Top 10 Places in Kuching to eat laksa

This does it. I'm emigrating to Sarawak!

Borneo Trip

Just got back from my conference/field trip adventure in Kuching (Sarawak, East Malaysia, Borneo). If you like steamy jungles, colonial fortresses and shaved ice-cream with coconut milk, check out my photo reports neatly divided by topic, so you can skip the parts you don't want to see!

"Tigers are classified as liquids"

...says Hobbes, Calvin's tiger, in one of their strips. Guess this also applies for house cats.

Alien Crushed by Falling Anvil! Film at 11!

OK, I could have picked a more romantic header. But doesn't it just look like it? This is what's left from the gorgeous cherry splendor (see further below). The tree is void of blossoms now, they're all on the ground in my parking spot. I swear, this is how I found it.
Amazing what a little wind and time can do. I stood there with my two sons (5 and 8) for a long time, swapping impressions ("It's a troll face!" "No, it's a map!" "No, it's a mutant lobster!"...)

Dirty Car Art

Maybe I should let this guy have a shot at my jalopy. Washing your car is overrated, anyway.

Cherry (Flower) Float

If you just wait long enough, things will beautify themselves.
(Comments about my grimy car will be deleted)

Clear Skies, Bad Air

The weather just doesn't quit. I took these pix yesterday on the drive back up to our house. The air was so dry the only particles whatsoever were the smog enshrouding Taipei City...