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16 September 2018
At Bintulu Sentral, the bus station, I was feeling a little headachey from not eating properly. I asked a cafe if they had Ais Kacang. The said “Yep” and brought me a mug of sweet mung bean porridge with ice on top. Not what I had imagined but correct literally. I took a Grab car […]
16 September 2018
After a breakfast of rusk and milk, I checked out of my hotel. I enquired about transport to Niah Cave National Park HQ as it was a 5km walk according to the map. The receptionist managed to book me a taxi which turned up about 10 minutes later. I got to the park at 0800 […]
15 September 2018
Leaving Bakelalan We had a pleasant change to breakfast today with kanpua (Foochow) noodles. It was a satisfying meal that would keep me going for the day ahead, travelling from Bakelalan to Miri then to Batu Niah. As I finished breakfast before 0800, I could tell the clouds were burning off very nice and early […]
14 September 2018
We had a relatively late breakfast today at 0800, preceded by our usual pre-meal grace. At 1000 Maureen, Badau and I (along with all three dogs) set off for a walk to Sungai Muda, a nearby stream/river. Along the way, we stopped near the apple orchards and was shown the Ice Cream Bean pod. It […]
13 September 2018
Crossing the border I woke around 0700 for breakfast at 0730. My hosts suggested that time despite a departure at 0900 (subject to weather) across to the Indonesian weather. With weather looking favourable, Badau and I walked into town around 0915 where he had his bike parked. The dogs cleverly didn’t come along (whereas they […]
12 September 2018
Getting going I had set the alarm for 0600 and asked the frontdesk to call me as well just in case. But I woke at 0430. Realising that there was no phone, I figured that the receptionist would have to walk up two floors to wake me. So I WhatsApp’ed them to say I was […]
11 September 2018
Today I fly to Miri for an overnight before going inland to Borneo’s highlands for my mini-adventure. I ordered a Grab car on the app but none were available in my area. I tried numerous times and it was starting to worry me even though I had three hours till my 1500 flight. Perhaps it […]
14 August 2018
Bird’s eye view of Saigon I had enquired about a late check-out till 1600 for half a day’s rate. Anything beyond that would he at the full day’s rate. I decided against it in the end and checked-out at 1100, leaving my pack at reception. I took a Grab car to Bitexco Tower. I read […]
13 August 2018
I had a lazy start today, staying indoors after breakfast till 1100. I headed out for my massage to Pham Ngu Lao. I tried choosing the place carefully again, trying to avoid the many that had skimpily dressed female touts. I stumbled across one with a young masseur. The massage started off well, then about […]
12 August 2018
As expected, I woke early in Saigon and dozed till around 0530. I took breakfast on the hotel’s rooftop in their main building; I was housed in their annex. Surprisingly, they had no pho for breakfast so I settled for an omelette accompanied by a very good personal baguette. It was very light inside and […]