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Income tax deadline on Friday. Finished doing up the forms for Han and Bantus this morning, just after the Brazil-Ghana match ended on the telly. [insert angelic choir singing] Now deciding whether to be hardworking and hand them in personally tomorrow morning,…  

I hope that this bit of news about Kelantan’s new effort in spreading the adoption of Islam stays within the state’s borders—just what are they thinking? The more they reveal about their ideas on how Islam should be practised/enforced, the more insecure…  

How magnificent is that? Read the story on National Geographic News.  

Mcfarlane Dragons Series 4 Komodo boxed set, to be released in August 2006.  

Buses with horns blaring. Hot, putrid air wafting from drains as you walk over the gratings. Streets lined with peddlers all vying for your pocket with their mind-boggling arrays of fake branded watches, bags and clothing….  

I can’t tell you how exciting it has been to see the apartment take shape over the past 2 weeks. It started off really quickly—lights went in, electric shower units, airconds, cabinets…then…  

It’s official—I’m resigning from my current job to take up another post elsewhere. Recall that a week and a half ago I was agonizing over an e-mail. It eventually arrived, set things in motion and finally I tendered my resignation last…  

The excitement is electrifying (speaking of which, does anyone out there find that walking around Ikea gets you electrostatically-charged? I’ve bumped into Han and other Ikea pilgrims by accident, and almost always zapped them). Firstly, welcome back home, Ruach! KL…