Damn it.
Today I'm going out to see, well it's just 10 minutes away as I'm going to pull out
Ubin, accompanied by Victor from Asian Geographic, who's gotten up just as early as me to accompany me to get some good pictures.
I like to be surrounded by nature and green, but at the same time I think I would like to have a city on my doorstep but not be living in that city.
And then you have Pulau Ubin, which again is like a sliver of rural life, which is what's saying for possibly was 60 years ago.
The German Girl Shrine, as it's commonly known, is said to be the grave of an unknown German girl killed during the First World War.
Our van driver doubles up as a photo subject as he livens up the otherwise empty shrine.
The monks here are the absolute picture of serendipity, tucked away here in a Thai temple far from the bustling crowd and weekend travelers.
I have a sort of agreement with Tina, my wife, is that when I'm 110 I'll go and live in a Tibetan monastery, live for the next 10 years of my life as a monk.
By that time you probably need to go and do something more restful and peaceful.
This Chinese medicine man is 75, but he looks much younger than that. He's taken no prisoners as he shows off all the herbs he's grown for all sorts of ailments, from hair loss to sexual impotence.
He's even gone to make me a tea or rather a bitter light concoction that he insists I try. With such unwarranted hospitality, how can I stand up on ceremony?
This motorcycle stunt is the grand finale on Ian's checklist. We jostled a friendly man to let me hitch a ride as I snapped away, chugging along the uneven road.
This concept is harder to execute than I thought. Too bad the shots were all rubbish.
Time to wrap up a small town adventure with a visit to one of, if not the oldest resident on Palau. The head man.
Could you ask him how old he is?
The head man is mostly incoherent as he's actually over 100 years old, but keeps telling me he's only 91.
Thanks to the modern technology, this printed postcard delivers instant gratification that's just too common in the world of digital.
Everyone is happy because his waves are good by, or he could just be happy to show us away at last.
Clouds so dark in the distance, I'd better get back before it starts to pour.
