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Month: November 2004

Bali Posted onNovember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

ulu watu and sunset at blue point

Early Saturday morning, D called me to tell me she was coming to Bali. She had originally planned to just make a surprise appearance but […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

temples and rice terraces

I saw some beautiful temples and rice terraces (and a few monkeys too)…

Singapore Posted onNovember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

uk english

You may have noticed I’ve been using UK English lately. I’m not trying to affect a sophisticated, globe-trotter persona. It’s just that on the Singapore […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 29, 2004September 9, 2021

cockfighting

Cockfighting is illegal in Bali, but the authorities turn a blind eye during the full moon celebrations. I stumbled into one that was going on […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 29, 2004September 9, 2021

the barong dance

The Barong dance is a traditional dance performed daily in Bali. It’s a story of good versus evil – the Barong versus Rangda – full […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 29, 2004September 9, 2021

full moon

Every month the Balinese celebrate the full moon, and this month it happened on Friday. Women and girls wear brightly coloured blouses, while men and […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 28, 2004September 9, 2021

bali: day one… dialing it back a notch

Nyoman dropped me off at my hotel, the Puri Naga Seaside Cottages, at about 1:30, and rather than kicking off my whirlwind sightseeing bonanza right […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 28, 2004September 9, 2021

bali: ketut and nyoman

In traditional Balinese culture, there are only four names a person can have, and these are completely dependent on the birth order. Regardless of whether […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 28, 2004September 9, 2021

bali: arriving, and line-cutting Americans

From what I’d experienced of Changi (Singapore) airport, and from what I’d heard about Bali, I expected my arrival to be like going from the […] Read More

Bali Posted onNovember 25, 2004September 9, 2021

bali bound

Found 15 minutes of free Internet at the Changi (Singapore) airport. Time’s almost up. I’m off to Bali for the weekend. Happy Thanksgiving my American […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 24, 2004September 9, 2021

food courts and hawker centers or, congee – it’s not just for breakfast anymore

In Singapore, food courts and hawker centers are where the locals eat. They’re where you go to get good food cheap. A food court is […] Read More

culture, miscellany Posted onNovember 20, 2004September 9, 2021

life of pi and runaway horses

“There are always those who take it upon themselves to defend God, as if Ultimate Reality, as if the sustaining frame of existence, were something […] Read More

design, miscellany, user experience Posted onNovember 17, 2004September 9, 2021

title anyone?

From the booking process on the Singapore Airlines web site. I only wish I’d seen this in time for Tracy and I to travel as […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 16, 2004September 9, 2021

istana open house

Yesterday, for the Hari Raya holiday, the Istana (“palace” in Malay), the official residence of the President of the Republic of Singapore, was open to […] Read More

business, culture Posted onNovember 15, 2004September 9, 2021

McDelivery for the extreme couch potato

I haven’t watched a lot of tv in Singapore, but the other night I saw the end of an episode of Singapore Idol, and it […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 14, 2004September 9, 2021

hari raya in geylang serai

So, shopping and more shopping. The Hari Raya celebration, too, was all about shopping. Geylang Serai last night was basically a big clearance sale. It […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 13, 2004September 9, 2021

living in caucasia

On the subject of incredible customer service… This is a potentially delicate topic, but it makes a difference that I’m caucasian. It seemed to make […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 12, 2004September 9, 2021

deepavali and hari raya

It’s time to revisit my earlier first impressions of Singapore. I mentioned its reputation as a “boringly sterile” land of laws. I left that quote […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 12, 2004September 9, 2021

L8r conrad

Here’s one last look at my view from the 30th floor of the Conrad: Yesterday, I moved ino the serviced apartments at Fraser Suites. The […] Read More

culture, religion Posted onNovember 7, 2004September 9, 2021

godeatgod

The other night a small group of us went to see a play called “godeatgod” by local playrwright, Haresh Sharma. On our first or second […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 5, 2004September 9, 2021

dave the tailor, parts I and II

Last week, the team pitched in to get me a tailor-made shirt for my birthday. Skip and Darrell took me to Dave the tailor for […] Read More

culture, writing Posted onNovember 4, 2004September 9, 2021

applied memetics for disillusioned dems

By way of Brett, whose friend Nathan Piazza has authored an eloquent primer for honing the rhetoric of the left… “As I contemplated the depressing […] Read More

Singapore Posted onNovember 1, 2004September 9, 2021

halloween birthday in a chinese temple

One advantage of being on this side of the dateline is that my birthday went on for 42 hours. I got lots of in-person birthday […] Read More

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