21 June 2009
Satay & Ice-cream in a bun
Remember when the satay man would come round on his bicycle with a charcoal stove on the back? Or the ice-cream man… Posted by Alex Chan on Sunday, June 21, 2009
7 June 2009
Pat’s Birthday 2009 Dinner
I made dinner for Pat's 81st birthday, comprising Ayam Pongteh, Sambal Seafood, pickles and other accompaniments. I'm not much of a baker so the cake came from a shop. Posted by Alex Chan on Friday, June 5, 2009
17 May 2009
Arriving home on a high note
Onboard the Malaysia Airlines B777, the 2-5-2 layout of the aircraft seating worked well for us. We were lucky to get a block of five seats to share between the both of us. It was possible for both of us to lie down at the same time, heads at either aisle and our legs pointing […]
16 May 2009
Like Canberra, Washington DC or Islamabad
Visiting Putra Jaya Today we visited the city of Putrajaya, conceived as the administrative centre for the government. It is packed with many buildings housing various government departments, mostly in very stylish Islamic and modern style. The city is reachable by rail from both KL Sentral and the airport where were putting up. Having worked […]
15 May 2009
Shop till we drop
We ate a curry breakfast at the low-cost terminal of the airport (near our hotel) before heading to the city (KL Sentral) on the bus. Shopping is great in KL; good choice at reasonable prices. It is a legal requirement to display prices unlike in Thailand or Singapore where the opening price will differ depending […]
14 May 2009
The Big Smoke & Obituaries
Above: Do you think this newspaper has had a few Obituary pranks? We left Semporna for KL this evening via Tawau airport. It is sad this marks the end of our adventure and the reality of work awaits. We’ll miss Semporna somewhat but it isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. We like: the fact that it […]
13 May 2009
2009 Day 3: Kapalai & Mabul
Kim and I didn’t want to get going today. After witnessing the best yesterday, it was hard to get motivated. Today we were bound for Kapalai and Mabul Islands. We didn’t know much about these sites. We soon realised on our first dive at Sunken City (Kapalai) that the cloudy skies didn’t illuminate the water […]
12 May 2009
2009 Day 2: Sipadan
We boated out to Sipadan Island around 0800. It was sunny and calm as we took the journey to the Sipadan area, about an hour away. Text continues after this gallery. The Dive Master surprised me when he said that we were at Barracuda Point … where I had specially come to, but […]
11 May 2009
2009 Day 1: Sibuan
Today was the first of three days diving we had booked online with Sipadan Scuba. We left Semporna about 0830 towards Sibuan Island on a narrow locally-built speedboard … it started off somewhat as a race between us and this 10 year old girl who was in sole charge of a motorised sampan carrying her […]
10 May 2009
Gateway to the best diving
Travelling to Semporna, the diving Gateway We took a short flight from KK to Tawau this morning and were transferred by van to Semporna (which means perfect or complete) in Malay. It poured down for part of the way on the road … things have changed since I started taking an interest in travelling … […]