We took off to Phuket for 5 days in November last year. In all the years that we have been married, we have never been to Phuket together, even though we have visited the island separately with friends and colleagues. So
Oslo: Chilling Out At The Oslo Harbour
This was our last day in Oslo. We checked out of the hotel, strolled to the harbour for the last time to admire the view for the last time and hopefully, find some lunch before we had to leave for
Oslo Radhus: Oslo City Hall
I have been struggling for weeks to get this post up. I log into WordPress, I type a few sentences, I delete them, I re-type them again, and then I go to bed, without ever completing the post. This is
Oslo: Fiskesuppe, Norwegian Fish Stew
Every time I flip open the menu at a restaurant in Oslo, I feel conflicted. Should I choose the mussels, or the oysters, or the fish stew? Due to the excruciatingly expensive prices, I tried not to order more than
Oslo: First Impressions
The host of TBH’s business meeting gave us a couple of suggestions on accommodation, and we chose to stay in a 3-star Radisson hotel called Park Inn. The hotel is not a luxurious or fancy one, but it has an
Oslo: A Pleasant Summer Break
Tagging along on TBH’s business trip to Oslo in July was one of those unexpected but pleasant surprises in life. We have never really thought about visiting Norway, or any of the other Nordic countries. We have a phobia of
Oslo Domkirke
Maybe my eyes are drawn to good-looking Scandinavian men, but it does seem that everywhere I go in Oslo, I see fathers piggy-riding young kids on their shoulders, cycling with their kids, or feeding birds with their kids at the
Oslo: Fiskeriet, Finger Lickin’ Good Fish & Chips
A plate of haddock cooked in a light, crispy batter with piles of chips from Fiskeriat, a fish shop located in Oslo’s city centre, and a short walk away from our hotel. The shop’s fish and chips is one of
Reflections
The other day, Eric Kim (a street photographer whose blog I follow) posed a question on Facebook about street photography: is it more important to go out looking for THE photo, or should one let the photo come to you?
Peekture: Freaky Clouds In The Frankfurt Skies
This is a photo that I took on the plane of the skies as we approached Frankfurt. Our flight out of Oslo was delayed by an hour because of poor weather conditions in Frankfurt (and as a result, we missed
Postcard From Bhutan: Wangdue Phodrang Dzong
I read that this beautiful and very old Dzong, perched on a ridge overlooking two rivers, was gutted by fire yesterday. 🙁 I remember passing by the Dzong either on our way to Punakha or back from Punakha. We didn’t
Weekend Trip To Bangkok 2011
I was doing some housekeeping on my notebook and found some photos that I had taken in Bangkok last October. I was there with my colleagues for our annual department weekend getaway. Department trips are usually free-and-easy. There is one
Seoul: Pul-bbang
One of my favourite things to eat in Seoul is ‘pul-bbang‘ – sweet custard puffs with a red bean filling. Not to be confused with ‘bunggeoppang‘, which is a crispy fish-shaped batter filled with red bean that is similar to