As usual, when you’re taking a long-distance flight, the airline usually provides in-flight meal. When I was flying to Hainan, it’s no different. Though the choice of food they had was stupid. I mean, they were serving Hainanese chicken rice. On my flight to Hainan. When the flight attendant who was serving me asked if [...]
When in Hainan…
When I was in Hainan, I noticed a peculiar habit of every guy on the island. And when I say every guy on the island, I mean every guy on the island. It’s that they like to show off their tummy.
Me No Speak Hainanese
In case you didn’t know, I went to Hainan earlier this year to conduct a ritual for my late grandparents. I didn’t really want to go, but as the eldest paternal grandson, I was forced to go. The reason why I didn’t want to go was because I cannot speak Mandarin, let alone Hainanese. Even [...]
The Toilet Crisis
When I was a kid, my aunties used to tell me about the dreadful life in Hainan (my late grandparents were from there), portraying the island like a third world country. I didn’t really believe much of their stories, but there’s one which did leave a lasting impression in my head forever. That I have [...]
The Two Car Keys
A few months ago, I had an Epic Road Trip with two of my buddies, Ethan and Dennis. The reason we drove over 2000km was because both of them were about to further their studies in England but before they left, they wanted to travel around Malaysia. You know, just to explore our own backyard [...]