Attractions

An Elephant Never Forgets?

There I was on the first day of my holiday in Phuket – one of the most popular beach destinations in the world with its fantastic sun, sand, and sea.

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Attractions

Slowing Down for a Weekend in Pulau Tioman

Back in October, I was feeling pretty depressed. 2011 was pretty much the worst year of my life so far, and I hadn’t been able to go on all the

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Attractions

Pursuing Passion: a Coffee & Tea Quest in Singapore

I say this because it was not my own passion that caused me to embark on this quest. I’m not a foodie. I know absolutely nothing about coffee, and started

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Other

On Pretending I’m Not Chinese

The middle-aged man standing nearby flings his question casually at me, as if he knows me, as if I weren’t just another stranger waiting at the bus stop. “I don’t