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7 July 2017
Today, our second day of three days, was at Sipadan. It is the highlight for any diver as it is amongst the best dive sites in the world. Some rate it as #1. We left at 0830 like yesterday but the boat had trouble with one engine. We pulled into the village area for a […]
6 July 2017
Above: Docked at Mataking briefly. Today is the first day of three days diving with Sipadan Scuba (officially North Borneo Scuba), an operator I’ve used twice before over a period of eight years. They’re very reliable in terms of guaranteeing Sipadan quota slots once booking has been made and paid for online (non-refundable though). Our […]
5 July 2017
Picture above courtesy of Tony Li. Arriving in Kuala Lumpur for our Transit We were advised to go to the Transfer Desk to find out about our connections. But I had retrieved our booking online and knew that we were on the 0650 to Tawau (a day later than booked). The queue at the Transfer […]
4 July 2017
Following our emergency landing at Brisbane, immigration was fairly orderly and I received the luggage around 0040, just over an hour after landing. Considering we landed at an airport which the airline didn’t operate into (and didn’t have their own or contracted staff), things went quite smoothly. Ground staff directed us to wait at Coffee Club […]
3 July 2017
We arrive into Gold Coast about 10 minutes behind schedule. The transit was uneventful and thankfully my duty free gin from Auckland made it through security without being confiscated (met all the requirements of tamper-proof transparent bag with receipt inside). A new crew welcomed us aboard. The purser started his announcement but then realised he […]
3 July 2017
Above: Talented AirAsia X cabin crew welcoming us on board with ukelele and singing. Celebrating the new Honolulu route? Fresh and chirpy despite having worked OOL-AKL and sat through a 3.5h turnaround. A friend Nathan dropped Kim and I off at the airport a little over 3 hours before the 1930 departure to Gold Coast […]
28 June 2017
I’m very lucky to live near Northcote where there is an Indonesian-owned supermarket and a mainland Chinese one. I get access to some fine stuff which people in Malaysia would have trouble finding. Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, June 28, 2017
20 June 2017
Gluten is somewhat vilified in the Western world but it is a common protein source for vegetarians in parts of Asia (mi… Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, June 19, 2017
5 May 2017
In Sydney, I had a 1h05 connecting time. With my 15 minute delay arriving, Qantas had rebooked me on a flight leaving 1h35 later than the original which meant waiting around for over an hour, which was pretty painless. Unfortunately, I no longer had access to the Amex lounge here due to the raising of […]
5 May 2017
Thought I’d make food porn on my phone while inflight, since I don’t really get into inflight movies. I don’t… Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, May 4, 2017