many major bookshops like…
KidsFest 2014 – Tickets on sale now
Last weekend, I brought Asher to the KidsFest 2014 preview at the British Club where he met some…
[Book Review] Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America by Barbara Ehrenreich
Singapore is a fast becoming a nation of widening wealth disparity. In the 2013 World Bank report, Singapore has…
[Book Review] Year of the Tiger by David Miller
David Miller is a former Straits Times journalist and I got to knew him while he was working…
[Book Review] Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute
I picked up this brilliantly titled book, Uncle John’s 24 Karat Gold Bathroom Reader by the Bathroom Readers’ Institute…
Lianhe Wanbao and omy.sg launch Fong Fei Fei commemorative multimedia e-book《告别凤飞飞》for free download worldwide
Plugging this for omy.sg and Lianhe Wanbao. The press releases in both English and Chinese are available below:…
高橋美起 (Takahashi Miki) 陪你來吃丼飯 Cookbook
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.…
Alvinology Awards 2011
Hello 2012 and goodbye 2011! Following past years tradition in 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010, my first blog post in 2012 will be…