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| 23rd June 2007 Pearlyn | Amazing! - From: Finally.. in Cape Town! I can't believe you've travelled so far and for so long, and alone most of the time. I told KC that I enjoy reading your blog because it's something I will never do. So I can only experience it vicariously via your blog. And oooh, those tears...that I think I can empathise. Take care! |
| 23rd June 2007 bud | congratulations!!!! - From: Finally.. in Cape Town! You have finally made it! We are proud of your achievement, I don't think I can do that, but I am sure I can do it at a much shorter time than you did, kekeke. 3 months, time really flies. Be careful in SA, that may be the most dangerous place in your entire journey. Unlike the other ulu places you have visited, where people are more simple in their lives. Cape Town is like New York in the past, or the present Shenzhen, people are hungry yet they have no other avenues but to do vices to achieve what they want. On the homepage, its really amazing to see that red region you had travelled on the African continent, crossed the Tropic of Cancer, crossed the Equator and crossed the Tropic of Capricorn... very well said. BRAVO! OK, see you soon. Do be extra careful. |
| 17th June 2007 Hank | Very good, useful blog! - From: Victoria Falls - Zambian Side Hey, Your blog is full of good, practical tips to help me plan my trip. Basically I'll be following in your footsteps in a couple of weeks - and I'll try to avoid your mistakes - like the money-changing trick! Thanks for your reports. Hank in Bangkok |
| 16th June 2007 Chivalry | 3 months is nothing! - From: Swakopmund - Where desert dunes and the ocean meet... Tell dad that during my travels.. I've met a Korean who has been travelling for 16months.. an American who has been travelling for a year.. and an Egyptian who has been travelling for 3 years! (record holder for me so far).. SO 3 months is nothing =) haha.. yah.. i think i get the message from dad =) |
| 16th June 2007 bud | yeah, saw that cafe on the Google Earth as well :-) - From: Swakopmund - Where desert dunes and the ocean meet... Dad just commented that he had never heard people going for a tour that lasts 3 months, never .... haha, it carries a message. |
| 9th June 2007 Chewbacca | Money No Problem - From: Maun - The Safari Gateway to Botswana Ahhhh, you spend money. Nevermind! Cos must enjoy while you're there. The desert awaits you in Dubai. Then you want safari oso dun have. So follow your every whim and fancy. Heh heh. But come back in one piece. With gugujiao attached. |
| 7th June 2007 bud | you did all the dangerous stuffs today... - From: Victoria Falls - Zimbabwean Side ... chanlege the local money changer and the bungee jumping. I wonder if the Google translator is able to convey your stunts in Chinese well. I am sure dad will not be that adventurous. |
| 6th June 2007 Chivalry | erm.. backpackers are still tourists.. - From: Photos for Ngorongoro Crater and backpackers also go see taj mahal and eiffel tower and machu pichu and merlion spew water and other touristy sites.. backpacking is just a shoestring way of travelling.. and from east africa southwards.. most of the places are already developed in tourism.. not all african countries are like sudan and ethiopia.. the lioness thing may be an upload glitch.. will check.. thanks! |
| 4th June 2007 Psycho | Aims and Results - From: Photos for Ngorongoro Crater Bro, just my personal opinion. You said that you embarked on this trip in the backpacker's way so that you can go out hitting the ground and be one with the locals. However, your pictures show the touristy photographs. Feels like I am looking at typical shots taken by a tourist, not an adventurer. Maybe you chose to convey that through your posts? But it would be nice to see a different side of your journey instead of just reading about it. Dun "niao" me hor! I only share my feelings with you mah! Heh heh... And also, you named one of your photopgraphs as "Close up of lioness" (http://www.travelblog.org/Africa/Tanzania/Ngorongoro-Crater/blog-165458-21.html) First, there were two of them but secondly and more importantly, I don't think lionesses have spots... :/ |
| 4th June 2007 Chivalry | I'll be your godson! - From: Victoria Falls - Zimbabwean Side Li Zong.. you big boss already lah.. i'll be your godson and photographer! =) |
| 4th June 2007 Psycho | Your parents need a godson? - From: Victoria Falls - Zimbabwean Side Then you can bring me go and see Vic Falls too... I'd pass on the bungie and you cansave money. I'd be your photographer/videopgrapher so that there'd be someone to capture your graceful descend for you next time. Camera and lenses not included. |
| 1st June 2007 Chivalry | Oops.. Lost some comments - From: 4 Days of Leisure along the Coast of Lake Malawi (Updated 30 May 2007) In updating this blog entry.. i forgot to transfer 2 comments that were added in the previous version.. one was from Sara Claire Kicks Ass... haha.. yah.. it's been 2 months already! and yes.. i'm missing home family friends.. hope SC is settling down fine in the new environement and continues to kick ass!! And Mr Psycho.. i think you will be interested in the chiclids.. freshwater aquarium fishes.. very nice.. but freshwater.. so maybe you no like.. |
| 23rd May 2007 Psycho | Sounds like.... Phuket - From: 2 Days of Diving at Zanzibar (Photos uploaded!) Nice nice nice...! The plantation tour, the dives, etc! Sounds like fun... but in a way also sounds like Phuket. Join the Siam Safari, ride elephant, ride ox cart, go canoeing, see rubber tappingm see fruit trees. Somehow, the ang mohs always like mountain tortoise never see before even though there are a lot of orchard homestays in Australia that even have the mysterious miracle fruit. You very studious. Go diving still bring dive chart. Really is not forget your engineering background. Tried drift diving once in Phuket with strong currents and it feels like you are using DPV. Shiokz! But must have good control but won't be able to make superman pose lah. Funny thing is that you will see the fish also fight against the current and bob up and down with the waves/current (relative to the rocks). Wonder if they get motion sickness... ... |
| 19th May 2007 Rae | Make the Best out of this Moment - From: Zanzibar - dream destination for many... (Photos uploaded!) Your mummy will weep if she read this : ) Your family and frens will always be here... As much as you miss home, I'm sure all of us miss your presence too... you are not forgotten! Out with them watching soccer and yeah... I'll miss this lot of company in future... when u, mel, adrian, GR, Bernard, ying are all out of town... Make the best out of this trip... Soon you will miss the trip too : ) |
| 19th May 2007 Chivalry | yah. psycho, i can imagine.. - From: Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater i can sooo imagine you in Mandai Zoo last Sunday.. jumping up and down and screaming with excitement while waiting in line to ride the elephants... haha... omg.. that's a scary image.. |
| 17th May 2007 Psycho | I also see elephant...! - From: Serengeti National Park and Ngorongoro Crater unfortunately only at the local zoo... but I get to ride them! yay! |
| 17th May 2007 Chivalry | maybe they paid a higher price.. - From: Back in Nairobi not sure.. haven't really compared with them.. whichever lah.. no worries.. be happy.. =) |
| 17th May 2007 Chivalry | ahhh.. . mr chew... - From: Back in Nairobi very nice to talk to you just now ahh... i wish you travelling with me also ahh.. no prob, i'm sure i can stop you from doing stupid things when i don't want to do them with you.. we already have so many milestones in our gay relationship.. and i'm sure we'll have more to come.. so no worries... ;D |
| 14th May 2007 Chewbacca | Ahhh - From: Back in Nairobi Ahhh, I come back liao. Reading your blogs. I wish I with you travelling. But for sure you need bigger budget heeheehee. And life insurance. And need to stop me from doing stoopid things. But it would've been an experience and a milestone in our relationship *hugz* Gay enough? :D |
| 14th May 2007 Tim S. | Good point - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa I'm not entirely sure, but I have heard of some africans who ended up in india during those times, but I'm sure also that the amounts of people who came to kenya and the ones who went from kenya to india are disproportionate...it could also be, like you said, because of the goods and stuff...so I'm not really sure...anywayz, look forward to the next entry |
| 14th May 2007 erictjie | Tanzania - From: Back in Nairobi I like Tanzania better than Masaai Mara, because you see more games in Tanzania. Don't change Zimbabwe dollars , they are useless. Did You try the game meat restaurant in Nairobi? |
| 14th May 2007 erictjie | visa - From: Back in Nairobi Tanzania visa is free for indonesian passport |
| 14th May 2007 erictjie | nice to know you - From: Lazy Sunday in Nairobi Hi johan , iam indo chinese living in sydney, I do travel alot too. nice reading you travel diaries. I have been to the places you going right now. enjoy your jorney and take care. eric |
| 13th May 2007 bud | what bots that you have to do in Zimbabwe? - From: Back in Nairobi Why they got free hotel but you have to stay at backpakers? |
| 12th May 2007 Chivalry | Dunno.. - From: Lamu - A swahili coastal town that seeps into your soul without you knowing.. I have not watch big long today before.. so i dunno if he's the lead.. but he's quite cute.. but very hiao.. hehe.. for those drooling out there.. he changed his shorts on the dhow.. and i saw everything.. haha.. very stressed taking his shots actually.. but with the camera clicking, and him posing in so many different poses in constant fluid motion.. i feel like those professional photographers.. ;p |
| 12th May 2007 Pearlyn | OMG! - From: Lamu - A swahili coastal town that seeps into your soul without you knowing.. OMG! Is he the lead actor? He looks quite cute from the pictures leh. Any close up? Wah, you actually photographed a celebrity! You are a celebrity photographer! WOO HOO! |
| 11th May 2007 Chivalry | Thank you - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa Hi Tim, thank you for your comment and for providing the answer. I guess the question that i'm asking now would be why didn't kenyans go over to India as well? A friend said that this is the same reason as why the malays from Singapore did not go to china/india.. maybe the british only allowed singular direction.. or the ships on the voyage back are filled with precious goods from Africa / Southeast Asia for trade.. |
| 10th May 2007 Tim S. | Great read - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa It's interesting to read a perspective on my country from a different person...to answer the question you asked earlier in this blog about the indians, the reason why they were brought to kenya was to build a railway that would connect uganda to kenya during colonial times by the british...good luck on your travels and I'll look forward to reading your next entry |
| 10th May 2007 Chewbacca | Very exciting - From: Overnight stop on the way to lalibela Wah, long time no read your entry but really very shiok. Sounds very exciting! I'm still In Paris. Will leave Sunday noon. This afternoon go underground cemetery hehehe |
| 5th May 2007 Chivalry | hahaha.. - From: Arrived in Nairobi! - Photos updated! funny psycho... i'm now in dubai.. will update Lamu, Nairobi National Park, Lake Naivasha, and Hell's Gate NP sometime this week.. should have some time... Dubai is a weird place.. never saw so many construction of tall buildings going on all at the same time. .also, never seen so many different races in one city together.. and there doesn't seem like any dominant race! .. still suffering the culture shock.. lucky i flew out from nairobi. if fly out from ethio i'll probably have to lay in room for a couple of days.. |
| 4th May 2007 Psycho | So long no updates liao - From: Arrived in Nairobi! - Photos updated! SO long you never update liao... did you finally get raped? Update leh so that I can also post new comments.... I no life, only wait for your update so that I can post new comments |
| 1st May 2007 Chivalry | Mr Tng! - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa ah.. mr tng.. good to hear from you.. cheerios! |
| 29th April 2007 tngster | - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa yoh, woke up this morning and suddenly tot of my good fren in afrikan. i see that u have come a long way and have picked up many interesting adventures. Keep them going. Sad too say, u hav not lived up to mel and dick expectations!! =) |
| 25th April 2007 bud | foreign currency confusion - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa Perhaps can just put the exchange rate at the end of every journal :-) |
| 24th April 2007 Psycho | Entrepreneurship - From: Mombasa - Gateway to Africa Woot! I think the kids that you met on the train ride who has red flowers very creative leh! they dared to be different! They are trying new method of marketing! FOREIGN TALENT!!! Singapore would need them! Then again, they might just be normal uncorrupted village kids. I tried to think about your singular direction question and... hey! It inspried me to uncover such great mysteries like: (1) How come the europeans followed the Spanish (i.e. Columbus) lead to migrate/move to the New World but not the other way round? Would have been nice to meet Iron Rod (son of Sitting Bull) in Paris, don't you think? How come the Chinese move from China to SE Asia but not the Malays from Malaysia/Indonesia? Hmmm... perhaps having come from Indon yourself, you can may know the answer to that? ;-) |
| 23rd April 2007 Chivalry | Return of the Smelly Sandals!! - From: Arrived in Nairobi! - Photos updated! can't find any sports sandals here in nairobi.. so I actually put more duct tape on my sandals yesterday.. haha.. they look pretty brand new now... heh.. but yah.. maybe smelly.. i dunno.. i dun dare to go smell.. duct tape is king! i also realized that my water proof document-holder is torn.. no worries.. duct tape! it's water proof again! |
| 23rd April 2007 Chivalry | dun anyhow talk talk.. - From: Lazy Sunday in Nairobi where got high paying job? no lah.. i actualy got lower pay compared to others cos i no prior experience.. and it's covered 3/4 exposed 1/4... not the other way round.. sorry to reduce your fantasies by 66.6% ;p but.. this is a big journey of my life.. would be better if there's somebody to accompany tho.. =) |
| 23rd April 2007 anonymous | - From: Arrived in Nairobi! - Photos updated! Yeah, your (smelly) sandals deserve their (late) retirement! Hehe... |
| 22nd April 2007 Psycho | Wah... - From: Lazy Sunday in Nairobi Sounds like you got everything man! Travel of your dreams, nice (high-paying) and stable job, encounters with African tribeswomen who exposes 3/4 of their breasts... Don't complain!!! |
| 22nd April 2007 Chivalry | did not take photos.. - From: Arrived in Nairobi! - Photos updated! just went to the bookstore this morning.. read up a little on the tribes in kenya.. ah.. so the tribespeople i saw was from the famed Masaai tribe.. they are supposedly known for their ferocity in war.. lucky i didn't take photo.. or stared too long at their women.. haha.. |
| 22nd April 2007 Psycho | Jiang Gong Shu Zui - From: Arrived in Nairobi! - Photos updated! Hah hah hah.... can you make amends for not answering my many calls and thus wasting my IDD charges by uploading the photos of those sexy African tribeswomen? (IDD charges start the moment the phone rings, not the moment you answer) Many guns with rectangular magazines. Should have taken a photo so that I can try and identify it for you. Then would have had more details for your trip! |
| 22nd April 2007 Chivalry | eh... - From: At the Ethiopia-Kenya Border -- Moyale you called me for 20mins when it was 5am+ my time.. i need my beauty sleep too =) during the day i may not hear the phone at times.. as the phone is in my money belt.. so pls understand if i am not able to answer in time.. but i should be able to answer by the second call.. |
| 20th April 2007 Psycho | Hey...! - From: At the Ethiopia-Kenya Border -- Moyale Hmmm.... I am starting to wonder if you really want us to call you at all, man... I mean like I spent the better part of 20 minutes tryingto call you on my local IDD charges and you never picked up the phone! Do you know that IDD charges start the moment the ringing tone does?!!! Duh.... |
| 19th April 2007 Psycho | In the jungle.... - From: At the Ethiopia-Kenya Border -- Moyale In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight.... In the jungle the mighty jungle the lion sleeps tonight.... Ahhh....oooooooo..oooooo... ;) |
| 18th April 2007 erni Phoea | snapshots for NG - From: Day 2 - Abri-Wawa-Kerma-Some village north of Dongola those women tot u from National Geographic or what? they really like to take pictures hor. |
| 17th April 2007 Rae | Sudanese Visa!! - From: Finally.. in Khartoum! Gosh, you are lucky! Def luckier than me... I went thru all to get the damn visa and then got to the border and realised that loads of pple are fleeing out... up north to Egypt, Wadi Halfi side cos there was a big fight at the border... all borders were closed... no tourists allowed. The only good thing is I get to make so many Sundanese frens... They shared with me their life stories... Therefore I head back Cairo and changed my plans... head east to Jordan and Israel instead. Haha... plans change... I am excited that u are heading towards Capetown... heard and read so much about the journey |
| 17th April 2007 Rae | Jus dun lose ur passport alright - From: Goodbye Momobay Hey sorry to hear about the momobay... do be careful with ur passport tho... take care of yourself... ur Egypt pics are so much more pro than mine... great job! |
| 17th April 2007 Chivalry | Actually.. - From: Change of Plans I now have the book 'last king of scotland".. comes with the ugandan guide.. haha.. good readin material for my nights in the journey! |
| 17th April 2007 bud | check the first class .... - From: Change of Plans pay a bit more, maybe still got seat :-) |
| 17th April 2007 Psycho | Last King of Scotland... - From: Change of Plans Last King of Scotland, anyone? |
