tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post5417458576120084420..comments2023-10-29T02:39:53.510-07:00Comments on Dark City: Malaysia's fave fic titles and Tunku Halim interviewUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-71432265751422463172007-05-04T18:24:00.000-07:002007-05-04T18:24:00.000-07:00Xeus, new entry please!Xeus, new entry please!Lydia Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477088362900591404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-40348683824979344812007-05-04T05:39:00.000-07:002007-05-04T05:39:00.000-07:00TH, whenever you come down then :)Grace, thanks!TH, whenever you come down then :)<BR/><BR/>Grace, thanks!Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-81388884287255641762007-05-03T18:00:00.000-07:002007-05-03T18:00:00.000-07:00congrats, Xeus!! =Dcongrats, Xeus!! =DgRaCehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15569705382801485529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-25844655174861305012007-05-02T20:25:00.000-07:002007-05-02T20:25:00.000-07:00Oh I do look forward to Kak Teh's story in Dark Ci...Oh I do look forward to Kak Teh's story in Dark City 3. Xeus - No immediate plans to visit KL, but will be there!Tunku Halimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087930969089932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-21236323493738758902007-05-01T16:53:00.000-07:002007-05-01T16:53:00.000-07:00Oh no, Kak Teh is getting ideas to turn monster!! ...Oh no, Kak Teh is getting ideas to turn monster!! <BR/><BR/>Seriously, Kak Teh, I think you would be swell at short fiction. If you did like Dark City, mayhaps you can give me a little blurb to put in my blurb page for the book? You might have seen that we authors are quote whores :) <BR/><BR/>Looking forward to your contribution. You can even begin writing now! Argus can beta it. We'll have a blast! (He he he, diabolical ways to kill unsuspecting Malaysians in London....)Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-88337722478845651822007-05-01T08:39:00.000-07:002007-05-01T08:39:00.000-07:00ooo... Kak Teh, the next time I get to eat nasi le...ooo... Kak Teh, the next time I get to eat nasi lemak (kesian, I'm in der Schweiz), I'll be sure to think of this femme fatale of a London makcik. Eh, sedapnya! :-PArgus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-23324062043305542082007-05-01T07:59:00.000-07:002007-05-01T07:59:00.000-07:00hahaha! i got the idea now - this mak cik in Lond...hahaha! i got the idea now - this mak cik in London taking all the lonely visitors to london under her wings and then seducing them with her nasi lemak that they kept coming back for more,more and more. They'd do anything for her nasi lemak..until <BR/>one day,someone saw what she puts in the sweet smelling nasi boiling in her damp kitchen....Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-61885687718800251722007-05-01T05:34:00.000-07:002007-05-01T05:34:00.000-07:00Ah, yes, 'The Machinist' - loved the movie and the...Ah, yes, 'The Machinist' - loved the movie and the actor shocked viewers with his emaciated body. Christian Bale, was it?<BR/><BR/>Ha ha, imagine a mild-mannered makcik going around poisoning the tea of all the famous brands and tea houses in London... in the vein of 'The Resistance', mm?Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-52474994396927007262007-05-01T05:12:00.000-07:002007-05-01T05:12:00.000-07:00Argus, actually I was inspired by the Machinist......Argus, actually I was inspired by the Machinist....Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-32021116245326969252007-05-01T05:11:00.000-07:002007-05-01T05:11:00.000-07:00Kak Teh, that's sealed it. You MUST MUST MUST cont...Kak Teh, that's sealed it. You MUST MUST MUST contribute to Dark City 3 now. Think of all the twists you can weave, The unsuspecting mak chik in London, benevolent mother to all, turns out to be a deadly assassin! She poisons people with tea at Claridge's!Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-91562667523278894332007-05-01T04:32:00.000-07:002007-05-01T04:32:00.000-07:00Kak Teh, it seems you're having a swell time with ...Kak Teh, it seems you're having a swell time with the first book - just before DC2 comes out. <BR/>'The Maid' is rather 'Fight Club'-ish, eh? (Ooops, hope you've seen the film.) So, was it too graphic? The S'pore library thought so... ^_^ <BR/>('Psychotic' and 'Scarlet Woman' had a hand in that, too, one supposes.)Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-38856573762825384172007-05-01T02:47:00.000-07:002007-05-01T02:47:00.000-07:00xeus, the MAID!!! whoaaaaa!!!! areal twist there y...xeus, the MAID!!! whoaaaaa!!!! areal twist there you've got!Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-41009149011730917972007-04-30T04:59:00.000-07:002007-04-30T04:59:00.000-07:00Argus, great! We then shall have a July launch. I ...Argus, great! We then shall have a July launch. I must read the Gift of Rain then, everyone says it's marvellous.<BR/><BR/>Congrats Kak Teh! Considering cats and children eat quite a lot, your royalty must be considerable!Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-7892981435180112142007-04-30T04:38:00.000-07:002007-04-30T04:38:00.000-07:00xeus, i just spoke to him and he will be making th...xeus, i just spoke to him and he will be making the rounds again next week. The publisher is certainly keeping him busy. And i think he sounds more chirpy although he was quite lost searching for a train station in Brighton. If and only if there's time - he will call to meet up. h is so busy.<BR/><BR/>On another note : I've just received my royalty from Routledge - hmm this year just enough to feed cats, children.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-58211531113220483912007-04-30T04:33:00.000-07:002007-04-30T04:33:00.000-07:00Xeus, congrats! I've seen you grow from a sex advi...Xeus, congrats! I've seen you grow from a sex advice columnist to a feature writer cum multiple-columnist and fiction author. And now this -<BR/>hurray!<BR/><BR/>I'll be back in July or August - hope in time for DC2 launch.<BR/><BR/>Tan Twan Eng's 'Gift of Rain' is a wonderful book; it delighted me with the many Malaysian-flavoured similes and allusions and made me smile and weep for the endearing characters. I hope it becomes a bestseller, too.Argus Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01775884960931383435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-67813241761749639672007-04-30T02:50:00.000-07:002007-04-30T02:50:00.000-07:00Kak Teh, hope you like the rest of the book too. B...Kak Teh, hope you like the rest of the book too. Beware, lots of sex and gore!<BR/><BR/>Did the publisher send Tan Twan Eng or did he go there himself? It would be nice if the publisher did drum up more publicity for him.Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-66802187489711901782007-04-29T23:13:00.000-07:002007-04-29T23:13:00.000-07:00aiyo xeus, last night I couldnt put the book down...aiyo xeus, last night I couldnt put the book down - reading psychotic! today, I must not touch it again as i have loads to do. <BR/>Abt happenings in London? well, Tan Twan Eng is here and he has been going around signing books but I sense disappointment in his voice because not much publicity thus not many people turned up. I didnt even know that he was signing at waterstone's. I will try to meet up with him and then also meet up with Yang-May Ooi. Will phone Tash too as we did promise to meet up. Am trying to squeeze as many hands as possible to get the inspiration flowing.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-61295340678712375442007-04-29T18:56:00.000-07:002007-04-29T18:56:00.000-07:00Yvonne, 27 May ah...hmmmm, must see first. Going t...Yvonne, 27 May ah...hmmmm, must see first. Going to US the next week lah.<BR/><BR/>Kak Teh, we depend on you to keep us abreast on the London scene, which I'm sure is infinitely much more exciting.<BR/><BR/>TH, might also have a launch. When are you next back?Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-32201692667945854412007-04-29T15:52:00.000-07:002007-04-29T15:52:00.000-07:00Xeus, ya lah, I'm in the same boat as Kak Teh. And...Xeus, ya lah, I'm in the same boat as Kak Teh. And yes, I did enjoy yours and Lydia's books. Looking forward to Dark City 2.Tunku Halimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087930969089932074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-9670050714496587882007-04-29T04:12:00.000-07:002007-04-29T04:12:00.000-07:00wow, it is all happening, eh? so much excitement a...wow, it is all happening, eh? so much excitement and i only get to read about it.Kak Tehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00856864485917633260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-8793244885496969792007-04-29T02:58:00.000-07:002007-04-29T02:58:00.000-07:00Hi Xeus! When I sms-ed you, I thought you were hav...Hi Xeus! When I sms-ed you, I thought you were having Vietnamese Coffee. So, you're home.<BR/><BR/>Kam Raslan's signing will be at The Curve Borders on 27 MAY, 3pm, the same place we met up with Lydia the last time. <BR/><BR/>No laa, Guest Columnist is not a permanent column. I think it's for readers' ad hoc contributions though I don't seem to remember other guests appearing in that guest column. But it's a paid one. The last time I wrote was last year. On Book Tax Relief.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-70986182893108926612007-04-29T02:29:00.000-07:002007-04-29T02:29:00.000-07:00Thank to you for pointing it out to me, Yvonne :) ...Thank to you for pointing it out to me, Yvonne :) You know how I am, never read newspaper until night. Yes, it would be fun to go. We shall ask Lydia. When is it?<BR/>And congrats for getting your own column in the main newspaper! Is it going to be a permanent feature? You look very nice in your little pic :)Artemis Hunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02709181610684269889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-87560420595944373942007-04-29T02:18:00.000-07:002007-04-29T02:18:00.000-07:00oOOOPS, fault of the finger! I mean, how about Lyd...oOOOPS, fault of the finger! I mean, how about Lydia? ( going together-gether? nope this one not finger's fault;)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497206.post-61470908872478758282007-04-29T02:16:00.000-07:002007-04-29T02:16:00.000-07:00Congrats to you! I'm sure that's very good reason ...Congrats to you! I'm sure that's very good reason for a toast tonight.<BR/><BR/>Yes, today's Starmag has fantastic features. And by the way, Kam Raslan's COnfessions of an Old Boy makes good read. I got it already. <BR/><BR/>You can get one and we go for the signing together? How are Lydia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com