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Brandish

A note from my extremely kind next-door-neighbor regarding the car I rented over the holidays: Hi,     I don’t know if the police left you a card or case number re: vehicle damage.  My wife and I were just coming … Continue reading

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When you have to go…

I just saw this in a theater before a kung fu movie, and it was oddly inspiring. Apparently public health advances really get my blood pumping.

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Dum Biryani

Oddly I’ve been getting requests for more food photos.  Mostly I’ve been eating unphotogenic things, and this is no exception. In the US, restaurant biryani is usually like fried rice: pre cooked rice reheated with oil and spices.   In Dum … Continue reading

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Tekka center

The main draw of my current apartment in Singapore is that it is ‘across the river’ from Tekka Centre, a housing complex which contains one of my favorite hawker centers.  Here’s the neighborhood view on Google maps: The apartment overlooks … Continue reading

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Siesta key

I’m spending a week or so on Siesta Key, Florida with Mary and Jared and kids.  Mostly I’m lurking in the condo working while they putter around on the adjacent beach.  I’m also reading Killing Mister Watson which is set … Continue reading

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Hong Kong miscellany

While I’m stuck at the airport waiting for a delayed flight, some more miscellaneous Hong Kong photos.

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Mai Po

A few weeks ago, Brooke signed us up for a ‘Mangrove Walk’ at Mai Po nature reserve through the WWF.  It was only the night before that we figured out the scope of what we were in for… a four … Continue reading

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Hong Kong Park botanical gardens

These photos are notable because… The ‘greenhouse’ at the botanical gardens is just open to the air since this is already the tropics:   Whereas the orchid house is heavily air conditioned and shaded because it is way too hot … Continue reading

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Temple Street night market

We sat in Mido tea shop for a long time playing cards, watching people set up the night market out the window.  I set up my camera to take time-lapse photos of the setup but after a while a waiter … Continue reading

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