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Postcrossing Salt Lake City | Studio Ghibli, Trolley Square & Malaysian Anime

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Hello, my dear readers! It was a beautiful Tuesday afternoon (September 9, 2025), and as usual, I was checking my mailbox, hoping for something exciting. You know the feeling, right? Usually, it’s just a sad-looking an advertisement for a new hypermarket. But that day? That day was different. There was a splash of color. A stiff, rectangular piece of joy that had traveled all the way from the other side of the world. I flipped it over and saw the stamp from USA. Specifically, Salt Lake City, Utah . It had taken its sweet time to get here (the postmark said August!), but that just makes it more special. It’s 'snail mail' for a reason. It didn't fly here in an email; it took a boat, a plane, a truck and maybe a postman in an electric van to reach my hand here in Malaysia. The Treasure | A Ghibli Masterpiece Let’s talk about the picture on the card. If you are an Anime fan, your heart just skipped a beat. It’s a scene from Studio Ghibli’s movie, The Wind Rises (or in Japane...

I Got This Quirky Postcard from Florida... And It Started an International Bird Investigation

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In a world filled with instant pings, DMs, and disappearing video calls, there's a special kind of magic in the thud of a physical piece of mail landing in your letterbox. It's a joy you can actually hold. And yesterday, November 14, 2025, I got one of those joys... all the way from Tampa, Florida, USA. It wasn’t a bill. It wasn’t a flyer. It was a postcard. But this wasn't just any postcard. This was a hand-painted, character-filled piece of art that came with a dad joke so wonderfully cheesy it made me grin all by myself. The star of the show? A "lil' sea bird" drawn with intentional "quirkiness." As someone who loves the stories behind things, I couldn't just leave it at that. This postcard was begging to be unpacked. So, let’s unravel the story of this well-traveled piece of cardboard, and how it accidentally sent me on a journey from the beaches of Florida to the mamak stalls of Kuala Lumpur. The Mailbox Magic Let's play detective f...