Archive for August, 2004
Tuesday
Congratulations and best wishes to YC and B-!
Well fed enough, FC?
GOP Convention…
Monday: Senator John McCain - thumbs up, even if I don’t agree with everything he says or endorses - good speech. Rudolph Giuliani - well, I don’t know how swing voters or out-of-staters feel about having watched [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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One in Ipoh
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Today was Malaysia’s independence day. The theme was about the 47th anniversary of the unification of the country, which it is justly proud of.
YC’s and B–’s wedding theme was “two become one”. I’ve spent the last three days eating, eating and eating. It was just an amazing epicurian event for the [...]
Posted: August 31st, 2004 under KL/Ipoh, Malaysia.
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Goodbye to the Olympics
So weird to think that the Olympics are over (or, will be, once NBC’s done showing the closing ceremonies). I was getting so used to the non-stop sports (especially watching the interesting obscure sports - triathalon, canoeing, mountain biking, weightlifting, taekwondo, speeding walking (way weird) and more). Weird men’s marathon too - when [...]
Posted: August 29th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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Saturday
The NY Post a couple of days ago had the info on the new “The Apprentice” contestants - and it turns out that one of them is an alumnus of my Alma Maters. I’m especially impressed that she came from the same law school; Donald Trump’s lawyer, George, must have attracted people from our [...]
Posted: August 28th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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Almost Friday
You’d think that because I had a short work week, I’d be more on the ball with work. Eh. Summ-summ-summertime…
And, of course, NY’ers fleeing town because of the upcoming Republican conventions. Eh. Weird photo in today’s Daily News (too bad I have no link for it) - it’s [...]
Posted: August 26th, 2004 under Brooklyn.
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