South East Asia
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Hong Kong part V – The Day of Rest

After my hectic day of walking I woke up to my legs still sore and not looking forward to the prospect of doing it all again. It was then that Brian handed me a way out. He was planning to take the day off and…

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Hong Kong part IV – HK Island

My first day solo in HK was soaking wet. My friend informed me that the Yellow Warning was broadcast for the storm, which meant be careful. I was just glad it wasn’t a Red Warning or worst of all, the Black Warning, which meant you…

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Hong Kong part III – More Macau Memories

Here are some more photos from Macau to feast your eyes upon…

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Hong Kong part II – The Macau excursion

I will not lie to you. The main reason I wanted to go to Macau was the James Bond film, Skyfall. For those that have not seen it, there was a beautiful Casino supposedly in Macau that you access via a long boat across a…

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Hong Kong part I – The First Weekend

Even before I arrived in Malaysia, I knew I wanted to visit Hong Kong. So when my old University friend, Brian, invited me to stay at his place I jumped at the chance. If I had to describe Hong Kong in a single phrase it…

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Selamat Hari Raya 2013

Having grown up in England, I had gotten used to the media bombardment that occurs around Christmas which seemed to start earlier and earlier each year. Since being in Malaysia, I realised that it also occurs here, but for multiple times – Christmas, Chinese New…

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Lenggong world heritage site

Several months ago, a group of us at the office went out to visit the Lenggong World Heritage Site to the north in Perak for a competition entry. This was the archaeological site where the “Perak Man” was discovered. He is the oldest homo sapien…

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Déjà vu week – Video II – Into the abyss

Our journey to the top in the Langkawi Cable car was definitely eerie. If it wasn’t for the comforting knowledge that we were guided by the cables, I would have been in a panic as we crept higher and higher…

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