2016 - My travels & whereabouts, in brief...

  • January
    • 20th Dec – 3rd Jan: Sydney/Melbourne/Brisbane, Australia
    • 20th – 23rd : Miri, Malaysia
    • 24th : Brunei Darussalam
    • 25th – 31st : Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
  • February
    • 1st – 25th : Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia
    • 26th onwards : Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • March
    • 9th onwards : Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
  • April
    • All month: Perhentian Islands, Malaysia
  • May
jan 3 2017 ∞
jan 3 2017 +
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"“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page.” ~St. Augustine

Asia / Pacific

  • Australia
    • Brisbane
    • Geraldton
    • Hobart
    • Melbourne
    • Perth
    • Phillip Island
    • Surfer's Paradise
    • Sydney
  • Brunei
    • Bandar Sri Begawan
  • Cambodia
    • Phnom Penh
    • Siem Reap
nov 8 2011 ∞
jun 26 2016 +

List in progress!! I'm going to try and recall every single live concert I've been to (either as crew, as pretend-media, or as my own leisure & entertainment) before I lose my memory :p

  • 311 (Jakarta 2010)
  • Backstreet Boys (Kuala Lumpur 2008)
  • The Cure (Singapore 2007)
  • Death Cab for Cutie (Singapore 2008)
  • Deftones (Jakarta 2011, Kuala Lumpur 2011)
  • ENVY (Singapore 2008)
  • Explosions in the Sky (Kuala Lumpur 2008)
  • Foo Fighters (Milton Keynes 2011)
  • George Michael (Abu Dhabi 2008)
  • Hanson (Kuala Lumpur 2004)
  • Hoobastank (Kuala Lumpur 2004)
  • Incubus (Kuala Lumpur 2004, Singapore 2008)
  • INXS (Kuala Lumpur 2006)
  • Jamiroquai (Kuala Lumpur 2009)
  • Jimmy Eat World (Jakarta 2011, Milton Keynes 2011)
  • Justin Bieber (Kuala Lumpur 2011)
nov 8 2011 ∞
nov 9 2011 +

Currently Reading

  • Harmony: A New Way of Looking at Our World by Charles, Prince of Wales
  • A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill Bryson (second time reading)
  • The Last American by John Ames Mitchell (second time reading)

Completed

  • Jan 11th : A Little History of the World by E.H. Gombrich

Reading Queue

  • The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
  • The Wave: In Pursuit of the Rogues, Freaks, and Giants of the Ocean by Susan Casey
  • Path Without Destination: An Autobiography by Satish Kumar
  • Arthur & George by Julian Barnes
jan 28 2017 ∞
jan 28 2017 +
  • Travel to Iceland and view the Aurora Borealis
  • Learn how to sail
  • Skydive at least once
  • Not chicken out of a bungy jump!
  • Be better at rollerblading and not fall on my ass so much
  • Go to a roller-disco
  • Go to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando
  • Travel to sites of the many beautiful ancient cities
    • Caracol, Belize
    • Tiwanaku, Bolivia
    • Angkor Wat, Cambodia
    • Memphis, Egypt
    • Thebes, Egypt
    • Alexandria, Egypt
    • Meroe, Egypt
    • Old Sarum, Salisbury, England
nov 9 2011 ∞
jan 3 2017 +
  • Iceland
  • Hawaii
  • Socotra Island
  • Egypt
  • Brazil
  • Greece, especially its islands
  • The Himalayas
  • Peru
  • Russia
  • Similan Islands
  • Galapagos
  • Komodo National Park
nov 8 2011 ∞
jun 26 2016 +
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  • The Colour Purple by Alice Walker (suggested by Pam Munoz)
  • The Art of Racing in the Rain by Garth Stein (suggested by Amrita Dhillon)
  • We Need to Talk About Kevin by Lionel Shriver (suggested by Amrita Dhillon)
  • The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time by Mark Haddon (suggested by Amrita Dhillon)
  • The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga (suggested by Amrita Dhillon)
  • Life of Pi by Yann Martel (suggested by Amrita Dhillon & Afiza Halin)
  • The 13 1/2 Lives of Captain Bluebear by Walter Moers (suggested by @heytharr)
  • Why Men Love Bitches by Sherry Argov (suggested by Afiza Halin)
  • The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy (suggested by Becky Webb)
  • A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin (suggested by Dzul and @moona)
nov 8 2011 ∞
jul 16 2013 +

2013 - My travels & whereabouts, in brief...

  • January
    • 1st - 17th: Wellington, New Zealand
    • 18th: Auckland, New Zealand
    • 19th - 24th: Poor Knights Islands (live-aboard dive trip), New Zealand
  • January
    • 16th – 31st: Semporna, Sabah
  • February
    • 1st – 3rd: Semporna, Sabah
    • 6th: Singapore
    • 9th – 11th: Port Dickson, Malaysia
  • March
    • 5th – 31st: Dibba, Oman
  • April
jun 26 2016 ∞
jan 3 2017 +

2012 - My travels & whereabouts, in brief...

  • January
    • 1st - 17th: Wellington, New Zealand
    • 18th: Auckland, New Zealand
    • 19th - 24th: Poor Knights Islands (live-aboard dive trip), New Zealand
  • February
    • All month: Wellington, New Zealand
  • March
    • 1st – 10th: Wellington, New Zealand
    • 11th – 16th: Various cities, South Island, New Zealand
    • 17th: Wellington, New Zealand
    • 18th – 26th: Fiji
    • 27th – 31st : Shah Alam, Malaysia
  • April
jul 16 2013 ∞
jan 3 2017 +

2011 - My travels, in brief...

  • January
    • 1st - 3rd: Kuching, Sarawak
    • 18th - 22nd: Seaventures Dive Rig (Mabul & Sipadan diving), Sabah
  • February
    • 3rd - 5th: Eagle Ranch Port Dickson, Seremban
    • 8th - 9th: Jakarta, Indonesia
    • 16th: Kuala Gandah Elephant Sanctuary, Pahang
    • 26th: Bukit Tabur, Kuala Lumpur
  • March
    • 11th - 12th: Singapore
  • April
    • n/a
  • May
jan 12 2012 ∞
jan 3 2017 +
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  • So Tonight That I Might See by Mazzy Star (suggested by Pam Munoz)
  • OST 13 Going on 30 by Various Artists _(suggested by ym_n)
  • Pija's Self-Compiled, Self-Produced, Yet Unrecorded, Yet Untitled Album by Afiza Halin (suggested by Afiza Halin)
nov 8 2011 ∞
dec 20 2011 +
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List in progress! This is going to be one challenge, trying to recall every single book I've ever read. But I shall try! Will keep adding to the list as and when I come across/recall books I've read, and start compiling ones I finish from now on.

  • Jon Ronson
    • Men Who Stare At Goats
  • Neil Gaiman
    • American Gods
    • Stardust
    • The Graveyard Book
    • Coraline
    • Neverwhere
    • Smoke and Mirrors: Short Fictions and Illusions
    • Anansi Boys
    • The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of...
nov 8 2011 ∞
sep 3 2016 +
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  • Write about funny things (suggested by Pam Munoz)
  • Memorize 30 songs from the '80s (suggested by @_ym_n)
  • Sheer a sheep whilst in New Zealand (suggested by @moona)
  • Ride a Great White Shark (suggested by Yahya Shakeel)
  • Listen to 'dangdut' songs (suggested by Bobol aka Zakirah Zainuddin)
  • Watch the Aurora Borealis phenomenon (suggested by Afiza Halin & Amrita Dhillon)
  • Tell each of your parents and siblings nice things that you think about them all the time which they never know (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Look up on old crushes and admit that you fantasized about them loooong time ago! That would make their day! (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Forgive your arch enemies (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Get married (suggested by Afiza Halin)
  • Call on people that have done nice things to you but you never get to say thanks to them properly (suggested by Aisha Amir)
nov 8 2011 ∞
mar 9 2012 +
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  • Mary & Max (2009) (suggested by Amrita Dhillon)
  • Strictly Ballroom (1992) (suggested by Pam Munoz)
  • Braveheart (1995) (suggested by Sabon)
  • 13 Going on 30 (2004) (suggested by @_ym_n)
  • Amélie (2001) (suggested by Zuma Kushaili)
  • Love Actually (2003) (suggested by Zuma Kushaili)
  • Remember the Titans (2000) (suggested by Zuma Kushaili)
  • Before Sunrise (1995) (suggested by Afiza Halin & Jesslyn Ng)
  • Before Sunset (2004) (suggested by Afiza Halin & Jesllyn Ng)
  • The Red Violin (1998) (suggested by Afiza Halin)
  • Rubber (2010) (suggested by Afiza Halin)
  • Hazards of Love (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Somewhere in Time (1980) (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Duel of Hearts (1991) (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Labyrinth (1986) (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Pride & Prejudice (1995, TV mini-series) (suggested by Aisha Amir)
  • Sliding Doors (1998) (suggested by Becky Webb)
nov 8 2011 ∞
dec 11 2012 +