“Emotions weren’t created to just lie around. You should experience things to the full. I’ve got a sense of the clock ticking. We have to feel all those things to the maximum. Like, I don’t eat a lot but I really love eating. And I like being precise and particular. There is a certain respect …
“I’m interested in new worlds, new universes, and new challenges. I always said the only reason to make a film is not for the result but for what you learn for the next one.” – Alfonso Cuaron (world renowned film maker from Mexico) Last 2017, I challenged myself to complete the 7 New Wonders of …
“Ambition leads me not only farther than any other man has been before me, but as far as I think it possible for man to go.” – Captain James Cook (British explorer who first cross the Antarctic Circle) It was 2007 when I first joined an online travel community named – Travbuddy. On one TB meet-up …
“One has to understand that braveness is not the absence of fear but rather the strength to keep on going forward despite the fear.” – Paolo Coelho (world renowned Brazilian writer from Rio de Janeiro) So finally, after 6 long weeks of travelling around South America & Antarctica, I will see my husband again in …
“Seek and see all the marvels around you. You will get tired of looking at yourself alone, and that fatigue will make you deaf and blind to everything else.” ― Carlos Castaneda (a Peruvian writer, The Teachings of Don Juan: A Yaqui Way of Knowledge) Peru has always been on the list of countries I want to …
“All strange and terrible events are welcome, but comforts we despise.” – Cleopatra (the last active Pharaoh of ancient Egypt) Egypt has always been a top tourist destination because of the only remaining 7 Wonders of the Ancient World – The Great Pyramids of Giza. When I was still in Singapore, it’s just too expensive …
“Great souls have wills, feeble ones have only wishes.” – Chinese Proverb Great Wall of China is one of the places on my travel bucketlist, but I always put it aside from my holiday choices when I was still living in Singapore, I thought it’s just nearby I can just visit it some other time …
“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” – Mahatma Gandhi India is the land of unity in diversity. You will find a multitude of cultures, religions, traditions, cuisines and people in India. It is a magical land and most people fall in love with this country …
“The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. If the Lord is pleased with us, he will lead us into that land, a land flowing with milk and honey, and will give it to us. Only do not rebel against the Lord. And do not be afraid of the people of the land, …
“L’arte d’arrangiarsi – the art of making something out of nothing. The art of turning a few simple ingredients into a feast, or a few gathered friends into a festival. Anyone with a talent for happiness can do this, not only the rich.” – Eat, Pray, Love Perhaps, this Italian expression is ancient too, coz …
“I wanted to tell you, that song “Major Tom” and that beard guy (Walter’s boss), he doesn’t know what he’s talking about. That song is about courage and going into the unknown.” – Cheryl (a character from The Secret Life of Walter Mitty referring to David Bowie’s Space Oddity) I used to be one of … Continue reading
“At the end of the day we can endure much more than we think we can.” – Frida Kahlo (Mexican artist and a feminist icon) Mexico City is the capital of, well, Mexico, lol. I was only in Mexico City for 2 days because there were only 3 things I want to do & see … Continue reading
“No one was going to hand me my future. It was up to me to reach for my dream, grab it tight and make it come true.” – Ernesto dela Cruz (a character from the cartoons, Coco) I only wanted to visit Mexico before so I can see the Chichen Itza and see Frida Kahlo’s … Continue reading
“What we had in common is our restlessness, our impassioned spirits, and love for the open road.” – Che Guevarra (The Motorcycle Diaries) While I was planning my solo trip to USA & Mexico, the idea of going to Havana also crossed my mind several times since I will be already in the area. But … Continue reading
“Maybe that’s enlightenment enough: to know that there is no final resting place of the mind; no moment of smug clarity. Perhaps wisdom is realizing how small I am, and unwise, and how far I have yet to go.” – Anthony Bourdain (world-renowned chef from New York City) I’ve always believed ever since I was younger, that … Continue reading
“There is one purpose to life and one only: to bear witness to and understand as much as possible of the complexity of the world – its beauty, its mysteries, its riddles.” – Anne Rice (Gothic fiction writer from New Orleans) To be honest, New Orleans was not on my top list to visit in … Continue reading
“If I’m remembered for having done a few good things, and if my presence here has sparked some good energies, that’s plenty.” – Sidney Poitier (Hollywood actor from Miami) Miami has always been on the list of places I wanted to visit in USA, I’ve only seen it in tellies and movies but its vibe … Continue reading
