Koji Kondo

Who is Koji Kondo? He’s the composer of this theme song: Super Mario Bros. – Overworld (yes I come from that era). I like his name, very Web 2.0.

Why get upset?

If you know what life is all about, maybe you won’t get too upset with the things that people do. Because life is human nature playing itself out; human beings being human beings. It’s about love and hate; generosity and greed; good and evil. So instead of expecting some ideal, just expect people to be […]

New RM50 very similar to RM1

This is a public service announcement. At the toll plaza the other day, I handed over my money to the toll booth operator and waited for the boom to be raised. It was taking a bit too long so I glanced at the guy. He was hunched over the till, shuffling small pieces of paper; […]

Why 6-month-old babies are cool

For me, 6-month-old babies are the best. They’re universally cute; they can recognize you and smile at you; they laugh at the funny faces that you make; they can’t yet crawl around the house and pick up every object they find and put it in their mouth; they can’t throw a tantrum in the busiest […]

Tribute to toll booth operators

If you haven’t noticed, Malaysia is The Land of Toll Booths. Okay, Peninsular Malaysia; Klang Valley, especially. It’s now ingrained in every KL and PJ car driver’s mind: do I pay toll today, or do I take the free, congested, traffic-light-encumbered way? (Not that paying toll doesn’t involve queuing up for miles. Go through the […]