by Calvin Sun | Jul 10, 2010 | How's the weather?, Indonesia, Public Transportation, Singapore, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Inside Lau Pa Sat (i.e. hawker-food central). The food you get here is delicious! Head up to the top of Singapore’s “Big Durian”: Enjoy a view of Singapore from the Big Duran: Or fancy a view from the newly opened Marina Bay Sands Park: The next...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 10, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
Singapore is beautiful place. So this is the last day Annah and I have together before we part ways. Unfortunately she got hit with either a virus or food poisoning this morning, so we need to make sure she gets better before her flight tonight. Luckily...
by Annah Kim | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
New Friend we made at the hostel with a FlipCam! Mosque...
by Annah Kim | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Uncategorized Stories
So this morning, I got to upload a lot of videos but the computer was so slow that it just pooped out on me before I could post them… Sorry! On a different note- Caitlin left our trip this morning at 4am to get to the airport at which point she was detained and...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2010 | Doctor in the House, Fit for Foodies, Indonesia, Mo' Money Mo' Problems, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
From beaches to mountains, from villages to megacities. This is the diverse face of Indonesia, where thinks look a little like what Earth should look like, and where sometimes you just feel like you’re on Mars (or at Shangri-La). It begs exploration, as it...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 8, 2010 | Indonesia, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
A rainstorm outside Jakarta International Airport So this morning we said our goodbyes to Etri, bought a silver pen as a thank-you gift for Mr. Pesik, and took a 1 hour cheapo flight from Yogyakarta to Jakarta. And we’re spending only 12 hours here —...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 7, 2010 | How's the weather?, Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, What Dreams May Come
Buddha (Borobudur) Shiva (Prambanan) Went Templelunkin’ today by visiting both the UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Borobudur and Prambanan. It’s pretty much a 9th century Buddhist Temple vs. a 9th century Hindu Temple respectively, and while...
by Annah Kim | Jul 7, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
So – I do not have my camera cord on my person – so I cannot upload my videos right now. But I wanted to give a quick update on our progress. We survived the day in Yogyakarta – even though Calvin definitely had a nap during the Ramanyana Ballet...
by Annah Kim | Jul 6, 2010 | Indonesia, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India
We are en route at 4am to see the sunrise at borobodur. Caitlin and I haven’t slept for the past 68 hours and we won’t be sleeping until late tonight. We hiked all yesterday morning and early afternoon and will be up and about all day today. You thought...
by Calvin Sun | Jul 6, 2010 | How Did You Do That?, How's the weather?, Indonesia, Serendipitous!, Summer 2010: Southeast Asia & India, Way Way Off the Beaten Path, What Dreams May Come
There have been quite a few moments where I’ve seen things that made me hold my breath. This moment is one of them. If I wanted to know what the end of the world looked like — or at least the surface of the moon — I would think of Gunung...
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