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Beyond An HDB Flat.
Here is where I record my thoughts and experiences, most of which are from my time abroad and travels. Where I share and exchange insights on off-the-beaten-path destinations and translated literature. Where I discuss photography and societal observations.
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Last weekend, we drove from Brussels to Maastricht, a Dutch city that is at the border between the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. This was the first time that either one of us had been to this part of the Netherlands; AB has been going to Delft and the Hague for work, and we have both…
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Don’t know why exactly, but I find myself constantly drawn to the soaring, tightly-packed buildings that form the heart of Hong Kong while passers-by go about their daily lives amid these concrete buildings. Someday, when I return to Asia for the long term, I’d like to be in Hong Kong.
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We were just in Charleroi, Belgium a few weekends ago, on an “urban safari“. Here are a few pictures taken while we were following some disused railway tracks, passing de-commissioned tin mines before climbing over a fence with nettle (aie, they sting!) to get out onto a highway.
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There was a brief thunderstorm last night; lightning flashes, rumbling thunder, and raindrops pelting the empty streets of Brussels. I flung wide open all the windows in my living room. I wanted to bring the smell of the rain into the apartment. Impatient, I stuck my head out of a window; it was so nice to…
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Perhaps you are familiar with the quote from Mark Twain that ends with ‘Explore. Dream. Discover’, but do you know what were his complete words? Life is short, break the rules, forgive quickly, kiss slowly, love truly, laugh uncontrollably, and never regret anything that made you smile. Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed…
Angelina Hue 