tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36559243832369183462024-02-02T15:51:45.283+08:00Zoro goes EastGlimpses from our daily life in SingaporeZorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.comBlogger131125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-56795511739462607472013-01-11T19:00:00.000+08:002013-01-11T19:01:01.115+08:00Happy 2013<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Wishing you all a fab new year. </div>
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For the holidays, we spent our time swishing down the slopes, eating copious amounts of cheese, long hours at the table with friends & family (so good to catch up with everyone), teaming up with my favorite <a href="http://www.zojora.com/">Zojora</a> partner, getting tattoos, our holiday favourites - <a href="http://www.tattyoo.com/">Tattyoo</a> and spending precious last days with Truffe. Truffe, you are dearly missed, rest in peace. </div>
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Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-29168688834815986352012-12-04T20:47:00.001+08:002012-12-04T20:47:57.403+08:00Strolling around Cochin<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The church where Vasco de Gama was once buried</div>
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The Chinese Fishing Nets</div>
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Colorful schoolgirls</div>
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Our preferred mode of transport</div>
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Portuguese Colonial vestiges</div>
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Random photos from our trip to Kerala, first up Cochin. Needless to say it was incredibly beautiful and more importantly to me the kids loved the experience of traveling to India. I can't wait to go back very quickly with them and explore more of the country. I think next up could be Pondicherry, but in the meantime will share more of our trip in the coming days. </div>
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Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-56393795302105734272012-11-12T12:46:00.000+08:002012-11-12T12:46:45.788+08:00Zojora travels to Saigon<iframe src="http://player.vimeo.com/video/53241425?badge=0" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitAllowFullScreen mozallowfullscreen allowFullScreen></iframe> <p><a href="http://vimeo.com/53241425">ZOJORA - Saigon</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user9639788">Tara Thivolet</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-16064711636482911522012-10-26T18:34:00.000+08:002012-10-26T18:34:55.152+08:00Jakarta Madness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Accompanied hubby and brother-in-law on business trip to Jakarta at the beginning of the month. Had never been to Jakarta and probably will never go back unless I really have to. Spent 4 hours in a car the first day just to get from the airport to hotel and to lunch. Traffic is hell, no other way to describe it. People seem to live in their cars or in malls - really not my kind of city, no greenery, no sidewalks and lots of pollution. Granted we were there for only 48 hours and their must be more to this city than I saw but where I don't know. Tips? However, major fabric score at the local market, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanah_Abang">Tanah Abang</a>, and do need to say the people of Jakarta were amazingly kind and welcoming. Ok so Jakarta is done now tonight we're off to Cochin, India another new place for us and very, very excited to be going to India and to explore Kerala with the Zoros and hubby. Happy Halloween.</div>
Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-70918172861571814752012-10-16T09:24:00.001+08:002012-10-16T09:24:00.701+08:00Crazy for StickyGram<div style="text-align: center;">
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If you love your instagram pics than you'll love <a href="http://stickygram.com/">StickyGram</a>.<br />
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One sheet of 9 photos costs USD 14.99.<br />
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Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-13525054920204815202012-10-13T12:27:00.000+08:002012-10-13T12:27:12.847+08:00Rawa, Perfect Weekend Escape<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A little silent over here on zorogoeseast not for lack of doing fun things but have been busy over on the soon to be open zojora.com Feel like I've been saying that forever, but one day it will be online. Have also been working or wasting many hours on social media: Facebook, tumblr, pinterest and haven't even gotten into twitter. Then there are the Zoros to look after. 3 kids with homework every afternoon is pretty much my new daily nightmare. Besides all that, we did manage to get away to Rawa. Incredible road trip destination from Singapore. 2 1/2 hr drive to Mersing, Malaysia then 1/2 hr boat ride to Rawa island: easy. Once on the island there are only 2 hotels to choose from: <a href="http://www.rawaislandresort.com/">Rawa Island Resort</a> & <a href="http://www.alangsrawa.com/">Alang's Rawa</a>. Book ahead. Stayed at the 1st one & it has kind of retro vacation club atmosphere. Rooms are clean, not great food but who cares when you have Rawa's beach at your feet. Oh and the scuba diving is so much fun - saw plenty of clown fish. Loved our wkd escapade but now off to finish more homework.<br />
HAPPY WEEKEND</div>
Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-30906836807262097332012-09-10T13:01:00.000+08:002012-09-10T13:01:33.448+08:00Summer Recap, Part III<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last part of our very long summer holidays: Provence</div>
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2. Provencal food: tapenade, anchoiade, ratatouille, fresh tasty local produce topped off with our very own olive oil pressed at the <a href="http://www.moulinducalanquet.fr/">Moulin du Calanquet</a> and all masterfully executed by our favorite chef Nouna. Oh and let's not forget the rosé. Our favorite rosés of the summer were: <a href="http://www.valdition.com/">Domaine de Valdition</a>, <a href="http://www.masdeladame.com/">Mas de la Dame</a> and <a href="http://provencewinenetwork.com/chateau-la-jeannette-cuvee-baguier-aop-cote-de-provence-millesime-2011-bioorganic/">Château La Jeanette</a></div>
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3. Horse back riding for the kids at <a href="http://le.rouget.free.fr/">Le Poney Club le Rouget</a> which included an epic camping experience.</div>
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4. Strolling through our favorite Provencal village: Saint Rémy de Provence and stopping off at our favorite haunts: <a href="http://www.leromastremy.com/glaces.html">Glacier Roma</a>, La Maison de La Presse and <a href="http://www.petit-duc.com/">Petit Duc</a></div>
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5. Tending to Lucky our 3 legged bunny who miraculously survived. Go Nurse Zoé!!!</div>
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Much summer time was spent in the swiss Alps, bliss. </div>
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1. Sleeping with no a/c (finally) and just breathing in the fresh air and staying warm with fluffy down-filled comforters. </div>
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2. Eating endless supplies of fondues, raclettes, viande séchée & chanterelles at some of our favorite places: <a href="http://www.cabanemontfort.ch/">Cabane de Mont Fort</a>, <a href="http://www.marlenaz.ch/">Buvette de la Marlénaz</a>. Total cholesterol overload, but who cares it was so good.</div>
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3. Picking wild flower bouquets along our walks in the mountains.</div>
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4. Trout fishing at the idyllic alpine village of <a href="http://www.champex.info/">Lac Champex</a>. </div>
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5. Drinking fresh cow milk from La Laiterie de la Chaux, we felt like true<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heidi"> Heidis</a>. </div>
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Summer recap, where to begin? Eight weeks is a long time to be away, but then again it was so good to be back home with family and friends and needless to say that time flew. For starters, week one was spent in Geneva and was all about reconnecting with old friends and then some work too. <a href="http://www.swissmisstips.blogspot.com/">Candice</a> and I held our first <a href="http://www.zojora.com/">Zojora</a> Pop-Up Store event at her home. Response to our <a href="http://www.zojora.com/">Zojora</a> products was great, napkins and ikat sarongs from Bali were bestsellers. Very exciting for us to have our first Zojora clients and happy clients too. Thank you to all those who dropped by. Now that holidays are over, Candice and I are eager to complete our website, work on our Tumblr and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/zojora">Facebook page</a> and most importantly source other Zojora products from accross the globe. Looks like this Fall will be all about new destinations. Can't wait. </div>
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My sweet baby Rose is 9 today. Luckily we had a fun party for her last week with all her friends because today is mostly about packing, packing and more packing. Haven't quite figured how we're going to bring it all back, but somehow we will. Heading back to Europe for the summer. I can't quite believe that my Rose is 9 already and I also can't believe that we've now been in Singapore for 2 school years. This year has been great, lots of amazing traveling (definitely still my favorite aspect of living her), kids are really settled in, love their school, do a bunch of fun after school activities and I'm loving working on <a href="http://www.zojora.com/">Zojora</a>. Really all good, but sometimes we do miss home and that is why we can't wait to be back. Ok just need to bake some cupcakes, pack some more and we should be ready. </div>
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Quick trip to Saigon this week. I was bringing fabric to the locally based NGO "Fair Fashion Trade," picking up finished table linens, scouring the markets, eating Pho for breakfast and snapping up embroidered nightgowns for future<span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"> <a href="http://www.zojora.com/">ZOJORA</a></span> clients. Loving, loving my sourcing / business escapades. <span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: magenta;"><a href="http://www.zojora.com/">Zojora</a> </span>should be shortly online and in the meantime check out our Facebook page <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zojora/172657192864611">http://www.facebook.com/pages/Zojora/172657192864611</a>.</div>
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Have a great weekend.</div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-10259590553257737432012-06-16T12:49:00.002+08:002012-06-16T14:08:19.536+08:00Bali Escapade<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Escaped to Bali for 3 days this week. Purpose of this trip was sourcing, basically non-stop shopping. Working on a project of "travel inspired" accessories and table linens, that should be launched very soon and in the meantime looking for unique accessories that hopefully will have you lusting for. Went around to a bunch of local handicraft markets and met some great local jewelry designers. Can't wait to show you all the things that I picked up along the way. </div>
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Took a quick stroll around Chinatown this afternoon in search of buddhas and beads. I love getting lost and wandering around Singapore. Definitely one of my favorite aspects about living here is discovering all these very typical and different ethnic neighborhoods. In one day, I can "travel" from India to China via Malaysia and then back in my hood which is know here as "Little Paris" or the Goon for others.</div>
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PS. If like me you're in the search for beads & trinkets head to People's Park Centre, a treasure trove.</div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-35694478270946354092012-06-01T15:07:00.000+08:002012-06-05T18:10:30.592+08:00Photo 101<div style="text-align: center;">
Recently took a 2 day photo class at <a href="http://www.objectifs.com.sg/">Ojectifs</a> and have finally understood, more or less, the basic differences between shutterspeed, aperture and ISO. I now take my pictures in manual mode to the great regret of my kids who complain that I'm way too slow. Anyway, loving my newly learned skills. Think the colors are great, never use my flash anymore and learned how to shoot still lifes. Would definitely recommend their classes - check out their website as they have classes for all levels.</div>
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For a lot of you out there it's a long weekend and just in case the sun isn't shining head inside and go see "The Best Exotic Hotel Marigold." Cast is incredible, colors are beautiful and some great funny lines. I think part of me is still in Sri Lanka and also longing to go to India so this just hit the spot right.</div>
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More pics from Sri Lanka. <a href="http://swissmisstips.blogspot.com/">SwissMiss</a> wrote a great post about our stay there. Check it out <a href="http://swissmisstips.blogspot.com/2012/05/i-am-back.html">here</a> and read about our favorite new drink <a href="http://www.kikcola.lk/coming_soon.php">Kik</a>. </div>
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Happy Friday. </div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-47080700142283758412012-05-18T16:28:00.000+08:002012-05-18T16:28:01.879+08:00Next stop: Colombo, Sri Lanka<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Basically unpacked and repacked. Grandparents offered to look after the Zoros and since I'm still celebrating my milestone birthday (any excuse to travel is good) we escaped again. This time round we met up with friends (thank you again for all) in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Had never ventured to Sri Lanka, so very excited to explore and discover. Spent our first day traipsing around the city by tuk-tuk, definitely my favorite mode of transportation these days. Wandered around markets, buddhist temples and the coastline. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vesak">Vesak</a> was going on and everywhere in the streets there were beautiful paper lanterns. Even managed to do a little shopping -if in town definitely don't miss out on the very cool <a href="http://barefootceylon.com/">Barefoot</a>. I would also definitely recommend the <a href="http://www.parkstreethotel-colombo.com/">Park Street Hotel</a> an old colonial home now converted into a boutique hotel, located in the heart of Colombo. From Colombo we headed south but more about that next week. Til then Happy Weekend. </div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-24317363077220101402012-05-17T15:20:00.000+08:002012-05-17T15:20:18.472+08:0048hrs in Bangkok<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Travel whirlwind in the past couple of weeks, so dismal blogging, but then again who's complaining. </div>
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First off, we spent 48hrs in Bangkok and managed to see all the major sites. Our main mode of transport were tuk-tuks and boats, definitely the most relaxing way especially considering the heat and my children's refusal to walk more than 30 min. Definitely do not miss out on seeing the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Palace">Grand Palace</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wat_Pho">Reclining Buddha</a> just next to one another. Kids also loved hanging out in <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khaosan_Road">Koh San Road</a> and catching all the backpacker action. In no time, the girls bought tie-dye pants and ate pad thai from street vendors. I had fun searching for my old guesthouse and reminiscing my own backpacking days. Cruising along the <a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/bangkok/">Chao Phraya River</a> is also a great way to discover Bangkok and see how people live along the river banks. Just go down to the public jetty next to the<a href="http://www.mandarinoriental.com/bangkok/"> Oriental Hotel</a> and negotiate a private tour. Then once we were absolutely exhausted from our sightseeing, we all loved to head back to the amazing <a href="http://www.sukhothai.com/">Sukhothai Hotel</a>, a treat from the grandparents and one I would highly recommend.</div>
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"Life begins at forty."</div>
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Well I sure hope that the author of this quote, W.B. Pitkin knows what he's talking about,</div>
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because this week I hit the big 40.</div>
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Off to Bangkok to celebrate.</div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-57084558764561024332012-05-01T11:00:00.000+08:002012-05-01T11:00:08.974+08:00Club Med Convert & Fan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Normally when traveling we love to just book a plane ride, first night hotel and then basically just play it by ear. However, this time round the kids are off for 2 weeks, hubby couldn't take time off and I didn't see myself traipsing to temples and pagodas alone with my Zoros. Instead, we opted for the super easy solution...Club Med, Bintan and I was voted best mom, that easy. This is my kids favorite holiday destination. I think they feel free and grown up roaming around alone, ordering drinks and hanging out with the GOs. We meet up for meals and the rest of the time we each have our own agendas, plenty to choose from. Bintan is a mere 45 minute ferry ride away, Club Med beach is surprisingly beautiful, water is super clear, colorful fishes abound, so really doesn't get much easier than this. My advice go during the week, a lot less crowded, cheaper, and less singing and dancing around the pool. </div>
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<a href="http://www.clubmed.com.sg/cm/resort-bintan-island-indonesia_p-362-l-AE-v-RBIC-ac-vh.html">http://www.clubmed.com.sg/cm/resort-bintan-island-indonesia_p-362-l-AE-v-RBIC-ac-vh.html</a></div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-86192661988175938052012-04-13T07:31:00.001+08:002012-04-13T07:33:31.051+08:00Bye Picnik<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">A couple more days and my favorite photo editor <a href="http://www.picnik.com/">picnik</a> will be gone forever. I'm hooked to picnik, so needless to say very sad to see it leave. I've never learned photoshop, so picnik was my easy photo editing solution. I could pretend - guess its time for me to learn. In the meantime, I've done one last picnik collage, basically a hodgepodge of pictures from the last couple weeks. Lots of golf, birthdays, visitors and some sightseeing. All good fun. </span></div>
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At heart I'm a true <a href="http://www.lonelyplanet.com/">Lonely Planet</a> kind of girl but in the past few months I admit that I have strayed: I've discovered <a href="http://www.luxecityguides.com/">Luxe</a> guides. What I love most of all is their small light weight pocket sized format. Really who needs all that guide book information when you're just visiting a city for a day or a weekend. Luxe's condensed opinionated selection of places to stay, eat, shop & see is great and funny too. Love that they only offer the best of each place, huge time saver when you only have 2 days to visit a city. For those travelers who wish to go completely paperless you can download most of the Luxe city guides on your iphone. Happy traveling. </div>
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<br />Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-57101616414162257812012-03-27T22:46:00.001+08:002012-03-27T22:46:30.201+08:00Up in Borneo<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Made it to the top of Mount Kinabalu!!!</div>
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Going up was beautiful, well the vegetation was, although I did miss the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepenthes">monkey's cup</a>, the not so beautiful part were the countless stairs, exhausting and painful those were. Spent a very short night in <a href="http://www.mountaintorq.com/">Pendant Hut</a> before heading out at 2am for our summit climb. Sunrise at summit overlooking Borneo was incredible. Our climb down was another story, exhausting. Took us as long to get down as it did to get up, but in the end we all made it. Whew. Needless to say that 3 days later now I still scream whenever in sight of a flight of stairs. Should you want to go up here's the company we used <a href="http://www.x-trekkers.com/">http://www.x-trekkers.com/</a></div>
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Oh, and should you need to rest after your climb you can always check in at <a href="http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/kotakinabalu/rasariaresort">http://www.shangri-la.com/en/property/kotakinabalu/rasariaresort</a>. Needless to say, that our 24hrs there were bliss.</div>
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<br /></div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3655924383236918346.post-26276812988106545922012-03-22T14:11:00.000+08:002012-03-22T14:12:08.628+08:00Moving on & Moving up<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Enough with our Australian road trip, I'm off this time to Borneo, with a couple of girlfriends, in the attempt to reach the summit of Mount Kinabalu. Don't really know what to expect, especially since I haven't worn my trekking shoes since a trip to Kilimanjaro 5 years ago. All I can say at this point is when I see the above picture our climb seems very daunting and why we didn't instead opt for a girl's weekend at the beach remains a mystery to me. </div>
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Have a great weekend.</div>Zorohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00559190536824512108noreply@blogger.com0