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Month: April 2005

Singapore Posted onApril 21, 2005September 9, 2021

goodbye for now

I’m leaving today. I’ve packed up my humble home of six months, and I’m ready to board my flight back to San Francisco. I have […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 18, 2005September 9, 2021

no record

I lost my camera somehow. As I left my hotel in Hoi An, I peeked into my carry-on bag to make sure I had my […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 15, 2005September 9, 2021

fishing and driving

On my last full day in Hoi An, I went fishing on the river with Dao’s father. Dao was there with her sister and cousin, […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 14, 2005September 9, 2021

coffee & tea

By sheer coincidence, I bumped into Anh last night. He’s the old man who drove me around Hoi An and the surrounding villages during my […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 13, 2005September 9, 2021

sugarcane

I woke up feeling pretty poorly today. I’m still shaking something off from last week, and mornings are the worst. Last night I had a […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 13, 2005September 9, 2021

i joking you

On my way back from the beach on Muoi’s motorbike yesterday, she stopped about a kilometer from my hotel and asked, “you walk from here?” […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 12, 2005September 9, 2021

lazy days in hoi an

Yesterday, before I went to the beach – and after – I was somewhat apprehensive about spending four lazy days in Hoi An. My friend […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 12, 2005September 9, 2021

beach commerce

I spent most of yesterday at Cua Dai beach – reading, dozing, fending off vendors. The vendors have a captive audience at the beach, so […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 11, 2005September 9, 2021

nguyen ha van

I spent most of my one full day in Hanoi with Van. My original plan was to look at some paintings, with the hope of […] Read More

Vietnam Posted onApril 9, 2005September 9, 2021

angel’s eye view

This morning my Malay friend Elena, whom I met in Hanoi, called me while I was waiting for my ramen to cool at the Lucky […] Read More

Singapore Posted onApril 9, 2005September 9, 2021

starcrossed saturday

I woke up feeling a little under the weather today. I think it’s mainly a result of working too hard, sleeping too little and exercising […] Read More

Singapore Posted onApril 5, 2005September 9, 2021

local rhythm

Every place has its rhythm. The rhythm of a place is expressed in the pace and density of foot traffic. It’s expressed by the number […] Read More

Singapore Posted onApril 3, 2005September 9, 2021

mummy’s choice

As my Sunday was getting started, I received a text message from a friend asking, “is it u in the papers 2day?” I thought, oh […] Read More

Singapore Posted onApril 2, 2005September 9, 2021

bachelors (redux) and brix

Work has thankfully slowed down a bit… Well, that’s not quite true. There’s just as much work as ever, but I’ve decided to return to […] Read More

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