Trung thu, as how we call the Moon Festival in Vietnamese, happened in September this year. Living in lockdown in Sydney at the moment , I can only celebrate it by eating delicious moon cakes....
Sydney is transitioning to springtime. The winter and its cold weather were on the last run last week. It also has been 6 months since I started working from home due to the COVID-19 situation....
This post was queued for publishing in March but the COVID-19 situation was getting worse at that time so I held off. The situation is still bad but I realize that life should go on...
“How to see interesting things in a familiar environment?” The question came up in my mind one day in July 2014. At that time, I had just come back to Singapore from a memorable trip...
As this year marked my three years of living in Sydney, it also reminded me of the departure from Singapore three years ago. My life has become much busier for the past 6 months, so...
Though not a fan of attending crowded public events, I have wanted to watch New Year’s Eve (NYE) firework in Sydney for long. It is the earliest and one of the most spectacular celebrations on...
In the summer of 2012, when staying in Tokyo for my first trip to Japan, I made a few excursions to nearby areas, one of which was Nikko. This beautiful town leads you to Nikko...
In June 2013, I visited Angkor Wat as my graduation trip with friends to Cambodia from Singapore. Living up to the meaning of its name, City of Temples, Angkor Wat amazed me with its well-preserved...
Having lived overseas for a long time, I have been trying to spend time in my hometown during the Lunar New Year, which we call Tet. In Hanoi, the cold weather makes being with our...
In December 2014, I attended a wedding of my friend in Ho Chi Minh City. It was my first time in the city. Aside from time for a wedding with my friends, I had only...
