Tag: reflections
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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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Connecting with art is changing how I see the world
2 short verses by an aspiring poet – inspired by this ink painting In prose….. 26 little fish on a plain, brown sheet of paper. Their imaginary pond only slightly larger than a dinner plate. Yet they seem so lively, so happy and on an infinite journey not bound by physical limitations. How is it…
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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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Travel diary: Beyond Limits on Ice 4: Trek across frozen Lake Khuvsgul in Mongolia – Part 1
My travel diary – Part 1 February, 2023 1. On our purpose Beyond Expeditions, a Singapore adventure tour organizer, has created a series of extreme challenges to raise awareness to important social causes and funds to support endeavors of such causes. The initiative is titled Beyond Limits and its fourth edition set out to conquer…
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Essay: My body – My treasure chest of memories
Subtitle: What are we if not a collection of our memories and experiences? I just returned from a strenuous expedition, trekking across a frozen lake in Mongolia. Whilst I feel I conquered the challenge without significant problems and I remain thankful for my approach to staying fit and healthy, I do realize that my body needs…
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