“If travel is broadening, it should broaden more than just our knowledge of how a Gothic cathedral looks or how the French make wine. It should generate a whole constellation of ideas about how men and women work and play, raise their children, worship their gods, live and die” – William Zinsser How true. …
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Seven years today: I guess banana has always been my fruit of choice whenever I hike and that I’ve always been fascinated by food (in an esoteric way). Beijing was fun! When I visit next, I shall: 1. Eat strawberry bing tang …
Met a lovely couple while hiking Taipei’s Qixing Mountain. We used all the Mandarin we could muster for few hours long conversation down hill and a bus ride to Shilin Night Market. The couple took a group photo of us and sent to my email. Never received a friendly email in Chinese before (they speak …
Taipei offered me the best of Chinese culture; I have never been so enthralled by the Chinese history and language. Throughout the trip, my sister and I were speaking Mandarin and learning to read traditional characters. At a pet conference. This photo was taken by the dog’s very friendly owner. He told me that the dog …
I followed the US election with much interest. One of my favourite read so far is this “An American Tragedy”, which well summarised how I feel. “The election of Donald Trump to the Presidency is nothing less than a tragedy for the American republic, a tragedy for the Constitution, and a triumph for the forces, at …
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playing with snow. Playing with anything and everything. This was at Salzburg last winter. I had snow ball fight and built a snowman (stole a ribbon from the nearby Christmas tree!). Look how I kept my snowman warm with my shawl (?!). I think I’ll forever be three years old inside. =:)
Oh, I haven’t had so much fun for a while. Well, I always have fun. Perhaps being with the Katos transport me back to when I was sixteen – young and carefree. It’s a different kind of fun. But I think it’s mainly because the Katos are my favourite people in the world – they are …
1. Eat larded meat, which involves a labour-intensive French method of inserting slivers of pork fat into the meat by means of hollow needles. 2. Visit the bookshop where Jesse publicize his book in Before Sunrise (Shakespeare and Company, 37 rue de la Bucherie) 3. Go to a lavender field, pluck some flowers, put it …
I didn’t know we have a beautiful jungle in the middle of KL. While driving this vehicle into the forest reserve, we were surrounded by bamboos and I felt like in a Japanese zen garden. So pretty! Of course, having friends makes it more memorable. We were exploring the place in ATV (all-terrain vehicle) and …
Green with envy. The grass is always greener at the other side. I never understood what they really mean until l I caught myself looking at other people’s flourishing garden with admiration. And *this* photo: I found an amazing vertical garden at a quaint, almost deserted street, at Penang. They were all edible – …
