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2 June 2018
Leaving family After 9 nights in Kuching, I leave today for Kuala Lumpur connecting to Tehran. It was great to meet my step-sister for the first time since childhood. We worked well together on various issues facing our elderly and deteriorating parents … her dad with dementia and my mum who had suffered a fall […]
24 May 2018
I had spent yesterday in town with my cousin and her son. Strangely, I showed them two great places that I’m surprised they didn’t know. Firstly, the Singapore superstore that is called Mustafa. It kinda has anything and everything ranging from nightmarket cheapies to Mont Blanc belts side-by-side! There’s electronics, clothing, luggage, pharmaceuticals … but […]
22 May 2018
Today I fly from the big republic that is Indonesia to the smaller one, Singapore. I started the day with a breakfast of muesli and milk with papaya, purchased from the supermarket yesterday. I checked out around 0930 and used Grab to order a ride to the airport. The driver got near the airport and […]
18 May 2018
It felt like any ole day with gym and yoga before doing chores through the day. Kim drove me to the airport around 2100 for my 2355 flight to Singapore, the start of my journey to Iran and Galapagos, amongst other places. First up would be Singapore, connecting to Palembang. My winter escape for 2018 comes […]
20 April 2018
I arrived into Auckland on time and picked up the car at an off-site parking area where Kim had left it for me, having flown to Queenstown himself.
2 April 2018
Waking at 0545, it was just a quick was and straight to the road for a taxi to Changi Terminal 3. The streets were quiet a tad after 0600 and I had to go around the corner to be on a busier street. Check-in at the airport was best ever. There was not a soul […]
14 March 2018
I’m flying to Singapore (connecting to my hometown Kuching to see family) with a departure of 0115. I had organised it so it would be within minutes of my brother and sister-in-law’s departure to Kuala Lumpur (and onwards to Kuching) at 0055. We headed to the airport together in one car with their luggage including […]
23 November 2017
Above: Flying over Auckland. We landed in Auckland into quite a nice day about 10 minutes late. While I had travelled around for six weeks in Central Asia and India with just cabin bag (7kg including laptop), I had loaded up with food, a wok and lid for this last leg. Being able to show […]
22 November 2017
Today I fly Kuching – Kuala Lumpur – Auckland with the shortest available connection time of 1h25. I was advised by Malaysia Airlines 2 days before that I had been successful in my bid for an upgrade at the minimum price. With an upgrade guaranteed, I became concern that my domestic flight might be delayed […]
13 November 2017
Inflight from Delhi to Kuala Lumpur, I managed to doze for about 3h with the aid of a sleeping pill. I woke up feeling much better. I thought my chest had improved in the dry filtered cabin air, as opposed to the mildewy rooms in the highlands or the pollution of Delhi. I caught a […]