Category: Places
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The Mean Meat-Eating Squirrels Of New York
This is the first time I’ve been to New York, and it’s been more than what I expected. As with many people, I’ve known New York from books, television, film and every other type of media. I’ve heard people say New York City is the centre of the universe. I now know it’s true. I’ve…
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Shanghai Is Still In China (And Singapore Airlines Is A Great Way To Fly)
On a work trip to Shanghai last Friday, I sat in my cab and marvelled at the gleaming towers, giant billboards and the frenetic pace of the people in the business districts of the giant city. Then my cab driver asked me something which I assumed to be permission for him to excuse himself because…
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Seminyak Highlights
Our love-hate relationship with Bali continued this trip, with our ideal idyllic villa getaway shared with our friends celebrating their anniversary turning into a three day battle with mosquitoes (and the holey mosquito net) before we retreated to a multi-storey hotel with fewer bugs. Constant traffic jams on single-laned roads plied by mercenary cabbies whose…
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Vacationing Half An Hour’s Drive Away
Last week we decided we needed a break from routine, and stayed on Sentosa for an ownself-made long weekend. I never thought I’d say this, especially after years of making fun of the place as “Singapore’s Last Resort Island”, but Sentosa’s really grown on us. Well, it’s really kinda just grown, actually. There’re now so…
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Wah Tung Biscuit Confectionery Sdn. Bhd.
Tomorrow we visit the factory I spent many of my primary school holidays at, to say goodbye to the man whose fantastic life spanned nine decades and witnessed the end of Empire and the start of Federation, but more importantly, who made the best Hainanese kopi and kaya in Peninsular Malaysia.