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13 June 2019
All aboard! Last night, en route, I had messaged our boat organiser Dian to delay our pickup from 0900 to 1000. He messaged us to say that he would be at our hotel at 0930 but there would be no rush. We had breakfast at the hotel before readying ourselves for our 3d/2n klotok adventure […]
12 June 2019
Today we have a very long road trip by truffle from Pontianak to Pangkalan Bun, instead of two easy flights or a bus, both of which were cancelled. With the truffle, we had an 0900 departure which allowed a leisurely buffet breakfast at Ibis. According to Google Maps, the road trip should take about 12h […]
11 June 2019
Flying to Kalimantan Natalia and I had an 1145 flight from Kuching to Pontianak. The international side of Kuching airport doesn’t have many facilities to hang out in, so there’s no point to get to the airport too early. But with post-Raya congestion a possibility we decided to allow ourselves 2 hours plus plenty of […]
10 June 2019
This morning, I took Natalia to town to continue her walking tour of Kuching Old Town . It was basically the Carpenter Street, Tua Pek Kong and Main Bazaar area. In the afternoon, she continued with a visit to the Brooke Gallery while I had a swim at a nearby public pool. From what I’ve […]
9 June 2019
Because Natalia is part-Indonesian, I thought it would be good for her to get to know Bornean culture. After all, most of Borneo is in Indonesia. So we headed to the Sarawak Cultural Village at Damai. The place was a mess as it was undergoing renovations. There was a temporary entrance and the usual walkways […]
8 June 2019
Natalia, my friend from Yemen study days, arrived last night. We didn’t have any commitments for the day except one Raya visit around noon. But as we had some time, we squeezed in a visit to the Darul Hana bridge and a walk along India Street in Kuching’s Old Town. We returned to freshen up […]
6 June 2019
Today is the second of Syawal according to the Islamic calendar. I have my first Hari Raya Puasa (Eid ul Fitr) visit to a friend today. Some of my Muslim friends are away this year so it is rather quiet. Normally it is a time for me to catch them all as they return from […]
2 June 2019
With my Malindo flight from Kuala Lumpur to Kuching at 1705, I had a bit of time to kill. After some muesli in my room, I went for walk and ride in the public transport before returning to rest. I checked out before the 1200 limit and took the bus to the airport. Even though […]
9 April 2019
It was raining when I woke. Better today than yesterday, my sightseeing day! I went downstairs and found that the cook had gone out to buy provisions. He was already due back but was probably stuck somewhere due to the rain. So breakfast wasn’t available in-house. I wandered a couple of doors away and had […]
8 April 2019
Getting ready I woke early due to the previous early mornings I’ve had, and also the one hour time difference. I had suggested an early departure but the petrol station didn’t open till 0800. I killed time with a walk back to the waterfront to catch the view in a different light, before returning for […]