http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog rantings and musings by a bloody passionate food & wine lover Fri, 18 Dec 2009 14:12:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I've been a lazy blogger this year but just because i didn't write anything since Feb 2009, it didn't mean i had a boring year!I've got tons of pictures and lots to tell but it will have to come in bits and pieces as i digest my 2009 and start ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=102 I decided to take it easy today and join the Sud de France's organised tour. The highlight of today would be the Pont du Gard, one of the finest and best preserved part of the aqueduct built in AD 52 to bring water from a spring near Uzes to Nimes. ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=101 I'm now in France at Sud de France wine tasting in Montpellier town. The weather was not too bad when I arrived (sunny at about 7 degrees Celcius) although I pity the people who were affected by the storm - about 1 million people around this region were affected and ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=100 I'm back in London again...a city I really enjoyed during my uni days and still enjoy now!  Some cities have what I call "the jazz" and besides Melbourne, London is also on my favourite list. My 1st day back started off with quite an exciting drive. Little did I expect ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=99 what do you do when you visit a new place? try their alcohol of course! I just got back from Shanghai and Hangzhou and was quite suprised to find their locally brewed beer in hangzhou. Picture taken from Bar Rouge - a great view from the Bund! Unfortunately, it was not ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=98 dear friends...i hope to write more blogs in the next 4 weeks as i have done tons of tastings of new wine arrivals, and also interesting wine matching theories.  i've been a little occupied with 2 new businesses lately, namely my venture into e-fulfilment & total logistics management in a company ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=97 Wine for Asia is held each year in Singapore, and the highlight of each year would be some tasting by a key person (like Stephen Henschke this year) and Poh Tiong's booth. Being the Bordeaux ambassador he is, you can always expect to have a great selection of Bordeaux to ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=96 thank you everyone for your concern and help...Eddie decided to come home at 1am+ last night.   http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=95 for some stupid reason, my auto gate opened whilst i was out today and both my dogs went missing....one of them came back when it started to pour this evening but Eddie, the younger of the two is still MISSING. Those of you who live in Bukit Damansara, Bangsar or ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=94 it's the time of the year again when i have to ensure i eat properly, sleep properly and run properly. Yes, run properly. I've paid (and it's not cheap) for the Standard Chartered Singapore Marathon run and it's in 60 days (yikes!). I've been training for the past month or ... http://www.ronkhoo.com/blog/?p=93