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4 May 2017
I said goodbye to family last night. I got to Kuching airport about 2h before the 1045 departure. I had breakfast landside as there is no longer food available airside internationally, since the area has now been properly segregated from domestic. The short flight to Singapore had been rescheduled a couple of weeks ago from […]
30 April 2017
Today, friends Tim and Elena invited me to join them for a drive to their beach property near Lundu. They had at one stage thought of building there but for now, there is no building there. It was a lovely outing to get away from the hustle and bustle of Kuching.
29 April 2017
The first Yemeni restaurant in East Malaysia is very authentic and brings back many happy memories of my days in Yemen. Posted by Alex Chan on Thursday, October 27, 2016
23 April 2017
Above: Gaya Street Market. It was nice to wake without the alarm today. I had my last mango with a plain pouring yoghurt and muesli before heading down to the nearby Gaya Street Market. It was a very nice Sunday market with lots of atmosphere and many Chinese tourists. There was nothing I needed to […]
22 April 2017
I had always wanted to ride on the North Borneo Railway (the only rail service in Borneo) but when I last checked, it was not operating. The tracks were supposedly being refurbished and I expected the service would die a quiet death but surprisingly it was back in operation. I had thought of taking Uber […]
21 April 2017
I woke before the alarm at 0530 and hopped to check-out. I told the frontdesk to hold off entering my departure into her system so I could continue to use the wifi to order a Uber cab. Unfortunately there was already a small surge pricing at 0600; it would be more expensive than an honest taxi […]
20 April 2017
Above: My decorated tricycle to the airport. Back to Manila With my flight at 1415 and an 1100 checkout, I took it easy in my room. My congestion was getting worse but it wasn’t bad bad. I had a light breakfast of muesli and took my last saltwater (probably brackish rather than pure saltwater) shower […]
20 April 2017
I’ve heard that Filipino food is the most vilified of all Asian cuisines (but they do Western food well). Most of you… Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, March 1, 2013
19 April 2017
I had set the day aside free for lazing around, doing an excursion I hadn’t thought of or in case the previous days had been wet. But with my flu growing I decided to do nothing. In any case, the only excursion remaining around here were: an Island Hopping trip including dolphin watching (from boat), […]
18 April 2017
If you’re staying at Panglao Island near Alona Beach, you will have countless dive operators to choose from that can take you to Balicasag Island for diving. I did two dives at Balicasag with Go Scuba at Alona. Their office is just on the right as you walk down to Alona Beach from the main road. […]