Archive for January, 2009
Saturday, January 31st, 2009
“God Put A Smile Upon My Face”
Coldplay comes to mind as I type this entry overlooking the breathtaking, clear aquamarine green Andaman Sea, off of the (relatively) undiscovered island of Koh Lipe in Satun, Thailand… Thailand Paradiso, really!!!
Where I left off….
Wednesday, January 28, 2009
I ended up out with the boys and girls from the spot I was staying at in KL. [...]
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Wednesday, January 28th, 2009
Taman Negara > So NOT Jungle Fevered
Phew! I am very happy to be outta the jungle (Taman Negara), back in the city(Kuala Lumpur)..and moreso headed for much deserved beach time!! the plan is: tomorrow AM, to take a trip up to the northwest region of Malaysia since it is monsoon season on the east coast (Perhentian Islands)… and hit up Langkawi [...]
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Sunday, January 25th, 2009
A Wonderful “Discovery” in Melacca
I really wasn’t expecting what actually became of my one day/night in the old town of Melacca. As per recommendation of my personal translator and assistant, Lisa in Shanghai (hehe)– she pretty much helped planned my trip and stuff…. She suggested to make a quick stop in Melacca in betwixt my Singapore and [...]
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Friday, January 23rd, 2009
Singapore< I came, I saw, I conquered.
Two full days and some change in Singapore and I covered all of what I wanted to see/do. Happy that this was my first stop after Bangkok, because I really needed a “clean relief.” I walked countless hours in the various ethnic neighborhoods of this pleasant city, thinking that this place just wasn’t real. It’s a [...]
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Thursday, January 22nd, 2009
Kissed by a Pink Dolphin!
….. but it didn’t come till after a rather emotional roller coaster ride of a day! Here’s how the day went….
Thursday, January 22, 2009
I woke up bright and early sunshine around 7:30am ish and had me some breakfast downstairs. Then off, I returned to the bus station to get a hold of my ticket for [...]
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Wednesday, January 21st, 2009
Singapore: First Impressions
What lovely people!! Clean, orderly, organized, efficient systems. And accents I can dig!!!
My plane landed at about 2:30pm but after doing the metro shuffles and finding the guesthouse atop of Mt. Emily Hill/Park… and being drenched in sweat with jeans and a tee on, I think I finally checked in at about 4:30-5pm’ish. The guesthouse [...]
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Tuesday, January 20th, 2009
OBAMA’guration 2009… Happened in Bangkok, too!
Ugh…. I told ya’ll about my Lil’ Jon - ”Whatttt??!!” moments with these damn accents in this Bangkok guesthouse…and then, come to find out I was only 1 of 2 Americans that were present in the lobby of a good 12 or so to witness OBAMA’guration 2009. After a some snide and snarky remarks from the [...]
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
Everybody’s Muay Thai Boxing!…and Playing Pong Wrap Up
Muay Thai Boxing is freakin awesome!! (I had flashbacks of myself and 2 good buds attending bull fighting in Barcelona..but this was sooo not the same.) I was all ooh’ing and ahh’ing along with the Thai crowd — who take this spot very seriously! Of course flicks and footage will be up in a month [...]
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Monday, January 19th, 2009
My Neck, My Back….
Now I’ve had my fair share of massages in my lifetime… especially since I’ve been living in Asia for 7 months now with membership at Dragonfly back in the ‘Hai. And trust me, I’m no stranger there.
But Thai Massages …. in Thailand… is like no other. I had one in Chiang Mai by this older [...]
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Sunday, January 18th, 2009
Tap That Elephant! Surf That Bamboo Raft! and Randomness!
Soooooo I arrived in Bangkok earlier this evening….and have already been to a “ping pong show”… if you don’t know.. ya betta axe some boday!! But I don’t want to get into that justttt yetttttt…. Lemme first recap as much as my memory chips can handle of my last full day in the charming city/town [...]
