Image from theartofgooglebooks.tumblr.com Tonight, a New Yorker article “The Artful Accidents of Google Books”, which reported a growing interest on Google Books scan mistakes, led me to the Tumblr site “The Art of Google Books”. I ended up checking the collection of photos on the site: some bizarre, some creepy, all reminders of what writer…… Continue reading Human, All Too Human
Author: Evan Tan
Evan Tan is a writer & communications professional from Manila, Philippines. www.writerinmanila.com
Gone in Bagan
Next to traveler’s diarrhea and your Hostel fears coming true, what’s one of a traveler’s worst nightmares? Well, we had an experience of that on our way to Bagan. Granted, we really should’ve double-checked online the distance between our homestay in Yangon and Aung Mingalar station instead of taking our host Aldrich’s word that the…… Continue reading Gone in Bagan
Sleepless in Yangon
Since our flight to Yangon (our first stop in Myanmar) was early–we had to check in the airport at 4:55 am)–Katrina and I decided to head to the Kuala Lumpur International Airport and wait there from midnight until check-in time. This meant staying awake in Old Town White Coffee (the only coffee shop open at the airport) and think…… Continue reading Sleepless in Yangon
Both The Thief and Giver of Happiness
I caught myself staring outside the bus, at the tall buildings lining the highway from Kuala Lumpur to Penang, and I thought the idea of being in a strange country, or strange city or town or whatever territory that is not what you’re used to — it felt like coming inside someone’s house, uninvited, and…… Continue reading Both The Thief and Giver of Happiness
“Closer”, & Some Changes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynfJqS4VQ08 With all the new experiences I’ve been having lately (hashtag YOLO), I thought that it would be too selfish not to share some of things I’ve been doing or even make sure that I remember everything I’ve been doing. (For one, I celebrated my birthday weekend at Wabi-Sabi, where my S.O. organized a promo to…… Continue reading “Closer”, & Some Changes