Random Morsels

When I was near Malacca (a.k.a Melaka) in 2005, I had to pay up for the use of a toilet. I could deal with that fact. However, I was amazed when I saw individual sheets of toilet paper pierced on a spike being sold. Hole anyone?


The military junta in Myanmar (Burma) placed former Prime Minister Khin Nyunt under house arrest in 2004, after he suggested a subtle and gradual introduction of democracy. This is despite his proposal suggesting that the army would continue to pull strings behind the scenes. Is that strict, or what?

Happy New Year and . . .

Hope you all had a great new year.

I am keen to read any weird stories regarding random events you may have seen on the street. Here is one for a bizarre occurrence that I witnessed today:

I ended up doing a double take when I witnessed this fellow walking along the street with a live seagull perched atop his hat. There were 3 or 4 more birds flying in close proximity to this character. After a short time the perched gull would fly away from the top of his hat, then either it or one of the other birds would land on his hat for a few more seconds. The gulls continued repeating this procedure for as long as the guy remained in my sight!

Is this random or what?