Phil and I decided to take a weekend trip back to VT. So did a record snow storm. We managed to escape before the worse part of it hit NOVA, and the highways were kept clean for most of the trip. However, we did have to go through some pretty bad sections of the storm:
Vacation
Penang Trip Part 3
Since Penang is such a tropical island that makes you sweat as soon as you step out of the hotel, my mom suggested to eat lunch at “an air-conditioned restaurant”. And Chee Seng hesitated, reasoning that good food and air conditioning don’t mix in Penang. We later experienced this ourselves, and found an inverse relationship
Penang Trip Part 2
My second visit to Europe has been a lot less pleasant than the first time. I’m stuck here for three hours by flight schedule instead of by mechanical delay, i.e. no compensating free meal, and instead of being able to roam around the
Penang Trip Part 1
I had not been so excited about flying, in a very long time. Singapore Airlines is among the very few five star airlines, and was rated #1 in the world in the recent past. Compared to the major American airlines, this is like driving Rolls Royce over riding a water buffalo. It’s all about
Theme Park Vacation
We returned to the city of yellow snow and black ice, from the sunshine state, after a week-long theme park adventure in Orlando. All I could say is, “damn I forgot it’s winter here.” We visited all four Disney World parks and both Universal Studio parks. Here are the holiday props + park icons: Additional
Taiwan
So as you know (maybe you don’t), I took two weeks off to visit Taiwan. Gotta do that once in a while to remind my friends of my existence… and remind myself of theirs. Also it was needed to recharge the Chinese/Taiwanese in me. While I was there, I had some thoughts everyday that I