After winning practically every award available, it will be a great shame to miss the most prestigious one of all. Congratulations to Dame Helen Mirren! Her performance in The Queen was truly engaging. Woohoo! Britain’s largest bookmaker paid out bets BEFORE the show. “Should the unimaginable occur and Dame Helen fails to win the Oscar, [...]

The Teos had us over for dinner at their breezy 19th floor unit on the 7th day of the New Year. Being the impeccable hosts they are, Gordon told Shuqing to ask if my pineapple tarts craving had subsided. Apparently, they had finished theirs, and wanted to get me a tin. How sweet of them. [...]

I suspect they all ganged up to test my patience. To see whether Cruz Teng will keep himself under control and refrain from spewing a string of vulgarities on cue. A: Eh eh, dinner provided? Cruz: What?! Don’t understand what is 家常便饭 is it?! B: Eh eh, what time huh? Cruz: What? Write there so [...]

As we merrily joyously celebrated the Lunar New Year, I was quietly checking my bank account. Ok, that amount is in. Gam siah. MediaCorp Radio handed me an extra sum of money this month (not very significant lah, but it’s a very nice gesture) as part of my 5 Year Long Service Award. Ai seh, [...]

Most of my friends are either the same age as me, or slightly older. There are a handful of younger ones and BR takes the cake chalking up a nine year gap. Wah lao. BR: You going to JX’s place for steamboat? Cruz: Not sure yet. I’ve got like 500 places to go to. BR: [...]