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6 November 2015
As I had given up hope for the Pinnacles, I arranged to try the easiest adventure caving trip at Lagang departing at 1330. This gave me the whole morning free so I got the internet at MYR5 per day (expiring 0800 tomorrow when they change the password). Charlotte (whom I was hanging out with, travelling […]
5 November 2015
I have five nights in Mulu, kinda two too many compared to the typical tourist. The extra time was for the Pinnacles trip which I can’t get enough people for. There is a trip departing a day later than my preferred date but it was a bit risky as I may not arrive back in […]
4 November 2015
Today I head back to Mulu National Park, home of the world’s largest caves after 21 years. There are many ways of measuring “largest” (eg. volume, length etc) and Mulu still has the crown by some measures but has lost it in perhaps one way to a newer discovery in Vietnam. Mum and stepdad dropped […]
24 August 2015
Above: Kuching is a bit hazy this visit with the slash-and-burn of forests in preparation for agriculture in Indonesia. The transit “hassles” in Colombo made the 2h10 transit go really quickly. We boarded the Malaysia Airlines B737-800 for the 3h40 flight to Kuala Lumpur departing at 0055 and arriving at 0705 due to the time […]
23 July 2015
Today we took the boat (tambang) across the river into old town Kuching for a walk. I do this often enough in order to get errands done but Kim doesn’t get here so much. So it was somewhat of an experience on the boat, and a walk down memory lane in old town.
22 July 2015
Last trip back in April, I had been to the government polyclinic for a dental check-up which cost me a MYR1 (USD0.26) registration fee. They were ultra-comprehensive in marking down the condition of all teeth and the work required. They booked me an apppointment three months later which timed well with this visit. Today I […]
20 July 2015
It’s only an hour from my apartment to the Semenggoh Wildlife Centre where they rehabilitate rescued orangutans. As Kim doesn’t get to Kuching often, I took him there. As the apes roam the forest, sightings are not guaranteed especially during the fruiting season when they do not turn up for supplementary feeding.
1 January 2015
I had called the state forestry office yesterday to enquire whether any rafflesias (world’s largest flower) were in bloom. Rather unexpectedly, they said “Yes, there is one on its last day” and encouraged me to go. So, it was a disappointment for me to wake up to a wet day. While the rain wasn’t torrential, […]
27 December 2014
It has been about 18 years since I had been to Sibu, where my mother hails from. As a child we had gone there to see grandma frequently. I thought I was long overdue for a visit there and had bought the air-tickets cheaply and impulsively some 10 months (sounds contradictory but it was impulse […]
13 July 2014
An old classmate runs a farm outside of Kuching, near the Wind Cave and Fairy Cave. He had organised a gathering of old friends so that us city folks could enjoy a touch of the Borneo outdoors. We had a picnic by the stream and some of us finished the day with dinner at Siniawan […]