Archive for February, 2007
Monday, February 26th, 2007
Flamenco Overload
So here’s the plan for the week (starting yesterday, of course):
Sunday: flamenco juerga
Monday (ie today): off to Sadler’s Wells to listen to Estrella Morente (Estrella who? She was Penelope Cruz’s singing voice in Volver)
Tuesday: rest day
Wednesday: off to Sadler’s Wells to watch Isabel Bayon and her company dance
Thursday: normal flamenco class
Friday: no flamenco, but there’s […]
3 Comments » - Posted in London Life by oj
Thursday, February 22nd, 2007
Foreign Workers
It’s not often that I agree with PAS, but on this matter, I have to say they’re right. As Nasaruddin Mat Isa, the deputy leader says: “Migrant workers are also human beings.“ Yes, amazingly enough, migrant workers, you know, those people who build all those skyscrapers you have your offices in, the ones who build […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Malaysia by oj
Friday, February 16th, 2007
Chastity belts = less rape? Hmm.
Oh for heaven’s sake. Sometimes I despair at the level of thinking those who supposedly know better show.
Today a religious don has called for women to wear the chastity belt as “wanita zaman kini banyak terdedah kepada jenayah rogol yang semakin berleluasa“.
I’m sure Datuk Abu Hassan means well, but heck, yes, it’s extremely “janggal” […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Malaysia, Being a Woman by oj
Thursday, February 15th, 2007
Boo
I was going to write more about my holiday back in The Motherland, but Thursdays are always a bad day for doing anything due to the number of meetings I have to attend. And I’ve since discovered (remembered, more like) that the document that I’m currently working requires a lot more than simply collating information […]
No Comments » - Posted in Misc by oj
Wednesday, February 14th, 2007
Size Matters
Of course, no trip to Malaysia would be complete without an element of shopping to it. I’m paid OK here in the UK, but of course as soon as I step foot in Malaysia I become an Orang Kaya Baru* thanks to the Power of the Pound (especially just now thanks to the pound’s strength). […]
1 Comment » - Posted in Malaysia, Holiday at Home by oj
Tuesday, February 13th, 2007
Poolside Shenanigans
As you know, the hubby and I spent five (lovely) days in Langkawi for our first wedding anniversary (regular readers will know that we had four events for our wedding last year - nikah, civil wedding, hantaran, bersanding - all taking place on different days, so we’ve opted for the date of our civil wedding […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Malaysia, Holiday at Home by oj
Monday, February 12th, 2007
Back, and jetlagged
Damn and blast it. I write a long, whinge-y post about being back, and what happens? Some damn thing goes and kills it.
So this is my second attempt.
Yes, I’m back. And no, I’m not happy about it. Why do I have to come back? (OK, OK, I know, I have to earn money and I’ve […]
