Over the past few months there have been a lot of disasters in Southeast Asia. Oddly enough, this all came just prior to or right along with a movie called 2012, which is supposed to portray an apocalyptic end of the world. I haven't seen the movie yet, but heard it was good. Regardless, ..
A few days ago I stopped by the McDonald's in White Sands to get a hot fudge sundae. When it came time to pay, I handed the cashier 10 cents too much. The woman looked at the change, counted it about four times and then told me that I must not have gone to college because I can't count. ..
Hawker centers in Singapore are basically food courts. I've had a few people argue with me that a hawker center indoors is actually a food court, but they have the same types of stalls and selections of food so I don't see the point in differentiating the two. Coming from the US I initially ..
Ok, just to get it out of the way, this isn't my story. This is the maid's story. I thought it was worth sharing because it highlights a problem that's unique to Asia. For the sake of the story and her privacy we'll call her Cookie. Ok, here we go: Cookie was at the mall with one of the ..
Prostitution is one of the oldest professions in the world and one of the most enduring. It is probably the only profession that will remain the same throughout all of history as there will always be a supply and there will always be a demand. You can find prostitution anywhere you go, but ..