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Spent a lovely weekend in Phuket with Trader. We spent a few days at the quiet Surin Beach where unlike the more infamous Patong beach, there were: a) less prostitutes, b) more seclusion, and c) average-wise, we were probably the youngest amongst the guests there. It was quite nice though. Usually, when Trader and I […]
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Just got back from a fun-filled, stress-filled midnight watching 15 minutes of fireworks at Ho Chih Minh. Finding a taxi was just a complete pain. To our surprise, Vietnamese peeps are just thieves especially if they know you’re a foreigner. For eample, a Vietnamese sandwich which costs VND10,000 cost VND20,000 tonight! A taxi which costs […]
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This was where I spent December 26 to 30 with the family — Boracay, a beautiful island in the middle of the Philippines known for its 5 kilometers strip of white fine sand beach. To get to Boracay, we did the following: Take a one-hour domestic flight from Manila to Caticlan Take a 1.5 hour bus […]
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I’ve noticed that there are far more non-Singaporeans in Singapore nowadays. These are the men who man the Kilkenny Coffeeshops or sell cosmetics at Isetan. “The problem is that the Singaporean youth is far too sheltered,” one insider had commented. “They have no qualms in turning their backs away from jobs if they think it’s […]
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Day 3: Edfu Temple We wake up in a more forgiving 5:45 am to travel on horse driven carriages to the Edfu Temple in where else? The town of Edfu. The town itself lies in the middle of Luxor (100 kilometers south) and Aswan (115 kilometers north). A simple town, most of the shops are […]
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I’m becoming a bad blogger. When I first started this site, I had been blogging at least every other day. Unfortunately, life has gotten a bit busier these days with all of my traveling that I haven’t been able to share with you much on what’s been going on from my life. You guys already […]
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We rise up at 2:15 am (yes, that’s not a typo) to travel three hours to Abu Simbel, an optional tour which costs me a petty USD140. It’s amazing how tours are cheaper and they just add on the costs via many of these optional tours. Anyway, despite the grogginess, I welcome the early rise. […]
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You never really realize just how hot Egypt is despite the scorching sun that lights up every single thing in sight. “One or two days a year,” our guide said, indicating how much rainfall the country gets. I wince in the heat. “Ridiculous!” was my first thought until a mere five minutes later after we’ve […]
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Just a brief note to all you readers saying that am still alive. Burnt, feeling very hot, but ALIVE! Current location: Luxor What I did today: Visited the Valley of the Kings and even went inside the young pharaoh’s tomb at a pretty 100 LE (multiply by 1.3 to get the HKD equivalent). Yes, that’s […]
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At the airport in Doha waiting for our flight to send us to Luxor. Sniffling with a stubborn cough that couldn’t go away, I now woed that I never really learn how to spit. We call spitting dura in our hometown, with the a said in a complete stop. It’s as if it’s an ugly […]
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Just came back from a week-long visit to Singapore. It was Trader’s birthday weekend so it was really nice to be able to spend it with him. In addition, I get to “escape” the pressures of work, and there were no annoying calls from the office asking last-minute questions because I was very clear that […]
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Stuck at the Shanghai International Airport waiting for the free Wifi to work. It doesn’t so I’m writing as a draft and publishing later. The last three days were spent pushing my dad in a wheelchair around the magnificent Shanghai Expo. My dad is almost 75 you see, and can no longer walk long distances. […]
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