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OK, so here’s the thing. I’m tired of New Yorkers, Londoners, and just about everybody else telling me that New York has better food, better service and cheaper prices than London. Because that is just nonsense. London has much better … Continue reading
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Since my late teens, I have had an enduring fascination with the Middle East, particularly its art, architecture and urban landscape. Every year, I make a pilgrimage, of sorts, to Dubai. The intent is to see how it’s changed, while … Continue reading
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OK, maybe it’s ‘cos I’m Chinese (by descent). But I can’t get through the day without a few cups of tea. Not just any tea, mind you. Chinese tea. From China. I’m less likely to have other varieties as they … Continue reading
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As the saying goes:上有天堂，下有苏杭 – Suzhou and Hangzhou are Heaven on Earth. I had been wanting to visit Suzhou for years, after my first attempt to do so 5 years ago was scuppered by a very bad cold. Hangzhou had lived … Continue reading
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I re-visited Portsdown Road today – where I used to live in Singapore – to wander and to relive memories. The area is a beautiful and rare patch of well-preserved countryside (for lack of a better way of describing it) … Continue reading
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“Victims of globalization” was what a friend / interviewee of mine in Dubai joking-seriously called himself and other latter-day nomads when I interviewed him for a recent research project. I told him I’m not so sure I agreed completely. I … Continue reading
Dream Of A City 