Yeah, I might be dreaming of Tioman, but I am working. On a Sunday. Reading. Can reading a novel be work? Yep, when you’ve already read it umpteen times over the past few months. Hell, when you wrote the danged … Continue reading
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Lunch by the sea Transport on the “road” past our door… Arriving by plane for the rich (we went by ferry) And just…life Really tough for the tourists, no? … Continue reading
There has been a lot of talk here over a proposal to legislate to ensure that maids (usually foreigners) have one day off a week. That’s right. Apparently domestic workers don’t come under normal labour laws because they work in … Continue reading
So we spent 4 days on Tioman Island. That’s in the South China Sea, somewhere north east of the Malaysian Peninsula. One and a half hours by fast ferry from Mersing in Johor State. And all these scenes were a … Continue reading
First of all I get reprint copies of book 3 of the Isles of Glory in the mail. Yup, The Tainted has gone to yet another reprint in Australia to match the earlier reprints of book 1 & 2 this … Continue reading
We had a dear friend visit us from the UK, which is what prompted us to take a few days off. It started with a long trip across Johor state to the small town of Mersing, where we were to … Continue reading
Because this was the view out of my window…for the past 4 days And sunsets looked like this:No, the South China Sea did not come to suburbia – we went to it.More tomorrow. … Continue reading
Was back at the immigration dept yesterday, for the third day and another 2 hour wait. Good news: there was soap in the dispenser. Bad news: they didn’t give me 5 years* but only one year extension. So we have … Continue reading
Over the past 2 working days I have travelled 200 kms, spent 28 ringgit on tolls and god knows how much on petrol, queued and waited for a total of 7 hours in a room that doesn’t have enough chairs … Continue reading
Just loved this. Saw it first on pubrants… A Norwegian Middle age version of the computer programme helpdesk. … Continue reading