The 5 Month Journey

During the last week of school in June, I decided on a whim to sign up for a half-marathon. I was gently encouraged to sign up from a few colleagues of mine before hand, who were planning on the running the race in Cambodia during Thanksgiving weekend. I fully blame it on the end of …

a taste of durian

I finally feel like I'm embracing Singapore, now that I've tasted durian. It has been a personal mission of mine for a while to try durian.  I wanted to know what this hype was all  about. This was my first time encountering this controversial and banned tropical fruit. Yes, durian is banned in the MRT, …

taipei: the food

Let me say that I pretty much loved the food in Taipei. It was cheap, delicious and abundant. From the night markets, bubble tea shops and dessert places, there was never a lack of options. I tried to get in as much of the good eats during my short time there. I tried the beef …

wordless wednesday: monsters

taipei: the landscape

I really enjoyed the beautiful mountains and the cooler weather of Taipei. It was a nice change in scenery and pace from Singapore.  The first day I was there, we went to the public hot springs in Beitou, than afterwards went to Tamsui. Tamsui  was by the water and had nice views of the mountains. …

wordless wednesday: you’ve got mail

waiting

a glimpse of fall

I've been having some major fall weather withdrawal as I've been going into year 2 of living in Singapore, the land of one season and temperature.  Now that I'm in Taipei for fall break, I've been loving the cooler and more "fall" like weather. On my hike this morning to elephant mountain, I was excited …