I love elephants and that is a fact. I love them because when not provoked, they are lovely gentle creatures, unique in their appearance, loyal and they remember! 🙂 I started collecting elephant ornaments since many years ago and before long, I had to stop as instead, friends started getting them for me when they…
We had a very nice and joyous celebration at church on Resurrection Sunday in March this year. When I saw the flags and banners in various colours and sizes flying I was thinking to myself that how interesting it would be if I knew how to make them. Only a few days after that my…
My travelling plan this year as I have been telling everyone is to do “cuti-cuti Sabah”, meaning holidaying in and around Sabah — domestic travelling! Being in the hospitality industry sometimes I do feel slightly embarrassed that I have been to less places in my home state than many of the tourists from around the…
An ode to all the phenomenal women out there on this International Women’s Day — Phenomenal Woman by Maya Angelou Pretty women wonder where my secret lies. I’m not cute or built to suit a fashion model’s size But when I start to tell them, They think I’m telling lies. I say, It’s in the…
It all started with a conversation over dinner. The 2-day/1-night weekend trip to James’ resort, The Village at Mesilau up at Mt. Kinabalu for the alumni in the tourism industry was conceptualised and subsequently confirmed by Serena, the president of our alumni association and two fellow alumni James and Roger. I was initially not interested…
Before I owned my present little nest I used to talk about how much I would love to have a landed property because with that I would get to have a garden. But when the opportunity came a few years ago for me to own my first home, I had to think long and hard…
A trip to see the fireflies had been on my to-do list for many years until last Saturday that I eventually got to tick the box for this particular item and officially take it off the list! I was blessed with a hosted trip by a local travel agent (thank you Luke of Borneo Legend…
(18.10.2015 – 25.10.2015) Sunday It was pouring the whole day but the blues on this very wet and miserable day was chased away by that warm and fuzzy feeling called friendship, one that goes back a long way and with those whom I had not had the chance to catch up with for a long…
(27.09.2015 – 03.10.2015) The life of a hotelier is never mundane. Some days things seem to go smoother than others and you are blessed to start and end the day well and even manage to be amused by some of the silly things that the guests say or do while other days you feel like…
(Distant Xinjiang – Part 6 of 6) – Part 5 of 6 here 9 August 2015After our visit to The Grape Valley of Turpan (葡萄溝, 吐魯番) and due to time constraint, we were asked to choose between Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves (柏孜克里千佛洞) and the ruins of ancient city Jiaohe (交河故城) as our next destination, and after…
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