It’s Fall

The weekend has been the loveliest since I came here. It rained finally! And it rained and rained and rained… it’s a bit like making up for the non-presence of rain during summer. Though the leaves are not that red in most places, the chilly and windy days makes this Fall an especially memorable one [...]

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Pumpkin Carving for Halloween

First time carved a pumpkin! It’s easier than I thought and not that messy
Here’s the step-by-step:
1. cut off the top

2. remove the inside stuff and seeds.
it’s quite hollow inside actually.

3. check internet for easy patterns and draw with a pencil on the flattest and smoothes surface.Then use a knife and cut straight down, [...]

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Back to school 2

No, this post is not about the movie by Stephen Chow. It’s about me going back to school for the 2nd semester or what they call the ‘Fall semester’. I must say I am HAPPY to see at least SOME familiar faces in class, and my, the classes are full! There’s hardly any seat left [...]

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Aunty Sumi’s garden

After the Fall Creek hike, we headed back to San Jose and stopped by Aunty Sumi’s house. She is Aunt Vivian’s friend, originally from Japan. I loved her house! She has those “kain” hung over every bedroom doors, like those you see in a typical Japanese house. She has the loveliest garden, anything she plants, [...]

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Driving on the other side of the road…

has been a challenge in the beginning. Just 1 week fresh from Malaysia, Uncle Leon and Aunt Vivian ganged up to put me behind the wheel every chance they get For my good of course, now I’m ever so ready and eager to take the ON-THE-ROAD TEST tomorrow! Heck, the Jabatan Pengangkutan in [...]

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