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@melancholee

I want to share about my journey, travel stories, people I meet, and then some...

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@melancholee Nov 8, 2018, 1:23 AM UTC

One Man's Journey is Another Man's History - an unofficial memoir of a 73-year-old in parts (PART 2-1)

Part 2-1: Military Service - 1967-1968 In 1965, after several jobs in nearby towns, twenty-year-old Hans Peter was introduced by a friend to work in a material handling company in Wadgassen. There,…

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@melancholee Oct 31, 2018, 6:00 AM UTC

One Man's Journey is Another Man's History - an unofficial memoir of a 73-year-old in parts (PART 1)

One Man's Journey is Another Man's History - an unofficial memoir of a 73-year-old in parts (PART 1) CHILDHOOD Hans Peter was born in a small town in the Saar Protectorate shortly after the end of Wo…

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@melancholee Jan 25, 2018, 8:14 AM UTC

Post 2017: Quick review (NO PICTURES)

I know it's a little too late for a 2017 review, but hahaha~ yea, let's do it anyway. 2017 was a great year of 'first times' and new beginnings. - Travelling the world Took up a job in late 2016, wit…

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@melancholee Sep 11, 2017, 7:31 AM UTC

Random thoughts: own experience - the misunderstood genre... Manga

I never liked Manga or comics, I was always confused looking at the squares and not knowing which square to look at next. Maybe because there were too many pictures, too many distractions. I have alw…

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@melancholee Sep 7, 2017, 10:33 PM UTC

Random thoughts: Jack of all trades, master of none

Since young, my mother has always said that I'm a "Jack of all trades, master of none"... I never really understood why. When I came out to work, I finally realized why. I am constantly curious about…

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@melancholee Sep 6, 2017, 7:15 PM UTC

Random thoughts: 女人，女同 - a woman, a lesbian

当个女人，难当个女同，更难当个有伴侣的女同，难当个没伴侣的女同，更难当个出柜的女同，难当个未出柜的女同，更难曾经看过一篇报道，据说男人女人的价值随着年龄改变。男人年纪越大，越成熟，体贴女人，稳重，所以价值（market）越高，女人的价值却因为年纪增长而贬值。报道还说，同志方面却恰恰相反：男同随着年纪增长越难找到伴，女同方面反而年纪越大，越多人追。你说呢？到目前为止，社会平等（…

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@melancholee Sep 4, 2017, 7:09 AM UTC

#besafe Hurricane Irma... be prepared

After the awful Harvey, Irma is reaching Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Bahamas and the United States. Hopefully, nobody will be badly hurt. While I accidentally caught this beautiful sight last Frid…

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@melancholee Aug 31, 2017, 4:00 PM UTC

Random thoughts: What I noticed...

Random things pop up in my head from time to time, things I've noticed, some from articles or news I've read before. I'm sure it's not all original, but then again, it made sense at the right moment:…

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@melancholee Aug 29, 2017, 8:00 AM UTC

Living in Germany: 10 Differences compared to home

Here are ten differences I find between Germany and Malaysia. I'm not complaining, please do not take it the wrong way. I know a lot of Malaysians are not very 'patriotic', myself included, but then…

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@melancholee Aug 27, 2017, 5:19 PM UTC

GHOST MONTH: HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL : GHOST STORIES

Every seventh month in the Lunar calendar is known as the Ghost Month, with the 14th right up to the 17th in certain places would hold the HUNGRY GHOST FESTIVAL. We're in the Ghost Month now (22nd Au…

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