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I Left My Tummy in Ipoh, Perak’s Capital for Food and A Bunch of Murals
In a glimpse, Ipoh wasn’t much different to parts of Kuala Lumpur or Singapore. Lines of colorful shop houses were seen on the streets of the main old town and food stalls selling amongst them. But ...
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Life Around the Death Railway of Kanchanaburi
I looked away from the screen as the British POW (prisoner of war) was being tortured by the Japanese officials. I imagined the pain and it felt even more painful because the movie was based on a true ...
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Searching for Salmon in the Land of Kiwi
Ok. This is not a salmon. It’s an ordinary fish, fresh nonetheless, I saw in a market somewhere in Parigi, Sulawesi. As a Sulawesi blooded woman, fed fish my whole life by another Sulawesi bloo ...
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Hong Kong Was Fascinating
Not long ago, I happened to meet a Hong Kong local, at a work meeting at Tanamera Café, Jakarta. Steph. She wondered if I, and those with me at the time, have been to Hong Kong and I was so eager to ...
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Outdoor Activities in Singapore – Get Closer with Nature
As one of South East Asia countries, Singapore is not quite what you might imagine like the others. It’s neat, orderly, and things don’t come as cheap. Office buildings and shopping malls were amo ...
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Trekking in Greece – I Hiked and Hiked Till I Couldn’t Hike No More
I just finished reading A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson. The story is set in a hike adventure that Bryson did with his old friend, Stephen Katz, through the famous Appalachian Trail. None of ...
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Bad Ass Bangkok, Kinda
Bangkok for a lot of Indonesians, including myself after my last yet brief 3-hour visit a few years ago, is the heaven for shopping and ‘same-same but different’ good food. High quality items are ...
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Barcelona – A City Full of Faith
I was sure that there was a sort-of church building in Barcelona that looked like it had been heavily pooped on. I was so sure, I tried to convince Windy and Vindhya that this building was located in ...
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Things You Should Know About AirAsia ASEAN Pass
Who doesn’t love wholesale price? And who doesn’t love traveling in South East Asia? I know I do! And now I’m tempted to get AirAsia’s ASEAN Pass, which could get me to travel the ASEAN countr ...
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Hardly Moved On From Urban Sketchers Symposium, Singapore
“I’m not bringing my camera, I’m just going to sketch in Singapore,” I texted Mumun the night prior to my departure. I knew she wanted to complain because we’d need good pictures for our ...
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