The year: 2011 The moment: Having finished another glass of apple juice and used the last piece of tissue in the box, my son walked into the kitchen and requested our helper, “Aunty, can you please clean up this tissue box so I can recycle and save the Earth?”. I almost fell off my chair but had to pretend that it’s totally normal for a 2 1/2-year-old to want to recycle, lest I put him …[Read more]
So you love beer, and all you have to show for it is a belly? It doesn’t have to be that way. With some yoga, spare five minutes and a bar of Blu Tack, you can proclaim your obsession much more elegantly. Just pick your canvas – table tops, shelf backs, doors, walls – and stick on. Even the most craft-challenged [and/or inebriated!] can execute this with pizazz. Just keep off the ladder if you …[Read more]
There I was, standing all dressed up, hoping he would spot me in the audience and call me up on stage. We would then croon ‘Something Stupid’ looking into each other’s eyes… when out of the blue, the clouds decided to pour down on the open air Padang stage at the Formula 1 in Singapore. I shook myself out of the semi trance state and ran to take cover for my iphone but the star …[Read more]
… a guide to transform old possessions into new treasures. Watch this space !