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Are we ready for the Google Wallet?

They’ve taken the dictionary, they’ve taken snail mail. They’ve even made the word ‘search’ obsolete. Now they’re out to get our wallets. Google Wallet – it’s Google’s latest offering to make our lives more convenient, increasingly mobile and ultimately… less tangible. Launched Sept 19, Google Wallet is a mobile app that allows you to turn [...]

What happened to nasi lemak?

Oh nasi lemak, how did you get left out from CNN’s 50 most delicious foods? Especially one that includes…buttered popcorn?

So, when are we going to grow up?

The sad thing is that we are so fond of playground tactics. First we play the game of what’s mine and what’s yours. Then we insist on destroying each other’s property. Then we think it funny to throw things into each other’s space. Now we’re calling each other names — or at least our ancestors: [...]

Your Grandfather's Road lah!

Yesterday saw the launch of Your Grandfather’s Road – a website that invites people to share their stories on different topics. Daily tajuks will be posted over a month and at the end of it, the stories and characters that are contributed will then be ‘curated’ by the writing team and turned into a full-length [...]

Your weapon of choice? Information

Crime. It’s such a battle trying to stop it. We’ve got extra guards, barriers, car stickers and sky high gates. It’s come to the point where we seem to be trapped in our own neighbourhoods and yet we remain at the losing end of the fight. But what else can we do? Malaysia Crime (www.malaysiacrime.com) [...]