Uncanny

Darwin said men evolved from apes. Looking at this melancholic mammal, you can’t help but notice its uncanny resemblance to humans.

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53 today

My country turns 53 today. It has progressed from being a village to a Taipei-equivalent city in 53 years. What will we become when we celebrate our first century?

Matching shoes

Birthday

A friend’s generous heart and fantastic skills resulted in this cute cake for my girl’s birthday.

Feel so blessed for her friendship.

Ugly

Most gardeners I know grow flowers because they are beautiful.

But my neighbor kept hideous looking flowers. They looked like crumpled paper with brown spots.

“The uglier, the better! he said. Fascinating.

Rare sight

Roses are red, so are hibiscus. Imagine the delight of discovering not one, but two hibiscus colors which I’ve never seen before!

Oishii 9 – No frills

The Japanese believe in enjoying ingredients in its raw fresh form. This seafood don has no seasoning, just plain old goodness of the ocean.

And we found it not in a fancy upmarket restaurant, but a small shop tucked in a corner after a long street of restaurants catered for tourists in Otaru, Hokkaido. Following the local scent led us here and this policy has not failed us once again.