I was summoned to spend six weeks working in the thriving Sarawakian capital of Kuching in late 1995, and I somehow managed to convince Issy to join me for the last three of those weeks. We had our then two offspring in tow - Scott aged nearly three, and Emma at eleven months. It wasn't still winter in Melbourne, so I'm not sure what Issy was thinking. I'm not too sure what I was thinking either for that matter. We had two interconnecting hotel rooms, but the establishment was an unachievable hike from the city centre. We didn't have access to a car, so Issy was cooped up 24/7 with two restless toddlers whilst I enjoyed the relative luxury of working in an office. I'm not at all sure how she coped. I thought I'd try ... read more

With Emma and Scott at the Sheraton Langkawi Beach Resort

Previous Life - Penang

Asia » Malaysia » Penang April 4th 1994

mshorrock

Aunty Marie came to this as well... read more

Apr 02, 1991

Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur April 2nd 1991

andjulbed

Geo: 3.12433, 101.684... read more

Malaysia

Asia » Malaysia » Penang January 1st 1984

GUNAWAN

Malaysian adventure... read more

Malaysia and Thailand Summer vacation

Asia » Malaysia » Wilayah Persekutuan » Kuala Lumpur July 1st 1983

Sunrise over the Kuala Lumpur skyline

Home and Away

Linda and I decided to spend our summer vacation with my parents in Thailand and then Malaysia, revisiting the places where I had gone to high school from 1966-68. We flew Malaysian Airlines departing Frankfurt, with a refueling stop in Bahrain, arriving in Kuala Lumpur on 2 July. We stayed overnight in Kuala Lumpur, and although we were very tired we ate satay at a nearby restaurant before turning in for the night. We flew from Kuala Lumpur to Bangkok the next morning and arrived about 1 pm. My parents were at the airport to greet us. We relaxed the next two days and saw some of the sights, such as the Grand Palace. We drove to the Rose Gardens to see the Thai cultural show, and then on to Hua Hin, where we enjoyed the ... read more

Linda and Bob having breakfast under the pines at the Lone Pine Hotel

1965-1968 High School in the Cameron Highland, Malaysia

Asia » Malaysia » Pahang » Tanah Rata January 8th 1966

Yearbook Staff while Dalat School was in Bangkok

Home and Away

After furlough from 1964 to 1965, I returned to Bangkok, Thailand where Dalat School had been evacuated to that Spring. I attended the Fall semester. Bangkok was hot and humid, and the air conditioning couldn't keep up with dorm rooms that had two triple deck bunk beds in them. By the time the Spring semester started, Dalat School found new home at the Eastern Hotel in Tanah Rata in the Cameron Highlands of Malaysia. This had also been a hill station for British colonialists to get away from the heat and humidity of the lowlands. Only these highlands were very humid; so much so that the school had to send the laundry down to mountain to dry. The Cameron Highlands had a very British Smoke House Restaurant and the Cameron Highlands Hotel with a nine hole ... read more

Another view of the campus with the mosque on the hill

Brief history of Malaysia

During the late 18th and 19th centuries, Great Britain established colonies and protectorates in the area of current Malaysia; these were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. In 1948, the British-ruled territories on the Malay Peninsula formed the Fe...more history

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