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30 September 2006
The core part of this trip is to go to northern India with Kim and family, as his father was born in India. My first leg takes me to Singapore where I’ll spend some time with my Mum and take them on side-trips to Xiamen and Bintan. Kim’s parents too me to the airport for […]
3 June 2006
I arrived back into Auckland at 1000 after an adventure like no other. Not many people get to visit Yemen. I get to stay, explore, learn and make new friends. I’d like to do it again. Watch this space!
2 June 2006
After 3 full days and 4 nights in Singapore with family, I departed on the evening Air New Zealand flight back to Auckland. I was fortunate enough to have three seats to myself to lie flat. The airline seems to have cut back on the meal. There’s no longer an appetiser or salad on the […]
29 May 2006
After clearing transit security at Dubai, I went to the lounge to kill some time. I had a beautiful mutton curry on tomato rice plus salads. The toilet in the lounge was truly special. I walked into the cubicle; the lid lifted automatically. It had a “front” and “back” washer and dryer! Truly advanced engineering […]
29 May 2006
What an awesome adventure it has been in Yemen. It was nice to follow it up with some chill time in Greece before flying to Singapore (via Dubai) to stay with my parents, who live there part-time.
9 April 2006
Start of my adventure My brother dropped me off at Kuching International Airport in the morning. As it was a new terminal building, I explored it as much as I could before my flight to Johor Bahru. I did notice on the apron that there were ground markings for the Airbus A380! Seems like a […]
1 April 2006
Today is a very special day as I embark on an adventure that most people wouldn’t even contemplate. I will be going to Yemen to study Arabic and explore the country. But first, I fly to Singapore. With an ETD of 1145, it was a leisurely wake-up at 0800 before heading to the airport. I […]
13 December 2005
The four of us landed in Auckland at 1130. On one hand, I was looking forward to summer and showing Mum around. But I was starting at new job. Jobs are hard to find at this time of year, just before Christmas and if one doesn’t take it, not much will come up until February. […]
12 December 2005
We flew back to Auckland, departing at 2025, with Mum and step-dad, who are coming to Auckland and Christchurch for a summer stay of nearly two months. We all managed to be upgraded into Business Class for this flight. It meant a lot for the comfort of them who are about 80 years of age. […]
11 December 2005
Above: Room service breakfast. After a room service breakfast of nasi lemak, corned beef hash and poached eggs, we got ready for our journey to Singapore. Flights from Bandar Seri Begawan to Singapore are pricey so we are doing it the cheap and hard way. We took a taxi back to Miri airport, a journey […]