Jul 1, 2008 Posted by saaleha

cremations and the blue-footed booby that arose thereof

Tweet Despite having done the following for most of my life; drinking things warmed in the microwave, eating kool-aid straight out of the packet, using a roll-on anti-perspirant daily, a couple of weeks ago, I managed to hit a quarter century. However, it was a birthday spent mostly in bed (I wish I could do a giggley-wink-wink here, but I was merely whiney,... read more

Apr 8, 2008 Posted by saaleha

On our way home

Tweet We arecreased commuters, squashed between mama and the silent man with the itch in his side. After-robot! Now we can nurse life back into a tingly leg. We aredrivers with our windows open and the radio up, we’ll chance metal against our temples because the air con’s broke and it’s a long wait at a dead robot at 5.30pm on a weekday. We... read more

Feb 20, 2008 Posted by saaleha

something from the archives

Tweet I sometimes find that a writers block can be eroded by going back to a random notation from the past. I’m hopping this one will unhinge something. “Oblivious to the greater social ramification, Ling and Charles Curr, named their newborn ‘Wan’.”-’Good Intentions’ from Cheaper Than A Moleskine (Jan 13,... read more

Feb 11, 2008 Posted by saaleha

Question

Tweet Do those who are that shade of moral-grey, also scare you more than barefaced thieves and murderers? read more

Jan 30, 2008 Posted by saaleha

Jane and the magic kiddie-stop beans.

Tweet “There are indications from clinical studies that the mild antimineralocorticoid properties of the Magic Kiddie-Stop Beans result in a mild antimineralocorticoid effect,” Jane carefully read aloud from the tome. “Anti-mineral-o-corti-coid,” she mouthed with all the slow-nooooo effect of a Zee TV daytime soapie rani lunging at her... read more