I just realized that I did not post anything on my trip to Italy in December 2009… so here are some photos. Pisa Firenze Siena Verona Venezia Bologna Ancient Pompei Costiera Amalfitana Napoli Roma Stato della Città del Vaticano
Archive for the ‘culture’ Category
So tomorrow is Chinese New Year otherwise known as Lunar New Year to those who are not Chinese but do celebrate it as well. These days it is also commonly known as the Spring Festival (春节/chun jie). It is considered one of the most important, or maybe even the most important date in the Chinese [...]
Taking a que from Cashmere Mafia the new ABC show, it made me very curious as to what do men actually think about being in a relationship with a woman who has a “higher status” in terms of higher paying job and is more successful. Is it such a crime for a woman who ‘wants [...]
Ok so since I’ve taken awhile to actually write this (yes I have been extremely lazy and have not been writing in my blog at all in the past year, and I wonder if anyone would still bother to check my blog); my memory of the vacation is just a little hazy, but nevertheless I [...]
Entering ExitingThe National Gallery of Victoria is currently showcasing a Picasso collection “Picasso: Love & War (135-1945) which basically explores the personal and artistic relationship between Pablo Picasso and hislover of those years, Dora Maar… Over 300 works from both Picasso and Maar are being displayed from 30 June – 8 October 2006… I for [...]
I feel like some dim sums right now… It’s been like half a year since I had myself some decent dim sums (点心) which led me to “yum cha”… for those of you who don’t know… yum cha literally means “drink tea” but can also be used in context referring to the traditional Chinese culture [...]
These are the two poems feature in the movie “In Her Shoes”… I loved them so much I decided to put up the complete versions… One Art The art of losing isn’t hard to master;so many things seem filled with the intentto be lost that their loss is no disaster. Lose something every day. Accept [...]
Oh man… the exhibition was AWESOME!!! I feel so geeky now… But seriously… man the paintings displayed were so good… duh… but it’s been soooo long since I properly enjoyed art… Man I loved so many of them… There was this one painting, which I can’t remember who did it… hehehe, but it looked sooooo [...]
