Monthly Archives: January 2010
Mika Needs A New Home!
Dear friends in Singapore, This is my brother’s dog Mika. She’s been nothing but sweet, affectionate and loyal, but my brother and his family are moving to Chicago for a few years and unfortunately, 9-year-old Mika can’t go along. They’re … Continue reading
The People in Your Neighbourhood
I love making friends on my travels but it mostly happens when I’m alone. So this work trip was the perfect setting to get acquainted with some of the people in my temporary neighbourhood. (N.B. The names are made up … Continue reading
The Hawaiian Monk Seal
This is not a crime scene. The fella in the picture is not dead (I saw him heave a sigh of irritation at me and other tourists taking pictures of him from afar). He’s in a food coma after the … Continue reading
Hawaiian Trivia
From the shuttle bus driver today: -The tallest mountain from top to bottom is the Big Island in Hawaii. Everest is the highest in elevation. -The state fish is Humuhumunukunukuapua’a, which is also the longest word in the Hawaiian language. … Continue reading
Poipu Beach
This is the image of the day for me. I love how the clouds are stacked on one side, looking like a snow-covered mountain far away. Also, I like how the sun’s rays look like a lamp turned on from … Continue reading
Welcome to Kauai
Got to Kauai, one of Hawaii’s less touristy islands, last night. Here are my thoughts so far… 1. Hawaii has such strong associations with the beach in my mind that I forgot about its mountains. And its rainforests. 2. Apart … Continue reading
Dog Sledding
I promise to do better with videos but for now, in case, like me, you’ve never seen dog sledding, I thought I’d share what I saw every morning in France … more about "Dog Sledding", posted with vodpod
The Best Part About New Year’s Eve …
was being able to enjoy the free flowing vin chaud while watching all the instructors from école du ski français ski or snowboard down one of the mountains carrying torches. Here’s what I managed to capture on my pathetic little … Continue reading
Take Me Back to Alpe d’Huez
Shot from the top of my bunny slope DC has been experiencing sub-freezing temperatures the past few days but instead of wishing for a little bit of tropical weather (which I’ll soon get on a work trip to Hawaii anyway, … Continue reading
Overaged Thumbsuckers
My mom made my sister and I quit when I was 8 and she was 6, pretty old to still be sucking our thumbs. She did it successfully with the promise of stickers at the end. They weren’t even very … Continue reading
