Before visitors enter Mossman Gorge, the Kuku Yalanji people perform the sacred Aboriginal smoking ceremony as a welcome to the country.…
Keep ReadingBiku Bali also offer tarot readings. For $10 USD at 1 PM-5 PM, if you are interested, do the book online first.…
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Keep ReadingWell, I am writing this from our ryokan in Kyoto. It is my second time in the city that I claimed to be my favourite place in the world. And as hard as it’s for me to admit, I didn’t enjoy Kyoto as much as I had the first time around.…
Keep ReadingThis tarot reading, which lasted for an hour, has been the most empowering moment I have experienced lately - time and money well spent.…
Keep ReadingToday I woke up late and met my cousins and their partners and daughter for lunch in Chinatown to eat our favourite dish ━ green chilli pork, at Old Yang Kee. We successfully get my cousin’s parents to let her stay for another day in Singapore. Before that, Jik and I sneaked out to…
Keep ReadingTanah Lot Temple is where prayers and wishes are answered. Thank you, Tanah Lot Temple, for granting the prayer that I whispered in silence.…
Keep ReadingIt 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…
Keep ReadingHow to draw Omikuji according to Sensoji Temple: Pray for your wish. While praying, shake the box politely a few times. A stick-marked fortune number will come out. Take out a sheet of OMIKUJI from the drawer of your number, and take it home. Make sure your number and put the stick back. When…
Keep ReadingI visited the oldest Hindu temple in Singapore over the weekend. It was built in 1827. What a privilege.…
Keep ReadingOriginating from the Ojibway tribe of Native American culture, a Dreamcatcher is supposed to "catch" one's bad dreams.…
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