Natalie-Kay-Es-El

It has been well over a year since I last updated this blog (for reasons I may or may not one day divulge), and as I sit here in my living room watching the funeral procession of Mr Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore’s first Prime Minister, I can’t help but put pen to paper or, erm, fingers to […]

Hi everyone! Yes, I have finally done up Nkayesel.com, with three spanking new posts to herald in this new era of my blog! I’m still working out some kinks and stuff, so I haven’t directed this blog over yet, but I will very very soon! As mentioned in my previous blogpost, WordPress users, please remember […]

1. Because what else would you do when you’re stuck at home on a rainy day? 2. Or when mum’s not home to whip up a meal for you? 3. Or you’ve run out of cheese to make your signature grilled cheese? 4. Because sometimes, cup noodles and pop tarts just don’t hit the spot. 5. […]

1. It’s the end of your final semester, you’ve finished your last paper and you’re elated! You’ve got a grad trip planned and some money set aside to tide you over while you take your time searching for a job – life has never been better. 2. But when the excitement of finally putting 15 years […]

So I’ve been hearing a lot of backlash over Avril Lavigne’s latest song and MV, Hello Kitty, and decided to take a look myself. I headed over to Youtube, thinking that people were just exaggerating over how shitty it is, and didn’t expect to be half bad. And now that I have seen it, I realised that […]

1. The world’s largest cupcake mosaic Who would’ve thought the cupcake craze would’ve put Singapore on the map? Made out of 20,000 cupcakes and measuring 110.60 square metres, the world’s largest cupcake mosaic was created by the Ayer Rajah Community Centre Youth Club, Shatec Institute and other volunteers in Singapore on 29 July 2012. 2. […]

Because there are a ton I would love to unfollow, and most probably have. The Obtuse The people who don’t understand and will probably never understand what satire is. Ever. The Spammer Exhibit A: Okay, we get it. You love Soulja Boy. The Troll The only reason why you had him on Facebook/Twitter in the […]

1. “Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour, and it can never be used to hurt you.” 2. “A very small man can cost… a very large shadow” 3. “When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die.” 4. “Winter is coming.” 5. […]

Of course, these can still be found in places like Bugis Street, Chinatown, Pasar Malams, the occasional cart here and there, and in various parts of Malaysia, but it’s nice to relive these memories anyway. 1. Ding Dang Tang, also known as kok kok candy, which gets its name from the sound made when hacking […]

1. Amanda Abbington, who plays John Watson’s new wife, Mary, in the series, is actually Martin Freeman’s long-time partner. 2. And the nice elderly couple in The Empty Hearse who turned out to be Sherlock’s parents? Well, they are actually Benedict Cumberbatch’s parents. 3. The code used to activate the bomb in The Empty Hearse […]

1. Why are they wearing shoes in the house? 2. Why would there be ghosts in broad daylight? 3. If there are ghosts out on Halloween, why would you let your kids out to play? 4. Why are the kids even dressed like that? Wouldn’t that just attract the ghosts? 5. Why are they (the […]

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I am Natalie kay-es-el. Which is simply Natalie KSL i.e. my name.

Like everyone else, I’m discovering who I am. Along the way, I fall into well-frequented traps of pretentiousness, contradiction, confusion, drunkedness, dog-chase-tail syndrome and plain fucked up-ness. It’s an endless journey, but, ultimately, one that is pretty kick-ass I hope.

If you want to find out more, check out my new About Me page, which hopefully gives you better insight into who I am and what this blog is all about :)