My Travel Log

Have always loved travelling. I can vividly remember my first airplane experience when i was 8, nervous yet excited! Can't really believe sometimes, how often I fly these days after I started working, the privilege that comes with my job. Still the same old feeling though not as excited as when i was 8:) All the places I've been to....

Singapore - 8 years old, with family
Bangkok - 10 years old, with family
Local places I've visited besides my beloved hometown, Penang, some countless number of times:
Alor Setar, Kedah - used to spend long holidays there as a kid at my nanny's house, the husband and kids adore us to bits. I will never forget the flat, overlooking the big football field and waiting for the nanny's husband to come back to give hime a surprise
Sungai Petani, Kedah - Spent almost every fortnightly at my grandma's place. It used to be some really cool 'plantation'. Grew up having coconuts, jambu, rambutan and ciku! too bad there wasn't durian hehe
Ipoh, Perak - Gives me the serene and quiet impression and of course the best dim sum in the country, with good nga choi kai as well.
Bidor, Perak - Great duck mee!:)
Taiping, Perak - Scenic lakes
Bukit Merah, Perak - boring laketown park
Kuala Lumpur - City where I work now...amazing variety of good western food
Seremban - Got lost there once while trying to be adventurous:) Food wasnt as nice as claimed by my local friend
Port Dickson - 10 weeks of great adventure in the Shell Refinery and the fun part of cycling/working in a big plant. Thanks to the boring town, I am now with Jiin!
Melaka - Great town, very much similar to Penang, in the roads and also the good food. Chicken rice balls, satay celup, mee siam!
Johor Bahru - Spent 5 years in uni. Mixed feelings of the place, never liked much of the food there but they were pretty wonderful memories.
Kelantan, Terengganu - Remember my dad drove 10 over hours to get there one way and our car knocked into a dog or something, had to get the car plate fixed, what drama. nothing much that i can remember and was too young to appreciate udang galah and the spicy stuffs:(
Cherating, Kuantan - Quick weekend getaway
Frasers' Hill - a very relaxing countryside place, one of my favourite local highland
Cameron Highlands - strawberries and tea plantations!
Genting Highlands - In the young days, I hope for clear skies so that the rides in the theme park will be open, nowadays it's only up there for the casino lol

November 2007
South Africa (Cape Town, Tulbagh and Stellenbosch) - 1-week business trip to the scenic countryside.

June 2008
Singapore - Shopping Day trip from JB with colleagues

September 2008
London - My first ever business class trip and absolutely love London till today.

Bangkok - 2nd anniversary with Jiin. The place was too hectic and kinda dodgy hence didn't quite enjoy it as I did in my last trip to Bangkok.

October 2008
Guildford, Surrey, UK - Another business trip to the countryside of Surrey for 3 weeks.

Lisbon, Portugal - Great city, love the monument and the belem tower. Had this amazing dinner at a huge warehouse-turned-restaurant. Spent a couple of days here.

November 2008
Hamburg, Germany - Continued on from UK and Lisbon for a further 3 weeks. Nice lake and not so nice everything else.

Berlin, Germany - A weekend day trip with colleagues.

January 2009
Hong Kong, Macau - Great family trip. Love Hong Kong alongside London. Will definitely make a trip again in 2010.

February 2009
Phuket - Birthday get-away trip, good island hopping and good food

May 2009
Siem Reap - Good discovery tour into the tonle sap lake, war musuem and the many temples. they were all same-same but different!:)

Augustow, Poland - Business trip, boring place

London - Another long business trip here, central London this time with a bunch of Malaysians and good doses of chinese food. Gotta be my best ever trip abroad.

June 2009
Paris - Weekend trip while Jiin was here. Stinky and dirty city, totally overrated! great food though, had my best ever grilled medium-well beef and crepe chocolat!

Amsterdam - Highlight of the trip was the cycling tour to the windmills, cheese and clogs' farm and to the countryside of canals.

Going to...
July 2009 - Bali
2010 - Hong Kong, Sabah/Sarawak, Brisbane/Gold Coast
2011 - Italy
China, Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Spain, Switzerland, USA