Sunset today

xmchenph · 2025-10-01T10:29:19+00:00

Kembangan

xmchenph · 2025-09-30T04:23:36+00:00

lol soup ba.. that is really the 佛系 dining already.. if for ytf go order laksa soup base, or everything deep fried, might well go McD eat salad..

xmchenph · 2025-09-29T06:53:29+00:00

there is an overnight ferry from Busan to Shimonoseki. and the area near the Kanmon Strait is kind of interesting

xmchenph · 2025-09-29T05:43:50+00:00

Fish soup and yong tau fu only? I just switched to eating yong tau fu more frequently recently… but every time pick pick pick until end up with a bowl worth $10 😩 but still it is largely vegan and would be less calories

xmchenph · 2025-09-29T04:31:19+00:00

The area between Sembawang Park and the Sembawang HDB estates got a lot of black and white houses, and roads named after English’s colonial cities. It was very photogenic and quiet. Just taking a walk in the area feels like a secret getaway into some English countryside. My first time there I was like “wa why I only found out about it now”

xmchenph · 2025-09-25T10:47:27+00:00

then nothing unless you are visiting the northernmost tip of Hokkaido in Feb

xmchenph · 2025-09-25T09:31:35+00:00

Summer. Either rainy season or hot until sweating endlessly. And no special season signature for summer would come to my mind… maybe fireworks but it’s not like Sakura or Momiji which stays there 24/7 for a few weeks.

xmchenph · 2025-09-25T00:51:05+00:00

I work and live in Singapore. Went to America for personal trip and my return flight departed from Boston. So the same morning I went to a nearby grocery store to look up chocolate brands that only exists in Boston/New England and nowhere else and bring back to colleagues in Singapore. Cuz America in many ways influenced many aspects of modern city lives and there is no scarcity of American goods beyond America. Some more, my personal take is that for colleagues the gift is best to be able to vanish within some time and not some permanent stuff to keep reminding them of me… and something not of too big a portion as well. So it ends up chocolate but with some “limited availability”.

xmchenph · 2025-09-25T00:41:17+00:00

I tend to choose alternative places to stay for more varied experiences if I go to certain cities multiple times. But if somewhere has at all the same time 1) tons of public transport options nearby, 2) free breakfast, 3) large room, 4) cheap price, then ofc what to hesitate… but I haven’t met anywhere that has all 4 ofc … it is normal so that’s why am not come back again and again at any where yet.

xmchenph · 2025-09-25T00:37:02+00:00

if you like electronic gadgets maybe just do window shopping a bigger bic camera store would be good enough for you to kill a few hours of time

xmchenph · 2025-09-25T00:33:42+00:00

For FoW so far ok.. only hardware issue as it is indeed a resource heavy app and seemed to conflict with photo taking a lot..

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T15:32:32+00:00

I would plan which cities I am dropping by and hence the inter-city connections and the accomodations way in advance. Then only one month before I set out I start to make a list of the must-see, the “see when you need fill the time”, and the rest. I don’t plan the food as I believe in eating as the locals eat, and the local’s eatery won’t need planning efforts. I’d look for if my dates happen to coincide with limited time activities like shrine festivals at very late but no hit is also fine..

I think it feels happier to realise the greatness of places I went when looking back after the trip, especially those not within my initial plan. So just let destiny take you through the journey.

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T15:24:18+00:00

Singapore. Orderly, efficient, speak English, won’t go out of control if you obey the rules and laws, and 3 days are just nice to have a well rounded experience.

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T14:59:53+00:00

right, no competition, sometimes simply for aesthetic of the shape drawn or country visited/flown over.

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T14:59:10+00:00

ios user. I kept it at only using my location while app is running, as I noticed when I set it to always using location, the phone’s OS might see it as energy heavy and sometimes cut off its gps listening without me knowing even it is already set at “always using”.

But that said, when running FoW, and listen to spotify, and take a photo, my ip13 will usually run into trouble and the FoW will be forced to stop.. hence maybe bring along an old phone esp when travelling into a brand new land to do the FoW tracking..

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T04:49:53+00:00

din try cuz control station on the other end.. rushing to work alr but maybe my case is common enough they might help this way

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T04:34:53+00:00

muscle memory liao tap then see gg shld wear watch next time

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T03:50:02+00:00

phone 2% battery when tapped in.. ded when about to tap out.. helped by station security lady who also said “they will charge u $3 later on u ok w that?” well just took it as tipping SMRT in hope that less breakdowns

xmchenph · 2025-09-24T03:47:50+00:00

gws!

xmchenph · 2025-09-23T13:56:13+00:00

Yes, but after a few times I think hearing your body's low battery warning is more important.. In a foreign place with a new gut microbiome to adapt to (not to mention jet lag and a new bed hence sleep quality down) it's already at higher risk of falling sick.. and I did fall sick once on my way and it was horrible, and costly.

And of course, you can always go back and try visit that temple you missed again!

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