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​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, he

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 World

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, with the

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 always

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

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 （social

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 Friday...

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: Rest

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 again,

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 August

Truthfully, ever since coming to Germany, most people whom I meet, who can communicate with me (yea, in English) asked me this SOALAN CEPU EMAS... what's nice in Malaysia? (tourism-wise). Honestly, ​I

​Blogging is not a new thing for me. I've had my own website many many years ago; when Geocities was still not bought over by Yahoo. I have since forgotten the address and it's now lost. I remembered the

WARNING: LONG POST AHEAD Was on the way to Heilbronn, a vineyard to buy wine and eat. We dropped by the Auto & Technik Museum Sinsheim, a technology museum in Sinsheim in the southern part of Germany.

Never thought I could do it, it turned out a lot better than i expected. Not professional, but heck, I love this grid drawing~~ really am truly grateful to @coloringiship for this wonderful tutorial. I

For the longest time people are talking about being vegetarian, stop killing of animals, etc... but then again, if the whole world becomes vegetarian, it would greatly disrupt the ecosystem. We humans

Have you ever experienced bursting into tears without any valid reason? Have you ever felt like the whole world is moving so fast and you have to rush just to keep up? Have you ever felt like crying, laughing

So besides working, I was on my own a lot. I get social anxiety from time to time, big crowds is a little intimidating for me. Back home, I go out with one or two friends at a time, I get lost in a big

Some time ago, I was introduced to a guy who loves the military themed stuff. His name is Pete. He was always in his military pants, jacket (but I don't think he was in the army though). He spoke fluent

I have only heard of the Mardi Gras, the Pride Parades and such from the books, magazines, even movies. When I came to Germany earlier this year, I was told there would be a carnival in February. Some

2017 was a year for a lot of first times. First time I got my USA visa, first time I board a plane and travel to the USA. It wasn't really my dreamland, although it is in my bucket list to do the road