Posts Tagged ‘ cambridge ’
I have always loved IKEA. In the past, I used to just visit IKEA to browse through their displays and let my imagination run wild. It is like a candy store for adults. I’ve discovered that I still feel the same way about IKEA today. I went to IKEA a few days ago and bought some [ READ MORE ]
I have just finished reading a good novel, Quicksilver, by Neal Stephenson. This novel was a gift from a good friend of mine. I like the author and while there are those who have complained about the book, it was not such a torture for me to read because I took several months to finish [ READ MORE ]
Alright, a friend of mine got married yesterday and I got drafted in as one of the ‘guys’. Since I had a new car, I did not mind helping out. My car has already seen 2000km in just 30 days. Not too shabby eh? Anyway, my duty was to follow him down to the bride’s [ READ MORE ]
I thought about writing this entry after replying an earlier comment. I am not a normal person by any measure. Granted, everyone is a unique individual but I am also weird on so many levels all stemming from the way that my brain works. An example of my weirdness is exemplified by the simple request [ READ MORE ]
Education scholarships. Our government disburses many of them through its many agencies and government linked companies. We are fortunate in that we have one of the most generous national governments, when it comes to educational funding. However, there are many things about these scholarships that trigger an emotional response when people talk about them. This reminds [ READ MORE ]
I successfully made it home in one piece, although there were several interesting things that happened along the way. I think that this is probably the most eventful flight that I had ever been on. So, I thought that I’d share a few of the things that had happened on that fateful day. It all started [ READ MORE ]
I had a wonderful dinner with my supervisor and his family tonight. The dinner lasted for just over 3 hours and it wasn’t because the service was slow. It was just that the company was great. I think that I got to know my supervisor and his family a lot better tonight. We exchanged a [ READ MORE ]
I had just taken this photo of a sunset, a few hours ago. This was taken from behind my house, in the bit of green right opposite Midsummer’s Common and Jesus Green. I just stood up in my room and saw this beautiful sunset outside my window. Knowing that it would not last for long, [ READ MORE ]
The hopes of an entire nation rested on his shoulders and I guess that it was a little too much to bear. As this was our country’s greatest hope for an Olympic gold medal, most of the Malaysians left in Cambridge gathered in my living room to watch the match and boy were we disappointed. [ READ MORE ]
I have been visiting a local kebab shop daily, for the last few weeks. It is the best kebab shop that I have found in Cambridge, so far. Sometimes, I have all my meals there but usually, I just have my dinner from the shop. I was introduced to the kebab shop by a couple of [ READ MORE ]