Time for another recipe from the all-star maestro at faking Malaysian goodies (that would be me) when you can’t get the right stuff. This time, I bring you… BRAINS. Yes, you heard that right. Otak-otak literally translates into “brains” in Malay. However, you zombies out there are going to be a bit disappointed to find [...]

Sad but true, I’ve pretty much accepted the fact that I am headed home. Not that home is a bad thing, of course. In fact, home is awesome – and not just because of the amazing Nasi Lemak. The truth is, there really isn’t anything left here for me. I feel like I’m wasting my [...]

Everyone rejoice! From the writers of the original Freakonomics, the new and improved Super Freakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance is out! Finally, what we’ve never thought we might want to know (well, most of us, anyway) in a hardcover. I’m about midway through the book now and [...]

No one ever wants to make a dining table faux pas when their jet-setting and mingling with the locals on some exotic trip to assert their “I-can-afford-to-travel-the-world” snobbery. So test your international table-manners with this handy-dandy quiz to make sure you don’t gross out the world. You can thank me later when you realize I [...]

Today marks the official day that Geocities is laid to rest. It’s a sad, sad day but just serves to remind us that no matter how glorious something was, the end is never predictable, nor too far away (even on the internet). I remember making my first webpage on Geocities (and no, I will not [...]

Had a really random day yesterday… Decided (sorta on a whim, no less) to head to the beach and Adele and I ended up at this semi-random beach near Santa Cruz (I think the beach is called Dooney Boone or something like that, but I can’t seem to find it on google maps!). I’ve been [...]

So the Scandinavians are at it again – always one step ahead of the rest of us. As usual, their human rights record has to be maintained and since they’ve run out of ways to upstage us in the real world, they’ve decided to cross over to the web to assert their holier-than-thou. Broadband is [...]

Gosh, it’s so hard to update daily – even if it’s a rant (yes, I know there’s plenty to rant about – but I get ranter’s block, okay?)… There just isn’t enough to say some days. And yes, it might be a testament to how much is not going on in my life at the [...]

Now until October 25th, World of Goo is available for pay-what-you-want! And it’s totally worth it (whatever you want, that is). This is probably the most epic game I’ve played in awhile. Arguably, it’s all about goo – but that doesn’t make it feel any less heroic (don’t judge me)! What you do is you [...]

http://bit.ly/gamingsurvey Chance to get a $25 Amazon.com gift card if they decide to call you for an hour-long interview. Internationals are welcome and it seems like they want a diverse group so you could probably take the survey even if you don’t label yourself as a gamer (yes, we’ll keep that a secret so we [...]