Hwee Min Liew
Biographical Info:
I am an aspiring novelist who is currently struggling to have my books published. Having returned to Singapore only recently, I am soaking up my own culture with a fresh perspective. Everything is familiar, yet alien. I am enjoying it while I can, for I can hear my wanderlust hailing me to lands I have only dreamt of.
Hwee Min Liew's Recent Contributions
Cambodia
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My first impression of Siem Reap was that it must be a traveller's dream; its airport has no jet-ways, conveyor belts and hardly a terminal to speak of. Its only fault is the government-imposed USD20...
Destinations:
Siem Reap |
Cambodia
Topics:
Travel
Kuala Lumpur by train
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After reading "The Great Railway Bazaar" by Paul Theroux, I was suddenly impatient to see Southeast Asia through the dirty glass windows of a railway carriage. I wanted to know if the mee-hoon stall...
Destinations:
Kuala Lumpur |
Malaysia
Topics:
Food |
Travel |
Shopping
The Great Singapore Sale
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It's been a long time since I was last in Singapore for the Great Singapore Sale. This year, I have dedicated myself to laying some roots in Singapore, the country that I call home. What that means...
Destinations:
Singapore
Topics:
Travel |
Shopping
Hong Kong: Shop til you drop.
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A good friend and I were having coffee one swelteringly hot March afternoon when we decided that we had to go to Hong Kong. It wasn't as if we had much of a choice. If we chose not to go, our lives in...
Destinations:
Hong Kong
Topics:
Travel |
Shopping
A Tale of 2 Chinese Cities
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When I told my friends that I was going backpacking in China, they all thought that I was crazy. "Why would you want to go somewhere where you can hardly find decent toilets?" was a question many...
