Thaipusam Festival Singapore The Tamil Hindu festival of Thaipusam is only celebrated in 5 places in the world.  I was lucky enough to experience it in Singapore in 2007.  With my camera I was able to capture a close up view of the body piercings which are meant to show a family’s devotion to the [...]

I traveled to Singapore last week to see my family and captured this shot of clothes drying at one of the many HDV complexes.  A typical Singapore site, colorful clothes hung out on rods 20 stories in the air…not quite the quaintness of Europe, but definitely unique! Too see the rest of my past Singapore [...]

I spent the last week in Singapore soaking up the familiartiy of family, western food, western driving ettiquette, and even a little country hopping for spa time.  Since HCMC apparently shuts down for Tet, I decided to take advantage of the time off and spend some time with my family.  All I can say is [...]

Photo: My sister and I As I started to count the number of countries I’ve visited for my sister’s Red Hot Holiday Party invitation, I also counted up the number of countries she traveled to with me. Surprisingly, the number came to about two-thirds of the total. Sure – I counted a country if she [...]

  I have immense joy in my heart around my time in Singapore, and because of that I have immense sadness that I am leaving Singapore. There are so many aspects to these emotions. First off, there’s the obvious – it’s a great home base to travel around Asia. It has been simply wonderful for [...]

Photo: Spiral Staircase at Pagoda View pictures around Singapore  I’ve spent approximately 3 months on and off in Singapore – it’s been my home base for SE Asia. I feel like I’ve got to know it fairly well – all of it’s ups and downs…and oddities. I’ve tried to compile a list of some of my [...]

aus·pi·cious (ô-spshs) adj. 1. Attended by favorable circumstances; propitious: an auspicious time to ask for a raise in salary. 2. Marked by success; prosperous 3. Term commonly used during Chinese lunar new year.  View photos of Chinese New Year activities It’s impossible to be in any part of Asia in February and not run into [...]

Photo: Mylen at the Botanical Gardens in Singapore Mylen works for my sister’s family in Singapore. In my travels in and out of Singapore I have come to know her well. I love Mylen, she’s wonderful and has made my stay in Singapore that much better! Sure, I love the fact that she calls me [...]