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Stranded in Dubai..

Ah shit, noobed it. Was doing some server migration yesterday, with quite a few things going wrong as usual.. So when I arrived in Dubai I came online to sort them out, knocked out a few blog posts too, surfed etc normal stuff. I sat by my departure gate, waiting for the queue to get […]

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Leaving on a Jet Plane..

Again! Thankfully this time is for my enjoyment, a holiday, w00t? What is a holiday..I think I’ve forgotten. Argh stress. I’m in Dubai airport now just about to board the plane, better get moving! Thankfully they have free WiFi…I still have work to do. I can’t post any pictures due to flickr being banned here! […]

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A Trip to Dubai – Day 2

So I had a free day, what to do.. I asked around and it seems there isn’t many attractions in Dubai, the Burg Al Arab area…Emirates Mall and its snow thing, some other shopping centres and that’s about it. I wanted to find a street market or Bazaar, so I got recommended Deira, about the […]

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A Trip to Dubai – Day 1

So off I went travelling again, via Doha airport this time (Qatar). I love airports..because? They are full of booze! Touching down in Dubai I found it extremely hot and a rather depressing grey colour and yeah hot (if I didn’t mention it already). I asked a few people and they said the sky is […]

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Flying back…

In a couple of hours, just surfing on the 20RM an hour Internet in the hotel lobby, things are incredibly expensive here.. The exchange rate is 1-1 pretty much (1RM = 0.994 Dirhams or something) but everything is double the price, no wonder people love taking holidays in Malaysia.. A KFC meal will cost you […]

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So…Where am I Now?!

Hmm so take a guess, where am I now? My new ride? Optical illusion tower.. Argh…travelling so much gonna be hectic. People that know, obviously aren’t allowed to guess 😉

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Fort Santiago – The Walled City of Intramuros, Manila

After a good night out, I got up at lunchtime and headed out with Bryanboy to Intramuros, the walled city and Fort Santiago. The location of this site was also once the palace and kingdom of Rajah Suliman, chieftain of Manila. It was destroyed by the conquistadors upon arriving in 1570, encountering several bloody battles […]

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Sunny Manila & A Night Out With Bryanboy (AGAIN!)

Got to KLIA nice and early, even with the horrific traffic near Sierramas (stupid flyover has to be torn down). Had an interesting breakfast, and started on my book, Midnight Cowboy (will review seperately later). Arrived in Ninoy Aquino without any trouble and passed through immigration fairly fast. (more…)

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I IZ BACK!

Loads of things to do tho, have to run out now. Will update properly soon, here’s a quick pic for now 😉

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Kuala Lumpur (KL) International Motorshow 2006

So as I briefly mentioned yesterday, I did indeed go the KL 2006 Motorshow at PWTC. The Car Parks were all fulll…had to park at a private car park down the road a bit from Pan Pacific. $20 to get in. (more…)

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