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6 February 2026
Landing some 20 mins ahead of schedule at 1700, we disembarked about 10 mins later and I was through immigration using the automated gates at 1715. It was purely walking time with no waiting at all. I had applied for an obtained a Visa Exemption application online free-of-charge, which allowed the use of the autogate. […]
30 July 2025
A bit of a fright I had a bit of a fright this morning with my flight departure time to Kuala Lumpur which I had thought was at 1320. I had thought of going to the airport at 0945 to have brunch at the lounge but didn’t think I could last till then without […]
25 July 2025
No jetlag Three nights after landing from Europe, I’m happy to report that I haven’t had any jetlag. That’s quite unheard of, for me, especially flying towards the east. I’ve had not trouble falling asleep and have been OK to wake with the alarm at 0715 each morning. And my nature calls were nearly on […]
10 June 2025
After a relaxing day yesterday of just lunch with a friend from Melaka and a gym workout, I had my long-awaited big day today. It’s the day of my CT Calcium Score test to see the level of obstruction (if any) in my arteries, in case I can do without taking statins. I had recently […]
8 June 2025
Above: Tapas at the airport lounge upon arrival. Arriving in Kuala Lumpur I had about 4h sleep on board with the aid of 1.5 tablets of sleeping pills and a very good recline position on the slimline aircraft seats. That’s the highest dose I had ever taken. Nothing seemed to happen with the initial 1 […]
7 June 2025
Above: Malaysia Airlines A330neo interior. Trip Overview This trip started with an intention to go to Europe for summer, to escape New Zealand’s wet and windy winter. We managed to get confirmed tickets on points from Taipei to Vienna and later on added budget airline flights around to various sunny spots, and then it kept […]
23 April 2025
I leave Kuala Lumpur today for hometown, after a whole in the big city. The day was spent having lunch in Kampung Baru, a long massage and dinner with friends Faiz and Colin. I woke at 0615 to take the 0700 train to the airport. I did a lot of work at the landside lounge […]
6 November 2024
Visitation I was still full from last night’s big dinner and had some milk and muesli for breakfast Amidst wet weather, I found a car to take me to visit Andre, a French friend of E over at Titiwangsa. I had never met him before and he turned out to be more of an acquaintance […]
5 November 2024
Flying to Kuala Lumpur Today I fly to Kuala Lumpur for a couple of nights en route to Maldives. The Maldives flight leaves in the morning at 0840 and I didn’t fancy an early connection from Kuching. Overnighting in Kuala Lumpur would be time-consuming with transport so I made it worthwhile with a two-night stay. […]
1 November 2024
Colourful old town Kuching by night Tonight, I hit old-town with some friends for dinner. I was hit with parking hell when I got there with three events on: the river regatta, a craft fair and a drumming festival. But it was worthwhile as the place was alive with lots of food trucks. It was […]