Yet another one of my hobbies – watching the swell and the daredevils that are out here at Ocean beach, known for its powerful beach break surfing, especially during the winter season. This is not a location for the faint of heart. Even seasoned swimmers and surfers are wary and careful due to the harshContinue reading “Winter 2025: Surf’s up”
Category Archives: City Snaps
Winter 2025: Because Twin Peaks are better than one
No, I’m not referring to the tv show. I can’t remember if my brother brought me here first, or it was my uncle who was living here at the time in the 90’s… Either way, it’s been over two decades since I first breathed in the fairly fresh mountain air (or as mountain as oneContinue reading “Winter 2025: Because Twin Peaks are better than one”
City Snaps: Always, Winter 2023
Recently someone asked me a poignant question, and perhaps it was not intended to be so, but it evoked a sense of melancholy somehow. It’s not particularly sad, per se, but either way, it reminded me of these photos from winter last year that I completely forgot about. The question was simple, “Do you feelContinue reading “City Snaps: Always, Winter 2023”
City Snaps: It was summer in the middle of fall, 2023
Swung by Bali last fall for a friend’s wedding and enjoyed myself in the company of old and new friends celebrating the union of two very special people. Though Bali is far from my destination of choice and I don’t quite understand society’s fascination with it, one has to admit that the pictures tell aContinue reading “City Snaps: It was summer in the middle of fall, 2023”
City Snaps: Things to think about, Spring 2023
Incoming: a very delayed reflection from Spring. It makes me wonder if I am the same person I was then? So much has changed in the littlest of ways, and I am exuberant in light of such development. Life has been good, and God has been such a blessing in my life. Even amidst life’sContinue reading “City Snaps: Things to think about, Spring 2023”
City Snaps: On the go Spring 2023
This year has been proving to be a blur, which I’m not a fan of. After many years, I’m starting to feel uneasy that a year is constantly summarised by travels and work as milestones. This is not to say I don’t enjoy these blessings, but being (even) more intentional about my life choices haveContinue reading “City Snaps: On the go Spring 2023”
City Snaps: The Beaut Within Winter 2022
San Francisco is still the most beautiful place in the world to me. It’s no longer as sleepy as it used to be, it’s certainly not as clean (was it ever?), and surely not as safe as it once was, and yet it remains special. Well, the heart wants what it wants, or else itContinue reading “City Snaps: The Beaut Within Winter 2022”
City Snaps: Never-ending Summer 2022
More highlights from the longest solo Europe trip ever. Also, I’ve graduated! (saying this 10 months too late, but it felt appropriate since this trip was for my grad ceremony.) Obviously, there is no distinct difference to an additional degree, though one might refute that statement if it was a PhD and had ambitions toContinue reading “City Snaps: Never-ending Summer 2022”
City Snaps: Versailles Summer 2022
This was something I had wanted to do for a tremendously long time – ever since I had learned about French history in in high school. The rococo period has always been one of the more fascinating (and dramatic) periods of time in French history, with a rich and breathtaking view to back up itsContinue reading “City Snaps: Versailles Summer 2022”
City Snaps: Paris Summer 2022
I’m finally looking back on the many highlights from Paris 2022, where I spent an unhealthy amount of time museum hopping and hitting all the major highlights ranging from modern art, contemporary art, and even a selection of classic impressionist works. My mind was enriched, to say the least. I am most definitely looking fowardContinue reading “City Snaps: Paris Summer 2022”
Denise Taw 