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Asia » Malaysia » Melaka November 15th 2021

Melaka River Cruise The river cruise is a 45-minute round-trip and covers 9 kilometres. The boat passes under a number of historic bridges reflecting the history of Melaka including a foot bridge that resembles the Rialto Bridge of Venice. Further down the river is the Pirate Park, a conventional amusement park with Ferris wheel, bungee trampoline and a rocking pirate ship. Pasar Bridge (either during the 1500’s or 1600’s) Linking Kampung Hulu to the Old Central Market, this wooden bridge was built during the heydays of Portuguese rule. Old Bus Station Bridge Quaint arches now decorate the bridge which was once a barren of steel and connected to the now relocated bus station. Hang Jebat Bridge (rebuilt in 2008) Unique styrofoam technology supports the foundation of this bridge. Tan Kim Seng Bridge (1862) Tribute to a ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Langkawi October 13th 2021

Wee Pika's birthday.. This is how they celebrate here at Cloud9, her mum is the manager so she had a all decked out for their celebration. Photos are really too cute. ... read more
Too Cute
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Asia » Malaysia » Langkawi September 29th 2021

First up is Greg's birthday lunch at Tokyo Japanese restaurant in Kuah, I have never been here before although heard great things about it, now this was a real treat. Sushi and Miso were delicious.... it was nice to be out with friends after all the lockdown's with Covid. Greg treated us all to really nice wine with our lunch which was very kind. Next up was later that day and Frances's birthday at Barbosa at Royal Langkawi Yacht Club, and Greg and Diane joined us to continue the celebrations. We were treated to a spectacular sunset which was quite stunning. Frances is a real character and we had fun with pool, and drinking and of course cake. Happy birthday guys, what a wonderful day!... read more
Happy Birthday Greg
Sushi and Miso Soup
Tokyo

Asia » Malaysia » Langkawi September 19th 2021

Chelsea has become my neighbour at Cloud9, an ex-model she definitely has all the flare! For her birthday she decorated Cloud9 dining and pool area with her White and Rose Gold theme. The decorations were quite beautiful and it gave us an excuse to dress up for the night which was fun. Her friends arrived, the buffet was cooked and the dancing and swimming commenced. It was really good fun and I wish Chelsea a very Happy Birthday. Thanks Luv x... read more
Birthday decorations
Brent all spruced up
Cake

Asia » Malaysia » Melaka August 20th 2021

Heart of Melaka: Dutch Build City My first tour with Shaukani The Dutch have a long association with Malaysia having first encountered the Sultan of Johor in 1602 when their fleet was looking for spices to trade. Holland colonised Melaka from 1641 until the British took over in 1826. As Shaukani took us across the Melaka & down streets with Dutch names, like: Heerenstraat and Jonker Walk, many of the houses were in the Dutch style of the time with narrow frontage, one large window & a door on the ground floor and one window on the first floor, the frontage was narrow due to the taxation but the depth of the houses were very long as much as 70mtrs, with courtyards and gardens inside. Bricks from Holland were shipped in to build these houses. When ... read more

Asia » Malaysia » Langkawi August 14th 2021

Covid boredom brought four friends together where I was staying at Cloud9, to do a themed cooking night at weekends. All of us have boats in the shipyard and with the struggles getting staff though this time means we're all over our time! Doni from Sweden, Frances from Rotuma in Fiji, Brent from New Zealand and moi from Scotland. This was by far the best out of all of them, Brent cooked New Zealand Lamb racks, stacks of veggies and a handmade pavalova stacked with kiwi fruit. The lamb was dressed with salt, pepper, coated in flour, dijon, parmesan and rosemary from what I remember, and was cooked to perfection! The pavalova was handmade which was no mean feat, in an outside kampang kitchen with the average temperature in the high 30's, I ended up helping ... read more
Hand made pavalova
Chef Brent
Coating the lamb racks

Asia » Malaysia » Kedah & Perlis » Pulau Langkawi July 23rd 2021

Priming started. It's all a process of sanding, filling, detailing, filling, sanding until finally ready to spray.... read more
Primer
Acetone wipe down
Mixing paint up

Asia » Malaysia » Kedah & Perlis » Pulau Langkawi May 2nd 2021

Time for a break from the shipyard. Sanding, sanding, sanding is ongoing. Living in a dusty/dirty environment takes its toll, so time to move off the boat for a while as access is now restricted. Cloud9 is such a relaxing environment with a stunning outlook to the paddy fields, a lovely pool to relax in and enjoy, and nice air con rooms. There are cooking facilities outdoor and use of fridges and freezers which is great. We're mid Covid lockdown and everyone is trying to stay home stay safe, so it's a very different time. Couple of nights though, loads of insects swarmed the outdoor space which is a challenge when cooking! Everything needs to be covered but I guess that's half of the fun :) We'll keep trying anyway!... read more
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Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur April 14th 2021

From CNBC: Southeast Asia’s ride-hailing giant Grab is going public via a record-setting SPAC merger with Altimeter Growth Corp., valued at nearly $40 billion.Grab will receive about $4.5 billion in cash, which includes $4 billion in a private investment in public equity arrangeme... read more
Love the Grab boxes
And the exciting moto rides!

Asia » Malaysia » Kedah & Perlis » Pulau Langkawi March 18th 2021

This was a bit of a nerve racking day for all involved, Thea has been in Telaga Marina around 5 years and due to circumstances has not been out in that time. So it was a slog getting all the systems up and running in order to move her! But boy what a day! My friend Gerry was captain, he brought his engineer Greg to help Brent in the engine room, I had Anwar onboard as another pair of hands and Gerry brought his family along for the trip round which should only take a couple of hours. Although we made it (just) I didn't think we were going to... we had all sorts of systems failing when they were put under load and ended up quite a stressful trip! Brent though got us through, and ... read more
In the Shed
Telaga Harbour
Finally leaving the marina




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