Cameron Highlands is one of my favourite getaways in this region. The first time I went up to Cameron was way back when I was six years old and I remember it to be a very pleasant place, open fields atop a hill, colorful flowers, cool air and quaint European cottages.  Continue Reading

Sometimes we can become so overwhelmed by man made systems that we forget our own humanity. It struck me when I read that the central bank in Japan has pumped in 40 trillion yen (S$624 billion) to boost short term liquidity in face of the earthquake. And then there areContinue Reading

On March 11, an earthquake measuring 8.9 on the richter scale rocked the very foundations of the northern coast of Japan. The tremors and ensuing 10m high tsunami wiped out coastal towns, made hundreds of thousands Japanese homeless and shifted the country about 2-3 metres from its position. It isContinue Reading

It is amazing how time flies. It is already March and soon the first quarter of the year will be over. I am taking stock of the year in such a minuscule way because 2011 is the year I was so sure that I would fulfill a dream to goContinue Reading

Swan Lake .mp3 Found at bee mp3 search engine For those who do not know the story of Swan Lake – here’s a short summary. Long ago, there was a beautiful girl who caught the eye of an evil sorcerer. He wanted to marry her but she refused. In aContinue Reading

I was just talking to my brother last week about his honeymoon to United States. He spent two week traveling from Los Angeles, to Las Vegas and San Francisco. He had a really enjoyable trip and the highlight of it was the shopping. Shopping? During the two weeks, my brotherContinue Reading

Lately I have been developing an uncanny tendency to think about how the world works. Perhaps a result of becoming obsessive with work. I can’t help but subconsciously wonder why things are the way they are. Is it eventual that all life resides outside an old city at the extendingContinue Reading