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31 August 2012

Emily of Emerald Hill and the Peranakan Museum, Singapore

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Peranakan Museum in Singapore Today I visited this unique museum in Singapore, dedicated to the Peranakan , or Chinese from the Malay pe...
30 August 2012

Dim Sum in Singapore

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Marina Bay Sands, Din Tai Fung restaurant, probably among the best dim sum in the world. ...
27 August 2012

Books and films on Singapore

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work in progress Rickshaw Coolie: A People's History of Singapore (2003), by James Warren, ***** A people's history of Singapor...
25 August 2012

Breakfast and identity in Bali, Indonesia

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I am about to have a delightful breakfast in the terrace of my hotel in Bali, which is adjacent to some fastidiously manicured rice terraces...
23 August 2012

Tour and cooking course in Bali

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We start for a walk to the village of Celuk Village for Fine silver making and studio. Obviously a touristy moment but interesting nonethele...
20 August 2012

The Terunyan (or Trunyan) of Bali, Indonesia

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The Terunyan cemetery A day trip from Ubud to a rather atypical destination: the village of the Terunyan (or Trunyan) a "Balai Aga...
19 August 2012

Tour of Bali, Indonesia

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Fighting cocks in their cages At 9 am we drove by a school of judo for small children. Along the road I saw people holding roosters in...
15 August 2012

Giorgio Perlasca (1910-1992): history, books, films.

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Today is the twentieth anniversary of the death of Giorgio Perlasca . See his website in Italian . It is surprising to me that someone who, ...
08 August 2012

Arrival in Bali, Indonesia

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Uneventful flight to Bali over a necklace of Indonesian islands. The car that is supposed to be waiting for us is not there and after a fe...
07 August 2012

Singapore city tour: Chinatown, Maxwell food center.

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We wake up at dawn because of our jet lag, and out of our hotel window we can admire the silhouette of the iconic Marina bay Sands (MBS)....
06 August 2012

Back to Singapore

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My first flight on the huge A-380, the biggest airliner in the world. It's Lufthansa this time, they had a special deal that was impos...
31 July 2012

Film review: A Good year (2006), by Ridely Scott, ***

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Synopsis Director Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe--who first worked together on the Academy Award-winning Gladiator --are reunited in ...
29 July 2012

Film review: Egypt, Rediscovering a Lost World (2006), BBC, ****

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Synopsis Focusing on three of the most important discoveries from the world of the ancient Egyptians, this series journeys back in time to...
27 July 2012

Film review: The Odd Couple (1968) by Gene Saks, *****

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Synopsis Neil Simon's beloved story about two divorced men who decide to share a New York apartment. Felix (Jack Lemmon) is fussy and...
22 July 2012

Film review: Chaplin blu-ray box set, *****

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This is a collection of five films: The Kid (1921) silent A moving story of poverty and generosity. The Gold Rush (1925) silent Ir...