Lovely blooms, real and fresh, I bet being replaced daily at the posh Burj Dubai Hotel.

It has been raining every single day, mostly in the afternoon since Pristine and I landed in the Philippines. It sure does annoy people who live here - how it takes forever for the laundry to dry, how small swamps and mud puddles are formed in an hour of downpour, how we have to carry [...]

The familiar skies always make me feel I am home. Pristine and I finally arrived in my home town at 12 noon today. See the blue skies and the white fluffy clouds - It’s always like this every time I get off the plane.

We left Tokyo for Manila on Saturday morning. Pristine asked me over and over again when will all the plane riding will end so I promised her, two plane rides more and then we’ll stay put for 10 days and just relax and fly back to Japan again.
We arrived in Manila around noon [...]

I’m still on vacation. Enjoy this week’s joke:
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An 18 year old girl tells her mum that she has missed her period for two months. Very worried, the mother goes to the Chemist and buys a pregnancy kit. The test result shows that the girl is pregnant.
Shouting, cursing and crying, the mother says, “Who was the pig [...]

Like I needed a big shove from underground to come back from my blogging hiatus, there was an earthquake in Tokyo today, right when Pristine and I were out shopping at 2 pm. The ground shook and I felt it. I looked around, some people felt it too…we all just looked at each other. Underground train? No, [...]

At the time this post goes live, we’re not on the ground.
1. Passports - Mine and those travelling with me. Whenever we travel, one person has to hold all the passports to save time.
2. E-tickets and boarding passes - Another important piece of document that should not be missed. 33.33% of the trip depends on [...]

 Intricate art in the Persia Court sector of Ibn Battuta Mall, Dubai. The mall is themed around the travels of renowned 14th century Arabian explorer, Ibn Battuta. It features six courts, each with its own entrance, that reflect the most influential places Ibn Battuta traveled during his time: the Andalusian Court, the North African Court, [...]

More than 24 hours after we left home, Pristine and I finally arrived in Tokyo. What a long journey we had! It was 9 hours from Dubai to Hong Kong, layover for 2 hours mostly spent on running around Hong Kong International Airport, chasing transfer trains, 4 hours of the Hong Kong to Narita (Tokyo) flight and [...]

The vacation I had been thinking about for the past year is finally here! I’m leaving today! So what’s in store here at Sandier Pastures while I’m gone? 
Weekly Thursday Thirteen and Saturday Photo Hunt is already arranged for the weeks to come. On Fridays, when I usually post memes, some random entertainment will be posted. It should [...]