This past October, Kenric and I had a mini cousins reunion with his cousin, his cousin’s wife and their two-year-old in Tuscany. Our agriturismo (farmstay) had only three apartments. We booked the…
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Staying at a Tuscan Agriturismo
We are staying at Agriturismo Sant’Ulivieri which is an agricultural farm that offers room and board to tourists. It’s a mini cousins reunion with Kenric’s cousin, the cousin’s wife and their toddler….
Happy Father’s Day!
More delicious food tonight. We celebrated my nephew’s birthday, and Father’s Day with my uncle’s family in Klang. We’re going to miss all the food they feed us. Most of all, I…
Eid al-Fitr in Klang, Malaysia
After fasting during the month of Ramadan, Muslims around the world celebrate Eid al-Fitr. In Malay, we call it Hari Raya Aidilfitri which translates literally to Day of Celebration of Aidilfitri. We…
A Surprise for My Uncle
We arrived in Ipoh on Saturday evening but hid that from everyone except for a few cousins and my sister. That’s because we wanted to surprise my uncle at his birthday dinner…
An Aunt in Singapore
My Aunt came to Singapore as a teenager. She would bring home a sack of rice, cooking oil, or whatever groceries she could afford when she visited Ipoh.
Kinder the Third Time Around
The first time I tried going to Singapore I was 16. I didn’t succeed. Later I tried to enroll in school. Not accepted. Singapore is kinder the third time.
A Busy Day of Family, Friends, and Scotch
My Uncle opened his bottle of Whyte & Mackay 21 Year Old Gold Medallion Scotch so that he could enjoy it with Kenric on our last night here.
Brother’s Day Out
We went to one of Ipoh’s most famous attractions called Sam Poh Tong with my cousin’s two sons. I’m so glad my cousin trusted Kenric and me with the boys.
Family Tuition
“Tuition” is what we call private supplemental lessons on subjects that we don’t do well in school. I was a very lousy and disinterested student.