Month: April 2011

What’s more Chinese than China? In my opinion, a lot of places – including Penang. This is a bold statement for a guy with no

“Eat more!” were the parting words of our Chinese Singaporean taxi driver as he dropped us off at Changi International Airport Saturday night. On the

Since I was a kid, the first night of Passover has been my favorite night of the year. Maybe it was because we went to

“You stay in Singapore too long, you die,” our Singaporean born Malay taxi driver said as we drove from the Penang airport to our hotel

The one thing constant in Singapore is change. From the constant construction of new malls, office buildings, hotels, condos and subway lines to social standards

The sun shone brightly as it had so many mornings in Bali. Nothing felt particularly different – except the large backpacks leaning against the wall.

Despite having enjoyed 55 days in Bali already, Emily and I have only this one full-day left. When you have only one day in Bali,

“It’s like the Singaporean Embassy!” I told Chad as I walked up to him. I met Chad – my good friend who lives here in

“Golden Retreivers!!!!” Emily exclaimed as if she woke up to fresh snow on the ground or a surprise birthday party. Without a moment’s thought or

Everyone has their way of dealing with it. Emily jittered jumped and stuttered things like, “D-d-d-d-d-dog” and “Cat-cat-cat-kitty-cat.” She also gasped and grabbed onto me