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Robert Pedrin
Nov 26, 20196 min read
Ichiran: Taste Of the Rising Sun
UPDATE (As of 1 November 2020): Currently, Japan is not allowing tourists in. However, if you are a resident of Japan and are currently...
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Robert Pedrin
Dec 18, 20185 min read
NATURAL WONDERS OF PENANG PART 3: PENANG BOTANICAL GARDENS
Hello my Dear Ramblers First of all, I hope that all of my Ramblers in the US had a very Happy Thanksgiving Day. This is a day set aside...
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Robert Pedrin
Aug 20, 201710 min read
Midnight at Noon: Looking Up...The 2017 Great American Solar Eclipse edition
This composite image captures close to what the human eye sees during a total solar eclipse. The ribbons of light are the sun's...
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Robert Pedrin
Jun 9, 20179 min read
FILL UP YOUR BUCKET: 10 Great Ideas To Add To Your List
UPDATE (10/31/2020): COVID-19 has curtailed the prospect of international travel for millions of people around this Earth, so lists such...
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Robert Pedrin
Sep 24, 20164 min read
Natural Wonders of Penang Part "Gee": Monkey Beach
Hello again my dear Ramblers. I hope that all of you are doing well today. Oh, and that "Gee" in the title is "two" in the local Penang...
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Robert Pedrin
Aug 9, 20165 min read
Natural Wonders of Penang Part One: Penang Hill
One year ago in April, I started the venerable Ramblings of Robert. I wanted to establish my own platform to share my knowledge in a...
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Robert Pedrin
Apr 8, 20166 min read
Lets Get to Work (or Spouse Visa Part Three)
UPDATE (As of October 21, 2019): In 2019, the Malaysian Immigration Department has updated the list of documents required to apply for...
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Robert Pedrin
Jan 21, 20167 min read
Looking Up Again
Happy New Year dear Ramblers!! Us here at Ramblings of Robert hope that your holiday season was festive and bright. For my Asian...
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Robert Pedrin
Nov 7, 201510 min read
Hungry, Still?!?
Hello again, my dear Ramblers I hope last month's sumptious post about ten of the delectable street foods you can acquire in "the Pearl...
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Robert Pedrin
Oct 8, 20158 min read
Hungry, Yet?!?
Food..Delicious food. Here in Penang, food is king. This tropical locale, known as "The Pearl of the Orient", has some of the best...