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Recordings of Life: A Little Piece of Home
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Tuesday, June 16, 2015. A Little Piece of Home. This post is going to induce buckets of drool. Seriously. You wouldn't stand a chance. Since moving to Havelock, images of hokkien mee, nasi lemak, nasi kandar, and various homecooked meals have been haunting me in both waking moments and deep slumber. These cravings could have picked a better place and timing, but luck is on my side. How I miss home terribly, it aches! Tua Ee is certainly the head chef. We arrived slightly after 10am but she has alread...
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Recordings of Life: April 2014
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Friday, April 18, 2014. A Havelock Respite Revisited. Whoaaa. 2 posts in January and then 1 post in March. It almost felt like I'm neglecting my little pet project but swear, I'm not! Have been away from proper Internet connection for the last three weeks - tucked in the quiet and isolated Havelock. First class India diving experience ;). Still, it's worth it. But I must admit it should have been highly unlikely for me to return so soon if it hadn't been for Mr K. Digressing, news of crocodile sightings ...
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Recordings of Life: October 2014
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Sunday, October 12, 2014. Namibia: Angola, and A Cheetah Bonus. More driving ensued on our 3rd day settling into Namibia. We were both really tempted to spend a few more nights in the National Park, but alas, the lodges were fully booked and we were lucky enough as it is to secure one night at the last minute! We expected to reach at 4pm or so. Oh boy, were we horribly wrong! The Kunene River viewed a distant away (3 hours' drive away, to be exact). We spent 2 nights at the Kunene River Lodge. There ...
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Recordings of Life: November 2014
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Saturday, November 29, 2014. Hanoi: Picturesque Ninh Binh. From Halong Bay, it was another full day of driving - approximately 5 hours to Ninh Binh, which is south of Hanoi. Ninh Binh, nicknamed "The Halong Bay of Land", is a picturesque valley filled with lush greenery and limestone hills. For this leg of the trip, we have a tour guide to accompany us - Duc. So I followed him. You think I was going to fall flat on my face? Not with my catlike reflexes, no. Sorry to disappoint. Duc tells us that one of N...
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Recordings of Life: December 2014
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Wednesday, December 31, 2014. 2014: A Year In Review. The final hours of the year reduced to single digits and it only just sank in, to write my yearly review: accomplishments, fuckups and the usual general moaning. Last year, I talked about material pursuits - purchasing properties, diving equipment add-ons and splurging on a camera. In hindsight, very short-sighted and superficial! Compared to the almost nomadic lifestyle the previous year, the brakes were definitely applied in the wanderlust departmen...
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Recordings of Life: Calcutta's Charm
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Friday, June 05, 2015. It was also mango season! Oh my, I've never had mangoes as sweet and flavorful as the Alphonso mangoes. These are mostly grown in Bombay. When extracted to create something different - mango ice-cream, anyone? What a match made in heaven! We got a bunch of different types of mangoes to try but it was an easy win. Deep, rich orange in colour, the texture and fragrance of the mangoes are unbeatable! Another of my absolute favourite and must-have in Kolkata - biryani! The rolls are pa...
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Recordings of Life: Look Ma, No Glasses
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Wednesday, May 13, 2015. Look Ma, No Glasses. Warning: A very lengthy but detailed post of my lasik adventure). And on the 8th of May, I was that patient with darting pupils tensely waiting for laser beams to fry my eyes. I've always wanted to do lasik, just too chicken to plunge into it. The fear of losing vision on both eyes held me back and of course, who am I kidding- those laser beams! Which is the SMILE Lasik, or Small Incision Lenticule Extraction, is a non-invasive form of Lasik. A small inci...
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Recordings of Life: March 2014
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Friday, March 07, 2014. Kuda Tahun Baru Cina. Well, well, well. It's been a fulfilling break from work and been busy amidst the Chinese New Year celebration, catching up with family and friends, playing with Pickles, and of course, stuffing my face at every opportunity. Mum is not cutting any slack either, 80% of the meals we have eaten in the two weeks I was back are all prepared by Mom, made from scratch. Like this pineapple jam that she. Oh, I've gotten myself a pre-loved DSLR! Tua Ee's yummy assam la...
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Recordings of Life: January 2014
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Tuesday, January 07, 2014. Approximately three years ago, I recall vividly going to the 'Japan Street' in Pavilion, KL and Stanley, a colleague back in KL, recommended a ramen place that is supposedly 'quite good'. Having only tried ramen at a few Japanese restaurants in KL, I wasn't entirely keen, but still game enough to give it a try. I remembered Santouka ramen, it was the first, and the last time I dined there for a while. TY's order of some special ramen with additional topping and 50% more noodles...
