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Short Stay in Himeji and Awaji, Japan This is my second trip to Japan after I landed in Kyushu Island in 2007. It is definitely a trip worth looking forward to considering the pleasant culture, people and food there. Day 1 21 Oct It took about six and half hours in the early morning to fly from Kuala Lumpur to Kansai International airport, Osaka. Kansai is actually located on an island off Osaka. The temperature outside the airport terminal was 'cool' at 18C. I was immediately overwhelmed by Japanese wording and signs all around though most are with English translations. Officers were not we'll versed with English but could easily overcome by sign languages. At 0845, I took the Kansai Airport Haruka Limited Express from Kansai to Shin-Osaka and boarded Shinkansen Hikari Super Express to Himeji ... read more

Short Mission Trip to Ban Nam Khem, South Thailand Day 1 - 17 Mar 2008 Departed Sibu on time by Airasia to Phuket via KL. The ride on Airasia is hussle free except the usual rush for seats. Airasia should seriously consider investing seat allocation system at least it avoids the ugly kiasu scene. We were met by a prebooked friendly driver who took us to Ban Nam Khem in about an hour and fourty five minutes. The missionaries' house was comfortable though the weather was unbearably warm and humid like any other tropical dwelling. Elke is from Germany, Helen is from NZ while Maria is from Switzerland for just barely a week. Our ladies stayed with the missionaries while the men stayed next door in the chapel. The house and the chapel were located by ... read more

Day 1 The group checked in early at about 0800 for the 0925 AirAsia flight to KL. Check in was smooth with all bulky boxes getting through with no sweat. Arrived in LCCT KL at around 1110 with all luggage retrieved on transit. That's the setback of boarding a low cost carrier as they do not provide luggage check in all through to the final destination. Well, I believe that’s one thing that we all must bear with for lower ticket cost. The Phnom Penh Airport’s arrival hall is quite small with a small duty free shop. Car park is right at the doorsteps of the arrival hall. We visited the Cambodia Methodist School on the way to hand over three boxes of used school equipment to Stephen Yeo who was a retired teacher of SMK ... read more

KIN4 meeting landed me in Japan for the first time in June 2007. It wasn't a smooth journey considering it took almost a day to reach Kitakyushu from Sibu, my lovely hometown in Malaysia. I took Malaysia Airlines from Sibu to Kuala Lumpur at 1150 on 23/7, the capital City of Malaysia. From Malaysia, I took Thai Airways to Bangkok and onward to Fukuoka International Airport in Japan after few hours transit. It was 0800 upon arrival in Fukuoka. A bus took us from the airport at 0930 to Kitakyushu. We arrived at about 1110 on 24/7 at Kokura Station, Kitakyushu.JR Kyushu's Kokura Station is the main rail hub of Kitakyushu, and the Sanyo Shinkansen stops there. Our hotel, Royal Righa Hotel is about 5 minutes walk from Kokura Station. It is strict with the check-in ... read more