Melancholy was the feeling as the ferry departed from Samosir. From the corner of my eyes I saw Lekjon’s red Batak rooftop getting farther and smaller until it finally disappeared behind rolling...
Read More →Samosir is not only tranquil as it is beautiful; the land is also rich with legends and cultures of the Batak people. Historians believed the Batak were initially tribe people that dwelled in...
Read More →Two weeks had passed since my last write up about Samosir. Many had happened during those time – I’d been to several interesting places if not caught up with my menial day-to-day life; the...
Read More →To be frank I’d never give much thought about going to Medan, perhaps I felt Medan is just, Medan. But when it came to plan for the three days leave in tandem with...
Read More →After hours contemplating where we should spend our last day in Philippines, we finally arrived at a consensus. That; considering it was an epic fail to go to Bananue (our original plan which...
Read More →Of all the places of interest in Manila, I always wanted to see Quiapo. Of course anybody who knows anything about Quiapo would advise skipping this place unless you are attending the...
Read More →To the southern bank of Pasig River there’s an old Spaniard city built within a fortress. Nicknamed “Intramuros” which in Latin literally means “within a wall”, the city was founded by the Spanish explorer...
Read More →End of August was a stressing week for me – cleaning the house for the coming Eid-ul Fitri celebration (muslim major celebration that marks the end of Ramadan, the holy fasting month), rushing to...
Read More →On the morning of April 30th, 1975 the tanks of North Vietnamese Army bulldozed through the front gate of the South Vietnam Presidential Palace, ending the almost 20 years of Vietnam civil...
Read More →Booking the trip to the Cu Chi Tunnel was the very first thing we did when we reached Saigon. Arriving early in the morning by bus from Mui Ne, we were dropped at...
Read More →From the Fairy Stream we set out northwards, cruising along the beautiful Mui Ne coast. Dark clouds that wrapped the whole village had totally disappeared, leaving a bright sunny sky behind. It was...
Read More →Continuation from HERE. Half day tour around Mui Ne was part of the package we took when we purchased the bus ticket from the agent in Saigon, and there he was, the...
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