So much food, so little time

Colin and I went back to KL a couple of weekends ago for my cousin Kenny’s wedding. It was a short trip – arrived Friday, left on Sunday – but we still managed to cram in a few good meals.
Of course, mum had my Penang laksa waiting for me when I got home. Mmmm. Love. [...]

Bangkok, December 2007 – part 2

I like watching most types of martial arts. Sparring, that is – not the rubbish kata or form type. The fluidity of movement, swiftness, and agility – it’s all quite beautiful. And of course rippling sinewy bods aren’t too hard on the eyes either. Haha! As there’s no better place to catch a muay thai [...]

Bangkok, December 2007 – part 1

Colin and I headed to Bangkok just before Christmas for a little R&R. I love Bangkok, so every trip is fantastic. I’m lucky to have the opportunity to head up there a few times a year for work, and even then I try to squeeze in a massage at Ruen Nuad, my favourite place for [...]

USA, 2007

Our trip to the US was the longest vacation that we’ve had since we got married. Two weeks, four cities, and more than 30,000 km later, I’m quite pooped. I don’t get jet lag (I sleep when I’m tired, and when it gets dark I have no problem sleeping again haha!), so I reckon it’s [...]

Where traffic lights are merely a suggestion

I’ve always wanted to go to Vietnam. Had the opportunity to go to Hanoi for a short break last weekend. The thing that you will notice immediately about Hanoi is the incessant honking – this happens even if you are on a highway and there are not many other vehicles on the road. Perhaps it [...]

Up, down, under

Colin is asleep in the guest room. He’s been banished there for at least week because he’s got hand, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) Yes, that coxsackie stuff. He was running a fever in Melbourne and had a rash on his hands and feet, which we thought was an allergy to a new gargle that [...]

Everything but Yul Brynner

Went up to Bangkok for the weekend with Mr Boo. Got back last night, minus my voice. I had a sore throat to begin with but hey, you can’t go to Bangkok and not eat, eat, and eat some more. Then there was the partying. So something had to give.
We arrived in Bangkok on Saturday [...]

Beautiful Bali

In the past few years, Bali has experienced much sorrow and destruction. But the beauty of this island still beckons, and her people, though weary from the hardships caused by fellow man, are warm and friendly as always. I arrived on Wednesday to join my aunt and uncle, and my cousin Carolyn and her boyfriend [...]

Land of the Hornbill

Just got back from Kuching today. This trip was a bit of a whirlwind; not enough hours in a day to do everything and catch up with everyone. But it was good nonetheless.
Arrived Saturday evening.
Sunday morning, first priority = laksa!
FOOD OF THE GODS
Sarawak laksa, like kolo mee, is sold at practically every coffee shop in [...]

Living the dream

MONTERONGRIFFOLI
HUMAN POPULATION = 8
CATS = 11 (LAST COUNT)
My cousin Tina, her husband Chris, and kids Jacob and Oliver make up half the human population in their village of Monterongriffoli in Tuscany, Southern Italy. Monterongriffoli, or Griffin Mountain (how cool is that?!), is where Tina and family now live. Having had enough of the rat race, [...]