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So its been 20 days away from work. I ain’t missing it one bit.

Almost to the finale of my month long hiatus. I’m off to Vietnam!

Always wanted to visit Sapa, Vietnam. So for the next 11 days, I’ll be at Hanoi and Sapa. I’m bringing loads of film!

Must . Not . Forget

Today is the 89th Monthiversary. Should have been out celebrating it at full swing but unfortunately I’ve got the remains of the virus gotten yesterday to deal with.

On the bright side, I’ve learnt how to play 2 player hana fuda cards. The 2 Player version better known as Koi Koi.

Hana Fuda - Japanese Flower Cards

(Photo via tamaki from Flickr)

Its interesting how much of the Japanese culture is infused in each of these delicately illustrated cards.

Each month is presented by a different element:

Jan – Pine

Feb – Plum Blossoms

Mar – Cherry Blossoms

Apr – Bush Clover

May – Iris

Jun – Peony

Jul – Clover

Aug – Pampas (Plains)

Sep – Chrysanthemum

Oct – Maple

Nov – Willow

Dec – Empress Tree (Paulownia)

Here’s a nifty site for you to play Hana Fuda on flash! Who knows, my friends and I could possibly be playing this at my house-warming! =p

Hanafuda Flash by GameDesign

The past few weeks has been jam-packed with work. Today I decided to do something spontaneous, something ridiculous even.

I’ve declared this a Random Saturday. It means I’m going to take a random trip out, going in random directions, random paths. Inject some spontaneity into my mundane life and for once, really lose concept of time. Forget deadlines, forget timelines.

I ended up taking a bus near by house and deciding to get down at Geylang Serai area before I continue on foot towards Parkway. Ok, so the getting lost part needs abit of working on. Yet, after this journey I realise that its not about getting lost. Its about discovering new things.

On this trip, I’ve seen some interesting sights around my soon-to-be neighbourhood. I suppose more “expeditions” are in the pipeline once I’ve moved in.

Mango Picking

Bike

Guan YinTemple

Playing Mind Games

Those were the days

Dinner with Barnslig

The Little Ones