Trips to Myanmar, 2016
I made my first Myanmar visit when I was visiting Chiang Rai, the border of Thailand in early 2016, realising that there were a 24-hour walk-in visa (I called it the "entrance fee" because no papers or documents were issued, and the border officials only took my photo with an iPad.) After a 2-hour walk in Tachileik, I had a rough idea of having another trip which came true in September the same year.
On uncertainty
When the earthquake strongly struck north Myanmar, many of us were shocked that Bangkok, the capital of Thailand with increasing number of skyscrapers, was also greatly affected. Tall buildings oscillated and even collapsed. People there escaped to outdoors to stay safe.
“When I am productive, I am no longer creative!”
Is productivity the enemy of creativity? As we know if we can live 80 years, we will have 4,000 weeks. As we ain’t robots, it’s impossible to keep the best performance throughout our life. We, of course, can reach the peak performance, and it’s okay our performance can drop to an unacceptable level.
Chatsworth Hotel in Worthing — a detailed review of the oldest hotel in the town
Chatsworth Hotel is the oldest hotel in the seafront of Worthing, which is a bit close to Brighton. The family has owned it for more than 200 years, and the Georgian building has already become Grade II listed.
Mickey 17 - we can choose to create a better world
I am about to publish an article about the boundaries of how to use technology, but I think I need to talk about a movie I just watched first: Mickey 17, which is a quite relevant.
On rebranding Korean Air
…branding is not an easy task but an ongoing process. Branding is much more than creating a logo in a few seconds because your logo has to fit in as many circumstances as possible…
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
On Becoming a Guinea Fowl was a movie watched December last year. It’s a story which begins with the body of Shula's uncle Fred found by Shula, who is a girl from a middle-class family (living in a big house, having her own Benz car as well as international social connections), bringing about the issues of unfair male-dominated societies and traditions in Zambia.
On Falling
Watched a movie called On Falling. A 104-minute movie about a Portuguese woman who comes to Scotland, UK alone and works in a warehouse, reflecting real life of many immigrants.
The purpose of note taking
The purpose of note taking, or writing, is not to avoid missing everything or fill our schedule, but to find out the true focus so that we can enjoy our life and thus become happier.
Back to hostel — The Bristol Wing
Last year (2024) when I was visiting Bristol and decided to extend my stay, I suddenly wanted to stay in a hostel again, and I booked The Bristol Wing in the last minute.
Folkestone Harbour station, as well as historic branch lines in coastal Taiwan
Folkestone is a coast town in England. The nearest current station, Folkestone Central, is located away from the coast which needs 20-min walk. But can you imagine if the train can reach next to the sea so that you can even connect a ship to France?
My first trip to Ramsgate
Since coming to London I have arranged trips to different parts of the country, and most of them are coastal towns because I love the sea a lot. Travelling along the coast can make me more inspired and energetic. Starting this year (as of Feb 2025), I have made some trips so far, of them Ramsgate is the place I first visited.
When failure doesn't exist
When I was travelling in Bournemouth, I enjoyed watching the people who surfed for almost an hour…
My sketches of Crystal Palace Subway
I have two related sketches now. One is the imaginative cross-section showing the whole picture of the subway. Another one was done during my second visit as the session was purposed for photography and sketching.
Everyone is indeed vulnerable. No exceptions.
Everyone is indeed vulnerable. No one is perfect. Some people who look like so happy and lucky with a lot of friends and money are easily admired, especially with the existence of social media. That’s why most of us even fall into comparing ourselves with others and choose to feel ashamed.
The two Folkestone's modern architecture — Grand Burstin Hotel and Shoreline
I realized there are so many architectures that interests me, and one article will be too long to include all I want to talk. Thus, I will include two of them in this article.
Walking from Folkestone to Dover - failed to complete the whole trail due to accident
This is on my list: walk from Folkestone to Dover — the two coastal towns in southeast Kent, England. On my recent trip of Folkestone, I tried to walk to and stay in Dover on my second night. However, I couldn’t complete it.
Jubilee line Treasure Hunt organized by Transport for London
The treasure hunt commemorating 25 years of Jubilee line extension.
Lessons on my recent long-term illness
I got serious flu which lasted for three weeks, and I was too ill to work. But without the long period of illness causing me to stay at home doing nothing, I will never learn something from my life.
The Underground Mysteries by Tokyo Metro in 2018
I saw a lot of passengers carrying the following bag when I was taking Tokyo Metro. I then googled it and understood they were participating in a game organised by the underground train company here (地下謎への招待狀). English version was available too besides Japanese.