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The Upper West and Upper East Sides are worlds unto their own in New York City. Outwardly, they look suspiciously alike, being both high-end residential neighborhoods where the wealthy and fabulous reside. As New Yorkers (and some non-New Yorkers) know … Continue reading
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Most of you would have known by now, that a massive tropical storm, one of the worst in a generation, hit the US Eastern Seaboard just yesterday (Monday night NY time, Tuesday SG time). New York City was one of … Continue reading
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Hell is a field of condominiums, extending as far as the eye can see; like poppy blossoms in a bomb-riddled Afghani plain; faceless, featureless, nameless towers with nothing between them but sky and emptiness. This section of the street is … Continue reading
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Life is theater, and the theatre is life, no more so than here in this short expanse of street cutting through Broadway – the centre of the world where theatre is concerned. Nothing here is what it seems. Within the … Continue reading
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It might as well be ancient Rome. The street is adorned with statues and reliefs depicting flora, fauna and human figurines in epic poses. Arches and columns proliferate, some with elaborate filigreed designs, others more humble. Words are carved into … Continue reading
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At the edge of the world sits a Tower. And this Tower is no structure of brick and mortar, but a kind of illusion; a trick of the light, flickering electric blue in and out of sight; a coalescing of … Continue reading
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(Even though I’m no longer in New York, the story of 12 of its streets must continue. Here’s Chapter IV. Words and Photography by Yours Truly.) “The sky is a landfill. I see you take another drag.” Jeff Buckley, The … Continue reading
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Touched down in Singapore on Saturday and I got to experience, first-hand, YET AGAIN, the process of moving to and making a new home in a “new” country – “new” being in quotations since Singapore is not exactly a new … Continue reading
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So this is it then. In two days time, I leave New York for good, and my nomadic life well and truly comes to an end. I mean I will still continue with my Grand Tour of Southeast Asia, and … Continue reading
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Finally, after an epic journey through Hell and four circles of Purgatory, the Pilgrim has arrived at the West Bank: a quiet sanctuary at the edge of the water, plied by Christians, Jews, and Muslims alike. Beyond the water, Paradise … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 