Steak and Skewers

This is what I had for dinner last night…and in case you were wondering, yes, i prepared it! ;P

Flush With Caution

Not sure how true this is, so take it with a HUGE pinch of salt.
I just heard from someone today that every time someone flushes a toilet on the plane, it takes one gallon of fuel (3.7854 litres) to take it from the bowl to the storage cistern. The person continued that if we [...]

Quotable Quotes

For those of you who grew up reading Readers Digest, you may remember some of the regular favourites such as ‘Laughter, the Best Medicine’, ‘All in a Day’s Work’, ‘Life’s Like That’, and ‘Humor in Uniform’. They fed my young impressionable mind then, and are what I believe to have shaped my sense of humour…somewhat…
Anyhow, [...]

Dearly Beloved…

Yesterday, I attended one of the most incredible weddings ever!
I usually dread going for weddings of people whom I am not really close to, and this was no different. However, since I was going to be at that place anyway, I thought I’d just drop in for a couple of hours before going on to [...]

What the…?

I was at a recent conference, when a member of the audience stood up to ask a question during the plenary session. She made reference to a video (which depicted persecution at a particular place) that was shown at a previous session, and asked why were the Christians (a minority group) in that particular place [...]

20 Years On…

Wow…has it been that long?
Was just listening to the BBC World Service, and they were airing a special on the Tiananmen protests 20 years ago. It was as though it happened just yesterday, especially since they played interviews with the student protest leaders, government officials, and aired the chants, shouts, and other sounds effects from [...]