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Cake day: June 19th, 2023

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  • 3 days from Lawas to Kuching is possible but knowing the road condition it won’t be fun.

    The route we took was fine. Probably the most unusual part for me was having the VIP escort the entire way. That said, there were long stretches of roads where we won’t see any civilisation for hours. I’ve gone to Ulu Pelagus via timber roads and THAT was a ride.

    That aside, how are Sarawakians feeling about 60 years of independence?

    Macam biasa jer. Just stay away from the city centre unless you want to be part of the jam festivities. 😏





  • I cant find the photos anymore, but I once went to a masquerade dinner wearing a Cyclops mask - similar to this but it ends under the nose. I bought it in KL during Halloween season from one of those popular shops selling these kinds of things. It was surprisingly good quality. I even stuck false eyelashes over the one eye. All night long, people were asking me if I could see through that mask and the answer is yes. My glasses even fit under it. I still miss it.




  • I just finished Bangkit by Appy Mohd Hapizan, a Fixi Novel Sarawak 2016 contest winner. It honestly took a long time, and this was my second try.

    The cool thing about it is that the dialogue is in Bahasa Sarawak. I’m torn about the use of real world places (actual business were used as a setting and not shown in a negative light); it helps a Kuching resident picture exactly where the story takes place. Even mentions the multiple roundabouts and the notorious traffic jam heading to Samarahan (most of the roundabouts no longer exist as of this year).

    Interesting use of popular local folklore in the plot, although I felt that the book could have started at the 2/3 point of the novel and expanded on the alternate universe a little.

    Not sure what my next read is going to be yet. I just scored a luxury edition of 'X: The Erotic Treasury" edited by Susie Bright and it’s lying around within arms reach because I can’t get over how beautiful the edition is.


  • I’m older (F40+) and going through dating apps is a whole waste of time. It’s mostly scammers looking for lonely older women to scam, and dudes who don’t bother filling out their bios. Very hard to find anyone who would last more than a couple of days of “hi” and “how ru” back and forth.

    The best match I ever had was in Singapore, while I was in the departure lounge at Changi. He started out strong, and the banter was great and we did exchange Telegram handles. But he stopped making effort to develop any conversations, and when I tried, he gave short answers that told me nothing about him. Now you’d think he wasn’t interested but he was the one who initiates. Eventually I stopped replying to the uninspiring “hi”.

    My toxic trait is that if I’m busy, I ignore non-urgent or low-effort attempts to engage.