Monthly Archives: August 2014

Prize of civilization (my thoughts, feelings and questions) Pt 1

Should one wash his hair using lake water? Centuries ago, it was acceptable and nobody really cared about it anyway. They needed just the basic and essential.They just wanted to survive. Nowadays, washing your hair would mean, you’d need shampoo, … Continue reading

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Climbed like hell to reach heaven: Mt. Semeru (Mahameru), East Java, Indonesia

14-18 Aug 2014 Climbing this mountain came about while P, M, J and I were having some desserts at Dunkin Donuts, Changi Airport. We just flew in from climbing Mt Agung in Bali, Indonesia. Then, the plan was actualised just … Continue reading

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Struggling to Perfection

Drowning. My head’s under water. I can’t breath. My arms are paddling forcefully. My legs are unceasingly kicking. I am tired. I am breathless. My lungs are deflated. But it feels like its going to burst. My heart is slowly … Continue reading

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Day 8: Phuket Tour

2 Aug 2014 I saw the same female motorbike taxi driver who sent me to the studio on my first day and I made use of her service once again. Today, Jen thought me a lot of interesting stuff like … Continue reading

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Day 7: Trekking and trail blazing with Glenn

1 Aug 2014 As mentioned earlier, I am not a beach person. I chose Phuket because of its pole school. So a few weeks before my trip, I thought, to get to know the place a little bit more better … Continue reading

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Day 6: My beach-less experience in Phuket, Thailand.

31 Jul 2014 I roughly had an idea how long the travel was from my hotel to the pole studio, hence I knew that the price range for me to take motorbike taxi was 50-60Baht, but unfortunately, we got lost … Continue reading

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Day 5(still): Phuket, Thailand

I am not a beach person. Why? Simply because, I cannot really swim. And Phuket is undeniably known for its beautiful beaches, islands and fine sand. Then why the hell did I choose Phuket for my holiday destination? I searched … Continue reading

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Day 5: Bago, Myanmar

30 Jul 2014 I slept all the way to Yangon and I arrived at 5am with no plans and a whole 12hours to waste because my flight to Phuket would be later that afternoon. The American guy decided to go … Continue reading

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Day 4: More of Bagan’s beauty.

29 Jul 2014 Of course, as I have witnessed the sunset, I also have to chase for Bagan’s sunrise. Remember Ruby? Well, I hired her again for me to reach a temple with the amazing view of the Kingdom’s sunrise … Continue reading

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Day 3: Beauty of Bagan.

28 Jul 2014 I arrived at Bagan early morning the next day. All the taxi, horsecart and motobike drivers crowded outside the bus. Despite having to experience this numerous times already, I still hated it. I waited for them to … Continue reading

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