Sunday, 16 August 2026

HDY Day 3 │ Lee Mansion to Grand Alora • Sadao Checkpoint • Bukit Kayu Hitam!

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Bright Start & Smooth Checkout It was time for another border crossing. We were up bright and early at a quarter to eight, the kind of l...
Saturday, 15 August 2026

HDY Day 2 │ Robinson's • In Waii Massage • Odean!

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Laundry Done, Robinson’s Next We emerged at 6pm, fresh from completing two loads of laundry, and hailed a Grab to Robinson’s for THB105 (≈ M...

HDY Day 2 │ Makro • Big C • Central Festival!

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Hat Yai Shopping Spree Begins By 7:15am we were already shaking off sleep and sliding into shopping mode, stepping out into a crisp Hat Yai ...
Friday, 14 August 2026

HDY Day 1 │ Grand Alora to Lee Mansion • Lee Gardens • Foot Massage Scam!

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Off to Hat Yai! It was day three of my AKPK Alor Setar relief stint when the northern urge finally won — I took half‑day leave, wrapped up m...
Tuesday, 11 August 2026

AOR Day 1 │ City One to Grand Alora • Dawn Drive • Another Work Trip!

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Back on the Road Again We’re back — barely fifteen hours after returning from Phuket, and already the next adventure was calling. Brendan wa...
Monday, 10 August 2026

HKT Day 4 │ Phuket to KLIA • MH787 • Going Home!

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Leaving on a Jet Plane We were up at 5:30am, the sky still dark and the studio apartment quiet except for the soft shuffle of last minute pa...
Sunday, 9 August 2026

HKT Day 3│ Jungceylon • Sunset over Patong • Baan Thai!

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The Search Begins Our day kicked off at Facetime in Jungceylon, hoping to find my missing sai sin. No luck. We drifted into Adidas Originals...
Saturday, 8 August 2026

HKT Day 2 │ A Guided Tour Pt2 • Jungceylon • First Seafood!

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The Guided Tour Continues Right after leaving Si Burapha Cashew Nut Factory, we settled back into the minivan for the final stop of our half...

HKT Day 2 │ A Guided Tour Pt1 • Big Buddha and Beyond!

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A Quiet Anniversary Morning We woke at 6:30am, the sky still pale over Patong. Today marked our 28th Wedding Anniversary, and instead of a f...
Friday, 7 August 2026

HKT Day 1 │ Patong Heritage • Jungceylon • Roma Ristorante!

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Arrival & Late Lunch We reached Patong Heritage Hotel at 3:40pm, waiting while Brendan checked in. Cat and I headed to our apartment on ...

HKT Day 1 │ KLIA to Phuket • MH794 • Brendan's Birthday!

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Phuket Again! A single day after returning from Alor Setar, we were already back on the move. At 8:30am, we left home and headed down to the...
Thursday, 6 August 2026

AOR Day 5 │ Alor Setar to KLIA • FY1673 • Going Home!

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We’re Coming Home! We woke to another solid night’s sleep, a little earlier than usual — 6:45am. By 7:15am, we were already heading downstai...
Tuesday, 4 August 2026

AOR Day 5 │ Alor Setar to KLIA • FY1673 • Going Home!

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Day One — Morning Calm We woke at 7:00am after a solid night’s sleep and headed down to Lengkuas Restaurant by 7:30am. The place was almost ...
Monday, 3 August 2026

AOR Day 2 │ Relief Stint Begins • Sayang Tomyam • Dede Moda Restaurant!

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Financial Advisory Morning I woke up at 7:20am, the room still quiet. Half an hour later, I stepped out while Cat chose to sleep in. Breakfa...
Sunday, 2 August 2026

AOR Day 1 │ Grand Alora Hotel • Restoran Lengkuas • An Evening Drive!

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A Good Friend Right after collecting our grey goblins from Carousel A, we met the airport staff holding the keys to a small loaner car — a f...

AOR Day 1 │ KLIA to Alor Setar • FY1672 • Work Trip!

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Our Unexpected Sunday Trip Our little adventure began without warning. One moment we were enjoying a quiet Sunday morning, and the next we w...