Camber Carpenter, CC, as I call her, and I met in a small hostel in Taipei. One rainy day, I was hanging out at the hostel couch when four girls walked into the door. It was a particularly full day for the little hostel. All of us played ‘Apple to Apple’ that night which I […]
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Malacca is a peaceful little town in southern Malaysia. It was a great destination between two big cities; Singapore and Kuala Lumpur. The best ways to look around Malacca are bike ride and walk. One day, my friend Jenny and I went a long walk to Bukit China. Bukit China, Chinese hill in
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Halloween 2011, I got an invitation to a Halloween party. A week prior to Halloween, in fact. The party was hosted by Chris, a friend’s friend, an English teacher in Seoul. He had only one rule: no animal costume. Because it’s too easy. What to do? The costume I end up with: a
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‘I will not be here on my next birthday.’ Birthday is my favourite holiday. Not just mine, everyone’s. This is the one day when you can really be the center of the universe. Exactly this time last year, even though birthday is a joyful occasion, I had rather gloomy birthday and not
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My visit to Yellow Yellow Circle at Middletown, Connecticut was random, yet meaningful. It was a total random destination out of several of different places I could’ve landed on between Worcester, MA and NYC. But I headed to Middletown. The reason why? I got an invitation. Only one rule: I was welcome anytime,
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Looks familiar? Château Frontenac, the historic building located in Quebec City, is the most photographed hotel in the world and the most famous landmark of Quebec City, Quebec. Just like the reputation, most of the postcards I could found were featured with Château Frontenac. This building also can be seen from most parts of
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Packing can be a joyful process before get on the plane, and also can be stressful. All of a sudden all stuff in your place looks very handy and very important for every reason you can think of. But, we need to think straight and see what really is and what isn’t. We all
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Two days in Burlington, Vermont was a delight. Gray kindly invited me to stay with her and introduced this small and charming Vermont town. I liked Vermont over all, but Burlington has something that made me want to stay longer. Working at a cafe, having dinner and beer at a micro brewpub, walking down
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My Newest Obsession: Julia Child — Why Julia Child is an inspiration for me. It all started few years back; right after I watched the movie, Julie and Julia. After read this book, I watched the movie after work, alone in the small theater, crying and laughing. That movie was a compact version of important
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Temple stay is more than simply stay in the temple. For me, it was the opportunity of surrounded by a majestic mother nature: Jirisan (Mt.Jiri) and putting myself in the solitude. Nothing was familiar in the temple life, quietness was deeper than the dark night sky, and the sound of moktak was peacefully
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