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29 January 2019
Today I fly back to my hometown in Borneo to celebrate Chinese New Year with family. It was a stinking hot day in Auckland but not as hot as other parts of the county. New Zealand was catching the tail-end of the Australian heatwave. Having readied myself with a shower, it was better to set […]
11 December 2018
I hadn’t suffered any jetlag at all despite flying Kolkata to Melbourne. I had kept local time and slept soundly! So, it wasn’t a biggie to wake up naturally before my alarm sounded at 0715. Today I fly the last leg of my trip from Melbourne to Auckland at 1210. The Skybus 0817 connecting shuttle […]
7 December 2018
Flying to Kuala Lumpur I had tracked my inbound aircraft and knew that it would arrive 30 minutes early. I headed from the lounge to the gate soon after midnight. We boarded early and left Kolkata for Kuala Lumpur 30 minutes early as well. Very AirAsia … you don’t want to go the gate late! […]
6 December 2018
With a 1520 flight from Imphal to Kolkata and then onward to Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne, the 1200 check-out was near perfect. I delayed breakfast till around 0900; the hefty buffet at the hotel would mean that I can skip lunch. I lazed till checkout and killed 30 minutes in the lobby before taking a […]
5 December 2018
I woke around 0300, which was a couple of hours earlier than I would have expected. Fortunately, after a snack, I managed to sleep again till around 0730. Maintaining that first wake-up time would have been good adjustment for Melbourne coming up, but not very good for my night flight departing Kolkata at 0105 on […]
3 December 2018
Getting the ticket (or not) Today I travel by bus from Kohima to Imphal. This had been a concern because there was rumour of road blocks by insurgents. With the bus departing at 0730, I had been told to get the tickets around 0600 to 0630. It seemed like an overkill to be there 1h30 […]
3 December 2018
Mr Gugu was the bearer of bad news this morning. He had been to the bus station to enquire about bus tickets to Imphal. There he got wind of a 48h road blockage by Manipuri insurgents. That would be a real problem for me as I had a hotel booked in Imphal and also my […]
2 December 2018
I woke around 0430 and lay in bed till 0630. Perils of going to bed too early. I had thought of getting going early but Mr Gugu said the programme at the Hornbill Festival today starts at 1000. Since the Israelis had been yesterday, I tagged along with them and walked downhill at 0830 and […]
1 December 2018
I was booked on the 1000 sumo (jeep) from Mokokchung to Kohima which required a report at 0930. With a 15 minute walk downhill to the departure point, breakfast, check-out etc, I had to wake at 0700. The sumo takes ten passengers plus the driver. That’s two pax by the driver, and four pax for […]
30 November 2018
Today seemed like a day too many in Mokokchung. But it was a necessary rest day with the long previous days. It only seems excessive because I had arrived one day early due to things going well in Mon/Longwa. I took it at a really slow restful pace and killed time with a walk into […]