I’ve always loved puzzles. There’s just something about putting loose pieces together using your hands to form a thing of beauty that is utterly satisfying. I once went through a phase wherein I bought boxes and boxes of 1000-piece jigsaw puzzles ranging from Disney-themed ones to Final Fantasy VII and I would finish each puzzle within a day. The hallway leading to my room is full of framed puzzles, and a couple are still in the storage closet, just waiting. This would have been the same scenario for me if I had easy access to Legos, which are virtually block counterparts of jigsaw puzzles that create something three-dimensional rather than…
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{Malaysia 2012} Theme parks and monuments at Kuala Lumpur
Ahhh Kuala Lumpur, home of the Petronas Twin Towers. But as I’m sure you are aware, Kuala Lumpur also houses gigantic establishments mostly geared toward leisure (theme parks) and consumerism (malls). I didn’t find much to buy from the malls that weren’t available back home, although all the kids (myself included) were pretty psyched about the fact that we get to visit three theme parks on this trip. One of those three is located right here in Kuala Lumpur– the Sunway Lagoon. I’ve been to plenty of theme parks before, the most notable ones of I’ve ever been to are in the US and in Australia (where I also got…
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{Malaysia 2012} A dose of heritage in Malacca
I’m still alive! In case anybody was wondering. I’ve just been soooo tired, mostly mentally and psychologically, which is why there hasn’t been any new stuff on the blog lately. Even though I’ve still been baking, it’s been a bit of a challenge for me to settle down in front of a computer to write, so I thought it would be nice to pull something out of the archives as I try to push through this little “blogger’s block” of mine. I think it’s beyond ridiculous that I am only now writing about a vacation I had last Christmas. And yet here we are. I’ve been struggling quite a bit…
