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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 […]
10 February 2026
Above: T-shirts based on Jakarta scenes and food. Chinatown I woke at 0600 in Jakarta, which was 0700 back in Bali. Today, I’m meeting Ah Meng, who is family of the hotel that I stayed at in Jakarta. With brunch on the cards, I made do with some fruit and cake before heading out at […]
9 February 2026
Above: Art made up of scrunched up fishing nets at Sarinah Mall. Leaving Despite retiring much later last night, I woke at 0500 for my rehab exercises and taking breakfast at 0730 to avoid waiting (like yesterday). I told them to skip the pastries and juice, in order to eat less. Checking out at 0900, […]
8 February 2026
I kept up with my rehab exercises after waking up at 0500 and taking breakfast at 0730. Kim was home attending to lots of matters, so I played my part by doing some admin on the computer before having a swim around 1000. For lunch, I went out to the main road in search of […]
7 February 2026
With 5h of time difference, I was up at 0500 and did my rehab exercises for my hip and knee before breakfast started at 0730. Breakfast started with a basket of bakery, cut fruit and cereal before a hot ala carte option was given. It was too much food for me! Having recently gone over […]