Author Archives: Eddie

Gluttons Are We

Posted on July 5, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]G[/dc]ot the city bus out to the suburban mountain town of Air Itam (cool name) to pay visit to the Kek Lok Si temple. One of Southeast Asia’s most famous, it’s nothing if not massive and sprawling. And the setting … Continue reading →

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The Delirium

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]T[/dc]his week of Durian Ecstasy has not been without its cost. In my addled state, I have managed to: Lose my juggling balls! Next day, when I realised that I’d lost them, I went back to where I’d last been … Continue reading →

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Durian Shop Landak

Posted on June 29, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]O[/dc]kay, here’s my fucking fantasy. I would join up (or start up?) the Asian division of the ELF, and we would just obliterate every last motherfucking motorcycle on the entire landmass. Just fucking annihilating them, man. Just fucking…no prisoners, know … Continue reading →

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“Eat Durian As Much As You Can”

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Eddie

[dc]Y[/dc]esterday morning, Monday, (almost literally) bumped into Lindsay, co-conspirator with her partner Rob of the second-greatest blog on the entire triple-dub: Year Of The Durian. (Sorry guys, Shorpy will always be #1…) They’re just on their way out of town, … Continue reading →

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Can You Spell “BUDGET CRISIS”?

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Eddie

Train from Bangkok to Hat Yai was scary easy. Instead of equal-width booths with an aisle running the centre of the coach; one side’s are wider than the other’s, and the aisle is off-centred. So, it was possible to really … Continue reading →

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