A New Year’s Pilgrimage (x2)

Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit. A year of reverence towards furry pets. It was a day when caricatures … More

The Elusive Bridge

My day began, as planned, with a long-awaited (and compulsory!) half-hour swim in the outdoor pool. Shortly before I completed … More

The Monk and I

After chugging along National Highway 5 for the better part of this sun-drenched day, then wending its way past a … More

Emails: Forgotten & Found

I received an email from a woman in Cambodia a few days ago. She was a local woman living in … More

Of Landmines and Grief

A few nights ago I watched a fascinating documentary called Miss Landmine Cambodia (2009). It tells the story of a … More

Gino + Rossella

Over the weekend, I had the privilege of meeting a man on a mission. Gino Strada, the founder of Emergency, … More

A landmine victim’s legacy

Last night, I had the strangest dream. It wasn’t so much a figment of my nocturnal imagination as it was … More

Year of the Tiger

While people all over the northern hemisphere were watching the Olympics and preparing to celebrate Valentine’s Day tomorrow, Asians all … More

A Day to Remember

It happened one year ago today. A potentially lethal recipe for disaster. These were the ingredients: A steel bridge. A … More

L’esprit de Bauby

Last night I watched a film called The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in Death. Based … More