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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? |
| 16th April 2007 Chivalry | Not this itme.. - From: On the way to Addis Can't go for the trip this time round.. but it'll be good to do it before it becomes too commercialized... andf it'd be more fun to do it with you guys.. so.. many new places for us to go now.. Ethiopia.. South America.. Austria... haha |
| 16th April 2007 Chivalry | agreed!! - From: Adventures in Giza beware all who dares enter the Giza... |
| 16th April 2007 Chivalry | actually.. - From: On the way to Addis the french girls were not as hot as the 2 austrian girls i've been travelling with for the past 4 days.. stay tuned.. ;p |
| 16th April 2007 Chivalry | haha.. 13 months of sunshine! - From: On the way to Addis yah.. ethiopia has 13 months of sunshine.. but sometimes got rainy seasons.. saw a lot of fallen trees and fallen rocks/soil due to soil erosion the nextr day.. saw a bus overturned by the fallen rocks.. they dun practice terrace farming on slopes.. so.. bad soil erosion.. |
| 16th April 2007 Psycho | french gals! - From: On the way to Addis Actually a better idea would be to invite the french gals to go back and sleep on the bed that Brad Pitt slept on... only this time, WITH YOU!!! |
| 15th April 2007 erni Phoea | bye froggie - From: Adventures in Giza crook crook crook!!!! thats my fav froggie too... #@$#%@%#$%4 |
| 14th April 2007 mel | french - From: On the way to Addis hail in Ethiopia... that is new to me man... always thot that country is all sun go for the trip! then you can sleep on the bed the babes use |
| 13th April 2007 Chivalry | yah.. i've been thinking about this these couple of days.. - From: At Lalibela [UPDATED 17 APR 07] was talking to one of the artists in lalibela.. he said that they are not rich.. maybe recovering from poverty.. but many still poor.. so they hope the tourists can complement their income.. i've been thinking maybe i'm too ghiam.. like tonight's accomodation at Dessie (quite big university city).. i haggle 5 birrs for long time for the room.. haha.. 8.8birr=1USD.. but 5 birr out of 25 birrs is 20%.. maybe should be a bit less stoistic.. |
| 11th April 2007 bud | ... or KNN in short!!! - From: At Lalibela [UPDATED 17 APR 07] Looking forward to your next update bro. Well, sometimes its ok to pay a slight premium versus the locals and opefully they will treat you better. Like our Singapore Girls always offer better service to the angmohs. Eh, but we pay the same price, don't we? KNN, you got what I mean. |
| 11th April 2007 Chivalry | Yep.. - From: Overnight stop on the way to lalibela parted with him when i left bahir dar for gonder.. we may meet in addis.. we may not.. see how. . |
| 11th April 2007 Psycho | What happened to Dave? - From: Overnight stop on the way to lalibela What happened to Dave? Thought you were still with him at that hotel which you had to put up a hammock? You two parts ways already? For good? |
| 10th April 2007 Psycho | While you were half a world away... - From: Shihedi - Bahir Dar While you were half a world away, I thought I'd be nice enough to share some recent happenings at what I presume would be your newly adopted "home" country: http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2007/04/09/asia/AS-GEN-Singapore-Ministers-Salaries.php Looks like we've better to start planning diversifications soon. Maybe I should start a business to collect those abandoned APCs and tanks in Ethiopia for the scrap metal or recycling business. Recycling should be big business now that our resources are sucked dry faster than we can say "60%" Or if you prefer a comic break, http://www.insanepoly.com Maybe you could put all that travelling to good use and locate one of those nice round hut in Ethiopia for me? Hah hah hah hah.. |
| 8th April 2007 bud | haha, will let dad knows you shot some birds for him ... - From: At the source of the Blue Nile Saw the lake on the map, I can imagine how great the views are, I love the Xihu, looking forward to the photos. And I hope Dave gets well soon. |
| 5th April 2007 Chivalry | Aiyoh.. postdated entry mah.. - From: The Ferry Journey to Wadi Halfa (26th March 07 - 27th March 07) catching up on my entries.. gradually... maybe I should put a [POST ENTRY] (??? right word?) at the top of these post entries.. (???) |
| 4th April 2007 Psycho | Weren't you already in Sudan? - From: The Ferry Journey to Wadi Halfa (26th March 07 - 27th March 07) Weren't you already in Sudan yesterday? A little confusing... |
| 4th April 2007 bud | good luck bro - From: Goodbye Momobay ... and no worry about the momobay, you can still get from Sim Lim; and no worry about the photos, you can still go Africa, it will be nearer next time, and hopefully with a different passport then. |
| 4th April 2007 Psycho | Good luck... - From: Goodbye Momobay As you requested |
| 4th April 2007 Chivalry | sadly no.. - From: FUCK !!! but looking on the bright side.. at least i lost only 2 days worth of photos in Cairo.. which is easily accessible.. if necessary.. and i may get frequent opportunities to go Cairo in future.. oh well.. lesson learnt.. be more CAREFUL in the future!! Check your things!! Dun be so absent minded!! =/ |
| 3rd April 2007 Bassi | - From: FUCK !!! OH MY GOD!!!Please tell me u found it!!!!! |
| 3rd April 2007 bud | hope you get back your HD - From: FUCK !!! ... |
| 3rd April 2007 Chivalry | Sudan is big - From: Finally.. in Khartoum! Sudan is big.. and most of its land is safe.. Darfur, which is in the west is the most dangerous.. so dun go there.. the civil war in the south has eased up.. it is actually safe to travel there now... but not many tourist facilities like hotels and internet cafes etc.. Next trip here.. (when? hehe) I'm thinking of going to Kassala (East) and check out the South (they say it's beautiful)... anyone on? =) Nothing in the north except deserts and sand.. |
| 3rd April 2007 Chivalry | Actually got chance... - From: Finally.. in Khartoum! but didn't... at least for the first two days.. have not taken shower since getting on the ferry.. and bag was comfortably packed. lazy to take things out.. until 5th day then a bit buey tahan.. Dave has a portable shower head where you can hang and load water on top.. subsequent days showering from water straight from the Nile at some of the Sudanese families.. To travel in Sudan, you have to be prepared to be constantly covered in layers of sand/dirt.. so dun bother to keep yourself clean.. ;p shower to cool down.. |
| 3rd April 2007 bud | ok, HOT, DRY, DUSTY, ... - From: Finally.. in Khartoum! ..got chance to take shower? |
| 3rd April 2007 Ah Chew | Ah...heehee!!! - From: Leave your comments!! Ah...heehee!!! Your life sound very eventful ah...very exciting!!! Our life here also suddenly more...hehehe....get update from Wenjie Hold those crazy horses!!! |
| 3rd April 2007 Psycho | Which Sudan...? - From: Finally.. in Khartoum! After reading your blog, I am full of admiration for you. However, it brings to mind the recent troubles in Sudan so widely publicized in the media of late. See today's edition of CNN: http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/africa/04/02/darfur.killing.reut/index.html So... I'm just wondering how many Sudans are there (maybe got north and south or east and west, me no sure). Whatever it is, please take care in your travels. War (and carnage) is the last thing you'd want to see. Travel far, travel wide, travel SAFE. |
| 3rd April 2007 Psycho | Very impressive! - From: Finally.. in Khartoum! Whao... when you told me you were going on a "Africa On A Shoe-string Tour", I thought it was to be a arranged tour but seems like you stuck to your impromptu roots well. Damned, if the experience you accumulated in your trip, I don't see what's there to stop you from winning the next season of Amazing Race Asia. Johan johan all the wayyyyyyyyyyyyyy! |
| 2nd April 2007 Chivalry | In Khatroum now - From: Egypt Epilogue Yep.. took me a week to travel down the Nile to Sudan's capital, Khartoum.. they have internet cafes along the way.. but i was either camping out in the wild or sleeping over at somebody's home.. so no internet opportunities.. |
| 2nd April 2007 Chivalry | No wonder! - From: A Day at Abu Simbel no wonder i find her so strangely captivating... |
| 2nd April 2007 Chivalry | Mine not as bad lah.. - From: Egypt Epilogue Mine no guns.. but they are just damn bluddy knn irritating.. if you get angry, which i believe steph sun's crew did, and be rude or shout at them... they can get more rough than you i reckon.. sometimes, tourist touts really spoil a country's image.. |
| 2nd April 2007 Chivalry | No damn dam photo - From: Egypt Epilogue Cannot take photo.. classified under military strategic building.. |
| 2nd April 2007 Chivalry | Nah.. - From: Egypt Epilogue if it's 'backside' i'd most probably have said "yes pls..".. =) |
| 2nd April 2007 AH CHEW | WHY? - From: Egypt Epilogue Ah why so long never write? You in Sudan? |
| 31st March 2007 mel | gulp! - From: Egypt Epilogue erm, been a week yeah? Sudan internet usage only 0.9%!! |
| 31st March 2007 mel | she looks familiar... - From: A Day at Abu Simbel hmm, the girl from the Beijing couple looks like raina? |
| 27th March 2007 Bud | Your view on Egypt is consistent with others - From: Egypt Epilogue ... now I remember Stephanie Sun also had a bad encounter in Egypt, he guides kept asking for more and even threatened her entourage with guns. Perhaps you should have spoken to her before you left .... |
| 26th March 2007 bud | Very good read so far ... - From: Egypt Epilogue ... two thumbs up!!! Got the dam photo? |
| 26th March 2007 Psycho | Baksheesh... - From: Egypt Epilogue Hmm.... I think the Egyptian are being very polite to actually ask instead of just thrusting themselves at you. Maybe they are recipocrating your trust in people by asking you nicely? It is nice to hear that my friend can let his guard down and still remain an anal virgin. Are you sure that they are asking for baksheesh? Maybe they are asking for "backside" but pronounced it as baksheesh due to their arabic accent? ;-) |
| 25th March 2007 Chivalry | Horse lah.. not camel! - From: Adventures in Giza haha.. so dad mistook the horse for a camel? hehe.. |
| 25th March 2007 Chivalry | It's coming up! - From: Got my ferry ticket to Sudan! It's 810pm now.. am at this cool coffeehouse place next to the youth hostel.. will update blog.. tomorrow going Sudan, will not have internet access for a while.. pls ask them not to worry.. |
| 24th March 2007 Bud | Dad will be happy ... - From: Got my ferry ticket to Sudan! ... that you have checked into a hotel with attached toilet and swimming pool, kekeke. Any ph0tos? |
| 24th March 2007 Bud | Postcard quality photos!!! - From: Adventures in Giza I am going to print that "Camels and I" on the postcard and get Jipek bring to Jakarta. |
| 23rd March 2007 Pom | - From: Adventures in Giza Hmm.. u can really write alot.. Stay safe oki.. :) |
| 22nd March 2007 Chivalry | Boo hoo too.. - From: Just a few more hours to go... ok.. when i come back.. we go drink flaming lambourghini again! hehe.. |
| 22nd March 2007 Ping | I miss Johan already! - From: Just a few more hours to go... Haven't finish reading your blog. Actually just logging in to see your chubby face! Tomorrow is Friday! My first Friday that I can stay out late late after the wedding, no more worries about pretty face & panda eyes, but no Johan to go drinking with! Boo hoo! |
| 22nd March 2007 Psycho | Watch my video - From: Buy a knife.. or a gun.. For sure you didn't tell me lah! Kaoz! Anyway, here's the video that I promised. Here's the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASofHD_8Oqg As the video mentioned, only three rifles are featured here, namely the MP5, G36K and HK416 with M203 attachment and does not do justice to the arsenal we brought along that day which included AK, M249, AUG, L85A1, M4... ... |
| 21st March 2007 Chivalry | Zhun bo? - From: Good Morning Africa! actually... i dun mind doing another trip back here.. let's have a group excursion to egypt!! Go to Siwa oasis.. Sinai... South to Abu Simbel.. but i think will need 2.5 to 3 weeks.. Start planning your leaves! |
| 21st March 2007 Chivalry | Thank you! - From: Got my Sudan Visa! Thank you for your words of encouragement! I'm glad you enjoyed it.. Watch out guys.. i'm gonna write a 10page description for every corner i go to now.. ;p |
| 21st March 2007 mel | Egypt - From: Good Morning Africa! i go visit you in DXB, and we go dive at red sea off Dahab!!! |
| 20th March 2007 Bassi | Cool blog and pics - From: Got my Sudan Visa! Really enjoyed reading your blog entry in Egypt. So natural and spontaneous, I wasn't bored one bit. Can't wait to read about your trip to Luxor! Enjoooooooooy |
| 20th March 2007 Chivalry | Bad thing about comments - From: Just a few more hours to go... The bad thing about comments on this site is that I'll have to accept each and every comment by your guys before it's published.. couldn't find way to make comments auto-accept.. so this can be more like chat like that.. oh well.. will approve all comments asap lah.. it's actually very nice to receive comments from you guys..so leave more comments!! =) |
| 20th March 2007 Chivalry | Pics Akan Datang - From: Just a few more hours to go... Will try to upload some pics later..if i can get the computer here to recognize my camera.. brought my momobay here too.. loaded with the camera driver.. see how later.. actually i've only used the 10-22 up till now.. lazy to change lens lah.. but bag too big.. so bring all three loh.. hehe.. |
| 19th March 2007 mel | The Phoea has landed! - From: Just a few more hours to go... yo, some updates on our fren in Egypt... His sms in verbatim: "Arrived already.. Taking bus from airport thru the city now.. Pretty interesting day so far. He din call me on my phone, so he is still a backside virgin... hehe... slurp |
| 18th March 2007 fri13th | DSLR - From: Just a few more hours to go... You dont say you'd packed 3 lenses,a DSLR cam and a mono-pod in yr day pack!! Man you mean biz, now lets see some pics soon! I wonder this site will notify of new postings or comments; will go figure... |
| 18th March 2007 Chivalry | Psycho.. new recruit? - From: Buy a knife.. or a gun.. Eh, Adrian.. Psycho seems to have a love for weapons.. and quite knowledgeable and like to use them too.. new recruit for (you know what?) hehe... |
| 18th March 2007 Chivalry | where got didn't tell you - From: Buy a knife.. or a gun.. eh.. where got didn't tell you.. got lah.. walau.. i told you you forgot.. if you in front of me now I sure take your G36K and shoot you for forgetting about my trip... |
| 17th March 2007 Psycho | :-( - From: Buy a knife.. or a gun.. Nahbehz... go drinking never jio me loh... You steady loh... never tell me about your trip this Subday until this last minute. Still made me think you gonna take up the AXN Amazing Race Asia Challenge. Hope you get gang raped by horny goat farmers (j/k) Just visited the gun street in Hong Kong. Whao... drooling sia. AK, M-series, HK MP5 series, G series... gonna play wargame tomorrow with my new G36K. Heh heh... If you in fornt of me now I sure shoot you for not telling me about your trip. Seems like we all êÞ ... sadz |
