tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post70995761497220315..comments2023-07-05T09:38:23.624+01:00Comments on The Half-Dipper: Malaya HotelHobbeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-13113266322165975182016-07-29T12:57:49.317+01:002016-07-29T12:57:49.317+01:00I've looked into the history behind the name &...I've looked into the history behind the name 'xiaofa' tuo, and it really got it's name as it was made first for a customer from France. Last week I was in Yunnan for a visit at the Xiaguan factory, and asked about this company, but the Xiaguan guys somehow lost contact with after it was taking over by another.Lisa @Teasenzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16433300939193985559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-24574324221352924922014-10-16T14:13:57.199+01:002014-10-16T14:13:57.199+01:00Dear Keng,
I'm looking forward to it! I...Dear Keng,<br /><br /> I'm looking forward to it! I've never been to Singapore before...<br /><br /><br />Toodlepip,<br /><br />HobbesHobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-14220684607046123622014-10-04T02:02:40.365+01:002014-10-04T02:02:40.365+01:00Hi Hobbes, hope you have time in the near future t...Hi Hobbes, hope you have time in the near future to visit Singapore to try our lovely teas. Cheers, Keng.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13224518298687816784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-753589427119541238.post-59250540222749415112014-10-01T16:25:30.128+01:002014-10-01T16:25:30.128+01:00Last year, I spent some time working on a project ...Last year, I spent some time working on a project in Malaysia. I was based in Putrajaya, the recently-invented new capital city. No matter how ostentatious the hotel (and where the prices were approximately the same as the cheapest, roughest hotel in Oxford), I couldn't help but notice that the recently-displaced natural world was never far away. As the haiku suggests, the Hobbeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10719619695211038389noreply@blogger.com