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The Brooks Half-Marathon 2012 : Ticked Off the List

Posted on March 27, 2012 by jipp

So, I opened my marathon saga this year by running for the Brooks’ Half-Marathon about two weeks ago. It would be my very first time of running after a curfew of about three months with the last run being the … Continue reading →

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My Bucket List

Posted on March 24, 2012 by jipp

Internacionale Bali Trip Bangkok – Siem Reap trip Bhutan / Tibet Brunei North Thailand China Trip East Java Everest Base Camp Summiting Mt Fansipan, Vietnam’s highest mountain Hat Yai Journey to The Holy Land Weekend Getaway to Krabi, Thailand Laos … Continue reading →

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Phnom Penh: A Palace, A Museum & A Cow

Posted on March 7, 2012 by jipp

I suppose I don’t have to tell you that most palaces in ‘highly Buddhist’ countries like Cambodia, Vietnam and Thailand require their visitors to be in proper dresses instead of those all-too bearing clothes that you’d probably wear while strutting … Continue reading →

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Jalan Sultan and The Morning Flea Market

Posted on March 4, 2012 by jipp

So, I’ve just returned from Petaling Street or rather Jalan Sultan in KL this morning. I first heard about the existence of some ‘rare’ market there when I was still studying at University of Malaya a zillion years ago. My … Continue reading →

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Exploring the PHNOM PENH on Foot

Posted on March 1, 2012 by jipp

It would be our last day in Phnom Penh before we took a bus to Siem Reap the next day. We spent the day before trying to understand what it was in the head of Pol Pot when he tortured … Continue reading →

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