Travel
The Dutch Connection
I just got back from Jakarta late last night. The trip reminded me of something I’ve been planning to blog about for quite some time now — the Dutch influence on the Indonesian language. You see, Bahasa Malaysia (Malaysian language) and Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian language) are very, very similar. The structure is the same, sentences … Continue reading
Would You Eat Here?
This Korean restaurant is located in Tanggerang, just outside Jakarta, not far from Cengkareng International Airport. I haven’t actually been inside this place yet. But the signboard really got my attention: Yeong Dung Poo. The name’s probably nothing extraordinary to Koreans — it’s just the name of a place in southwest Seoul, South Korea. But … Continue reading
Travelling With My Samsung MiCoach
Remember my Samsung MiCoach? The phone that a friend of a friend bought for me in Germany? I forgot you tell you that it gave me a pleasant surprise when I used it in Amsterdam and Antwerp last May. You see, MiCoach has this feature called ‘Dynamic Display’ for its wallpaper. If I choose this … Continue reading
Mini-Tour Of A Plane’s Lavatory (a.k.a. What Happens When Boredom Strikes During A Long-Haul Flight)
WARNING: Frequent fliers or people with previous flying experience can skip this post altogether…unless you’re just plain bored and want to read anyway. But if you’ve never flown before, you might find this information useful. So I was flying from Amsterdam to KL via Singapore and sleep remained elusive. I’ve had my lunch, I’ve nibbled … Continue reading
The One Place I Didn’t See In Capetown
…was the Slave Lodge. I mean, we did go there. It was, after all, a mere 5 minutes walk from our hotel, the Mandela Rhodes Place (which I shall talk about in a later post). When we got there, I entered the cavernous entrance hall without hesitation. I walked into the next room, where some … Continue reading
