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Skulduggery Pleasant – Death Bringer

January 25, 2012

The sixth book in Derek Landy's Skulduggery Pleasant saga, "Death Bringer", has to be the most satisfying read since the first book.

Kuching Art

December 27, 2011

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Photos of art taken in Kuching's various museums.

Nearly got a photo with Dr M

September 9, 2010

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The Perdana Leadership Foundation invited me for a buka puasa in Putra Jaya, with Dr M being the guest of honour.

On our penultimate day in Langkawi, we decided to head up to the Crocodile Farm. Far less scary than the snake sanctuary, I had thought. Finding the place, like the snake sanctuary, was not as easy as one expected. But the drive was scenic and enjoyable. When we finally did reach the croc farm, we were… [Read more…]

Langkawi – Day 3

December 9, 2008

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The third day on Langkawi was quite a restful day. We decided to head down to a Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of Kuah town, near the vegetarian restaurant where we had lunch the day before. We then decided to take a drive down to the south-west tip towards Pantai Chenang. The ride was pretty… [Read more…]

Langkawi – Day 2

December 7, 2008

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This was one relaxing holiday, and I honestly needed it. I got up on the second day around lunch time, then we headed down to town for some lunch. We ended up in a vegetarian restaurant on the outskirts of Kuah. After lunch, we were herded to the shop next door by the restaurant, as… [Read more…]

Langkawi – Day 1

December 6, 2008

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I haven’t stepped on to Langkawi for almost ten years. My first visit was when Dr. M just designated the island as a duty free haven. Things were very different in the early 90s. Kuah Town was just fishing village, with one row (at the most two rows, if memory serves me right) of old-skool… [Read more…]

Round and About Kuala Lumpur

July 20, 2008

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I have been really busy recently, so I haven’t had much time to go about town, or take photos. My other blog on employment is also taking up a lot of my time, and is something I really would like to focus on. So the Klang Valley Travel blog will remain a purely hobby blog, but I… [Read more…]

Oop Noorth Again!

June 11, 2008

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One hot weekend in May, I decided I needed to get away from the smouldering dusty atmosphere of KL. For a day trip, the closest thing was Bukit Tinggi, unfortunately. So a friend and I headed there for a day’s escape. The road up was a different than the last time. They closed off the more… [Read more…]

Na Tuk

May 11, 2008

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Walking down the streets of Kuala Lumpur, it’s hard to miss little red shrines on street corners, or facing a building. Although more subtly placed than the hindu/buddhist shrines of Bangkok, it’s easier to spot them, as they stand out from the shrubs or enclosures, being painted vermillion. I’ve always wondered which gods are… [Read more…]

Dirty Sticky Stalls / The Writer In Me

April 12, 2008

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This post has two titles. Soon, you’ll understand why. While doing some cleaning spring cleaning on my computer, I discovered some unused photographs that I took for a particular article several years back. Firstly though, I do not hold myself out to be a photographer. I have to admit, however, that I did learn a… [Read more…]

Raise Your Flag [higher higher]

March 9, 2008

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Well, it’s the day after the elections. I missed the boat, sort of, because it would have been good to have taken photos of all the war of flags and posters and whatnot. But anyway, I did manage to catch some on the day of elections and today. Truth to tell, the whole nation… [Read more…]

Poems From The Underground

February 10, 2008

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Okay, so Malaysia doesn’t really have an underground. But we do have the LRT, and these rhymes are inspired by my recent commutes. Firstly though, poetry is not my genre sniff sniff. So if the rhymes and limericks offend you, don’t read them. Impatience Oh joyous joyous LRT! You take me where I should be! Faster… [Read more…]

Mooching Around In Malacca (Part 1)

December 6, 2007

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My personal experiences with Malacca has always been a little off-kilter for a Malaysian, I think. I mean, I learnt all about it in school, all about how Parameswara came over and set up camp on the peninsular, and all that. And how Hang Li Poh and friends came down from China as a gift.… [Read more…]

Working on public holidays…

October 1, 2007

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While Malaysia celebrated its 50th Jubilee recently, I was out working. I was doing an article on a few vegetarian food stalls at which I ate regularly. Writing about them was easy enough, but their addresses weren’t at my fingertips. So we had to drive out to these stalls, and because of my hectic schedule,… [Read more…]