Thinking
Hmmm... I wonder if I should give my blog a new skin or a makeover of some sort to celebrate her birthday. Yes, my blog is a "she". What else would it be?
"(S)he is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaves do not wither. Whatever s(he) does prospers." (Psalm 1:3)
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Places I Have Been
- Tromso, Norway (Dec 2017)
- Stockholm, Sweden (Dec 2017)
- Kochi, India (Sept 2017)
- Hanoi, Vietnam (Aug 2017)
- Antigua, Guatemala (Jun 2017)
- Guatemala City, Guatemala (Jun 2017)
- Langkawi, Malaysia (Jun 2014)
- Ayer's Rock, Australia (Jun 2014)
- Melbourne, Australia (Jun 2014)
- Chicago, Illinois, USA (Jul 2013)
- New York City, USA (Oct 2012)
- Alexandria, Virginia, USA (Oct 2012)
- Colonial Williamsberg, Virginia, USA (Sep 2012)
- Rehobath, Delaware, USA (Sep 2012)
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA (Aug 2012)
- Annapolis, Maryland, USA (Aug 2012)
- Washington DC, USA (Aug 2012)
- College Park, Maryland, USA (Aug - Dec 2012)
- Bintan, Indonesia (Mar 2012)
- Melaka, Malaysia (Mar 2012)
- Siem Reap, Cambodia (Dec 2011)
- Melbourne, Australia (Sep 2011)
- Penang, Malaysia (Sep 2011)
- Hong Kong (Jul 2011)
- Phuket, Thailand (Jan 2011)
- Jerusalem, Nazareth, Israel (Nov 2010)
- Amman, Jordan (Nov 2010)
- Doha, Qatar (Nov 2010)
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Sep 2010)
- London, UK (Jul 2010)
- Depok, Indonesia (Jul 2010)
- Hong Kong (Jun 2010)
- Javana Spa Resort, Sukabumi, Indonesia (May 2010)
- Melbourne, Australia (Apr 2010)
- Medan, Indonesia (Mar 2010)
- Vancouver, Canada (Feb 2010)
- San Francisco, USA (Feb 2010)
- Medan, Indonesia (Sep 2009)
- London, Bath, Paris (Jul 2009)
- Charlottesville, Washington DC, Madison, USA (May 2009)
- Melbourne, Sydney, Australia (Feb 2009)
- Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (May 2008)
- Melbourne, Australia (Feb, May 2008)
- Bali (June 2007)
- Beijing - Xian - Chongqing - Shanghai, China (Oct 2007)
- Bangkok, Thailand (Jan 2006)
- London & Cambridge, UK (Nov 2006)
- Vientiane, Laos (Dec 2006)
- Charlottesville, Virginia, USA (Aug 2005)
- Kota Kinabalu, Sabah (Dec 2003)
- South Africa (Dec 2002)
- London + Literary Trail, UK (June 2001)
- Tasmania, Australia (Dec 1999)
- San Francisco, Disneyland, Las Vegas, USA (Nov 1997)
- Bangkok & Pattaya, Thailand (Jun 1993)
- Sydney, Australia (Dec 1993)
- Sydney, Surfers' Paradise & Melbourne, Australia (Oct 1991)
- India (Dec 1988)
- New Zealand ( Dec 1984)
- Jakarta & Medan, Indonesia (June 1984)
- India (Dec 1978) with NIE friends!
Places I Want To See
- Egypt - especially Mt Sinai
- Great Barrier Reef, Australia
- Greece
- Rome
- Spain
- Turkey
- Venice
Did That! So Glad I Did!
- 8-storey drop on the Lost World Adventure Ride (twice!), Disneyland, Orlando
- Awarded the Distinguished Fulbright Award for Teaching, University of Maryland, USA
- Big Game watching on a Safari in Kruger National Park, South Africa
- Celebrated my 50th Birthday with all my loved ones!
- Climbed 268 steps to Giant Buddha at Lantau Island, Hong Kong
- Climbed the Great Wall of China
- Crawled through portion of the Cu Chi Tunnels, Saigon
- Cruised down the Yangtze Kiang, China
- Floated on the Dead Sea, Israel
- Paragliding in Penang, Malaysia
- Punting on the river, Cambridge, UK
- Rode a horse along a country trail in Wittenberg, USA
- Rode a horse to Petra, Jordan
- Rode a pony along mountain trail in Gulmarg, Kashmir
- Rode a ski lift in Mt Cook, New Zealand
- Rode in a hot air balloon in Charlottesville, Virginia, USA
- Rode on a banana boat and fell into the sea in Penang, Malaysia
- Rode on a jet boat in Queenstown, New Zealand
- Sat on the edge of The Grand Canyon, USA
- Saw the Taj Mahal on a full moon night in Agra, India
- Stayed at a Club Med Resort
- Stayed in a Villa with a personal cook, driver & house-boy in Bali
- Stood on the 102nd Floor of The Empire State Building
- Taught in a Village School in Vientiane, Laos
- Took a solo spa holiday at Javana Spa Resort, Indonesia
- Visited Ground Zero, World Trade Centre, New York, USA
- Walked on a glacier in Mt. Cook, New Zealand
- Walked through a waterfall in Sukabumi, Indonesia
- Watched a geyser spout in Rotorua, NZ
- Went on a Ghost Tour, Colonial Williamsberg, USA
- Went out on The Edge in Skydeck 88, Melbourne
- White water rafting in Queenstown, New Zealand
- Wrote a speech for Lee Kuan Yew, yes, really!
Some Day I Want To...
- See the Pyramids in Egypt
- See the Niagara Falls
- Learn to drive
- Sky-dive
- Stay at Vara's at Rarotonga, Cook's Islands
- Do God's work in another country
- Climb a mountain
- Walk on top of the Sydney Bridge
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