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9 August 2020
Landing in hometown I landed into my hometown Kuching around 1600, a few minutes behind schedule. We queued up for temperature checks and you guessed it … more forms to fill. But once they knew I was an international arrival, the form was no longer required. Having applied for and received an approval to return […]
9 August 2020
Arrival We landed a few minutes after our arrival time of 0840. I have 5h25 of connecting time before flying home to see family in Kuching. I had read reports of lengthy waits in the arrival/transfer processing. Seated in the front of Economy I was amongst the first off the plane. I walked briskly towards […]
2 November 2019
Today I pick up friend Michelle from New Zealand who will visit and stay till my departure. She arrived yesterday morning and will leave five minutes before me next week. I had asked her to stay in town for the first night and given her some sightseeing tips to start off her stay before I […]
11 September 2019
Kuching to Tawau by flight I left home by Grab car at 0830. The driver took an unusually long route directed by Google Maps getting me to the airport around 15min later than I had expected at 0915. I had breakfast at the lounge before settling in to do some last minute work on the […]
1 September 2019
It had been kinda depressing being with aunt. Few years ago, she was still swimming 20 laps in an Olympic-sized pool but now she is barely walking. I try to put it into perspective with the fact that she is 90 years old. Fortunately, my uncle (and aunt) from Christchurch dropped in and we went […]
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 […]