Mary and I went to Osaka [大阪] and Kyoto [京都] during the Chinese Spring Festival, trying to escape the customary overdose of food and alcohol, the all-day-long and all-week-long continuous firecrackers and fireworks, trying to have a peaceful time at the Japanese Kansai region. We’ve been looking forward to Osaka and Kyoto since long time [...]
The thing that I like about The Hurt Locker is realism; the way it shows fear, hatred, racism, egoism, hope, justice and determination to accomplish a mission. It’s refreshing to see a war movie from Hollywood where there is no Superman, no James Bond, no Rambo, no super sergent that can do everything including bending [...]
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"Humor is everywhere, in that there's irony in just about anything a human does."
Some people see a big wave coming and run away from it, but they ultimately end up beaten by the wave and fall down. I choose to stand face to the wave, waiting for it with open eyes (nose shut), and you won't believe how much fun I have jumping over the wave as it comes! As a bonus, I have my feet firmly in the sand before and after the jump. That is the attitude I choose from now on.
— A lesson learned from Phuket