“I have had my fill of pain I will not look back again I would rather die.”- Kim (Miss Saigon) It was in May 2009 when we went to Ho Chi Minh (or […]
Ho Chi Minh: Facing Your Life Battles
Revisiting Seam Reap: In The Eyes of a Child
“If you want to know people, do so by making friends; if you want to know the world, do so by traveling, distinguish the evil and wise through conversation; if you want to […]
Siem Reap: A Heart of Love
“Cultivate a heart of love that knows no anger.” – Cambodian Proverb I visited Siem Reap twice in 2009 when I was still living in Singapore. My first visit was just a last minute […]
Liverpool: The Gift of Love
“We’ve got this gift of love, but love is like a precious plant. You can’t just accept it and leave it in the cupboard or just think it’s going to get on by […]
Revisiting Amsterdam: Friends Too Dear and Friends To Ditch
“Close friends are truly life’s treasures. Sometimes they know us better than we know ourselves. With gentle honesty, they are there to guide and support us, to share our laughter and our tears. […]
Belfast & The Glens: Embracing Your Flaws
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt […]
Scotland: A Brave Heart
“There are those who say fate is something beyond our command. That destiny is not our own, but I know better. Our fate lives within us, you only have to be brave enough […]
Bristol: Making My Own Culture
“Art is not like other culture because its success is not made by its audience. The public fill concert halls and cinemas every day, we read novels by the millions, and buy records […]
Midi-Pyreneés: The Beauty of Simplicity
Excerpts from Chocolat: “Once upon a time, there was a quiet little village in the French countryside, whose people believed in Tranquilité – Tranquility. If you lived in this village, you understood what […]
Avebury Henge, Stonehenge & Bath: Hoping Patiently
“Know your own happiness. Want for nothing but patience — or give it a more fascinating name: Call it hope.” — Jane Austen (novelist from Bath, author of Pride and Prejudice, Sense and […]