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21 June 2026
Above: Our cheap but awesome flight. Walking to the airport We set the alarm for 0615 and left the Tune Hotel at KLIA Terminal about 30 mins later, and walked to the airport terminal to get airside. Unfortunately, I misdirected Kim to the manual immigration desks when he could have used the kiosks. Regardless of […]
20 June 2026
Above: Pleased to finally arrive in Kuala Lumpur. Bad start It wasn’t a good start to the day, waking up to notification that our 1350 Malaysia Airlines flight to Kuala Lumpur had been delayed till 1825. That’s a 4h35 delay. When the flight got upgauged from a B737 to a widebody A330 a few weeks […]
19 June 2026
Today is our last day in Kuching. It has been a very fruitful and productive stay: We attended to a fair bit of DIY, with Kim painting the front door and over water leak stains. Kim also had a dental scale and polish, and separately a whitening treatment. Together with the heart scan in KL, […]
14 June 2026
Today, we fly to my hometown, Kuching, for a 6 day stay. We left the hotel at 0840 for the 0900 KLIA Ekspres train to the airport for our 1225 flight. That gave us over an hour in the landside lounge before going airside for our AirAsia flight to Kuching. The aircraft had left its […]
13 June 2026
Today, we went to Mid Valley Mega Mall for a wander in the morning before having lunch. The eating choices were beyond belief but in the quest for something healthy, we had a delicious salad each at Nando’s. Kim had a Caesar (with crispy grilled cheese sheets) while I had an Edamame, but we swapped […]
12 June 2026
Calcium Score Test Following in my footsteps from last year, we went to the Pantai Hospital for Kim to have his Calcium Score CT scan at MYR299. This costs NZD600 typically in New Zealand and is not covered by any insurance. As with last year, the admin staff were busy and a bit rushed with […]
12 June 2026
Aquaria KLCC We started today with breakfast at Nasi Lemak at Kampung Baru, the old village area of Kuala Lumpur that has resisted development. Locals have not sold up to developers. Following that, we took the train to KLCC shopping centre where I visited Aquaria KLCC (the aquarium) using a free ticket from redeeming some […]
10 June 2026
Flight cancellation and rebooking Today, we fly to Kuala Lumpur at 0600. It doesn’t sound too bad except that we would need to wake at 0145 to get to the airport. This flight wasn’t our original choice but we had booked a flight 19h later at 0100 (whereby we would leave Wuzhen for the airport […]
9 June 2026
Shanghai Auto Museum We headed out about 0900 and had some breakfast nearby before ordering a car to take us to the Shanghai Auto Museum about 45 mins away. We got to the museum about 1030. Exhibits in the museum are housed in three floors, with somewhat spiral ramp (also containing exhibits) joining each of […]
8 June 2026
Tianzifang We weren’t hungry enough to think of breakfast and headed out to Tianzifang by metro. This is a pretty and touristy area located in the French concession, that is home to boutiques, cafes and watering holes. The area seems to have expanded a little since our last visit. The products on sale are now […]