Shahzan Hotel Kuantan

... night Manya's boyfriend got a call from a friend of his they were meeting in Mersing telling him that they needed to be there by 11am. So the new plan was to leave Cherating by 7am. The three of them were staying in a different set of chalets down the road from where I was staying, so they said they would come pick me up in the morning. That night we hung out at the beach-side bar with a bunch of their local friends. Knowing I had to wake up ...

... school holidays. Probably the normal rate would be much lower. It is quite a distance from MS Garden where the conference will be held but with the limited budget, it will be fine. Anyway walking is a good excercise. See you next time when I am in Kuching Sarawak.

... trapeze lesson too! Always wanted to try so here we go... after basic explanation, well...time to try! Ok, got to admit that the first try was not so convincing, but the second was not bad at all (see video...) although I was still not 100% I was not gonna crash on the safety net! The next day, was much better...Looking forward to learn more! The next day, was by the beach... chilling out a bit but mostly ...

... water wasn't causing me too many problems, however the lack of sleep I'd had was killing me. I felt soo embarrassed as i kept doing that thing where you start to nod off, then your head drops down and you jolt awake, even though i was in a stranger living room, in Malaysia! I know, but i couldn't help it :( Anyway, i survived the fast, gorged myself on the evening meal as all do, then we went to the local beach where they were having ...

... the surface, & also the risk of getting the bends if surfacing too quickly. So with my last breath, i tried to reach Danny Boy, finally reaching his fin with my last ounce of energy & air & frantically grabbed him. It took him a few seconds to realise ...

... boat trip upriver into the mangrove swamps and saw monitor lizards swimming along, monkeys and mangrove snakes in the trees. Apparently at night they drop down into the water to catch fish. Our captain was bringing the boat a little too close for comfort though, as he'd already told us how poisenous they are! Its a really eerie place, two hours was enough! Now back in Kuantan for the night, then heading to Mersing tomorrow for a couple of days.

... du style mais le boatman nous a oublie a l'hotel. Ca me fait vraiment raler de m'etre levee avec Killian pour rien, alors je demande qu'on me rembourse. En discutant avec le gardien de la guesthouse voisine de mes mesaventures, je finis par lui emprunter un velo pour la journee. Comme il est un peu pourri il me le donne pour rien, et puis c'est pas le sien ...

... to have a bath after the jungle trekking - I don't think I've had one on my travels at all so I took my time over it. Kuantan is Pahang's state capital but I don't think I'll be staying here long. I got an email from the boat company today saying that I need Yellow Fever and Cholera immunisation certificates! It really is one thing after another with this boat trip to Oz.

... three days we had to wear pants with loads od bug spray and tuck in our socks to our pants. We looked ridiculus, but had no choice. There were these leaches that live close to the river, but not in the water. They look like little inch worms, but they actually grab onto you and pull themselves up. They can crawl all the way up you leg. They stand straight up waiting for something to walk by that they can grab onto. Its was so strange to see all these worms wiggling ...

... nos dijo que nos tomaria una foto de nuestras pupilas y luego, usando la pantalla de la computadora, analizaria nuestro estado de salud... y me toco el turno a mi, me hizo la foto y, observandola en el ordenador, me dijo que tenia la linea del estres muy larga, que sufria de exceso de colesterol y de acido urico y que todo se concentraba en la parte superior de mi cuerpo, de cuello para arriba... que locura! Me receto ciertas pastillas y cosas naturales como ...