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1 October 2020
Above: Today, the number of new Covid-19 cases nationwide shot up more than two-fold. During my long stay with family, I’ve booked some domestic trips. In fact, yesterday I had just snapped up Kuching to Langkawi (2h15 flight) for MYR12 (USD3) which is essentially free apart from the airport tax. And the same fare coming […]
19 September 2020
Back in Kuching I have about a month before my next escape. The next time, it will be a diving trip to Sabah, then across to the peninsula briefly en route back to Kuching. However, Covid-19 has blown-up rather suddenly in Sabah. It started out in a detention centre for illegal immigrants but there was […]
19 September 2020
Hornbill spotting, not Because I slept so early last night, I woke at 0400. But it didn’t stop me from dozing till after 0700. I woke to find that I had missed messages from Lily last night and this morning. She had offered to take me to Piasau Nature Reserve to spot for hornbills. I had […]
18 September 2020
Breakfast Lily, a school-mate from school days picked me up at 0845. Thomas was in the car already and we headed out for a yumcha breakfast. To my surprise, the food was excellent. Yumcha in Kuching that I’ve tried in Kuching has usually been cheap and nasty. Made to a price to serve the mass […]
17 September 2020
Flying to Miri My friend Thomas who lives in KL had to go to Miri to see family. He invited me to join him there, so I flew off to Miri this morning. The fares on AirAsia were reasonably cheap at a fixed price of MYR88 for any seat on any flight on the route […]
16 September 2020
Crazy price difference My outgoing laptop computer is 4½ years old and going strong. I normally update my computer when it gets to this kind of age but this time I really don’t feel the need to yet. I had bought my Lenovo when I was passing through Singapore, at approximately 30% discount compared to […]
10 September 2020
Above: Ice cream sandwich Malaysian style; not quite … traditionally it’s ice cream rather than soft serve, and in a soft roll rather than a slice of bread. I had a meet-up with some friends from school this morning, for breakfast. After breakfast, despite being a rainy day, a few of us decided to continue […]
9 September 2020
Above: Chinese inches (upper tape) vs Imperial inches (lower tape). My life in Kuching is somewhat lacking in excitement. I go to the gym and run errands in the form of mainly grocery shopping. While the swimming pools have just been allowed to open, they haven’t sorted out their Covid-19 controls yet. Not sure if […]
26 August 2020
Last night, as I was finalising my arrangements for diving in Sipadan, an email came through from Malaysia Airlines advising that my return flight home to New Zealand had been cancelled. Arrggghhh! With Covid-19, flight cancellation are rife and this was a risk that I had been wary of. But I needed to be with […]
24 August 2020
This stay in Kuching for 2-3 months will be the longest stretch I’ve ever spent in hometown since leaving some 35 years ago. I thought I’d better get into an exercise routine that includes more than just yoga and swimming. I thought I’d go to the gym as well, as I normally do in Auckland. After […]