Today - 27th October 2012 - is the 69th anniversary of the death of Ernest Lister ROBERTS who was killed in action on 27 Oct 1943 in New ...
A number of Hmong people fought against the communist Pathet Lao during the Laotian Civil War. Hmong people were singled out for retribution when the Pathet Lao took over the Laotian government in 1975, and tens of thousands fled to Thailand seeking political asylum. Thousands of thes...
A number of Hmong people fought against the communist Pathet Lao during the Laotian Civil War. Hmong people were singled out for retribution when the Pathet Lao took over the Laotian government in 1975, and tens of thousands fled to Thailand seeking political asylum. Thousands of thes...
Our train was to depart at about 9.00pm from Hanoi ..... so we went down to the reception desk and asked if they could organise a cab.... "all organised" we were told!! The cab arrived and off we went. Would you believe the 'bell boy' of the hotel got on his motorcycle and followed us...
Our train was to depart at about 9.00pm from Hanoi ..... so we went down to the reception desk and asked if they could organise a cab.... "all organised" we were told!! The cab arrived and off we went. Would you believe the 'bell boy' of the hotel got on his motorcycle and followed us...
A kopitiam or kopi tiam is a traditional breakfast and coffee shop found in Southeast Asia. The word is a portmanteau of the Malay word for coffee (as borrowed and altered from the Portuguese) and the Hokkien dialect word for shop . Menus typically feature simple offerings: a variety ...
This blog is about sharing our experience of living in Singapore from February 2007 thru to February 2012 and all the wonderful things we saw, what we did and the places we have been. In other words, our everyday experiences! This blog will continue to survive as I add more informatio...
We do know that she was at Mont Park for at least 7 years and there is a query as to where she died in 1964 at Ararat. Was she a patient of the Ararat Asylum too? We also know that Reginald Bartram placed two of his sons in the Melbourne Orphan Asylum prior to his departure for overse...
The Transtar Cross Border Service TS1 minibus (24 passengers) plies between Changi Airport and Johor Bahru. The service calls at coach stands at Terminals 1, 2, 3, and the Budget Terminal at Changi Airport and terminate at Kotaraya II Terminal. One-way fares from Changi Airport to Joh...