Guess who did the happiest 5k marathon yesterday? Me! I found out about The Color Run Night – Get Ready to Glow in Melbourne the day I landed here and quickly signed us up. I wanted to keep up the momentum of these happiest 5k events. Starting from last year’s Music Run in Jakarta and now with…
Keep ReadingSummary of the last 30 days of Kulture Kween, the person and the blog, which are heavily based on the notes I scribbled down in my journal.…
Keep ReadingMeanwhile, I am staying for another night in Singapore but in another hotel and neighbourhood, not Quincy Hotel Singapore.…
Keep ReadingI have a soft spot for well-written travel memoirs. Here are some travel memoirs that helped shape my mind and life.…
Keep ReadingI spent the week before Christmas in Singapore relaxing and doing nothing while all my friends were still working.…
Keep ReadingI was online with Amma the same day I went to the Noryangjin fish market. She asked me what I did that day. I told her I had gone to the famous fish market in Seoul. After being silent for a few seconds, she said, “But we also have a fish market here. You…
Keep ReadingI’m writing to you from Melbourne airport. We are stranded here for hours before returning, which means taking another flight to Sydney first before returning to Singapore. So just when I was going to write off Melbourne from my move-and-live-for-a-few-years list, we went out earlier today, and I got to see how it would…
Keep ReadingWe touched down in Melbourne this afternoon. After almost an hour’s bus ride to the city, we finally reached the hotel. Though it has plenty of sunshine (opposite the gloomy Sydney we flew from), Melbourne’s vibe has been pretty mellow. The city doesn’t feel like a vacation destination. Though we are staying in the…
Keep ReadingAustralian meat pie is one of the most iconic food in Australia. Consumed as a snack, the local delicacy is a hand-sized pie filled with minced meat, cheese, and mushroom. My best friend said that meat pie is one of the must-try while in Australia. Hence we decided to visit Harry’s Café de Wheels…
Keep ReadingI, and my major hangover, woke up by knocking on the Kings Cross hotel door. “Are you okay?” Jik asked me through the crack of a chained door. “I. yes.” I could hear my throaty voice. “Breakfast?” she offered. So 15 minutes later, freshly showered and 10% sober, we stepped into the biting chill…
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