3 June 2006
Home sweet home
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
Homeward bound
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
Connecting to Singapore
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
Family time
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
Unwieldy transit
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
Leaving home
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
Back to work
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
Flying home with guests
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
Singapore the hard way
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 […]
29 November 2005
On the road again
It seems silly that we’re travelling again only more than a month after returning from Easter Island. But we have just bought an apartment in my hometown Kuching and wanted to check it out. Yeah, it also seems silly to have bought an apartment so far away but it was a good deal and I’d […]