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15 November 2020
Leaving Kuching I didn’t sleep well last night due to the excitement of returning to New Zealand. My flight from Kuching to Kuala Lumpur is scheduled for 1700 this evening. I had been checking for cancellations in the last couple of days and there had been none so far. Just as well, as there is […]
12 November 2020
Another flight cancellation Yesterday, 11 November, I had notification from Malaysia Airlines that my flight of 6 December had been cancelled. I wasn’t surprised; why would they fly when there’s no way passengers can secure Managed Isolation spots. Rebooking on another airline I had been relaxed about staying in Kuching till March next year. But […]
11 November 2020
Flight Cancellation I had booked to fly back to New Zealand on 1 November as part of my roundtrip ticket originating from Auckland. But that flight got cancelled a few days after I left my hotel quarantine in Kuching. Malaysia Airlines had suspended all operations to Auckland until early March next year. So I had […]
6 November 2020
Over a month ago I was reviewing my domestic travel plans as Covid-19 cases had jumped to 260 on 1 October. I thought hell had broken loose a couple of weeks ago when it reached 871 on 18 October. Well, today hell had broken even looser when it reached 1755 cases with a large proportion […]
18 October 2020
Above: Hell has broken loose with a new record high of 871 new cases today. Like I said, a few weeks ago Malaysia was doing well on the Covid front. In fact, on some days, Malaysia had fewer new cases than Auckland alone. Three weeks ago numbers crept up, largely in Sabah. Due to upcoming […]
16 October 2020
Above: Mum awaiting her dental treatment in a special room due to Covid-19 precautions. I’m still learning about Covid SOPs (Standard Operating Procedures). Yesterday I went to the mall. I learnt that that clothes I try on in a store have to be sanitized before returning to the shelves. Today I experienced the full precautions […]
1 October 2020
Above: Today, the number of new Covid-19 cases nationwide shot up more than two-fold. During my long stay with family, I’ve booked some domestic trips. In fact, yesterday I had just snapped up Kuching to Langkawi (2h15 flight) for MYR12 (USD3) which is essentially free apart from the airport tax. And the same fare coming […]
19 September 2020
Back in Kuching I have about a month before my next escape. The next time, it will be a diving trip to Sabah, then across to the peninsula briefly en route back to Kuching. However, Covid-19 has blown-up rather suddenly in Sabah. It started out in a detention centre for illegal immigrants but there was […]
19 September 2020
Hornbill spotting, not Because I slept so early last night, I woke at 0400. But it didn’t stop me from dozing till after 0700. I woke to find that I had missed messages from Lily last night and this morning. She had offered to take me to Piasau Nature Reserve to spot for hornbills. I had […]
18 September 2020
Breakfast Lily, a school-mate from school days picked me up at 0845. Thomas was in the car already and we headed out for a yumcha breakfast. To my surprise, the food was excellent. Yumcha in Kuching that I’ve tried in Kuching has usually been cheap and nasty. Made to a price to serve the mass […]