Archive for 2012 November
Unlike some people, I’m really not big on theme parks. This is hugely because I’m terrified of the rides. Yep, I’m a wimp so shun me now! One of the things I do like about theme parks though is their attention to detail. They say the devil is in the details but as with Hong Kong Disneyland, apparently so is Mickey! Safety handrails with Mickey We should all see the world through Mickey shaped windows– and slowly go insane. Mickey blatantly discredits the expression “Poor as a mouse”. He’s worth billions of dollars! He does however, give joy to thousands …
It took me a while to make up my mind on whether I should post this photo or not. Maybe because the past few days have been an especially trying time for this region and I don’t know exactly what to say but an exasperated “Can’t you all just get along?” To hear about all the aggression going on in the news after having been there only a few weeks earlier is partly sad but mostly maddening. Like most people in the world, what I know of the Israel-Palestine region is whatever the news feeds me. I had a lot of …
As a wise man once said “To alcohol… the cause of… and solution to all of life’s problems!” Truer words have never been spoken. In line with the holidays, here are a few drunken bottle shots. Can you guess which countries these are from? (Hint: They are all from the same region) Nothing spells vacation like daytime drinking. Bottle or mug? Ice cold Alcohol– best condiment to any dish really If all the light beer doesn’t cut it for you, then perhaps go for this one… aaaaand promptly say goodbye to your liver. Enjoy the weekend!
This guy was surrounded by people listening intently to his lyrical poetry on politics and everyday life. It’s like rap except he uses traditional wooden clackers as his back beat instead of techno music. One man show. Awesome.
The Singapore Zoo is hailed as one of the best in the world and it seems like it. The animals look well taken care of and healthy. However, I never really liked zoos. Maybe because of that penguin going bonkers while inside the zoo in Happy Feet or maybe because I’m just a plain old hippie. But all zoo animals just seem a little sad to me. I live a meaningless existence. Sigh. We need to get out of here! The staff won’t notice the stone elephant in our place! Me so lonely. How you view zoos I guess depends …
Located on the slopes of Mount Carmel is the Carmelite nunnery of Stella Maris Monastery in Haifa, Israel. The monastery serves as a sort of spiritual headquarters throughout the world with sisters coming in from many different countries– some spend a few years to help while others stay on permanently. Now the monastery itself has a rich history but I’d like to focus on their dining room behind. They aren’t exactly running a restaurant business and I’m not exactly a food critic but I’m gonna write a review nonetheless: They serve the best roast chicken I’ve ever tasted! There you go.
