Reflections of parents of not-so-young-kids-anymore
Funnily, I don’t usually have difficulties deciding what to pack for trips out of the country. I have a handy spreadsheet that lists the standard items that go into luggage and/or hand-carry. Thereafter, the only thing that needs to get
Whereas I’m ecstatic you’re visiting my country, buddy, I’m finding your current preparations alarmingly inefficient. It really sucks I won’t be around to show you the ins and outs of American lifestyle, but let’s go over some things you’ll need
One of those little sacrifices you have to make when you’ve got a child coming along the way is ‘couple-only’ time like vacations. Still, that doesn’t mean I can’t plan for trips further down the road, like say at the
Many of us when we’re abroad for a vacation would enroll in a tour package and let someone else handle all the arrangements pertaining to places, transportation, accommodation and the like. There’s indeed an argument for leaving planning to the
In the old days in the mid to late 90s when we were still using portable CD players, I had a CD wallet alongside the player in my haversack. I was commuting from Yio Chu Kang station where home was
My apologies all round for the long lag time between part III and IV of our Bali notes.:( Strangely, dining in Bali had both its ups and downs. We sampled some excellent food, but in other places it was near
On our first day in Bali, we had hired a driver to fetch us from the airport to Tepi Sawah Villa, our pre-booked accommodation for our entire 6-day vacation in Bali. On our journey to Tepi Sawah, I kept seeing red
The natural sights in Bali was really what I was keen on visiting. There were several new filters I’d acquired in the months before the trip that I was eager to try them out on landscapes, and specifically the graduated
There must be thousands of temples and shrines on Bali of varying sizes and importance, but each one is still beautifully decorated with status, carvings, and many also in Balinese-styled architecture and landscaping. That said, the sheer number of temples
Over the next couple of days, I’ll be writing recollections of our Bali trip oriented around subject areas. This is gonna be mostly for our recording purposes so in a few decades’ time when we’re all old and forgetful, at
Our fifth day in Bali was mostly spent in photography subject-specific places; we started off in the early morning at the Botanic Gardens in Ubud for macro flower photography, then continued onto the Bird Park for animal photography, then the
The second place I was really looking forward to visit was the cliffs at Pura Luhur Uluwatu after looking at the pictures taken of the area. This area is the southermost tip of Bali, and apparently is a small village
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