For our second day, we had booked a boat charter. This was our way of ensuring everyone would interact rather than be doing their own staff. I mean how much privacy could you get on the boat? We were greeted by the charter boat staff and after a briefing on do’s and dont’s, it was time to head out. Appreciate the welcome fruit spread and the wonderful weather. It looks like...
Around 4 pm, we tried calling Phuket airport to check on the status of our baggage. The afternoon flight from KL had arrived around 3:30 pm so the airport should know by now if our baggage had arrived or not. Since no one picked up the phone at the airport, we tried our luck with Malaysia Airlines helpline. That turned out to he of no help at all. Instead the cheerful...
For our stay in Phuket, we wanted to be able to have a place we could gather and sit together. If we had booked a hotel, we would most likely end up in our respective rooms after meals or other activities. As it was Chinese New Year and that meant family reunions and doing things together, we opted for a villa. In this way, we would have areas to gather and...
After lunch we had a short drive through Phuket Town and stopped for coffee and cakes.
Our adventure begins with a trip from the airport to Lam Hien pier for lunch. Along the way we get to see the scenery unfold as we head east. Phuket seems to be a mixture of Southern Thailand, Chinese and some Siam influence. None particularly stands out and all seem to blend into the landscape. Amazing experience here as this delicious food took like just 20 minutes to appear from when...
This year, 2023, we decided to celebrate the Chinese New Year (or Lunar New Year) in Phuket. A couple of things brought on this change of venue. For last year’s CNY, holding it at home just reminded all of us of the absence of my mother in law, Linda Wong. CNY was always a big thing for her. From the preparation of decorations, the dishes she would prepare and the many...
Three years since the pandemic and lockdowns. And the world and economy seems like it is still suffering from the long tail influence of the pandemic. Ukraine and Russia are still at war. Supply chains remain broken. And inflation is kicking in…hard. Even though volatility and uncertainty is assured for this year, there is no harm in planning or setting goals. Thankful for my family for getting into the goal setting...
November 27th, 2022 at Sky Hotel, Kota Kinabalu. Once again, I’ve been invited to be a judge at the State finals of the Pitch Borneo program. Pitch Borneo is a wholly Sabah created and organised business idea pitching contest. In the 12 years since it started, 1300 business ideas have been pitched and 102 winners have been funded. Tonight will see another 10 ideas receive funding. However before that happens, it’s...
November 23, 2022 Hanaa hands over the reigns of the Commonwealth Association of Leadership Malaysia to Yap Li Ling. All in all, a good handover as the associations constitution had set a 2 consecutive term limit on the President. By having groomed and guided younger leaders like Li Ling, Hanaa managed to handover the reins of the association within the set limit. Not an easy feat, considering that CALM is still...
Had my regular follow-up with Dr. Rowland at KPJ today. Been having bouts of shortness of breath and difficulty in upping my cardio. So I was a bit worried going into this follow-up. As usual, it started the night before when I had to fast for the morning blood test. Went to give my blood and urine sample in the morning and then waited for my appointment with Dr. Rowland at...