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Guess Where?
I’m just back from what I think is my island paradise—and I know a fair bit about these islands. Obscure without being isolated, quiet without being dead, nice enough size, and a great vibe many of the developed islands lost a long time ago. I think I’m going to keep going back here for as [...]
Hospital Bedside Story
There are several reasons why this blog has seen a dearth of entries of late; one of them has to do with hospitals. My grandfather was recently and suddenly diagnosed with prostrate cancer in the advanced stages. This is a man I live with, and have lived with, all my life. The only days I don’t [...]
I Don’t Believe My Eyes
The days of the SQ-MAS duopoly are over!
2007 Five Best Travel and Eating Moments
A Malay Feast in the Jungle Some of the best food I’ve had all year wasn’t in a restaurant, but at the jungle residence of a feisty elderly woman 45 minutes out of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I had been intending to eat at Aunty Rosna’s Sarang Murai (Magpie’s Nest) ever since reading about it, but it [...]