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It's been ages since I updated this thing last. Work kicked in high-gear and I've spent almost all my personal time traveling, sleeping and recovering from hangovers. What else can I say besides life is really busy and good and it's amazing what I've been able to see and do in less than 6-months.

I'm in Jakarta right now on my first solo trip since I've got here. Otherwise known as the big durian, Jakarta is a populated city and has traffic like you wouldn't believe. Despite that, I'm on a local bus instead of a taxi on my way to the freedom square for a view of the sprawling capital. From there I'm off to the fish market, antique market and I'm planning to hit up one of the famous clubs that go on non stop from Thursday night to Sunday afternoon. Jakarta isn't a big tourist destination (I was the only one at the airport in the tourist visa lineup when I landed) but I really do find this city and its people charming. The non well off Muslims here have a hard to describe dignified manner about them which I find refreshing, especially coming from Singapore.  The city is night-and-day from the Indonesian Hindu island of Bali. And thank god I havent seen a single Eat Pray & Love book.

I'm going to try and update this thing more regularly but as a quick update, here are a bunch of pics of recent trips to Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia: