Beyond an HDB flat
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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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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Yesterday was a beautifully sunny day. Today, everyone in the office was remarking about what a wonderful weekend it was in Brussels. It was noticeable that everyone was in good spirits with this positive change in the weather. Except for maybe me… because after a day of happily walking around Brussels yesterday, I stayed up…
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22 January 2013: It was the last day of my brief visit to Taipei. With just a few hours before my flight to Shanghai, I decided to get out of the hotel, take the metro two stops to Zhongxiao Dunhua and have lunch at a restaurant (Du Xiao Yue 度小月擔仔麵) that was recommended to me.…
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Me: Look, there’s a giant bonsai in front of this building. AB: A “giant bonsai” is called a tree. Me: … This photo was taken in January 2013 on a sunny Sunday afternoon in Taipei.
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We walked around Brussels on Saturday and it is always surprising to see that the street food culture that is so prevalent in Asia doesn’t seem to exist here (nor in Paris). In Brussels, the typical ‘snack’ foods would be greasy, mediocre kebabs and frites (french fries). While there are a few friteries (fries stands)…
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I was in Taipei for the first time in January and was looking forward to eating all kinds of Chinese street food after hearing so much about the city’s famous night markets from family, friends and on TV. After three days in Taipei, I only visited one night market, which was rather small and low-profile…
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After two weeks of strolling in cool and sunny Taipei and Hong Kong last month, it has been taking me a while to get re-acquainted with Brussels’ frosty, grey, damp winter since I’ve been back. Over the weekend, I had some of the Chinese oolong tea that I bought in Taipei at Wang De Chuan…
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