It’s So Good to be An Asian … Because we age gracefully . Look at these photos of Gong Li, Michelle Yeoh. They’re 43 and 46 respectively,  yet  compared to their western counterpart, they look younger than most. Asians look younger because we’ve been blessed with nice skin. We eat lots of tofu which helps [...]

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It seems like everyone I know have at least a Facebook or Myspace account these days, except me. So this post is dedicated to why I refuse to join Facebook. My time’s precious so only people who I care to contact and vice versa will see me in person. If my friends and family  can [...]

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I’ve just finished reading an interesting book titled “The Boss” by Andrew O’Keeffe. He profiles bosses in 2 categories: 1. The one who’s good at managing up. 2. The one who’s good at managing down. Seems like bosses who were good at managing up were the least favourable amongst the employees. They usually sit in [...]

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I’ve always been fascinated by Saltwater Crocodiles. Perhaps its because of its sheer size and it’s prehistoric look. So what did I decide to do whilst visiting NT (Northern Territory)? I decided to swim with one Crocosaurus Cove is a new attraction centered in the heart of Darwin, Northern Territory (Australia). Forget swimming with great [...]

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Crocodylus Park is located about 15 minutes drive from Darwin CBD. This is where they breed and research Crocodiles. The heart of Crocodylus Park is 20 pair of breeding crocodiles. Each housed in their own “5-star” pens. If you’ve ever wanted to get close to a 5 metre salt water crocodile this is probably as [...]

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There were a lot of places in Katherine that  I really wanted to visit but wasn’t able to because of floodings. I really wanted to go to the Jurassic Cycad Gardens to see giant cycads plants. I would have love to also visit Cutta Cutta Caves and the thermal pools. Luckily, the Katherine Gorge Cruise [...]

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So these are my last 3 days at Northern Territory and after slumming it for about 2 weeks I’m glad I can finish the holiday off in luxury. I checked in to Novotel Darwin (100 The Esplanade, Darwin – PH:  8941 0755). Why we chose Novotel Darwin Atrium: Strategic Location: right opposite the sea/beach my [...]

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You know, Melbourne & Sydney has some of the best Chinese restaurants so I was relatively surprised at the quality of food at Noodle House restaurant in Darwin. Noodle House is located at 84 Mitchell St, Darwin (Ph: 8981 1833) which is the main tourist streets full of backpackers hostels, tour agents, eateries, bars and [...]

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On the way drive from Kakadu to Katherine, I decided to make a pit stop at Leliyn (Edith Falls). Leliyn is located 40 km north of Katherine. It has a maginificent waterfall with a plunge pool. Most of the bush walking trails were closed due to the heat. Unfortunately the plunge pool was closed due [...]

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One of first places I visited while driving into Darwin was the Australia Aviation Heritage Centre. This was a very interesting and educational visit. The tour starts off with a 10 minute presentation of Australia’s involvement in Wolrd War 2. Then you’re off on your own to study the  20 or so aircraft, the largest [...]

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