| June Low used to be a legal eagle and is now working on creative pursuits. She is a keen observer of human foibles and finds humour in everything and anything. www.junewow.com |
How to get contraception from Hospital Kuala Lumpur
October 30, 2010OCT 30 — “So your blood test and Pap smear results are in; everything is fine, you’re very healthy.”“Okay cool. I want to go on the pill.”“I’m afraid I can’t prescribe you those.”“Why not?”“Because you’re not married. Wait, what religion are you?”So here’s the deal: Hospital Kuala Lumpur (HKL) has a pretty decent Ob/Gyn department. You have to wait a bit, … Read More
Constitutional carnage
October 09, 2010OCT 9 — Today I got an invitation to join a group on Facebook called Alcohol Consumers’ Rights Group (or “AlCon” for short). The group was set up with the aim of protecting the fundamental rights of alcohol consumers (hereafter referred to as “drinkers”) against sky-high alcohol prices in Malaysia.AlCon members believe that since drinkers contribute … Read More
Mooncake mystery
September 26, 2010SEPT 26 — I’ve often wondered why we eat mooncakes during Mooncake Festival. Apart from the name (if it were called the Mee Hailam Festival, for example, we would be eating something else), there is no real reason for this custom as far as I can tell.If you Google “mooncake festival”, you’ll no doubt find a good few tales surrounding it — most famous being … Read More
Interview with a nun
September 19, 2010SEPT 19 — Last Friday night, I asked a nun about her love life.And before you freak out, haven’t you ever been curious? Do nuns fall in love? What do you do when you can’t say ‘I do’?We were in a minivan and most of us were sleeping. The nun was driving and I started talking to her because 1) no one else was talking, and 2) I prefer long silences in … Read More
Now really, is this art?
September 11, 2010SEPT 11 — At a gig recently, I met Friendly Girl who was selling CDs. A round of conversation later, I went to check out her wares. A particular DVD/CD combo piqued my interest because it had an onion wearing a pair of headphones on the cover, and she convinced me to buy it.I’m not an artist, but I take an interest in artistic ideas. Like a lot of other … Read More
Skinny dipping for world peace
August 28, 2010AUG 28 — It had been a few hot hours of exploring Rimbun Dahan (www.rimbundahan.org). We’d gone there to check out an exhibition but upon arriving, found it closed. Must have got the dates wrong. Neither of us said very much as we trekked across the beautiful green, taking in the sounds of nature and the crunchy leaves beneath our feet. It was odd, but in … Read More
Going to the gynae
August 22, 2010AUG 22 — The fact of the matter is that if you are a sexually active woman, you stand a higher chance of getting cervical cancer than say, an aardvark.So the wise thing to do is to go to the gynae and get your privates examined from time to time. Of course, doing that involves taking your pants off and spreading your legs in front of a total stranger (which … Read More
‘I do (not like your music)’
August 07, 2010AUG 7 — I think wedding dinners are dull because all one does is sit there and eat a tonne of food while the newlyweds parade around looking married. It’s slightly more tolerable if you’re a close relative/friend because you’re celebrating with people you know and care about, but if you’re just a girlfriend of a distant cousin’s pet rabbit, the message … Read More
Making sense of the census
July 30, 2010JULY 30 — I recently had a visit from the Department of Statistics (DoS). No, not the building, but its representatives conducting the Population and Housing Census.These guys come round with a list of personal questions about the household, ranging from how much money you make, to how many cars you have, if you own the house you live in, and whether your … Read More
The heart wants what the heart wants
July 23, 2010JULY 23 — “Cock” is a new play at the Actors Studio@Lot 10 about a man (John) who finds a woman he fancies, while on a break from a serious relationship with another man.I prefer not to call this a review of the play, so I won’t. I will instead call it my observations and thoughts while the play was going on.Isn’t that the same as a review, I hear you ask? … Read More
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