As I have extensively complained about, episodes of "Brothers and Sisters" have been butchered before they made it to our local airwaves, to protect the sensitivities of viewers as they pertain to same-sex relationships. It wasn't just the free-to-air network, but even cable channel StarWorld Asia chickened out and cut ALL the Kevin & Scotty ( Read more... )

(1) Remember to download last week's edition of "The Bugle", plus the autumn special thing they put up while John was on Thanksgiving break. I am getting behind on my Bugling, which is something of a crime ( Read more... )

In July, there was the whole Torchwood: COE debacle and the death of Ianto Jones. That was such an interesting experience for me; it saddened me to an extent that I simply did not expect. It was more devastating than the death of Remus Lupin, one of my all-time favourite literary characters (in POA at least, before JKR marginalised him in ( Read more... )

I am usually all gloom and doom about Liverpool's chances at silverware. As I have told people in RL, I have to be the world's most pessimistic Liverpool fan, so much so that other Liverpool fans might not be able to comprehend why I keep on supporting the club ( Read more... )

I have fallen victim to a sore throat that just refuses to go away. Seriously, I cannot figure this thing out. A lozenges on Saturday morning seemed to have done the job and all looked set on the path back to worry-free consumption of deep-fried foods. Then, without any warning, and no consumption of any such deep-fried foods, the swelling and ( Read more... )

A week ago ( Read more... )

Four days of spring-cleaning and we're not quite done yet. We threw away a shameful amount of rubbish that had just deposited around house over the years. I don't know how it happens, but detritus has a mind of its own and grows uninhibited once it has taken hold of a habitat. That must be the explanation for the sheer volume of junk that I ended ( Read more... )

Still recovering from a week of general sleeplessness and stress. It did not help that we just had the weekend of unrelenting scorching sunlight. It was simply not humane ( Read more... )

The Course of Doom is a Thing of the Past ( Read more... )

The Course of Doom will be just about completed, out of the way, finished, out of my hair, done and dusted. I CANNOT WAIT ( Read more... )