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Here’s a travel tip
Never decide to visit Singapore from Batam on a holiday weekend, even if it’s a Christian holiday (Easter) and there are mostly Muslims on Batam. My 60-day period between visa runs was due to expire on...
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Bored on a Sunday
With nothing much else to do, I decided to take my daily walk a little early today and satisfy some curiosity about the waterfront area about a half mile from my apartment. The area is behind the...
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Restaurant Review – De’ Bottle
When I’m in another country (besides the U.S.), I like to eat local. That’s not always the case with Westerners visiting Southeast Asia, who often seemed compelled to search out the nearest Hooters, or...
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This is what I see when I see Muslims
I have been withholding this post for some time, partly because I dread the vitriol it may create, but mostly because I wanted my anger to subside. Why angry? It goes back a few months to a news report...
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Karma or coincidence?
Have you ever had a great relationship with someone, only to see it end suddenly, without warning or explanation? Such a situation usually makes me hope to see the person again, to see that she/he is...
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‘Can I live on my Social Scurity check?’
I love my country. I would die for it. But I’m not sure I can ever live in it again. Whoa! Did I just write that? Well, it seems my little “vacation” in the U.S. has allowed me a bit of time for...
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A discovery, and first Thai haircut
Sometimes, I feel a little silly about the topics I blog about. but then I remind myself that this blog is all about those mundane aspects of life that you encounter in a strange, new world. So writing...
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Cooking western with a wok
OK, I’m a skillet kind of guy, at least on the road. Except for my brief U.S. visits, I haven’t seen an oven in six years. So I’ve learned to cook on mostly two-burner “stoves”, usually gas. That’s...
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Just what am I doing?
I’ve spent a lot of time recently contemplating my existence, what I am doing, why, and what’s next. Why the sudden soul-searching? I guess it’s the realization that I have come full circle in my...
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14 things I learned when I quit my job to travel the world
I found this article online and thought it appropriate for this site. I’ve taken the liberty of infusing my own insights. By Anisa Purbasari Two years ago, I made the decision to leave my job as a...
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