Capitalist Communism
Vietnam remains a communist country (for those who don’t remember their history classes: the US lost the war, the North Vietnamese Army took control of the South, the country was […]
Tag Archives: Shopping
Tailor Made
Many people travel to Hoi An for the express purpose of having clothes made. If you want a bespoke suit crafted at rock-bottom prices, this is the place to do […]
Signs & Sights Around Town
There’s always something new around the corner in Singapore. For example, while Mom, Prescott, and I were away in Vietnam, a wild boar attacked a man in our neighborhood. The […]
Death & Shopping
I went out in search of spoons yesterday. That’s an odd goal for an afternoon’s adventure in Singapore, I know, but there’s a dearth of spoons for stirring tea in […]
Wanderings in Fife
Our college counselor tour took us northeast from Edinburgh to St. Andrews, a small village in County Fife. The drive took us past lots of low, rolling farms. Villages are […]
Of Books, Bukits, and Bondage
This morning, Prescott, Everett, and I hiked up Bukit Timah for Everett’s first trip to the highest point in Singapore. We saw lots of green things and a few small […]
Snail Mucus, Horse Oil, or Bee Toxin?
The Istana, the official residence of the President of Singapore, is only open on five public holidays a year — and one of those is the second day of Chinese New […]
Gardens, Gods, and Goods
Prescott, Quinn and I started our morning with a short walk along the rail trail to Springleaf Prata (which we just call “Rail Mall Prata”) for a breakfast of pratas, […]
Four Dresses and a Carrot Cake
We started our day with our usual weekend walk down the rail trail to the Bukit Timah wet market and hawker center. At the hawker center, we ate tea thunder rice, […]
Pottery Jungle
The road signs to Pottery Thow Kwang say “Dragon Kiln — Pottery Jungle.” That in itself is reason enough to go to this place. Based on descriptions from friends, I was […]
