http://www.cynthiachin.com by The Wordsmith Fri, 03 Sep 2010 02:12:51 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It’s one of those Fridays. I mean that in a good sense. It’s one of those Fridays where there are extra ants in my pants and I want to do 101 things over the weekend, all of them involving me prancing about in the Great Outdoors. Should I take the bike ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/when-there%e2%80%99s-ants-in-ze-pants Ramadhan is a month of fasting for  reflection, renewal and cleansing for Muslims worldwide. The best part of Ramadhan for me, a non-Malay Christan foodie is the Ramadhan food bazaars for buka puasa (breaking the fast). Under little communities of beach umbrellas, little Malay aunties, uncles and their families set ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/satok-ramadhan-bazaar Remember that scene in Enter the Dragon, about five minutes into the movie, where Bruce Lee says to the young Shaolin student, “Kick me”? (and he says it oh so coolly). Well tonight, my Sifu said to me, “Kick me”. I looked at him – brain freeze. In my head I ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/kick-me Every once in a while on that little path called Life, you meet people who just touch you in some divinely profound way that words just don't do justice to. The only way to own the moment is to smile, nod your head and feel the love. This amazing 94-year old ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/605 This post is for those who suffer foot pain, but I pretty much think it applies to victims of any other skeleto-muscular ailment. Running hurts me. It always have. I grew up thinking that pain was a necessary side effect of running. My first run around the school block for Tae ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/on-the-weight-of-two-feet Last night, I met a man who travelled 30,000 kilometres on his motorcycle, from the southernmost tip of a continent northwards until the road ends. He had the most beautiful inspiring amazing photos. There were so many aspects of his stories that captured the imagination, from the lonely old man who ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/30000km-of-solitude I have a love affair. With breads. No, not the usual slightly sweetened white loaf at the local bakery. I'm in love with brown breads, rye breads, herbal breads, sour dough, farmer, focaccia, panini and all breads that are chewy, substantial, heavy and give a gorgeous mouthful. It's hard to find real breads ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/delizze I'm in the midst of tweaking and updating my website contents. There's been very refreshing changes in the development of The Wordsmith in the last few months. In the meantime, do visit my other blog Cynful Words on Blogger. I'm updating my posts to that site temporarily. I'll be back ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/update-on-the-wordsmith So I went to Jangkar two Sundays ago. It’s this incredibly beautiful waterfall an hour away from town. There aren’t many untarred roads left so close to the city. Rumbling along untarred and be-pebbled roads for long stretches bring me back to the days when my family would rent a ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/a-waterfall-a-snake-3-watering-holes I have always wanted to run away from home. Just for the heck of it. Like Huckleberry Finn but without the pouting and sulking. When I was a kid I used to pack my clothes in a little bag and keep it in my closet for when I sneak away ... http://www.cynthiachin.com/hideaway