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| Thursday, 23-Apr-2009 14:42 |
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Vacation At Lumut And Pangkor Island
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Ferry to Pangkor Island
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Lumut Jetty
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Lumut town
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Lumut town
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Taxi on pangkor Island
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Correl Island
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Chalet at RM80...
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or RM150...
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or Apartment RM300
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Just returned from 4D3N (20-23/4/2009) vacation at Swiss Garden Darmai Laut Resort in Lumut; compliment of my daughter Shanice. The resort is 30 minutes drive from Lumut jetty where you can board the ferry to Pangkor Island for RM10 return leaving every half-hourly from 6.30 a.m. to 8.30 pm.
Travel tips on Pangkor Island: Do not rent the motorbikes if you intend to go round the island. Some parts of the roads are too steep and winding. Be safe - rent a car or taxi. (Bike rental RM10/hr, car/taxi RM20/hr off peak period.) Takes only 30 mins to go round the island non-stop. You need not more than 3 hours even with lots of stopovers at various interesting sites.
Pangkor tourist website http://www.pangkor.com.my
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| Monday, 6-Apr-2009 05:04 |
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Mackerel Fishing At Yan
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leaving Yan jetty at 7 am
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a very simple 3 hook rig
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another fishing boat nearby
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Eric's
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Haitu's
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A commercial trawler nearby
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Went to Yan (Kedah) fishing yesterday. The place is anglers haven during mackerel season this time of year. We caught a few good ones. Not bad at all 
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| Monday, 15-Dec-2008 06:36 |
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Tasik Kenyir Fishing Trip
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Went to Tasik Kenyir fishing with my brother and friends last weekend. Tasik Kenyir is the fishing haven for ardent anglers in Malaysia. Look up its offical website here http://tasikkenyir.tripod.com . Not a very fruitful trip as far as fishing was concerned this time but we enjoyed every moment of it.
PS: Today I changed the blog title to keep up with life beyond Middle kingdom 
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| Thursday, 10-Jan-2008 12:00 |
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My New Friends
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| Friday, 28-Sep-2007 12:00 |
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Goodbye My Friends
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Today is the last day of my working life and in China (Totally 7 years in Wuxi/Shanghai, 2 years in Guangzhou). I will officially retire and back to my beloved hometown Penang tomorrow.
My colleages in Guangzhou organized this grand farewell dinner for me and my wife, of course with unending yamseng .
It has been a great pleasure to work with all of you, and thank you once again my friends for this wonderful send-off. Till we meet again.
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| Thursday, 27-Sep-2007 12:00 |
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Cool Conductor
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I was travelling in this rural bus in Guangzhou. The electric door motor was fully exposed flunking all safety rules. On top of that the lady conductor was resting her foot on the bare motor. This is too much already
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| Wednesday, 26-Sep-2007 12:00 |
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Giant Buddha of Hong Kong Lantau Island
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To get there first take the underground to Tung Chung station (one stop after Disneyland) and then take bus 23 to The Great Buddha. One day unlimited travelling bus pass on the island is HK$50 during holiday/weekend and HK$25 weekday. The bus ride up and down the island mountain is quite an experience not for the weak hearted. More treacherous than Genting.
After visiting the Buddha, take bus 21 to visit Tai-O village for dried seafood and more sightseeing. From here take bus 11 back to Tung Chung station. Do some last minute shopping and dining at the Citygate Mall next to the station.
How to get there from Guangzhou and cost:
Take express train from GZ East Station to HK Hung Ham station RMB190. (one half hour)
Hung Ham Station to Tsim Tung station HK$7
Walk to Tsim Sa Chui underground station.
Tsim Sa Chui station to Tung Chung HK$17 (underground)
Lantau Island day bus fare HK$50
Return from Tung Chung station to Prince Edward station HK$17 (underground)
Take exit C1 to China Travel Agency, Portland Road.
Take express bus HK-Guangzhou HK$100 (3 hours)
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| Tuesday, 18-Sep-2007 12:00 |
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Ants of Macau
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Hundreds of these "Transporters" criss crossing between Macau and China border (Zhu Hai) everyday from dusk to dawn carrying smuggled goods. Surprisingly the authorities are doing nothing about it (tutup satu mata ) even though they add lots of pressure on the already overloaded immigration system. Locals call them ants moving houses 蚂蚁搬家 .
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| Monday, 17-Sep-2007 06:02 |
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Tudor for 20 Dollars
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My brand new Tudor from Beijing Road, only 150 yuan, and it works!
I am going back for the Rolex
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| Saturday, 15-Sep-2007 12:00 |
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New Karaoke Gimmick
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This sleek machine with 20,000 songs built in is only USD 60, play only, cannot edit/delete or recording. This comes to only 0.30 cents per song which is so much cheaper than pDVD. (Price pDVD = USD 1, average 20 songs, 5 cents per song)
If you want record/edit function, there is a HDD version with 40,000 songs pre-recorded for USD 500 (which is still cheaper than pDVD)
Sing your heart out.
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