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Month: September 2012

A Weekend Dash-away to Fraser Hill

A Weekend Dash-away to Fraser Hill

Another weekend didn’t just slip by without me doing something quite out of the ordinary. This time, I went to Fraser Hill to do a little bit of trekking, something that I’ve been quite crazy about doing since – well – not so lately. As one of those names that I kept hearing about when I was still a school kid, I had always wanted to go there, together with the likes of Penang Hill (checked!), Cameron Highland (checked!) and…

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Beef Cooked with Ants, Anyone?

Beef Cooked with Ants, Anyone?

I did hear about it but never really thought of ever seeing it, let alone tasting it, probably not in this life. Until. I went to Siem Reap. I was told by Melissa the owner of Siem Reap Rooms Guesthouse where exactly to find it. Apparently, it was very near to the centre of town. In fact, it was very near to the guesthouse itself. It is a place where many of the locals but less of the tourists would…

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Truly A Sabahan Traveler

Truly A Sabahan Traveler

I’d say he’s truly a Sabahan traveler. Last time I checked, the picture of this uncle donning a traditional Kadazan costume at the Great Wall of China has garnered 2,256 likes and 89 shares (and definitely counting). I wonder if I’d get as many likes and shares if I wore the traditional costume to say, the Pyramids in Egypt or probably the Statue of Liberty in New York.