Chiang Mai, Thailand February 15th 2011 Taking a 13-hour overnight train from Bangkok, I arrived in Chiang Mai around 8:30 am. First order of business was to secure a place to stay, which wasn’t too hard. I pictured Chiang Mai to be a modern village town but it’s a small city with many modern shops….
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Bangkok, Thailand
Bangkok, Thailand February 9th – 13th 2010 The first night I got here, there were several stalls selling fried insects and scorpions to eat. All I did was take a picture, thinking they would be there again the next few nights. I was wrong. I haven’t seen the stalls since. The next day, I went…
Malaysia : Final words
Lots of memories but too difficult to summarize so here are some highlights from my trip to Malaysia: Spending CNY with family. It was quite awkward to meet up with family, yet familiar and fun at the same time. Going to Port Dickson with Eugene’s family. It rained a lot that day! But we went…
In Bangkok. Short update.
Got here in around 2 hours from K.L. I usually take the cheapest option into the city (usually buses) but it was getting late and it takes about an hour to get into town so I decided to go with a metered taxi. As I traveled from Suvarnabhumi International Airport to Banglamphu (Location of the…
The package has arrived.
So a care package sent by my sister arrived today, after 2 weeks, which is not bad at all. This means I am now free to book my ticket for the next leg of my journey. I am most probably leaving on Feb 8th or 9th to Bangkok so expect the blog to resume to…
Going a little insane
The past 2 weeks have been uneventful. The highlights were the rare occasions of going out with the entire family from my mom’s side to eat, the entire family from my dad’s side to do the same, and meeting up with some old friends for drinks and food, while sneaking in the occasional trip to…
Back in my homeland of Malaysia
Flew from Chennai to Kuala Lumpur on Jan 9th. Glad to be back to visit friends/family. Malaysia is so developed and civilized. Will be here until Chinese New Year’s. I haven’t celebrated a Malaysian CNY since I migrated to the USA end of 1997.
Kolkata, Mamalapuram, Pondicherry, Chennai
Kolkata, India December 25th – 29th 2010 Spent Xmas here. Fell slightly sick on Xmas day itself. Not much to do except wait for my flight out to Chennai. Played some pick-up soccer in a field with trash everywhere. Went to visit the Mother Theresa House for the Dying and Destitute but it was closed…
Bodhgaya, India
Bodhgaya, India December 23rd – 24th 2010 When I was a kid, I used to have a set of encyclopedias I loved to read. And in one of them, there was a story of Buddha and a picture of a statue of Buddha being enlightened under the Bodhi tree. I never thought the day would…
Varanasi, India
Varanasi, India December 19th – 21st 2010 One of the oldest cities in the world and one of the most popular destinations in India, Varanasi did not disappoint when it came to the topic of life and death, especially the latter. All Hindus try to come here to die so they can achieve “moksha”, basically…