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globetrotting: a voyage to the unknown
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"Touch the earth, love the earth, honour the earth, her plains, her valleys, her hills, and her seas; rest your spirit in her solitary places.” --Ernest Dimnet
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2011 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 6,300 times in...

01 jan 12

1433: Welcome to the New Year…This gotta be a GOOD LIFE!

A new day, a new year, a new beginning. Will it truly be a new beginning for you (all of you out there) and me? Or will it be like any other day? For me at least! It’s time to reflect on your l...

27 nov 11

A thank you note

What I recall about mom, back when she’s of the same age as me today. Year: Summer of 1985 (if I calculated correctly, back then I was quite an ace in mathematics) Place: Most probably living o...

08 may 11

…missing my varsity life?

What do I miss? My alma mater or my lecturers or my courses or the friends I made? Actually, I miss all the fun things we did together! How young and “innocent” we were then! I remember v...

25 apr 11

The Hijab & Me

Hijab or veil, whatever it’s called all over the world, it denotes the same meaning, a modest dress, which includes the covering of the head. My decision to wear the hijab was not an easy feat!...

23 apr 11

Checked on her blogger pals in Libya (KhadijaTeri, Highlander @ From the Rock, Anglo-Libyan). Glad to hear that they’re Okay and living one day at a time. Am following your posts / updates on t...

26 feb 11

Globetrottingrien ’s Trip Around The World (?!) Slideshow

TripAdvisor™ TripWow ★ Globetrottingrien’s Trip Around The World (?!) Slideshow ★ to Giza, Tokyo and Shibuya by Shrzad Sulaiman. Stunning free travel slideshows on TripAdvisor via Globetrotting...

19 feb 11

My Craving for Adventure Lead Me to Gunung Ledang

Our journey begins just after midnight, clear skies and twinkling stars accompanied us all the way to Sagil, a little village not far from the legendary mountain, Gunung Ledang. The Climbers (Photos ...

24 jan 11

Istanbul: A Recollection

Thank you, Bobby Chinn, for your show “World Cafe Middle East: Istanbul” has brought back memories of my short trip to Istanbul! The places you’ve been, the food you’ve tasted...

15 jan 11

A picture paints a 1000 words

Sitting here, with only the sounds from the TV in the background accompanying me, my thoughts and my heart seem to be working over-time, incessantly telling me to go back to blogging. This forgotten ...

15 jan 11

Paul Oh Paul!

No this ain’t Paul McCartney nor Pope John Paul, it’s Paul the Octy! Funny, I doubt that I’ve ever heard of you before this day (or yesterday), but you’ve became an over night...

10 jul 10

Back to Nature

Living in a concrete jungle surrounded by “civilized” beings at times can be a torture. So, where do you escape from the dog eat dog world out there? Well, it’s back to nature in se...

29 jun 10

New Week, New @ Fresh Start

It’s 7.34 in the morn and still eerily quiet except for the occasional sounds of colleagues coming in or going off to God knows where! In search for something to fill their empty tummy, perhaps...

28 jun 10

New Week, New @ Fresh Start

It’s 7.34 in the morn and still eerily quiet except for the occasional sounds of colleagues coming in or going off to God knows where! In search for something to fill their empty tummy, perhaps...

28 jun 10

New Week, New @ Fresh Start

It’s 7.34 in the morn and still eerily quiet except for the occasional sounds of colleagues coming in or going off to God knows where! In search for something to fill their empty tummy, perhaps...

28 jun 10

World Cup Fever! NOT!!

Ah, we await no longer for it’s finally here. I should be jumping up and down, filled with joy watching fit men in colored jerseys running after a sole ball from one end to the other attempting...

27 jun 10

What’s Going On?

Yes, I know I’m guilty for neglecting my digital abode. So, what’s the cause @ who’s to blame? Darn, this isn’t going to be easy. How long has it been since I last jot anythin...

26 jun 10

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