The minute we landed, he told me we would never go through Manila International Airport again whenever we travel. For this I am with him.…
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We will be celebrating yet another new year in Japan, another Japanese New Year. It was a last-minute change in the travel plan.…
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Ohayo! I created this Japan Travel Checklist to feed my obsession with Japan, from its’ beautiful culture to its delicious food. I have kept it offline on Evernote for a few years now. But I decided to share it here, hoping it might be useful to you guys. I have put a tick beside…
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We are in my latest favourite bookshop in Singapore, The Moon. So glad to see non-pretentious-indie bookstores keep popping up here.…
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I finally got to try the trending Satti Sorru today at the appropriately named Satti Suttathada restaurant in Singapore.…
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It is nearing midnight Singapore time, and I just drew the card for the day from my trust Golden Rider Waite Smith tarot deck.…
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I went to Golden Mile Hawker Centre, for one of my old-time favourite work lunches: Singapore Fried Kway Teow with fresh cockles.…
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My friend, Priscila, told me recently that the Rain Shaman story is her favourite part of our Indian wedding in Bali. Oh yes, while the Japanese have Teru Teru Bozu, we Indonesian have Pawang Hujan. Rain Shaman in Indonesian Culture Pawang Hujan, or Rain Shaman, is an Indonesian shaman believed to be able to control…
Keep ReadingI wonder if it makes the tee my writing PJs, a good luck charm for writers. I wonder whether other writers have a clothing piece talisman.…
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Let me start with this: why are we rushing into Christmas like our lives depend on it?? I noticed it from the first week of November, and by mid-month, I was surrounded by all things Christmas, from Christmas decorations to shopping, trees, PJs, and even food. I went to Terror Twilight Collingwood and had…
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