The mighty emergent that towers higher than the rest, the tualang, the mengaris, Kompassia exelsa, that harbours the hanging nests of the wild bees, that supports itself with buttresses taller than a man standing on the shoulders of another man. … Continue reading
Returning from birdwatching to the main lodge at dusk The road in – 2.5 hours in a 4WD over logging roads Refining the presentation of the report Awed Morning mist along the river The breakfast platform More of the team … Continue reading
Borneo is an island and by some weird Bornean magic, no matter which coast you are on, you seem to be able to see the sun set into the sea. I never did quite figure out how this works, but … Continue reading
Trouble is, I’m not quite sure what the drama was about, but it certainly was heartfelt. I was writing in my study when I became aware of the kerfuffle unfolding – birds in a panic. Not just one, but dozens. … Continue reading
Buy a watch? A dizzying amount of clothing… Or a handbag… Guess what these are! … Continue reading
Where Chinatown morphs into the rest of the old city The centre of Chinatown: Petaling Street, where the bank loses out to the hucksters Buyers’ paradise, but the tree refuses to give up Pancake-making is such a messy affair… … Continue reading
And I’ve read them both! (From the Orbit catalogue) … Continue reading
If you keep up with what the rest of the world was doing this week, you will know it was a major event in the Islamic calendar, when people do the main part of the Haj. Even for those who … Continue reading
. Sort of. Have spent the last couple of days silenced by the state of my throat, so a good time to work, no? And I spent the time working on my book-proposal-come-synopsis. Which is something I hate above all … Continue reading
As those of you who follow me on Twitter or Facebook will know, husband got noramlyed. Again. You see, he was so jealous of my huge, never-to-be-forgotten bit of noramlying, by an Icelandic volcano no less, that he decided to … Continue reading
