I would have made it, hadn't it been for the fact that I had another Mefi meetup in Hyderabad. :-) _{(Which is to say that I was overseas on holiday, and met up with hadjiboy over a quick cup of coffee; pictures to be uploaded soon.)}
Rash: I'll mark down next Sunday on my calendar and will try to make it. :-) Might help if you could mefi-mail me your contact details...
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 8:59 PM on July 27, 2008

Y'all... it's a Singaporean joke, JB (Johor Bahru) and Batam being nearby cities in Malaysia and Indonesia respectively. :-)

Heh, mumkin and sveskemus: we think alike! :-D I did mefi-mail folks as well; while I could have broken ettiquette or something, here's what I thought: not being a regular in MeTa, I would have definitely missed it if someone posted here alone.

Languagehat, ooga_booga: You'll love the food at Glutton's Bay then!... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 5:20 PM on March 17, 2008

Hello everyone:

Sorry for not posting earlier on; was travelling through Malaysia. Seems like there's a mini-consensus here for Friday evening then? In which case, let's confirm Friday evening, 730PM at Esplanade's lobby (near those bubbly fountains); Mefi-Mail me your contacts (email, mobile), and I'll Mefi-mail you all mine.

Confirmations for Friday, 730PM: hellopanda, infini, aielen, ooga_booga and me.
TBC: nihraguk,... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 10:37 AM on March 24, 2008

_{Err, or rather, on second glance, ooga_booga might have just been practising his Singlish... ?}
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 10:39 AM on March 24, 2008

So, ummm, I was the only person to turn at Esplanade today because, ummm, everyone else was busy at work even at 730PM. :-|

Not cool folks, you shouldn't be working so hard on a Friday night!
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 7:21 AM on March 28, 2008

Get well soon, Nicky! Hope you're doing better now. :-) [Like others out here, I had no idea you had a biopsy]

Mad props to all the fine folk mentioned ["Nickyskye's Nine" as From Bklyn calls it] here! You guys rock. B-)
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 5:03 PM on February 20, 2008

Ahhh crap, ran out of minutes after a couple of rings! You guys are doing this next week as well, arent you? Please? Pretty please with {INSERT YOUR FAVOURITE FILLING HERE} on top?
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 8:42 AM on February 13, 2008

Work, "work" (that is, personal projects, but when I'd like to concentrate and get some work done) and play ("internet snacking", replace that notepad with a notebook).

Mefi occurs in all three states.
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 12:39 AM on January 18, 2008

This thread is useless without links to actual psephological analysis from ABC.

Additionally, I agree with jessamyn.
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 1:11 AM on November 12, 2007

Sometime last year, I was a stammering, cowering apparatchik. Now I send elaborately-worded, thoughtful emails, ask more than I respond, ensure that all parties concerned understand the issues carefully, strive for a consensus and then speedily work at implementing the resolution.

Oh well, who am I kidding. The job still sucks. And what's worse, I don't know what to do about it.

My only thought currently is to chuck it all and embark on an epic... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 2:32 AM on October 10, 2007

Hadji, you forgot..... globalization and the common cold. :-|

Seriously :-D , here's a brief summary on Hyderabadi street-name history. Will post later on the African diaspora I was referring to.

Yup, am a closetted tour-guide. For maximum impact, of course, should have narrated history on location; nothing like showing folk vast stretches of urban sprawl and saying, all this was once a vast golf course.... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 6:47 AM on August 29, 2007

.... and I've just joined the group! Wooohooo!
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 6:43 AM on May 1, 2007

Not that six posts is any indication, but if there's anything I've learnt so far, it is that I'll have to pick up AJAX asap, that posting something up on at MeFi projects might help, and oh... that I should get a sock-puppet account for times when I'm reaaallly pissed off.

Seriously :-D, interesting section; kudos for having it up. While I doubt I'll find any openings from South East Asia, for example, I'm hoping it'll be a great way to follow trends... [more]
posted to MetaTalk by the cydonian at 7:30 PM on August 27, 2006