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8 May 2008
What Jakarta lacks in sights, it makes up with surprises . The thing that struck me about Jakarta (beyond the obvious factors like heat, grime, crowd) was the friendliness of its people. For a city of 17 (or is it 9 … depends on who you speak to) million people, I find that people have […]
6 May 2008
Jakarta isn’t a city I had planned visiting by itself … perhaps as a gateway to Java and the more interesting cities. But AirAsia had just launched a new route from Kuching to Jakarta and offered free flights both ways! Fuel surcharge and taxes excluded. It was an offer too good to refuse especially when […]
5 May 2008
Today we flew from Hong Kong in the morning to Kuala Lumpur, to connect to Kuching on Malaysia Airlines. It was a seamless 1h connection at Kuala Lumpur and we landed in Kuching in the afternoon. We have just one night in hometown Kuching. We couldn’t help it but take up AirAsia’s free (just taxes) […]
15 April 2007
It’s quite an irony that I had been learning Thai massage at Wat Pho Thai Traditional Medicine School but hadn’t actually visited the wat this trip. Since we had some time before check-out and the evening departure, I thought it would be good to go along with Mum and step-dad. Text continues after this gallery. […]
15 April 2007
I’m truly not a shopper but when in Bangkok, I feel like I should make an effort. There are good bargains to be had and it makes the day more interesting for my oldies. After breakfast we took a taxi to Jatujak Market. After a while, the oldies rested and had lunch. I continued looking […]
13 April 2007
Above: Splashing water on the streets is part of the Songkran tradition. Today is Songkran or Thai New Year. Despite the auspicious day, our Thai massage course and exam is proceeding normally. It was with some surprise that I got to school dry and not drenched by merry-makers as per the Songkran tradition. Our instructional […]
9 April 2007
Above: Thai massage class in progress. Despite the huge time difference between Morocco and Thailand, I woke up at 0630 and had breakfast. I took a taxi to Wat Pho. I continued to have difficulty finding the registration centre and had to pay for internet to actually locate the place. The five day Traditional Thai […]
15 November 2006
Above: Magenta Restaurant looks like something out of a magazine. I had heard about a nice restaurant called Magenta. It’s not often that we get to go out for a nice dinner in Kuching beyond just street or coffee shop fare. So my brother and Benny dragged Mum and step-dad along. The ambience of the […]
14 November 2006
Above: Satay at the compound of Arif Hotel. Singaporean as a Malaysian Last night I was helping step-dad with his application for “Malaysia My Second Home” visa. One of the forms asked for the date of his first arrival in Sarawak. That would probably be in the 1950s and had to flick through all the […]
14 October 2006
Batu Caves The hotel buffet breakfast was of the usual standard at good hotels in Malaysia, meaning awesome. I had chicken curry, sambal, ikan bilis, peanuts and fruit. I had to skip the omelette and Nyonya cakes. I had a tour booked to visit Batu Caves today. We could have done it ourselves but the […]