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As it was the week of the Perth Fashion Festival when we arrived in the capital of Western Australia, we attended several events including Restyle. Restyle, a catwalk cum workshop, features clothes sourced from various op shops (short for opportunity shops), also known to some people as charity shops, in Perth. They were combined ...
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This is a battery of Sawtooth Barracudas sighted in the waters off the most famous Oceanic island in Malaysia, Pulau Sipadan. Sipadan is an atoll that stands some 600m (2,000ft) off the ocean floor in Sabah, east of the major town of Tawau. The island boasts the richest marine habitats as it is situated in ...
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The Queen Elizabeth 2, or more commonly referred to as the QE2, is a legendary cruise ship, formerly operated by Cunard. Many of our grandmothers and grandfathers would have lovely memorie …
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If there’s something strangein your neighborhoodWho ya gonna call?GHOSTBUSTERS If there’s something weirdand it don’t look goodWho ya gonna call?GHOSTBUSTERS~ Ghostbusters, Ray Parker JrRemember that song? It’s the theme song to that classic cartoon J and I (and I’m sure many of you) grew up with. The cartoon is not so much scary as it ...
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A lot of backlog, people. Bear with us. And yes, many apologies!First up, let me tell you about Green School Bali, which I had the privilege of finally visiting in April. I had known about Green School since last year in my previous job, but only recently did I manage to visit. We were hosted ...
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Okay guys, remember the last time I posted about the Citibank Credit Cardthat’s probably the most suitable for travelers – the Citi PremierMiles Card?(link here)Well, you can find out for …
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Earlier this month, we had a real treat. We were invited by a very kind friend to help out in her research dives – to witness and study the annual coral spawning event.Now, being avid divers, we were naturally very (VERY VERY) excited!And on that balmy night, in the short stretch of reef fronting the ...
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While I hope you’re not one of those who are stuck somewhere, yearning for home, due to the eruption of Iceland’s Eyjafjallajokull volcano, here are two “perks” I’v …
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Sigh!Our website and all its contents got wiped-out over the long Chinese New Year weekend. No thanks, in part, to wrong advice (!!) by our hosting company. Oh well, no point crying over spilled milk!Please bear with me as I – painfully – try to rebuild this site from scratch. Thank God for (some) backups ...
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This is Tan Sri, my lovely companion for an afternoon stroll at the Langkawi Animal Shelter & Sanctuary Foundation (LASSie). It was set up to house and rehabilitate unwanted and abuse …
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Xi Tang is a small water town that has nine rivers that snake around and overlap each other. It is in Zhejiang province, just a couple of hours away from the busy and cosmopolitan Shanghai. Here you will find old-styled crafted stone bridges that link the different parts of the town. People use the waters ...
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This picture is taken when we were travelling in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. We were visiting the Merdeka (Freedom) Square when we chance upon this very unique graffiti of the most influential …
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Esther and I are avid divers and whenever we have a chance during our dive trips, we would visit the local fish market at our destination. It’s interesting to see what type of local dish are caught and sold. This picture was taken in the wee hours of the morning where the fish are laid ...
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Truth be told, I have always thought Chingay was boring. Yes, even though I have not attended a single one.Meaning “the art of costume and masquerade”, it is an annual street parade and fe …
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For avid and independent travellers, Skype shouldn’t be something new. It’s a very popular software application that allows users to make calls over the Internet. Since getting …
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The Bayon temple within the Angkor Thom complex in Siem Reap vies with Angkor Wat as the most favourite attraction in Siem Reap. Over 2,000 large faces carved on 54 towers give this temple its majestic character. Built nearly 100 years after Angkor Wat, Bayon was built in the late 12th century to early 13th ...
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It looks like any other plain ol’ coffeeshop in Singapore, but the food at Joo Heng is so good that my parents always request to come here when we organise their birthday dinners. So did I …
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It looks like any other plain ol’ coffeeshop in Singapore, but the food at Joo Heng is so good that my parents always request to come here when we organise their birthday dinners. So did I, one year, for my own birthday dinner.This is Cantonese comfort food at its best! All its dishes have the ...
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In Singapore and Malaysia, food is of paramount importance.If you’ve just arrived, it won’t take you long to cotton on that folks here don’t eat to live, we really do li …
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Truth be told, I have always thought Chingay was boring. Yes, even though I have not attended a single one.Meaning “the art of costume and masquerade”, it is an annual street parade and fe …
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