I flew home for Christmas, and I didn’t take the red-eye this time. I would be home for a whole week, and my parents were thrilled. I came home to a home-cooked meal, a copious amount of cookies, new TV, and a hello kitty bedsheet. Sometimes, well, most of the time, I think they…
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We did our Christmas dinner tradition a little early this year as I will be flying home for Christmas. Christmas Dinner Tradition With My Best Friends This time I met my friend, Fia, who was the host at the supermarket after work to collect an enormous turkey in a box and carry it home…
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It used to be Mustafa Centre, but now it's Junction 8 Bishan Singapore, where I found sanctuary to destress after work.…
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At the Nishiki market, you must order the matcha ice cream, take lots of pictures, buy yourself a Kami for good luck or to attract love, get into the photo booth with your friends and stock up on your souvenir here.…
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It was still drizzling when we entered the main gate of Okunoin. Located in Mount Koya in Koyasan Japan, Okunoin Cemetery is the biggest graveyard in the country. The ground was wet, the air carried a mossy smell while the rain made it foggy. The whole atmosphere of the place was filled tranquility, felt…
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Geisha is a Japanese hostess trained to entertain patrons with conversation and performance. Chasing Geisha in Gion, Kyoto What I knew about Geisha then was limited, based only on Michelle Yeoh’s hit movie Memories of Geisha. I tried to read the book but couldn’t finish it. But a few hours earlier, a Japanese taxi…
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It was a fantastic trip to Phi Phi Island with my favourite people, making me smile whenever a part of it flashed into my mind.…
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We got off the Koyasan bus and dragged our luggage to Fukuchi-In. It’s a Shukubo, the Japanese temple lodging in which we would be staying the night. Yes, we were staying overnight in a Buddhist temple, an actual temple with live-in monks. It is a lovely place with serene vibes. We stored our luggage…
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Our plan is to check out from the Phi Phi Island resort and eat the same Thai pancakes we love for lunch before the ferry back to Phuket.…
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Thank you, Goddess of the Andaman Sea Thailand for protecting our bane-dumbass for skinny dipping in the pitch black dark night.…
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