Lucille Wong

  • Porn karaoke in Osaka

    My friend Ange and I were in Osaka for our last night in Japan. In the previous ten days, we had eaten our body weight in sashimi, bought a ton of Japanese novelty rubbish which forced me to host a Japan themed party on my return, went to the sumo and bathed nude in a…

  • Things to buy at the Daylesford markets

    Daylesford is a 90 minutes drive from Melbourne. It’s known for its spas and fancy restaurants. I know it for its markets. The best one is the Sunday Market at the train station. It’s on every Sunday from 8am to 3pm. My favourite stalls are: The alpaca wool lady who sells alpaca wool everything from…

  • I fell into the Mekong River

    I was on a three-day bike riding tour of the Mekong Delta, south of Vietnam. The tour started with a two hour drive from Ho Chi Minh City, a boat ride and a long lunch. There were seven riders. We threw our bags in the minivan and the easy, flat road, 20km ride began. We rode…

  • Lost, hungry and cold at the Tsukiji fish market

    The Tsukiji fish market features on many “must-do” lists for Tokyo. I might be missing something here but I found the fish market, unlike the rest of Japan, to be somewhat underwhelming. NOTE: I did not go at 5am to see the tuna auction because there was no guarantee that you would get in. There…

  • Best and worst yum cha in Melbourne (as well as one pick in Sydney)

    I was born in Hong Kong and I moved to Melbourne when I was eight years old. I don’t speak much Cantonese but I’m fluent in yum cha. When it comes to choosing a yum cha restaurant, this is what I look for: Dumplings must be pushed around in a trolley, table service is not…

  • How to spend your yen

    Shopping is a national sport in Japan, especially in the capital of Tokyo. If you can’t buy it in Toks, it probably doesn’t exist. So what should you buy? Here are my top five:  ¥100 novelty items. There are thousands of ¥100 shops all over Japan. They sell household goods and stationery. Each item is…

  • So many temples, so little time

    Kyoto has thousands of temples and shrines including 17 UNESCO world heritage sites.  According to the very handsome young man at the capsule hotel, all of them is the “most beautiful.” Unless you are a temple buff, you’re unlikely to see them all. Here are my top three: Kinkaku-ji is the distinctively gold temple surrounded…