First published August 17,2005 at www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal Chiang Khong, Thailand — The second day of our Intrepid tour’s about waiting. Waiting for our bus, waiting for Ping to arrive. He’s always late. It’s Thai time, one of the Kiwis said. And that’s when we started talking about Asia, and that things in these region are never...
Chiang Mai — or my first trip to Laos, I decided to join a group tour. While I always prefer traveling alone, as I want to explore a new place at my own pace (plus I need a lot of “quiet time” meditating, thinking and writing and just sitting still), this one time that I...
First Published August 15,2005 at www.traveblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE — Life’s a cycle. One thing must end in order to begin something new and hopefully, better. I know that and I think most people do. The thing is, sometimes, I forget that this is how life works, which is why sometimes I tend to hold on and...
First Published August 14, 2005 www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE —I love parties! I love it that I can use it as one of my many justifications to break my diet, binging on wine, vodka, cheese, greasy onion rings and sugar-loaded pastries, without ever thinking about calories. (Because I tend to put weight easily) I also love hosting...
First Published August 1,2005 at www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE —My friend Persis, a Malaysian filmmaker, asked me if I would miss my apartment in Singapore. It’s a fair question considering that I’m a homebody and I lived in this walk-up apartment for 3 ½ years (out of my 4 ½ years in Singapore). I’m house...
First Published August 1,2005 at www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE — So what and where’s Mustafa’s? For those who haven’t been in Singapore, Mustafa’s sort of a landmark in a country where shopping is sort of a national sport (next to eating, I think). Located in Little India (one of my favorite places in Singapore), Mustafa’s is a...
first opublished August 1, 2005, www.travelblog.org/bloggers/gypsygal SINGAPORE — It took me some time before I finally decided to buy digicam. I’ve been a photo hobbyist since 2002, not to mention that I always believed that my photography isn’t just a means of self expression, but also a tool which I can use in my profession...
( first published July 29, 2005 at my first blogsite:http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/gypsygal/) SINGAPORE —If ever I win a Noble Prize for pre-travel preparations, my thank you speech has to include an acknowledgement to two important things that allowed me to organize my travel itinerary even if I’m still tied to my workstation in Singapore, writing...
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