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Will I Ever Make It To Lumbini?
Lumbini, birthplace of the Buddha. I failed to make it there because a false... read more
Vietnamese Humour
I wish Vietnam has more honest taxi drivers like this. I’m sure you... read more
Lightning Risks
I’ve mentioned earlier that I hate to trek under wet weather conditions... read more
Beautiful Gosainkund
If you don’t have the time or money for Everest, Gosainkund can be just... read more
Are We That Different?
It’s not a matter of how different we are in terms of language, culture,... read more
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Screw Inner Beauty
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Screw Inner Beauty – lessons from the fatosphere by Kate Harding and Marianne Kirby. I thought this book would be a wicked revelation of how superficial modern soceities are. I thought it would show us what really fills the minds …
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Top Of The World
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Congratulations, ladies. Congratulations, Singapore. The NATAS Singapore Women’s Everest Team is literally on top of the world after reaching the summit of Mount Everest Over at Republic Polytechnic where Lee Li Hui and Jane Lee are staff members, their colleagues and …
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Wet Wet Wet
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Anybody game for a trek in Malaysia? Not me. OK. I’ve climbed Mt Kinabalu 4 times and it rained on all 4 occasions. On my first climb in 1993, the clouds rolled in when I reached the summit, obscuring the …
Fit At Fifty & Beyond
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by Michale Gloth & Rudy Speckamp This is an “honest” book on healthy living that neither goes to extremes in telling you what to avoid nor tries to sell you some programme or product in which the author has vested …
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Tagged diet, exercise, leptin, minerals, obesity, overweight, supplements, vitamin
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Lost Found Lost
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N was a talented musician in a local band. He did well during the 70s when he was young and dashing, charming many fans with his exotic Eurasian looks. Like so many people in the arts scene, N didn’t manage …
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Tagged bangkok, chiangmai, CPF, culture, drinking, huay tung tao, land of smiles, mae rim, money, picnic, retirement, settle down, singaporean men, thailand
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Mbah Marijan’s Merapi
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It’s a time for mourning in Indonesia. An earthquake and tsunami in Sumatra killed hundreds in Mentawai. A volcano erupted in Central Java, killing scores of villagers, including its faithful gatekeeper, Mbah Marijan. Gunung Merapi is one of the most …
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Tagged ash, deaths, eruption, gods, gunung merapi, hinduism, indonesia, javanese, juru kunci, kinarhejo, lava, mythology, myths, pyroclastic flows, volcanoes, vulcanologists
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Backpacker Magazine
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This is basically an American magazine that targets American readers. However, there are still interesting topics which backpackers, hikers and adventurers can discover. Most valuable in this issue has to be the guide to trekking destinations. There is the 165 …
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Tagged backpacker magazine, lake tahoe rim, new trails, self diagnosis
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David Sharp
If you’ve chosen to take the reckless route, are others obliged to rescue you when you get into trouble? When British mountaineer David Sharp died on Mt Everest on 15th May 2006, he might not even have made the news …
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Tagged climber, david sharp, death zone, die, everest, hypothermia, mark inglis, oxygen, sherpas, summit
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Freely Exposed
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TAIPEI – Eggs from free range chickens contain nearly six times more of the toxic chemical dioxin than eggs hatched by caged hens, a Taiwanese study has found. Dioxin, a by-product of garbage burning and industrial activities, can cause a …
Go Easy On Calcium Supplements
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CALCIUM, a necessary part of the diet to build strong bones and teeth, may increase prostate cancer risk in men who are of small build, a recent study found. The study also found that even at relatively low levels and …
