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18 June 2022
Famous Laksa We got up even later today at 0900 and headed out around 1100 to explore briefly, before meeting a friend at 1200. Our old school mate, How Chiet, has been seconded to Penang from base in Singapore. We wandered to Lebuh Keng Kwee which is home to one of Penang’s best laksa. There […]
17 June 2022
With the curtains drawn closed, Boo and I slept in. We wandered a bit before 1000 to explore. Without trying to locate any particular recommended eatery, we took a Prawn Noodle each near the Chowrasta Market. It was a simple version of one of Penang’s several signature dishes. It didn’t wow us but it was […]
16 June 2022
Above: Penang by night from our hotel room. Leaving Tioman I left Impian Inn around 0845 for the short walk to Genting jetty for my trip back to the mainland. Cataferry showed up a little earlier than the scheduled time 0930. We continued our pick-ups at several stops on Tioman and started the journey in […]
14 June 2022
Having retired around 2100 last night I woke at 0340 but after more than an hour, fell asleep till 0800. That’s a lot of sleep for me. After breakfast I attended to an unexpected medical concern regarding blood where it’s not normally seen. Having had my concerns allayed, I chilled and then had a long […]
13 June 2022
Breakfast at the Impian Inn started at 0730 which was perfect for my dive meet-up at 0830. The two dives were OK, bearing in mind I’m a bit hard to impressed after having done repeated dives in Sipadan. Surface conditions were perfect, being calm, blue and sunny. Underwater it wasn’t as good as expected. You […]
12 June 2022
Bus to Mersing To my surprise, I slept deeply last night despite retiring around 2000 and worries about catching an early 0700 bus. Even though I had woken up a couple of times, I fell back asleep each time. I woke to my alarm at 0545 and grabbed a breakfast of coffee and toast downstairs […]
11 June 2022
Above: My delicious breakfast came to only SGD3.20. Singapore is lucky to have poorer neighbours for its labour and produce. Catch-up with friends I started my day with a breakfast of thosai, vadae and chai at the Indian Muslim place nearby. After checking-out around 1100, I spent a couple of hours with my aunt. […]
10 June 2022
Above: Sign on the MRT suggest people not to talk to each other or on the phone to minimise the spread of Covid-19. Likewise, singing and wind musical instruments are not permitted indoors. While in Korea I had been waking up early around 0530, being somewhat on New Zealand time. This should have continued here […]
21 December 2021
Above: Putrajaya, the administrative capital of Malaysia. My flight to Kuching leaves at 1405. There are so many reasons to go to the airport early: Christmas rush, possible flooding along the way, reduced bus and train schedules due to the pandemic. I checked out from my hotel around 0900 and had a rather spicy thosai […]
20 December 2021
Killing the morning I was worried how I’d fill the day today. I only “have” to meet some Yemeni friends for dinner and go to the Petronas Twin Towers to see their Christmas décor. With the unexpected personal crisis that surfaced last night, I spent most of the morning in the room working through it. […]