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Month: December 2004

Thailand Posted onDecember 31, 2004September 9, 2021

the butterfly

My nightlife on this trip has included a lot of billiards, mostly because a game like billiards provides a good venue for a solo traveller […] Read More

Singapore, Thailand Posted onDecember 31, 2004September 9, 2021

Thanks again, my good friends!

I just checked my work email for the first time in a week, and I was very moved by all the emails you sent me, […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onDecember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

new plan

I met a Malaysian woman at breakfast this morning, and she and I will head north tomorrow to the mountain villages around Sapa. She’s in […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

shortlisted!

I just received word that I have been shortlisted for the 50 most eligible bachelors of Singapore issue of cleo! I’ll have to cut this […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 30, 2004September 9, 2021

the tourism opportunity

The tourism opportunity represented by the rapid changes taking place in Laos is not lost on the people there. My monk and novice friends, for […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 29, 2004September 9, 2021

final random observations on laos

ON the beaten path… There were many many tourists in Vientiane. My first impression was that there were more tourists than local residents, and I […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 28, 2004September 9, 2021

dharma walking

Yesterday, I met a young novice (monk-in-training) while taking pictures by the river. Phong Sawaph is his name, and the first words out of his […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 27, 2004September 9, 2021

southeast asia update

I stopped into my favourite Internet cafe to check email, and I was hugely relieved to see Crystal and Jimmy are OK!!! in my inbox. […] Read More

Bali, Singapore, Thailand Posted onDecember 27, 2004September 9, 2021

south asian earthquake and tsunamis

I’m too far inland to have felt anything myself, but two of my colleagues are travelling in southern Thailand. Thankfully, I heard from Tracy last […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 26, 2004September 9, 2021

sunset on the mekong

I have to revise my earlier prediction about updating this blog. As it turns out, not only are there Internet cafes everywhere, but I’m actually […] Read More

Laos Posted onDecember 26, 2004September 9, 2021

onward into laos

Bangkok was fun but hardly relaxing. It’s a shopping and partying destination mostly, and I’d like this trip to be about winding down, not winding […] Read More

Thailand Posted onDecember 25, 2004September 9, 2021

christmas in thailand

It’s Christmas day here, ahead of the US. I’ve tried a handful of times to reach Angie’s sister, but I haven’t had any luck, so […] Read More

Thailand Posted onDecember 24, 2004September 9, 2021

first 24 hours in bangkok

Bangkok is a bustling, crowded, smoggy, lively, dirty, vibrant place, on par with any major world city. The roads are packed with cars, Tuk Tuks […] Read More

Laos, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam Posted onDecember 23, 2004September 9, 2021

see y’all next year

Well, I’m off to Thailand, Laos and Vietnam until 9 January. I had been planning to buy a motorcycle in Hanoi for my trip down […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 22, 2004September 9, 2021

bean town girl

I called Thavy tonight to see if she was up for having dinner before I depart. She was game, and we met at one of […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 21, 2004September 9, 2021

seeing ravens

I have a few butterflies about my trip. It’s been a while since I was a solo tourist with complete control over my itinerary. I’ve […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 21, 2004September 9, 2021

dreaming of a wet christmas

Despite the fact that it’s the rainy season here, Christmas seems to be very popular in Singapore. It makes sense. Singapore revolves around shopping. Christmas […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 19, 2004September 9, 2021

mile high club

Friday night I went with D and some of her cabin crew friends to a club called Thumper. There were seven of us in all, […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 18, 2004September 9, 2021

singapore idol, or: “Wah lao eh, why you so chao ah beng one?”

Last month, Singapore Idol was the talk of the town. In the week leading up to the final episode, I couldn’t get into a lift […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 14, 2004September 9, 2021

northward bound

I visited the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Embassy today to apply for my visa. Last week I bought my plane ticket to Bangkok, and yesterday […] Read More

getting there Posted onDecember 12, 2004September 9, 2021

my mother the road warrior

A month ago, my mom packed up all her worldly possessions and headed west. After several decades in the Philadelphia area, she’s migrated to Silver […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 11, 2004September 9, 2021

caveat emptor

Doh! Today I went to buy extra memory sticks for my camera, so I can take lots of pictures when I head north to Thailand, […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 11, 2004September 9, 2021

high bar

I left Thavy a voicemail on Thursday night, not knowing she’s in Japan until next week. By coincidence, her friend Shelly called me Friday to […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 9, 2004September 9, 2021

a day in the life, part one: radio singapore

I set an alarm clock here every day. My morning hasn’t been dictated by an alarm clock since I was a schoolboy. Someone – I’m […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 8, 2004September 9, 2021

the bubble of american supremacy

In the Straits Times today, there was an unusual amount of attention paid to the US, and an unusual amount of it was unusually unflattering. […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 7, 2004September 9, 2021

here they just call ’em girls

You hear people talk about the concept of an identity crisis. Every once in a while I have what you might call a geography crisis. […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 5, 2004September 9, 2021

singlish lah

Nearly everyone in Singapore speaks more than one language. Many speak three or four. The “official national” language is Malay, but there are three other […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 4, 2004September 9, 2021

a few facts about singapore

From the CIA World Factbook Land Area: Slightly more than 3.5 times the size of Washington D.C. Arable Land: 1.64% Permanent Crops: 0 Population: 4.3 […] Read More

Singapore Posted onDecember 3, 2004September 9, 2021

sick and tired

I’ve missed a couple days of posts because I came down with my first cold since I’ve been here. Thavy and Shelly called Wednesday night […] Read More

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