shanghai...

日本語練習したいから、日本語で書こう。この写真ドイツパヴィリョン外で撮った。ドイツからのビートボクスバンドが演奏した。面白かったのに、暑いし遅いしまだ日本のパヴィリョン見てないし、コンサートの終わり前僕たち出た。

もう書けない。知っている言葉が十分じゃない。頑張らなくちゃ。。０＿０！

Shanghai trip haiku

Shanghai in summer.
Tourists packed in sardine tins
and cooked in slow heat.

i wanna take off for the world!

Kuching

Kuching still retains many of the buildings we have demolished over the past few decades, if you ask me.

lazy afternoon

We went to another tribal longhouse village before we returned to Singapore. Although it is another tourist trap, the longhouse still retains some authenticity and the villagers’ lives are not obviously disrupted by tourism. The Ibans charge visitors some money which will go into the community fund for maintaining the longhouse and other services for the community. (My friend Claud complains about my laconic blog, but my tiny brain’s can’t remember much about what we did in Sarawak. My poor note-taking discipline doesn’t help either. :)
So anyway, the picture’s dedicated to my animal-loving friends. The little kitten was awakened from its lazy afternoon slumber by us crowding around them and was tried to see what was happening around it. But Mother Cat wouldn't let it go and pressed the kitten down to continue its sleep.

manhattan

Can you spot the Statue of Liberty?

This was taken 2 years ago from Brooklyn Heights at sunset. Probably the skyline at night would've been more fantastic but I didn't really know my way around the neighbourhood, and didn't want to risk getting lost there. I don't think the view is as pretty as what Lonely Planet says; I had more fun finding the view though. It was something of an adventure.

Over the past month my friends have gone places like Hokkaido, Copacabana, Prague, London, Cyprus, Philippines, Siem Reap and Australia. Lucky buggers.. =) I'm planning Mt. Kinabalu. Anyone interested?