Category: Writings
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Harbouring to Hanoi
An original version of this story was posted for Tulisan. The following is a personal extended version. There is something about Hanoi that mesmerised me. It was the second stop of our South China-North Vietnam overland trip and the charm of Hanoi still last and captivate me in such way that I decided this city deserves…
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The Magic of Sapa
An original version of this story was posted for Tulisan. The following is a personal extended version. After a 10 hours ride on the sleeper bus – a signature travelling style of Vietnam – I was finally at Sa Pa. The town of Sa Pa is a district in the northwestern province of Lao Cai, Vietnam and was indeed the awaited part of my…
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About The Nation That We Are
The last couple of weeks, media and people in general has been taken aback by the news of how our so-called people representatives in the governmental institution had been endlessly finding justification on what they think they deserve and need to be able to fully perform their duties. If you remember, some months ago, they…
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Portraying Phnom Penh
We were no where walking through the city, yet I promptly thought it was one sad city. There was just too much unhealed pain that needed some serious treatment. A walk down Tonlé Sap River slightly revealed what actually happens. People here were trying so hard to find their self-defined happiness; through selling things…
