Warm Rain * Lost & Found Umbrella
2009-12-16 17:17:17
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Wake up to a rainy morning, soft warm rain. Forecast is promising many sunny days after this rain cloud passes. Shuttle driver is joking about reindeer. happy morning.
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Turned out it was only raining i...
Dying to See “Up in the Air”
2009-12-07 07:01:31
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Over the weekend, I realized the new movie “Up in the Air” is by the same director who brought us “Thank you for smoking” and “Juno”. My interests was piqued. I just finished reading Anthony Lane’s revie...
World Cup 2010 Draw
2009-12-05 01:31:09
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So it is done, and here are the World Cup Groups 2010!
Group A: South Africa, Mexico, Uruguay, France
Group B: Argentina, South Korea, Nigeria, Greece,
Group C: England, USA, Algeria, Slovenia
Group D:...
Warm Winter
2009-11-30 02:13:46
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Was Thanksgiving always this pleasant, weather wise?
It only rained on black Friday. The rest of the four day weekend was sunny and warm. The breeze was so soft and sunny that it felt more like Spring rather ...
Letter from China by Evan Osnos
2009-11-23 06:35:53
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There is now a new Beijing correspondence for the New Yorker, while Peter Hessler has remained quiet lately, the new guy’s name is Evan Osnos. The last profile he did for Hu Shuli left a strong impression on m...
Photos from Italian Trip
2009-10-30 20:23:45
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Captions still need work. But here are the photos, enjoy!
Italy 2009 – Rome
Italy'09 II: Tuscany – Florence, Siena, S. Gimignano
Italy 2009 – Napoli, Herculaneum, Pompeii
Italy'09 IV: Sicily – Palermo, Cor...
Back from Italy
2009-10-29 20:12:41
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The Last Night in Rome
Yesterday was a long day of travel across ocean and continents, starting from 4:40am in a Rome hostel by the train station, and ending in the comfort of our home in San Fran, total of 25...
Roman Ruins – Ephesus and Pompeii
2009-10-03 07:08:12
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Saw a picture of Pompeii which suddenly reminded me of my favorite place in Turkey: Ephesus. Dug out our trip photo from Ephesus, flood of memory came back.
Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey
Gui asked me whi...
Vacation in Post-iPhone Age
2009-10-02 04:09:23
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It has been two years since i took a proper vacation, as in go somewhere more than a long weekend.
Ever since I took my first trip to Europe twelve years ago, i’ve vowed to take an international destination v...
Italy Travel Research
2009-09-19 20:28:37
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Watching the fog rolling in over the hills behind Glen Park, we are still in the sun. Walked three sunny street blocks to the nearest public library, and cleaned out their Italian travel shelf. Came back with s...