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Lake Toya, Japan

Spot of Tranquility.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

Recurrent Corneal Erosion

The good thing about technology is that it allows you to obtain a lot of information and with an informed mind, filter the information that you require and those that you do not. Especially with medical conditions, the internet can be a valuable resource and it was through this vault of information that I looked up a condition I was suffering from- recurrent corneal erosion. I wished more people had written about their experience with recurrent...

Sunday, January 10, 2016

Lake Tekapo (New Zealand)

Frankly, the only reason why I ended up choosing New Zealand as my travel destination was because I saw pictures of these plants floating online. I was hard pressed to find what these vegetation were and my google skills involved typing "purple flowers in New Zealand", only to find out that these were weeds, called lupins.  The moment we got down from the car, the only thing that came out from my mouth was "Wow." Seeing the beautiful turquoise...

Friday, January 1, 2016

Aoraki Mount Cook National Park (New Zealand)

One of the things I dread the most when visiting national parks or outdoor places is bad weather.  Bad weather makes people miserable- the scrambling around when the rain pours without warning. Bad weather makes photos look miserable.  Before we left for Mount Cook, we checked the weather forecast and were dismayed to learn that there will be rain. But if we have to go, we have to go.  We decided to go with the Hooker Valley...

Sufood

My mum told me that she and her colleagues really liked the food at Sufood. I have heard about Sufood for some time but only got about visiting this establishment which is meat-free and inspired by Italian cuisine.  We ordered the Set ($29.80++) where you could choose from a variety of salads, soups, mains, desserts and drinks. Our Sufood Appetiser consisted of a trio of poached Japanese yuca root drizzled with a blueberry coulis,...