South East Asia
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Malay Wedding Crashers…

Malay Wedding Crashers…

This weekend saw me essentially gatecrash a Malay wedding of an apparently famous Malaysian Footballer. I went along with two other guys from the office, one of whom is a casual friend of the brides family. This was our ticket in. Arriving just after 1pm,…

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My 26th Birthday photos (2 months later…)

My 26th Birthday photos (2 months later…)

After finally getting the photos of my birthday party, I’ve managed to upload them here! At this point, I would just like to send a personal thanks to Ms M. Musa for giving me the photos from that night!

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Christmas Shopping

Christmas Shopping

Also last weekend I managed to get a kick start on my Christmas Shopping by tackling it head on. In the space of a day, I traversed three shopping malls and managed to find gifts for half my family and friends, with a rough idea…

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Muay Thai Kickboxing

Muay Thai Kickboxing

Last Sunday, I did something different and went to watch Muay Thai (Thai Kickboxing). A friend from the office invited me to come watch the “Clash of the Champions 2012” at a nearby stadium. What I saw was very entertaining, and fairly brutal. The highlight…

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Gearing up for Christmas…

Gearing up for Christmas…

Call me traditional, but I don’t think it’s Christmas if I am baking in the Sun while watching decorations be put up. The idea of Christmas and cold weather has been so ingrained into me that I didn’t realise just how crazy it feels when…

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UrbanScapes 2012

UrbanScapes 2012

Some photos from last weekends UrbanScapes 2012 festival in KL. It was a great weekend spent seeing fairly decent Malay bands of all genres and the epic, Sigur Ros! I also got to experience something that I had never done before (even at Glastonbury!), attend…

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Diwali – Gallery #2

Diwali – Gallery #2

Some further snaps from Brickfields, sweet shops and a temple in Puchong.

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Diwali – Gallery #1

Diwali – Gallery #1

As promised some of the few photos taken during the holiday period. Interesting to note the Chinese inspired money packets or angpao which has been adopted by the Malaysian Indians for Diwali. This is a great example of how Malaysia is essentially a melting pot…

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