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February 12th 2006

Published: February 12th 2006

(Gem writes) What a fantastic two weeks we have had. We flew to Singapore on Friday 27th January and went to a hostel that we had pre-booked in Little India. On the way to the hostel we got a pretty good tour of the City on the shuttle bus. It is such a clean and organised city, some say too clean, but it appealed to the neat side of my personality and I immediately loved it. Our hostel was s... Read Full Entry

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Dave gets leeched

The first of many! More than 20 of the little suckers in one day...

Tea Plantation, Cameron Highlands

Where once there was rainforest, now there is tea.

Tea factory machinery, Boh Tea Plantation

Old school stuff.

Gem and Daniel have afternoon tea at a plantation

Daniel is a bloke from Sweden and is planning on walking an 800km hike later this year.

Elephants in Penang during the Hindu Thaipusam Festival

Test of faith

A believer punishes himself during the Thaipusam festival, Penang.

Carrying extra weight in the heat at the Thaipusam festival, Penang

More self-punishment at the Thaipusam festival, Penang

People carry milk or water in the containers.

13th February 2006

auntie sandra
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happy to see you both
Hi, Gem and David you both seem to be having the time of your life what an experience it makes me want to go to all the places my self.

15th February 2006

deleted_12605
deleted_12605

Great photo's
Loved your photo's and Blog. I am off to Singapore and Penang next month. Have a look at my profile and you can see where I hang out on the web. Cheers.

21st March 2006

Chunkit
non-member comment

Sim Lim Square
Hey, the geek heaven you were refering to is actually Sim Lim Square and not Sim Lim Tower. Sim Lim Square sells consumer electronics like computers, TVs and music players, while Sim Lim Tower sells hobbyist electronics like LEDs, capacitors and soldering devices. Hoped you enjoyed your stay in Singapore and welcome back! A Singaporean

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