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Haiku : Dear God

Dear God

Dear Almighty God I am hungry like the wolf Send some food my way  

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Look Up!

Look up!

When you are in a restaurant, take a look around you. You will see that the majority of people are bent forward towards the glow of their smartphones. Whatever is streaming on their phones is so engrossing that they seem to be in some sort of hypnotic trance, ignoring the people around them. Conversations at dinner table are limited to ...

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Invasion Of Pokémon Go

Pokémon Go

When my sons were still kids, they loved Pokemon. Pokemon ‘Pocket Monsters’ took the world by storm in 1995, spawning a generation of kids who were hooked by the game on GameBoys and Nintendo game consoles. Fast forward to Pokémon Go just released this month in many regions around the world but it is not available in Malaysia yet. It ...

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Haiku: Sparrows

Sparrows after the rain

Sparrows in the grass Wet and cold after the rain Shot with my Canon

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A Dose Of Inspiration

Miracles From Heaven

A lot of us succumb to doubts about our faith as we cope with trials and tribulations that come our way. We ask all the existential questions when we are in the midst of a faith-testing trauma. I will be the first to admit that I am guilty of that. And the gloom that seems to be enveloping Malaysia lately ...

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Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

Digital Gold by Nathaniel Popper

If you have never heard of Bitcoin, you must have living under the proverbial coconut shell. And you would probably think Blockchain is something to do with engines and Satoshi is some kind of Japanese sushi. Bitcoin is a cyber-enigma with an enthusiastic following. You can apparently use it to buy anything from coffee to cars, yet few people seem ...

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China Rich Girlfriend By Kevin Kwan

China Rich Girlfriend by Kevin Kwan

I have just finished reading China Rich Girlfriend, the 2015 sequel to Kevin Kwan’s highly successful 2013 Crazy Rich Asians. I was so engrossed by the crazy parade through the lives of Asia’s richest elite that I was able to finish the 479-page novel within one day. Crazy Rich Asians introduced readers to the world of old Asian money and ...

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