Another revolution around the sun and and we’re back to where we left off — last year. I’ve never quite understood the difference between the first day of a new year and the last day of the year that went by. Morning doesn’t seem any different, the sun peeks when it feels like, clouds drift…
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As a child, I’d look up at the sky and try to imagine what lies beyond the sea of blue. And, on occasion, even think, where did we all come from? As an adult, I often wonder, when someone asks me, where I come from, is it, who I am, is what they really want to…
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For sun chasers, Jeju can be paradise. Vantage viewing points can be found on top of peaks or oreums (parasitic volcanoes), along the long coastline, Jeju Olle Trails, and even on top of lighthouses. Most of these points don’t require an entry fee and can be reached by Jeju Golden Bus City Tour or regular city…
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Sometimes things just don’t work your way. Maybe you got up on the wrong side of the bed, or the sun decided to hide behind a pocket of clouds, or someone was really mean to you. And that’s how life is. The lows might often outweigh the highs. And, this year has been pretty rough.…
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Growing up, I used to fondly look forward to this time of year. Back then, we’d all sit together around the table: roll handmade sweets, mum would work relentlessly on our dresses, carols blew in the wind, midnights were synonymous with ringing bells, and our neighbourhood lit up with festivity. As I grew older, and…
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Back in the day, as kids, my sister and I walked (before my sister got her bike) back home everyday — from school. I met Basil, our very first interaction, on a walk back to the train station. Walking has always been one of my favourite activities. And, I was never the athletic kind, preferring…
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Director, Kim Ki-duk introduced to me to his vision of Korea — through his movies. His take on Korean culture was cynical, contemplative, and probably, a deeply scathing review of popular culture. Even in its beauty, through beautiful cinematography, and despite the lack of grey tones, his work wasn’t always easy to digest. Perhaps, that’s why, he isn’t…
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“We should not teach children the sciences; but give them a taste for them.” Jean-Jacques Rousseau Growing up, I was lead to believe that science and art are two parallel disciplines, running alongside each other — never destined to meet. Perception plays an important role in what we believe and that in turn, influences our view…
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For a traveller, a home is a place of refuge. It’s the closest you’d feel comfortable with what’s around you. A cloth tent in a silent desert, a thatched house in a secluded village, a bunk bed in a hostel, or a swanky room in a 5 star hotel — can all give you a sense…
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“You cannot look up at the night sky on the Planet Earth and not wonder what it’s like to be up there amongst the stars. And I always look up at the moon and see it as the single most romantic place within the cosmos.” Tom Hanks My earliest memory of the sky, was of…
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