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Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu: Food & Drink 5 Aug 2013 | 09:18 pm
The most popular "local" brew in Kota Kinabalu is Skol, manufactured under auspices of Carlsberg, and created by a consortium of brewers as a global mega-brand in the 1960s, so Wikipedia tells me. My ...
Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu: Mari Mari Village 23 Jul 2013 | 01:17 pm
"Mari-mari," I was told by my tour guide Alister (see photo of map below), means come-come, but whether in the sense of "Come on in" or "Hustle up" seemed to depend on the circumstances. At any rate, ...
Malaysia, Kota Kinabalu: Signal Hill, Sunday Market 21 Jul 2013 | 05:32 pm
My holiday in Kota Kinabalu began on Sunday morning, and I tried to go to the overlook on Signal Hill on a few occasions, but kept getting put off by afternoon rains. Finally, on Wednesday, I made it....
Ex Libris Tuttle 11 Jul 2013 | 01:15 pm
Off to Malaysia Saturday. Here's some ideas for stuff to read while I'm gone: The Yellow Birds by Kevin Powers - The Iraq War presented in grimy, poetic clarity; the geopolitics (and peculiarly Ameri...
Trash-ee Messages 9 Jul 2013 | 06:39 pm
A couple of weeks ago, not too far in advance of July 1st, a message on a flyer began appearing in my neighborhood, particularly in the vicinity of the "wet trash" bins (that means leftover foods). It...
Tuttle Update 6 Jul 2013 | 09:55 pm
1) I gathered with friends at 맥주뚜껑, or Maekchu Dduggeong, in Sinjeongnegeori, for a 4th of July celebration, complete with chili dogs, potato salad, chips, salsa, cake and more cake. In addition to th...
Nashville No More 2 Jul 2013 | 08:02 pm
This past weekend saw the end of an era in Seoul. Many years ago, long before Tuttle ever arrived, the Nashville Pub was a foreigner standard-bearer in Itaewon. My own history with the place goes back...
11 Hours in the Big City 17 Jun 2013 | 07:45 pm
I picked up an old friend, Jeremy B. who's now a US Army Captain on a short visit to Seoul as aide-de-camp to a two-star, at noon at Noksapyong. The plan was to return him there between 10 and 11 in t...
How's the Weather? 10 Jun 2013 | 07:42 pm
Today the temperature hit 90 F for the first time this year (and summer is nearly two weeks away); I turned on the AC in my classroom today. But I've been turning on the AC for two weeks or more, if ...
Must Be A Korean Thing 31 May 2013 | 01:10 pm
I'm not much of a reblogger, or whatever it is, but I found this amusing, so I thought I'd let it take up some space in the Patch: Enjoy.
