Different things

My husband and I had a nice send off after our holiday at the Tanjong Jara resort last week. Some staff gathered to wave us goodbye and wish us a safe journey home. I chatted with Chef Ann while my husband walked over to collect our car. Tanjong Jara’s designated parking area is situated close […]

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Learning

I Googled the respiratory, pulmonary and circulatory systems. I think I learnt a fair bit from various websites about how the three systems keep me ticking along. Nothing warranted the online search. I did it out of interest. Strangely, that made me think about my school days, and biology.  And, other subjects that I studied […]

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Driving

Driving, hedges and villages

I usually drive. My husband navigates. That’s our standard arrangement when we drive anywhere, and when we are on holiday – local and foreign.  I prefer driving as it gives me something to do. I get fidgety and bored, otherwise. It was no different during our last holiday. We picked up a rental from the […]

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Saudia

My husband and I are safely home. Our bags, all 3, arrived safely with us. Big relief.  Four weeks ago, we flew to London, my first trip abroad since 2019. I had written then that there were almost no seats and sky-high ticket prices on the 10 airlines that we had looked up. With no […]

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Caravan holiday

Caravan holiday

I had my first caravan park/camp holiday with my husband and mum-in-law last week. I have heard so much about it that I was quite looking forward to it.  My husband always spoke fondly of the many holidays he had had with his parents and sister. I think, for him, it was the childhood memory […]

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Small spaces

I first felt it on a flight from Kuala Lumpur to Hanoi. I was flying solo to meet my husband for a holiday on the last day of his business trip. I told myself to calm down. Continue to read my book. And, look out the window. Thankfully, I had a window seat on economy. […]

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Flying again

Last week I wrote that I hadn’t flown anywhere outside Malaysia since Dec 2019.  I didn’t know then that I would be getting my new yet-to-be stamped passport stamped this soon. Yay. Hmm. My husband and I will be leaving for England tonight. It was all very last minute. We have a more or less […]

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Bing by choice

I’ve not been out of Malaysia since Dec 2019. Not boarded a plane. Not visited a new country or revisited a previously gone-to destination. The longest my passport has not been stamped. Nothing. Nada. Of course, the inactivity has been largely due to the pandemic. Covid-19 and its ominous variants are still present despite the […]

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Mind, heart and holiday

It was an enjoyable two day holiday. The resort was idyllic. The accommodation was reminiscent of my kampung home in Alor Setar. My husband and I had a few National Geographic moments. Just what I/we needed to unwind and relax. But did I? Unwind and relax? There was a meandering stream. Two to three rapids […]

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One night holiday

My husband and I had a perfectly enjoyable one night holiday recently. Even my mum, who hasn’t left her condominium since the pandemic except for her vaccine appointments, suggested we stay a little longer in order to have a real break. She is right. It usually takes a day to sort of unwind and relax […]

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