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9 April 2015
Above: Waiting to leave my hometown Kuching. I left Kuching at a civilised time of 1040 for Tokyo via Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia and then AirAsia X. The two hour transit in KL gave me enough time to fit in a quick light lunch at the lounge before boarding the flight to Tokyo, the world’s […]
31 March 2015
My aunt insisted on driving me to the airport, saying that the car needed a good run. Bag-drop at AirAsia was quick and I was in the lounge having breakfast before the short flight to Kuching for a 10 day stay to see family.
29 March 2015
I accompanied my aunt to church this morning in her old neighbourhood of Serangoon. As we were early, we drove around and saw how her old house (and many others) had changed from simple single storey to typically three. After church, we had a simple lunch at home. The heavens had opened and wept for […]
26 March 2015
We managed to get our last-minute paid upgrade to Business Class for the flight to Singapore departing at 0115. Despite the ungodly timing, I stayed up for the supper service before sleeping, because I was hungry. I had expected to skip it in favour of a longer downtime but my tummy rules. I did have […]
26 March 2015
Kim and I flew to Singapore at 0115. We had separate purposes for the trip. I was on one of my regular trips to see family combined with a minibreak around Tokyo afterwards. But for him, it was a short stay in Singapore before going to Kuala Lumpur for the Grand Prix.
8 March 2015
We were a bit worried about the weather impacting our flight back. We were told not to worry; I guess the locals can read the weather better than we can. We explored a bit more of the island by car today, taking in the Kaitoke hot spring which involved a scenic hike. By the time […]
7 March 2015
I woke up feeling like a brand new person compared to yesterday evening! I had more than 11 hours sleep instead of my usual 6! We spent the day exploring as much of the island as we could. Lunch at Port Fitzroy consisted of a delicious burger but the staff were dippy beyond reality. First […]
6 March 2015
Above: Flying to Great Barrier at low altitude. It was only a 30 minute flight from Auckland to the Barrier on a Britten Norman Islander. We left from North Shore Airfield rather than Auckland Airport, not only because of the proximity to our home but also to avoid parking hassles/costs at a big airport. Due […]