MYANMAR | Sunday, 27 May 2012 | Views [423]
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MALAYSIA | Wednesday, 23 Nov 2011 | Views [441]
Its about 4.15pm NZ time and Kathie I hope you are happy with your exams experience. I'm still not 100%, not at all, though am better. Enjoyed the group dinner last night, kept it simple. Still crook today. The hotel staff and my group have been just ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 22 Nov 2011 | Views [324]
I was feeling smug the other day when I had spent 3.80 on my yummy fish lunch and later learned one of the others had spent 38.00 on a club sandwich. However I spent yesterday morning in A&E at the hospital and they did not. Hells bells I never ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Sunday, 20 Nov 2011 | Views [595]
Despite the Promenade hotel giving me a free 30 mins yesterday in my 2 1/2 hr session, I'm not paying MYR10/hr when I can sit round the corner, once again in a dingy cavern surrounded by small excitable boys playing computer games, for MYR1.5 /hr. ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [501]
After the Poring cold water over myself in the waterfall, and missing out the hot springs altogether, our group had a set lunch and then came back 2 1/2 hours to Kota Kinabalu. My constant companion (Mum you will recognised the phrase from 1989 onwards ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [454]
From the surprise of the photo of a paph with an orang-utan in the background, we unanimously decided not to dip in the Poring hot springs as we walked through to the canopy bridge experience. Ah no, as Kathie would say. None of us visitors realised ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [394]
We journeyed near the route of the death march from Sandakan that killed so many Australians in WW2, I think something like 2000 started out and fewer than 10 got as far as where we'd stayed overnight. Our guide told us the Japanese did not know the ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [435]
We arrived at Kinabalu Pines in the afternoon surrounded by clouds. But I suspected the verandahs of the chalets were positioned for a reason. How true was that? As I woke at 5am to the muezzin calling, and out by 5.30am, in the dark was the faintest ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [453]
We pulled up for the night at the cabbage capital of the world - Kandasang. It is a village. I thought we'd be in a hostel situation. Instead, late afternoon we arrived at a 'resort' - a group of very nice chalets called Kinabalu Pines. Our group ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [356]
The 'rafflesia' is the largest flower in the world. It flowers for 6 days every not very often, and it stinks and is pollinated by flies. After our second jungle walk, our guide Hermann had made a phonecall and said, the rafflesia is blooming, we could ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Saturday, 19 Nov 2011 | Views [424]
Hi all , thanks for your coments Mum. I have just returned to this olde worlde hotel after the most fantastic two days away, every moment incredible. Who would have thought I woud actually touch an orang-utan as it ambled past! And shock the poms while ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [362]
This morning woke at 5.30am, what's new. Its lighter much earlier this further north. The hotel is on the shore and I took some images of the grand hotel and the old interesting boats moored. Went round one block away, and as expected, here was normal ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [252]
In a beautiful old styled bathroom with wood furniture, and a big bath.... I did all my washing!!!!
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [331]
The 2 1/2 hours flight to KK was delayed from 6pm. Someone took my seat which turned out fine because I sat right at the back with a lady about my age whose mother was caring for her, and we had a great time. Although our understanding of each ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [254]
To my horror, hoping to take a final image of Singapore Bay after the Gardens tour, my new camera would not work! Up to now its been great. I also had only $5 left. Gave it 5 mins and realised if I can't get this fixed its useless at a most ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [286]
Awaiting our coaches, I palled up with April, a local lady although not currently growing orchids as she travels about 4 times a year, globally. If she wants some quiet time, she goes to a farm in Shropshire or Warwickshire for example. She was ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [215]
Yesterday, my final day in Singapore, again a day of total contrasts. Once more up at 5.30am and I went back about 6.30 to the Chinese tombstones about 300m away tucked into the hillside in lush bush. I took some very evocative images in the early ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Friday, 18 Nov 2011 | Views [282]
Good morning from the opulence of the Hotel Promenda in Kota Kinabalu where two cups of tea or coffee would cost the same as an entire days food and drink last week. You can imagine I've just been one block away and paid local price for my teh tarik ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Wednesday, 16 Nov 2011 | Views [478]
How was English Kathie? Have only 15 mins left on this as checked in for tomorrow online. Tomorrow I will sleep in KotaKinabalu, 2 1/2 hour flight to the north, late arrival, so don't expect to hear from me. I'll put that on the map below. BTW I'm ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Tuesday, 15 Nov 2011 | Views [301]
Hey Kathie good lucks for English tomorrow. You've improved so much this year, and I know you'll think about what is the question that they are expecting you to answer. Have spent $90 NZ on this since arriving in Singapore. Bought a new cheap camera ... Read more >
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