strength and flaw-tolerance
<photo: sunrise on spider web at MacRitchie Reservoir, Singapore> spider silk is commonly known for its unusual strength, having been...
sticks and stones may break my bones but ... words?
<photo: along the trail on Mount Kinabalu> "Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me" is an English idiom which...
bend with the wind
<photos: taking time to look at the trees along the trail up Mount Kinabalu> #alwaysbelieve "Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily...
how heavy is a glass of water?
<photo: Christmas in San Francisco, 2015> it's coming to the end of October 2016 and the shops are already displaying Christmas items for...
slowly but surely
<photos: final push to the summit of Mount Kinabalu, 8 October 2016> natural selection is the "process by which forms of life having...
how many men have walked on the moon?
<photo: overlooking Mount Elbrus, Russia> at 10:56 p.m, on 20 July 1969, astronaut Neil Armstrong said the famous words “That’s one small...
learning from failure
<photos: left-going up steep blue ice cliffs to Imja Tse, middle-falling way behind, right-turning around with the peak of Imja Tse...