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24 March 2018
Our rail adventure begins today for we fly from Kuching to Singapore, train to Johor Bahru and then the overnight train to near the Thai border on Malaysia’s east coast and overnight at Kota Bharu. We woke at 0600 and had a light breakfast at home before using a Grab (like Uber) service to the […]
20 March 2018
I went to the Sarawak Cultural Village about 26 years ago. It is a living museum of Sarawak’s tribal cultures. With Jo visiting, I thought it was good to go and show her what makes Sarawak special. The traditional dwellings were interesting for her and we tried the sago pancake, tumpik which turned out to […]
19 March 2018
With Jo still on New Zealand time, it made sense to go to the Semenggoh Orang Utan Rehabilitation Centre early in the morning. We got there a little before 0900 and were hurried along by staff as the two animals were already hanging around. We observed them for a while before being led to another […]
18 March 2018
Today Jo arrived from New Zealand after a nightstop in Singapore. With an afternoon arrival, it made sense to pick her up at the airport and continue to the Siniawan Night Market not too far away. It was an interesting introduction to Borneo for her. Old buildings there are a rarity as the wooden structures […]
14 March 2018
I’m flying to Singapore (connecting to my hometown Kuching to see family) with a departure of 0115. I had organised it so it would be within minutes of my brother and sister-in-law’s departure to Kuala Lumpur (and onwards to Kuching) at 0055. We headed to the airport together in one car with their luggage including […]
21 February 2018
If you didn’t grow up in the tropics, chances are you don’t know the “proper” way of cutting a pineapple. Or even how… Posted by Alex Chan on Tuesday, February 20, 2018
25 January 2018
Where in the developed world can you get a three-course meal for just SGD8.80? (NZD9.00, USD 6.70, AUD8.30, EUR 5.50,… Posted by Alex Chan on Wednesday, January 24, 2018
17 January 2018
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20 December 2017
 Trying out new ideas and new ingredients. Trying as much as possible not to capture the tried-and-trusted ideas already captured in previous years. Posted by Alex Chan on Monday, January 2, 2017
23 November 2017
Above: Flying over Auckland. We landed in Auckland into quite a nice day about 10 minutes late. While I had travelled around for six weeks in Central Asia and India with just cabin bag (7kg including laptop), I had loaded up with food, a wok and lid for this last leg. Being able to show […]