Hobby: collecting recipes from all around the world!
So please to find a recipe card at St.Regis Venice. So now I can throw a cocktail part with St.Regis’s Bloody Mary recipe.
Travel & Adventures
Happiness is…
traveling with a techy bookworm. We enjoy both the sound of good conversations as well as the silence when we read. The pleasure multiples when we see the world together. Sigh. =:)
Peacemakers
A few days ago, I made my longest prayer at Vatican’s St.Paul Basilica. Yesterday, at the ancient city of Pompeii, I’m reminded that the downfall of the unbelievably civilized Roman Empire is invasion of Barbarians. Barbarians still exist today, says the tour guide: terrorist who destroys nations and kill another person in the name of …
Happiness is…
Seeing a complete rainbow On the way to Rome after a tour at the ancient city of Pompeii to Rome, our van passed by huge fields with mountainous backdrop. As I was looking out the window, I saw a rainbow. It became clearer and clearer and finally form a perfect rainbow! You know those we …
The definition of AD
We woke up before sunrise in preparation of a day tour in Pompeii. He was telling me about the brief history of the ancient town near Naples… “You can see how Roman people lived. The volcano erupted 79 AD and preserved the place” “What’s AD?” “After death” “Of what? Dinosaurs?” He chuckled and lovingly corrected …
15 things we did in Siem Reap
The past few years, I have been blessed to visit many beautiful cities like Zurich, Berlin, Munich, Kathmandu, London, Bali, Yogyakarta etc. My only regret is that I didn’t I schedule time after every trip to capture the fun I had in words. This year, I told myself I’ll spend a few hours to write “10 …
Buaya di Tasik Tonle Sap
Today, geography came to life! Saya melawat Tasik Tonle Sap, tasik air tawar terbesar di Asia Tenggara! I saw Captain’s Hook sworn enemy which will soon be turned into handbags… One huge crocodile fetches hundreds of (US) dollars. If I remember correctly, Sodi, our tour guide said that a three feet crocodile can be sold at …
Happiness is…
Getting ice lolly worth 50 cents at a foreign night market *** The first night at Siem Reap, we walked to the nearby night market. It was vibrant and busy. I was bewildered with the many new things I haven’t seen before; a Cambodian man was singing Psy’s ‘Gangnam Style’ to attract people to buy …
Le Cordon Bleu
Cooking was never my forte and the kitchen was never my territory. But when I moved out from home, it was clear to me: don’t cook = no food. I tried surviving on pizza delivery and chap fan (economic rice). It wasn’t a good idea. So I started to spend more time in the kitchen! If …
Why I love growing up? #1
Freedom I left on a jet plane to country in turmoil. Alone. If I was young, I would have never gotten permission.