My New Hairdo

I got my haircut a few days ago. It looks like a zigzagged mushroom, so crooked and ugly it is. BUT, it was only $5. Later, Jen told me that the Balinese believe there are auspicious days to do everything from getting married to castrating a cow . The day I got my haircut, she [...]

On Bargaining

One thing I will thoroughly miss about SE Asia is the bargaining.  It has become, how can I put it…a way of life and a hobby. You can bargain pretty much anything here in SE Asia, from cab/tuk-tuk rides to clothes and merchandise, to treks/excursions to hotels.  For Westerners, this non fixed price system may [...]

On Bowel Movements (Again)

Yes, here I am talking again about one of these topics that have involuntarily become one of my obsessions while traveling.  Truth be told, I  intended to talk about this particular topic in greater detail and more frequently, but for a short while, it sufficed to just have Diesel listen to my rants about the [...]

Morbid

Sure, we’ve seen our fair share of accidents/accident victims.  After seeing the chaos that are the roads here in Asia, it is not surprising that most of the accidents are related to traffic.  To foreigners, this translates into mostly white peeps limping around with big scabs or on crutches because of motorcycle accidents. I myself [...]

Palm Reading Session with Ketut

Armed with our $250,000 rupiahs (which sounds like a lot, but it’s only $25) and my hunger to be and be around celebrities, Jen (our new BFF; she is Sami’s friend), Jess and I went to see Ketut, the healer who gained worldwide fame after he appeared on Elizabeth Gilbert’s book Eat, Pray, Love. We [...]

The 40+ Travel Club and the Ubud Healer ofEat, Pray, Love Fame

I have a confession to make… I love hanging out with old people. Really, I do. And not to brag about it or anything, I think old people thoroughly enjoy my company as well. While traveling, Dies and I have found that we are in this weird demo: 1) We are older than most of [...]

Week of Feb 18 – Bali and Our Neighbors from the North

Don’t be jealous, but I’m in Bali.  Yes, idyllic Bali.  Much has been written about this beautiful island in Indonesia, so I won’t even attempt to duplicate the efforts of much better writers in describing how amazing this place is.  There’s a beautiful aura about this place, that’s all I can say. And no, Bali [...]

Tamasek/Singapura/Singapore

If Laos and Cambodia is third world, Vietnam is second world, Thailand is developing world and Malaysia is first world; then Singapore is the future world. The future is spotlessly clean with incredibly low rates of crime, fast and efficient mass transit options and a highly educated population. If NYC is the great melting pot [...]

SE Asia

Just when you think you’ve got a handle on SE Asia, she shakes you off, slaps you around and makes you remember that you don’t have total control. This is exactly what happened on the way to the airport in KL.

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KL – Kuala Lumpur. Capital of Malaysia and home to what used to be the world’s tallest building – The Petronas Towers.