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27 January 2013
Day 1 in the Dark I got to Batu Caves station around 2315 so there was less than an hour before Thaipusam officially starts. There was a bottleneck entering the Batu Caves temple grounds. The crowd was unbelievable. We shuffled through the commercial area where just about anything was on sale: food, henna-ing services, dresses, […]
26 January 2013
Thaipusam Eve Procession I got to the junction of Jalan Sultan and Jalan Tun HS Lee just before midnight. There was a large crowd plus presence from the police and volunteer firefighters (who had their own paramedics). It was too hard to get any closer to the Sri Mahamariamman Temple (where everything will start from) which […]
25 January 2013
My flight to KL leaves at 1715. I’m very good at wasting the day away. I slowly repacked and went rambling around old Yangon before having a foot massage. I managed to fit in yet another South Indian meal before checking out at midday. I have South Indian too often in Yangon because the central […]
10 January 2013
Above: Hakka Noodles in Ipoh. I broke with tradition today. After two dimsum breakfasts in Ipoh, I opted for Hakka noodles washed down by the famous Ipoh white coffee. All two coffees I had in Ipoh were excellent and cheap. It’s not hard to be good when you roast the beans in butter (or margarine) […]
9 January 2013
Today I wanted to go to Kellie’s Castle, an incomplete castle built by a Scottish businessman around 1915. I did that after another dimsum breakfast as my first one didn’t disappoint in terms of the quality and quantity of fillings. The castle is about 30 minutes by car from Ipoh but took me 2 hours […]
8 January 2013
A geriatric doctor, not a geriatrician I needed to see the doctor to check on my fluey ears and chest. There were plenty of choices around the hotel but upon enquiry some of them were “specialists” of various kinds. Strange that they’re not marked as such … perhaps the doctors have had experienced in various […]
31 December 2012
Above: Taking the boat back to the apartment. After an early breakfast, I taxied out to Supadio International Airport. I had to wait briefly for check-in to open even though it was 90 minutes prior to the flight. We were delayed for about half hour. The MASWings flight was very empty despite the zero-fare promotion […]
24 December 2012
Above: Christmas programmes on TV on the life of Jesus carry this warning. Jesus is also a prophet in Islam – which means he should not be depicted and the storyline may differ from that in the Quran. Two days after the second treatment I felt that my middle back wasn’t too good. The benefits […]
22 December 2012
Above: Second blood-letting treatment, this time on my lower back. I opted to return to the Chinese physician today for a second treatment, this time it is for my back. This had seized up during my 11h of airborne hell from Auckland to Hong Kong. It had been overshadowed by the butt issues so I […]
20 December 2012
In February this year, I had a fall which saw me use crutches for 6 weeks. While my knee injury healed nicely, a complication left me with recurring pain in my left butt, glute, piriformis, whatever. And it radiates down my left leg some times. Despite visits to the physiotherapist, acupuncturist and osteopaths, it seemed […]