"A vacation is what you take when you can no longer take what you've been taking..." - Earl Wilson
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| (All in the family) |
(26 -28 January 2018)
Grand Lexis Port Dickson
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| (Chalets on stilts) |
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| (Arif inspecting the room) |
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| (Ready to check out) |
Saturday, 27 January 2018
A brief family retreat...
Sunday, 21 January 2018
Johor - Visiting my ailing uncle...
"Family is like branches on a tree. We may grow in different directions yet our roots remain as one..."
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| (PakCik is bedridden) |
On Sunday, the three sisters planned to visit our sick uncle in Kluang.
Pak Cik is my dad's youngest brother. He is staying with his ailing wife and has been bed-ridden for a while now. Looking at him lying in bed reminds me of my Abah.
May he be well looked after with love and care by his nine children.
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| (Mak Cik is not that well too) |
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| (Buying the famous Air Itam Putu Bamboo) |
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| (Asam Pedas lunch in Jalan Padang Tembak) |
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| (Having Coffee and toasts at Kluang Train Station) |
Tuesday, 2 January 2018
Capturing wonderful moments...
"Some memories are unforgettable, remaining ever vivid and heartwarming!" - Joseph B. Wirthlin
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| (Photo books of our travels) |
Welcome to the cold and flu season!
It's that time of the year when everyone is down with flu and fever. The bad news is that when you get the flu, there's no magic pill to cure you right away. Even a visit to the doctor would not guarantee the right medications. I ended up with loads of medicines, cold and cough syrups, paracetamol for fever, packets of pain killers and even ointment for joints pain.
I stopped consuming the lot when I started getting stomach cramps.
Being confined at home for the better part of the New Year have given me time to compile photos of our past travels.
So far we have created more than 30 photo books. And a lot more to go...
It's that time of the year when everyone is down with flu and fever. The bad news is that when you get the flu, there's no magic pill to cure you right away. Even a visit to the doctor would not guarantee the right medications. I ended up with loads of medicines, cold and cough syrups, paracetamol for fever, packets of pain killers and even ointment for joints pain.
I stopped consuming the lot when I started getting stomach cramps.
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| (Memories of the two of us over the years) |
Being confined at home for the better part of the New Year have given me time to compile photos of our past travels.
So far we have created more than 30 photo books. And a lot more to go...
My Overseas Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com
Sunday, 31 December 2017
Poor Arif, weak and warded...
"Health is not valued till sickness comes..." - Thomas Fuller
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| (Sick and weak) |
We were in Johor Bahru as soon as we heard the news from Sara.
Arif was experiencing hard of breathing early in the morning. Earlier of the week he was having bad cough and cold. Arif was warded for three nights and given antibiotics to clear his infected lungs.
Arif is not going to start school any time now. He needs to get well first...
Wednesday, 22 November 2017
2017: Q6 4-Nation Ride
“The strongest people aren’t always the people who win, but the people who don’t give up when they lose…”
(24 Nov - 16 Dec 2017)
I was overcome by anxiety attack when we were in Sacred Valley Peru, a day before our excursion to Machu Pichu. At an elevation of 4,000 meter above sea level, I was experiencing severe back ache, short of breath and light headedness, all at once. The next morning before boarding the train to Machu Pichu we were advised to drink cocca tea to prevent altitude sickness. After drinking a few cups I was suddenly well and fine. It was either the cocaine in the tea or the excitement of visiting one of the Seven Wonders of the World that made me high and happy while tracing the Inca Trails in Machu Pichu.
It’s been three weeks since we came back from the South America trip and I am still nursing my sore throat and back pain. In a few days’ time hubby and I are planning to go for the year-end ride crossing borders of Malaysia, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam over a duration of approximately 24 days. The first seven days we will be riding with the KKB gang to Ayutthaya, Thailand. The next ten days we will ride solo from Ayutthaya to Cambodia and into Vietnam. The last seven days we will join the JBMC and the Truecolors gang in Pai, Thailand and will ride back home with them.
Part I: KKB gang - Malaysia/Thailand
Date: 24 – 28 November 2017
Total Distance: 2,465 km
Part II: Solo Ride – Thailand/Cambodia/Vietnam
Date: 28 Nov – 10 Dec 2017
Total Distance: 2,990 km
Part III: JBMC and the Truecolors gang – Thailand/Malaysia
Date: 10 - 16 Dec 2017
Total Distance: 2,630 km
This kembara biking trip will be the last trip for 2017 and will be our 6th. We have been doing the year-end kembara like this since 2012. As it is going to be a long trip for us, it’s easy to underestimate just how much preparations need to be thought of, right? We don't wish to be caught by lack of preparedness, or a case of been-there-done-that mentality.
Semoga di permudahkan urusan kembara kami ini, insyaAllah, Aamin...
Next Trip: 2018 Ireland and Iceland Back to Nature Tour
My Overseas Travel Blog: munmus.blogspot.com
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