Posts from ‘January, 2008’

Chinatown, Singapore. Needless to say, it was sardine-packed full of people. But I don’t believe I’ve gone down to S’pore’s Chinatown during CNY before, so it’s an experience. They sell the traditional Chinese New Year goodies, cultural arts and crafts, and many random things like special anti-bacterial socks (the stall attracted quite a crowd), Power [...]

Since I like to hop all over the place, I thought that it’ll be nice if there was a plugin that would link the IP to the country and display a little flag, just so that there was an icon showing where I made the post from. I found this, and other similar ones, but [...]

I thought it goes that the less active a blog is, the less readers it’ll have. So I wonder why it is that visitorship has rocketed despite there not having been a single new post in almost two weeks. Are readers that curious about what’s been happening in my life? Voyeurs, the whole lot [...]

The backcover of this first book in the chronicles describes Dune as a ‘stunning blend of adventure and mysticism, environmentalism and politics‘, in what is ‘undoubtedly the grandest epic in science fiction.’
I fully agree with this claim, although I like Star Wars too (more for its vast alien universe and action, less for its [...]

Two summers ago in Singapore, I wondered aloud at the extra layers of clothing that people were wearing on the streets. These days, I see people walking about with scarves around their necks. I thought I spotted a youth with a red wool-knitted scarf, no less! When people talk about individuals ‘living in their own [...]

What had drawn me to Milan Kundera’s bestselling novel, unbeknownst to me when I first glanced through it in the bookshops, was its underlying existentialist nature.
Are our lives burdened by the weight of our chores and our missions, or are we burdened by life because of its very lightness, for it is afterall but [...]

Here be random scribblings from my jotterbook, not necessarily in sequential order…
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The fares to Japan usually cost more than flights to elsewhere, relatively speaking. I noticed that the in-flight menu had better quality paper and finishings. The meal trays too, were more aesthetically pleasing and had a Zen feel to it. [...]

Back in civilization, with access to the ‘net! In Tokyo now, having spent the past few days at various towns and outposts in Hokkaido.
Some photos have been uploaded. Have a look!

Photos :: Japan Dec 2007-08
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明けましておめでとう [...]