Author Archives: jipp

Mabul

Mabul has always been in my bucketlist for as long as I can remember. The first time I initiated a plan to go there was 10 years ago, when I was still based in Sandakan. Sandakan and Semporna – which … Continue reading

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Good Bye 2018, Hello 2019

So what had I achieved in 2018? Almost nothing. One of the most uneventful years in so many years. For one, after 5 years of student life as a research officer, I returned to the infamous 8-5 routine. Surprisingly, I … Continue reading

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Not in This Lifetime TOUR

I have always been a super big fan of Guns n’ Roses. I’m not sure how exactly it started, but their songs were like all around me when I was at the university. I remember buying their famous Use Your … Continue reading

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A Road Trip to Betong

So I’ve just returned from a road trip to the far North of the Malaysian Peninsula, to a small town called Baling in the Malaysian state of Kedah. It was my first time traveling to that corner of Malaysia, although … Continue reading

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Getting Nostalgic at Teluk Cempedak

My job required me to travel to the east coast recently, to Kuantan to be exact. It is a town that is so nostalgic to me, as it is the town that I had spent two years of my life … Continue reading

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