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If only…
If only i could paint just half of all i saw and felt today It’s a beautiful feeling But it’s also suffering.. Everything speaks to me, everything wants to become part of me… All are welcome! All are welcome! But it just turned five in the eve, and I am caught in the rain… Please,…
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Goa, India
I am back at this place again. This camp-style table in a little gazebo in Gillman Barracks somehow keeps calling me. Any time I feel exhausted and need a quite moment I think of here. Any time the onslaught of thoughts catches me at the strangest moments in my life, I think of wanting to come here…
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A visit to Akshaya Patra
Sometimes our dreams are somehow destined to become reality. About 5 years ago, I was sitting on my couch surfing the impressive list of TV channels available to us here in Singapore. I came across a show on National Geographic, called Mega Kitchens. This title piqued my interest. I like cooking, I am used to working…
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A fun taxi ride
I rode to town with a super-cool taxi driver uncle yesterday. A Rubik-cube Zen Master! As soon as I got in the car, I saw he had some kind of puzzle on the middle console. I asked him what it was and he told me it was an advanced Rubik-cube which he has been trying to put…
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My experience as an art exhibition host
It’s been less than 24 hours and I am already back here. Gillman Barracks, Singapore. Surrounded by a feeling of a time long gone, for the spirits from our past, taken over by a sense of nostalgia and the aura of contemporary creativity, I was drawn back here to write my reflections of my experience of being…
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Travel diary: Beyond Limits on Ice 4: Trek across frozen Lake Khuvsgul in Mongolia – Part 3
February 2023 My travel diary – Part 3 1. On food and being vegan I spoke about food in the previous chapter, but I would be remiss not to spend a few words on being vegan in Mongolia and specifically on this trip. From the initial trip briefing onwards I have had a number of conversations with…
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Travel diary: Beyond Limits on Ice 4: Trek across frozen Lake Khuvsgul in Mongolia – Part 2
February 2023 My travel diary – Part 2 Mongolia through my eyes Mongolia has been on my list of travel destinations for a long time. In fact this expedition was originally planned to take place in 2020 but got delayed to 2023 due to COVID. I have always thought of this country as a place…
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