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Uluwatu Part 2: Kecak Dance
The reason we had gone to the Uluwatu temple was in part to watch the Kecak Dance. I've seen my fair share of cultural dances, and they do seem to get a bit boring after a while if you don't fully understand the backgrou… -
Uluwatu Temple
We only made one cultural tourist stop on this trip, promising ourselves that we would visit more temples on a future trip to Bali. This time we went down south to Uluwatu Temple, known for sitting on the edge of a high … -
Two Firsts in My Life
Phew, I knew it'd be busy when I got back from Edmonton, but I didn't realize exactly how much! But, let's back up a moment. I do want to spend some time going over these last three weeks, since they've been really so w… -
The Littlest Hobo, Nationalism, and Reverse Minorities
Haven't had much to share as of late. It's been mostly a schedule of: Monday: relax; Tuesday: run; Wednesday: yoga; Thursday: run; Friday: yoga; Saturday: run, driving range, party; Sunday: Watch Ugly Betty A bit tirin… -
Back to Grubby Pics (from my first 5K!)
Is it just me or have I been adding a lot of photos lately? The things I do for my adoring audience (ie all of ...well, my mom). :D Anyhoo, my coworker finally released the pictures from our charity 5k fun run that I ha… -
Sore inside and out
Had a lovely trip to KL, which involved these highlights: It only takes 3 hours to drive to KL, but first it took a whole 3 hours just to cross the Singapore-Malaysia border. Malaysia's chaos is reminiscient of China.… -
Penang Temples A-Gogo
I admit after living in Asia for a fair while, my interest in temples has waned. After a while, they seem all the same. That is, until I visited this insano Buddhist temple back in Penang. Open till midnight for the Ne… -
New Old Traditions
For Chinese New Year (CNY), my office had a troupe of lion and dragon dancers come in and deafen us with their drumbeats and cymbal chimes. I finally got hold of the pics for you to enjoy! I find it totally hilarious th… -
Singapore's Infamy
Before I moved here, I only knew two things about Singapore: that it still did the caning thang, and that gum is illegal. Since moving here, I have since learned that the latter no longer holds true.... ...you now only…
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