I had previously visited Langkawi during my Part I days here back in 2009, therefore as the plane descended and we headed off to the resort, a flood of memories came rushing back. It was strange how little things had changed on the island in…
A few weeks ago Jon Pinhorn, a dear friend from home and a fellow expat currently living in India, decided to pay me a visit for his holiday. Coming from the North Indian “dry state” of Ahmedabad, he was anxious to see some tropical islands…
Prime Ministers Office
Prime Ministers Office
Two weekends ago I found myself on the receiving end of a phone call invitation to watch the Super GT race in Sepang. For those that don’t follow the F1 races, Sepang is the home of Malaysia’s F1 circuit. As such, I’ve always wanted to…
Over the last few days a horrible haze has settled over most of Malaysia and Singapore. While this is an annual occurrence, I am reminded of how unprecedented the scale of the smog is this year. The culprit for this crime is well known, our…
Last weekend I had the chance to snap these photos while at an unusual location – a rooftop helipad! For my friend’s birthday a small group of us went to the top a nondescript skyscraper where the owners had converted the working helipad into outdoor…
As I mentioned in an earlier post, my prized item that I managed to buy from Yogyakarta is this lovely wooden Chess set. As promised, here are a few images of it once I finally set it up in my room. Trouble is, the board…
Having previously posted a fairly thorough recount of my trip to Yogyakarta, I received some further photos from my friend. While many of them were the same as mine, I decided to post a few here that were quite different. Bear in mind, that these…
The next day, we left around the same time and headed towards the active Volcano called, Mount Merapi. It had previously erupted in 2006 and then again in 2010, causing major destruction to the surrounding areas and covering most of the Yogyakarta area with ash….
