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When visiting a city, the first thing I always check out is if it has a museum, an art museum as much as possible. I would have been disappointed if a top US city like Dallas didn't have one so I was just happy it did. The Dallas Museum of Art (DMA) is located in… Continue reading [travels past] Dallas Museum of Art
The London fog. I have always wanted to experience this after coming across descriptions of the fog in books read in the past. So it was true. The fog would thicken and disperse as it pleases. It almost feels like it has a "deal with me" attitude. It felt like time itself slowed down. The… Continue reading [travels past] the london fog
Growing up a Catholic, the annual remembrance of Jesus' crucifixion on the cross is something very familiar. However, it never felt really horrific except when I saw Passion of Christ with Jim Caviezel playing Christ. But even then, it felt like it was a staged drama rather than something real that happened. While walking through… Continue reading crucifixion
Coming from the tropics, snow has always fascinated me. This was heightened all the more when I once saw a postcard of this little quaint village all covered in snow but with traditional houses all lit up. I knew that I just had to make it as one of my do as much as possible… Continue reading [travels past] Shirakawago, Japan
It was mainly the colored huts that made me want to see it in person. And since it was on the way back from the marine excursion that we joined, we just had to drop by even just for a few minutes. Muizenberg beach when we visited was pretty cold with the occasional gusts of… Continue reading [travels past] Muizenberg beach, SA
view from the top The National Wallace Monument is tower dedicated to the 13th century Scottish hero Sir William Wallace whose heroic acts was brought to life by Mel Gibson in the movie Braveheart. The climb to the top through winding stairs took roughly 250 steps ( according to wikipedia, it is 246 steps) but… Continue reading [travels past] The National Wallace Monument
For a DIY tripper, I was definitely unprepared for the trip to Florence. What I really had in mind was visit THE Uffizi ( Gallerie degli Uffizi ) and David of course and that was it! While walking around though, you would always know special points of interest when you see people with their cameras… Continue reading [travels past] The gates of paradise @ Florence Baptistery
stopped by a 700 year old English pub, for lunch... a couple of years ago 🙂 Walking around the area, it felt like I was in a different era. I wondered how pretty it would look if blanketed in snow. but there were interesting shops around including a chocolate shop 🙂 The George Inn in… Continue reading [travels past] the george inn in wadworth
2020 saw most of us forced to stay and work from home for about 3 quarters of the year. Most of us got creative and to beat the stress and/or to help my life a little easier, i ended buying a number of items whether online or the trusty S&R. And these are what I… Continue reading 2020 Quarantine Buys
Saturday afternoon has become my scheduled weekly binge slot - from Video Streaming service (aka Netflix, PrimeVideo, YouTube) offerings to reading a book or just trying something new. Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories was such a delightful surprise one such afternoon. It might have been the haunting melody it was using that got me started but… Continue reading Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories
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