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 +
"“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
- Cambodia
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 +
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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 +
jan 13 2012 ∞ dec 11 2012 +
- 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 +
- 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 +
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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
- 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
- April
- May
jan 12 2012 ∞ jan 3 2017 +
- 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 +
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
- 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 +
- 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 +
- 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 +
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