Recent Ramblings

  • Genting Highlands

    Genting Highlands

    Spent a few days at a spacious and luxurious 4000 sqft glass house in a secluded location in Bentong, which is located about 1.5 hours away from our hometown. Every morning, we were served with simple Malay dishes for breakfast by the caretakers. We also requested a BBQ meal where they provided the ingredients for… Read more…

  • Kuching

    Kuching

    A 6-day excursion to Kuching. The drive from Sarikei to Kuching took about 5 hours, with an additional hour to reach Permai Rainforest Resort, which is located by the seashore and at the foot of Mount Santubong. We reserved an interesting treehouse for us and a cabin for our parents. These accommodations are tucked in… Read more…

  • Sarikei

    Sarikei

    We flew back to Angelina’s hometown in Sarikei to celebrate her grandma’s big 9-0 birthday. Her actual birthday was later this year but was move up to allow everyone to celebrate both her birthday and Chinese New Year at the same time. It was a huge deal with several long distance relatives from China and… Read more…

  • Klang

    Klang

    This year, we flew home to celebrate Chinese New Year with our family members. The last time we were in Klang for the new year was 9 years ago. So, it was rather exhilarating, to say the least, to come back home and celebrate this special occasion with loved ones. We joined dad for morning… Read more…

  • Peacocking in Stillwater

    Peacocking in Stillwater

    Spent a beautiful afternoon in Stillwater taking family photos for Andy and Jenny. Richard and Keith donned their Lego Ninjago costumes while Audree ran around the park as a peacock…. certainly quite a sight to see a baby human peacock. The fall color was a little past peak but we were able to find some… Read more…

  • Minnesota North Shore

    Minnesota North Shore

    Our first trip to Minnesota north shore without any planning done. Each morning, we revisited a few nearby attractions although we did not do any real hikes this time. Spent half of everyday reading books by the lake and taking afternoon naps. Read more…

  • Saguaro National Park

    Saguaro National Park

    While planning for an impromptu getaway to Arizona, we contemplated whether to visit Flagstaff or Tucson – both are about 2 hours drive from Phoenix – but after flipping through our national park book, we decided to head south to visit Saguaro National Park. Due to the unpredictable jet streams, we chose the hottest week… Read more…

  • Audree’s One-Year Old Birthday

    Audree’s One-Year Old Birthday

    Celebrating Audree’s one year old. I have been tasked to capture a few pictures of Audree around the house during her special day before heading for the birthday party in the late afternoon. Read more…

  • Frontenac State Park

    Frontenac State Park

    Snowshoed 4 miles in 3 hours in Frontenac State Park. Although the temperature was 24F with wind chill factor of 8F, it was a perfect sunny day to get outside and enjoy the cold weather. Not many people using the trails and we pretty much had the whole trails by ourselves. Read more…