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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, […]
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 […]
6 March 2026
Above: The pool at our sister hotel, Bintang Bali. After breakfast, I felt it was mandatory to go use the large pool at the sister hotel next door, Bali Bintang. While asking about pool towels, we were shown the shortcut across there. Kim had been walking out to the road to get there and finally […]
5 March 2026
Above: View from near our hotel. Surprisingly, the hotel buffet breakfast wasn’t great. The chicken was hacked up Asian style with lots of bones. I happily had the chicken porridge and soup instead. We went out to a nearby mall for a wander. I toyed with the idea of buying some cooking sachets to take […]
3 March 2026
Above: Gurney Paragon Mall incorporates the historical St Joseph Novitiate Building. It was a much-needed lazy day starting with rehab exercises in the hotel gym, a massage, cut-throat shave then lunch. I went to the blind massage shop which I had been before but being Ramadhan, there was only one masseur there who happened to […]
2 March 2026
Above: View from the hotel rooftop pool area. The Malaysia Airlines flight left Hyderabad a little earlier than the scheduled time of 0030. A meal was served soon after, followed by a bar service which included spirits and wine that were absent during the meal. We landed into Kuala Lumpur 20 mins early and I […]
22 February 2026
My time in hometown over the Chinese New Year had been quite social with family and friends. Despite that, I managed to fit in gym workouts on all days except one. I confirmed that my hip issues responded very well to rotational cable exercises and cable kickstand hip hinge. I also had a very good […]
11 February 2026
Leaving Jakarta With a 1255 flight from Jakarta to Kuching, I left my room at 0800. Today, I thought I’d try out the rideshare and train combo, despite the highway to the airport being clear and the rideshare price being low. I took a car to the Sudirman Baru station where I would catch the […]