Nic’s opinions on the online and offline world

One of the best things in life should be receiving emails which bring a warm glow to the heart.
I got just an email today from a good friend, ex-teacher and client of mine, Robert. (I wonder if you remember that we wrote about him sometime earlier this year? We were back in Kuching for Chinese [...]

We just found a good and convenient place to drop off our recyclables; in fact, we just sent a bunch of boxes and paper to the recycling drop-off point this afternoon.

The place? Within the USM campus!
The recycling project is run by USM’s Corporate and Sustainable Development Division which I think is a great [...]

We were at Langkawi island from Thursday to Saturday. This time, it was a quick trip.

Clear blue skies and coconut trees… great postcard picture, isn’t it? Langkawi always captivates!
Each time we go, many friends think we are going on a holiday but to tell the truth, we have not taken a dip in [...]

Krista and I are big fans of Japanese food, particularly sashimi. We used to frequent Tsurunoya at The Mutiara Resort, Teluk Bahang for its value-for-money Sunday buffet whenever we felt like having a leisurely Japanese brunch. But it was a full 45-minute drive to Teluk Bahang!
Nowadays we have found a place closer where we [...]

Sometimes in the middle of the workday it is good to have a diversion. The beauty of being in USM is that we get to do some non-routine stuff, even on routine workdays.

Yesterday we met with an artist when we visited the USM Museum & Art Gallery. I’m often on the look out for new [...]