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Rubbish internet

April 1, 2011 by Imaan 3 Comments

Dear Internet Service Provider,

It has taken me all of 20 minutes to download a document of less than 10MB. I honestly feel like I’ve gone back to my dial-up days … you know, back when we had those modems that made those ridiculous dialling sounds? Yes, you must be looking back fondly on that good old era when you charged even crazier money for even worse connection speeds. You can’t really believe that the service you are providing actually qualifies as broadband connection. Now quit being muppets and fix the silly thing already.

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Back in the tropics

March 28, 2011 by Imaan 7 Comments

and back to…

  • family… all of you totally rawk!
  • trundling to the library, suitcases in tow
  • heat and humidity… oh joy!
  • my flat … ♥ ♥
  • our stash of books… how we have missed you!
  • pals … *wave*
  • Madventures :)
  • the zoo … we are wondering if we can repeat our 10-hour excursion… yes, we have done it before, I kid you not. We are nothing if not dedicated professional Madventurers!
  • Hama Beads… still love them!
  • Daiso … because it’s a compulsion…
  • Redwork … because all of Islamabad seems to be totally out of Anchor 47 floss

This blog needs more photos, no? Stay tuned in shaa Allah :)

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Things that make you go “Hmmm…”

February 4, 2011 by Imaan 4 Comments

We came home late one night in Singapore after visiting our relatives last `Eid. When we emerged from the elevator, we saw this outside our fifth-floor neighbour’s house.

A broom for forgiveness?

A broom for forgiveness?

What was THAT all about? We never did figure it out. The tokens of peace were not accepted – days later both whiteboard and broom were thrown aside :P

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The Journey and Destination

December 23, 2008 by Imaan No Comments

An excerpt from The Straits Times’ (Singapore) interview with Mr Simon Tay, Associate Professor of Law (National University of Singapore) and president of think-tank Singapore Institute of International Affairs. A master’s degree holder in international law from Harvard University, Mr Tay was a nominated member of parliament from 1997 to 2001. He is also a novelist – his book, City Of Small Blessings is published by Landmark Books.

His wife Jin Hua, who runs a natural health shop, homeschools their 10-year-old son, Luke.

“The Singapore education system seems to be a highway where you drive very fast and, if the car doesn’t overheat or get into an accident, you get to your destination very quickly. But you may not enjoy the drive and you may not see the sights. And if you do break down and overheat, you are in trouble,” he says.

“If you don’t like the highway, is there another path? My wife gave it a lot of thought. For me, I see this highway I am not certain about, and I see that my wife wants to beat this path over the hills.”

The fact that they learnt three or four years ago that Luke is dyslexic affirmed their decision, and Tay says they have not decided whether he will go to school or continue to be home-schooled.

“There are benefits to home-schooling. We can go on holiday any time we want,” he says.

“The downsides: Socially he is fine because people come by the house all the time and his character is outgoing. But his teacher always loves him and thus he is not used to indifference, which is a tough thing in life to learn.”

– 22 December 2008

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