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Multilingual

» by Chewxy December 27th, 2008 at 10:47 pm » Comments (4)

I am multilingual and I am proud of it. I think I may even venture into the land of the snobby, since I have repeatedly posted here that I speak multiple languages.
But I am defensive today. Yep. I’m putting this on record, that I am defensive that I can speak multiple languages. Why am I [...]



Accents; and Buying for Christmas

» by Chewxy December 23rd, 2008 at 11:23 pm » Comments (0)

Today’s blog post is a 2-in-1! Wow, you readers are getting more value! Aaaaanyhooow, I work with a lot of people from different nationalities, but mostly, I have 4 British work buddies (one who looks uncannily like Zac Efron, for you interested ladies), a few Aussies, and one Indian. Oh, and my boss’ partner is [...]



The Antisocial Me

» by Chewxy December 19th, 2008 at 11:37 pm » Comments (9)

I consider myself to be quite antisocial. Not in a negative way, but given a choice, I don’t interact with strangers, and perhaps shun them, even.
I choose not to interact with strangers simply because I like my own peace and quiet, where I can lay my own threads of thoughts out in neat little lines [...]



Economics (and Physics) on the Job

» by Chewxy December 15th, 2008 at 9:57 pm » Comments (0)

First off, a quote from an old man I met today:
Son, I’m 71 years old. I’ve seen much of the world. These things [stuff that I'm supposedly marketing] don’t last long. I’ve learnt many things from the world. Whenever a new company wants to enter a market they set a lower price. They’ll do these [...]



Things You Cannot Un-See

» by Chewxy December 11th, 2008 at 10:43 pm » Comments (7)

I saw some things that I cannot un-see today at work. And since I saw it, it is only altruistic to spread it to you, my lovely lovely readers. And since I have no camera, you readers would have to imagine. I will try to describe it as best as I can.
First up: An old [...]



Hokkien Prawn Noodles

» by Chewxy December 7th, 2008 at 11:33 am » Comments (3)

While my dear Silkrose went to look for good food, I cooked good food (that’s a lot of oo’s in the sentence – if I feed an Ood… oh bugger that). I made Hokkien Prawn Mee, Penang style.
And here are the recipe and instructions (+pictures). What you need:

fresh tiger prawns, shell included.
pork ribs (no replacement [...]



Life Imitates Art

» by Chewxy December 4th, 2008 at 5:34 pm » Comments (5)

This is what happens when life imitates art (the art in question):

After drawing that, I said to myself: “Meh. Sometimes typing ‘*Hug*’ just doesn’t cut it”.
Also, it tells me something – silkrose dear, as much as you deny it, you’re every bit as geeky as I am. MUHAHAHAHAHAAAA.