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Audrey Chin

Feb 19, 20141 min read

In Myanmar: Rock and wonder!

Words can’t describe this natural wonder seemingly balanced on a hair (Buddha’s apparently). The Golden Rock of Mon State – It’s a...

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Audrey Chin

Sep 19, 20131 min read

Uneasy in the World

Mid Autumn Spotlight on Marina Bay Sands

Sarah Pannir’s spotlighting Marina Bay Sands today, the Mid-Autumn Festival I campaigned against this casino development. Since its...

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Audrey Chin

Sep 17, 20135 min read

Foodie

Yunnan Ham from a Grandmother Room

To find out more about what we ate in Yunnan, including my encounter with a 40 year old mother of all hams, read the article here: A myth...

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Writers I Read: Trade the high-flying life for this …

Audrey Chin

Sep 3, 20131 min read

Reader and Writer

Writers I Read: Trade the high-flying life for this …

We’re just back from remote Lugu Lake, Yunnan China where my friend Choo Wai Hong traded in her high-flying high-stress corporate...

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Audrey Chin

Aug 11, 20135 min read

Uneasy in the World

Leprosy – A 21st century encounter

We think of leprosy as an extinct biblical disease, it’s not. Photo credit: historyfish.net I knew about lepers. I’d seen them no longer...

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3.5 lost days and 12 surprising discoveries

Audrey Chin

Jul 27, 20133 min read

At Home in the Moment

3.5 lost days and 12 surprising discoveries

The best made holiday plans can be upset. Weather, short-staffed inn-keepers and unforeseen road closures can conspire to turn an...

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Audrey Chin

May 4, 20132 min read

At Home in the Moment

3 ways not to stress on a business trip

I’ve just come back from a great business trip! It was a 4 city 5 day marathon of super technical discussions with strangers in near...

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Audrey Chin

Apr 20, 20132 min read

At Home in the Moment

Quick note from London

The week started with the senseless bombings at the Boston Marathon. Arriving in London on Wednesday, I ran into Margaret Thatcher’s...

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Audrey Chin

Mar 25, 20131 min read

Foodie

Guest-posting at my friend Kathleen Caron today – Coconut palm sugar

Have you ever wondered how they make gula melaka or toddy palm sugar. To find out, do go over to my friend Kathleen Caron at “Full of...

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Earth Hour – What we can learn from Myanmar about switching off

Audrey Chin

Mar 23, 20131 min read

At Home in the Moment

Earth Hour – What we can learn from Myanmar about switching off

In Myanmar, they’ve been switched off for 50 years. It makes for a slower pace of life and a more crafty approach to manufacturing. Don’t...

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Audrey Chin

Mar 22, 20133 min read

At Home in the Moment

I’m back… And yes, Myanmar is amazing!

A picture is worth a 1000 words. I have so much to say, I’m just going to surrender and go with the snapshots. For the more in-depth...

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A place in my heart – The Mekong southland

Audrey Chin

Mar 4, 20133 min read

At Home in the Moment

A place in my heart – The Mekong southland

You can love a place before you see it. A place you continue to hold in your heart even after you know it, faults and all. That’s the...

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Audrey Chin

Feb 17, 20133 min read

At Home in the Moment

Anticipating Myanmar –The “before” post

It’s been a long time since I’ve been so excited about a trip. The last time I experienced this degree of anticipation was 20 years ago,...

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Audrey Chin

Feb 16, 20131 min read

Uneasy in the World

Visiting Myanmar – 5 things not to forget and 3 questions I want to ask

Since the US lifted the embargo on Myanmar last September, it’s become the it destination We’re going there in March and the trip’s been...

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8D7N All Taiwan -What I really got out of it

Audrey Chin

Jan 28, 20131 min read

At Home in the Moment

8D7N All Taiwan -What I really got out of it

What’s our’s The areca clad hills scrolling past the windows The marbled gorge The fertile land We can’t own it Nor even the hours ...

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Want to experience a Taiwanese street market? The best 4 on the 8D7N All Taiwan Tour

Audrey Chin

Jan 24, 20134 min read

At Home in the Moment

Want to experience a Taiwanese street market? The best 4 on the 8D7N All Taiwan Tour

As promised, here’s more on Taiwan. Yilan “theme park” shop Street markets, especially night markets. have been part of Chinese culture...

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Audrey Chin

Sep 30, 20124 min read

At Home in the Moment

Mid-Autumn: Why on this night?

Moonlight over Clementi Rail Bridge Finally, 15th day of the 8th moon – Mid-Autumn Festival. The moon a beautiful yellow orb. The moon...

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