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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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When this (scheduled) post goes up, I should be fast asleep onboard Brussels Airlines, enroute to Venice. This is because I’d have had to wake at 0430 to make my way to the airport for my 0630 flight. The thought of waking at such an ungodly hour on a Sunday and having to plan my…
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Rue Denoyez is one of the most colourful streets in Paris with its ever-changing walls of street art and graffiti. Everything is coated in layers of spray paints and hand-drawn illustrations as artists work on their craft every day in the streets.Every time I walk along Rue Denoyez, I feel particularly uplifted and jolly. Perhaps…
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We visited the royal greenhouses of Laeken (Serres Royales de Laeken) in Brussels two weekends ago. What an impressive structure! Or should I say ‘structures’ since this is in fact a series of greenhouses erected on the Laeken palace grounds? One cannot over-emphasize how impressive the greenhouses are – AB remarked that it looked like a…
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I recently came across a post about a couple who was hiking in Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit as part of their 330-day adventure around the world. Because it was written in French, I took the time to read it instead of skimming through (which is what I probably would have done if it was in English). It…
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I took this photo while I was on my way to Jin Feng Lu Rou Fan 金峰滷肉飯 to try some of its famous pork lard rice 滷肉飯. To be more specific, I was rushing to the eatery as I had a meeting back at the hotel in an hour and I was running tight on time. Even when…
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