Fortunately, Udon Thani offered otherwise This is one place I was thinking of going for quite sometime. Ever since chatting with Nisa, my favourite massager @ Phuket, I was curious of her hometown in northeastern Thailand. We were the only flight that landed at the Udon Thani International Airport today. Tourism is a slow & primitive business in this part of the world. However, thanks to Tiger Airways, it is now connected directly to Singapore 3 times a week. Its only link to the outside world for now. Most of the fellow passengers were the Thai workers returning home. The other Singaporeans we could identify were a few uncles going to the chicken farms. Other than that, most Singaporeans are skipping this destination altogether. The meaning of “Touristy” = Things are more expensive, English is widely ... read more

As of 11.32am on Thursday, 23rd August 07, the writer has welcomed a total of 19,957 visitors on his web blog. He is keeping his fingers crossed to welcome the 20,000th visitor by early next week. 1 year 9 mths have passed since the 1st entry was born on 6th November 2005. This is one blog that he couldn't update regularly because "he don't get to travel all the time". Having said that, he is proud to present a total of 73 entries in the collection. The birth of the 74th entry is likely to happen on Saturday, 25th August 2007. The 73rd Entry ~ Notes from a small island Saturday, 18th August 2007 The group of us from K** were visiting Chek Jawa in P. Ubin this morning. It was a perfect excuse to exercise ... read more

A Tribute to Singapore's 42nd Birthday Thursday, 9 August 2007 Young NTUC Celebrates - The Largest Human Flag in Singapore I believe lateness is an incurable contagious (read: more deadly than SARS) disease that is inherent in some fellow Singaporeans. Probably, letting the whole world wait for them makes them feel shiok. Of course, not to mention those who left the venue right after they collected their goody bags. This aside, it was still memorable and a unique way to celebrate the nation’s birthday. If there were any consolations of not having the tickets to catch this year's NDP live, forming part of the human flag contingent at Padang was just as good. J and I arrived at the Padang shortly after 3pm after a hearty lunch at Central. Walking from Clarke Quay to the Padang ... read more

National Day Rehearsal @ Marina Bay - 7th July 07 There’s No Place I’d Rather Be….Even though I’ve roamed the world, it’s still my home I loved to see…. "For me, the proudest moment of every National Day Parade is always after the arrival of the President when the National Athem, Majulah Singapura is played. With the huge Singapore Flag hovering above us, it always feel good to be a true blue Singaporean standing at the spectator gallery. This year Kit Chan’s Theme Song,“There’s No Place I’d Rather Be” simply sums up the sentiments of everybody present at the rehearsal today. At the end of the day, Singapore is still a “fine” place to live in despite the numerous complains day in day out." This was how it begun 7th July 2007 ~ Clare and I ... read more

17th May 2007 would make my Day! I was pleased to see my contribution being published on page 17 of “我报” aka “My Paper” this morning, 17th May 2007. It briefly captured the wonderful experiences of our Taiwan trips in 2005. Just in case if you missed out today’s issue, here it goes. "It was love at first sight when my sister and I visited Taipei last year. There was no language barrier and the colourful night markets are a delight to visit. I was amazed by the Taiwanese level of commitment to care for the environment. Garbage is separated and the supermarkets do not give out plastic bags to encourage shoppers to use less of it. When it comes to public transportation, people queue up in an orderly fashion during rush hours to make boarding ... read more