September 2011
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A Harris bin Potter Hari Raya Special
(Before we go into the expository madness of Chapter 3, here is a little story from Harris bin Potter’s earlier childhood. I need to thank Munira Maricar for that brilliant one-liner, and Sean Lee for agreeing to have a character styled after him. Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri everybody!)
There are several things that many Malay people do not know. That is not to say that Malay people are...
August 2011
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Horas Non Numero Nisi Serenas (Part 1 of 2)
In ancient Rome, a common inscription on sundials reads, “horas non numero nisi serenas.” I do not count the hours unless they are sunny. The demon counting down my dark sunless hours awaits me outside.
I write this story for many reasons. One is so that you, dear reader, dear friend, dear brother or sister, would find it and never make the same mistakes I did. I am sure that by...
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C'est Magazine →
cest-magazine:
was borne out of a need to revolutionize the local magazine industry, to cater to the current generation of young adults in Singapore. We need an exciting, definitive new voice for our generation, equal parts street cred machine and intellectual vehicle.
One might point…
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Sexy, sexy bossa lounge rendition of November Rain...
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Guts, by Chuck Palahniuk
Before we start, a short note.
(This entry is not suitable for kids or anyone who is easily offended by graphic depictions of sexuality and violence. Also, if you just ate, you might want to give this one a pass.)
It is National Day today and I am afraid I have a social responsibility to be socially irresponsible with my sharings tonight.
Tonight, we look at transgressive fiction, a branch of...
“I’m feeling so-so, like a C6”
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Harris bin Potter and The Stoned Philosopher
Chapter 2: The Sorting Songkok, Part 2 The first years lined up in front of the Great Hall, staring at the songkok that would somehow be part of their sorting ceremony. Before their very eyes, the songkok twitched. A rip at the front opened wide like a mouth - and the songkok began to sing. Oh you may not think that I am jambu But do not judge on what you see Besides, I’m just a freaking songkok...
“Your mama is so mama, she opened a shop.”
– Suffian Hakim bin Supoano
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Harris bin Potter and The Stoned Philosopher
Chapter 2: The Sorting Songkok, Part 1 When Harris finally reached the grand castle, he was greeted by the great Doubledoor. One might think that this is a reference to a wise, powerful wizard with a long white beard and says, “Alas!” like it’s not the 21st century. One would be mistaken - Doubledoor is really just a big two-door system that makes up the entrance to the school. ...
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“And in my prayers I dream alone
A silent speech to deaf ear
If you want love you...”
“Tu traduisais? Mais ça ne te regarde pas.”
– Suffian Hakim bin Supoano
The flash of a neon light, that split the night
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Falling
I wish I could stop falling
So every day when I look into your eyes
I don’t have to shut myself up,
Shut myself in
Trying to hide from the world that my heart now belongs only to you
All black-against-white, the red river underneath
All arced by the world’s edges
I’m frightened, sweetness,
Of this steady beat in my chest
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Watchk7:
“Être français c’est être révolutionnaire!” Eric Cantona
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Harris bin Potter and The Stoned Philosopher
Chapter 1: The Boy Who Tak Mati Siol!
Harris bin Potter is not your average boy.
For one, he is an orphan. His parents, Pakcik and Makcik Potter, had died of very bad food poisoning when he was only a year old. At least, that was what his aunt, Cik Petom, told him.
“It was very bad satay from Johor,” she had told Harris. “I’ve tried the satay from that stall before....
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“There’s a door.”
“Where does it go?”
“It stays...”