The Chronicles of a Sojourner in this Wondrously Wacky World
When we did our first Phuket trip back in 2015, it was a result of many years of dreaming, and then finally plucking up the courage to give it a go, with some planning of course, and encouragement from others who have also made the long drive from Singapore to Thailand. When we reached Phuket... Continue Reading →
Have any of you experienced the panic of losing a passport? This was our experience early on Day 5 as we were packing up and about to check out of the hotel. Somehow, from five passports in my bag, we were left with only four - the passport of our youngest kid mysteriously disappeared ,... Continue Reading →
After our one night stop-over in Hatyai, we would be breaking new ground, going further north than we had ever done before on our previous drives. Instead of heading to Phuket as we normally would do, our destination for the day was Chumphon, capital of the Chumphon province, a 480km drive from Hatyai. This was... Continue Reading →
For our previous trips, the standard plan to get from Alor Setar to Phuket in one day. This time however, our destination was much further north, and so we felt that it was a good idea to rest and recuperate in Hatyai for one night first after navigating the new Sadao crossing. We gave ourselves... Continue Reading →
It has been two years since I wrote my initial blog series about tackling the Sadao border crossing from Malaysia into Thailand. My goodness, so much has changed this year, and how different things are. Please take note of the new procedure which I will detail in this blog post. Crucial Documents Needed for Thai... Continue Reading →
Day 2 was a leisurely 270km drive from Kuala Lumpur to Taiping, a historical town in the state of Perak situated to on a plain to the west of the Bintang Mountains. We visited this hotel earlier this year and felt that it would be a nice place to rest and relax before crossing the... Continue Reading →
We planned to leave home at 6am, but we ended up leaving only at 9am waiting ages for my laptop to complete its updates 😛 Thank God that we only planned to cover 350 km to KL on the first day instead of 800km to Alor Setar like we normally do. Thank God that crossing... Continue Reading →
This is our 4th epic road trip from Singapore to Thailand. The past three years, the destination was Phuket. This year, we set our sights further north, to Bangkok and ultimately Rayong province to visit some of my friends there. Although this is our 4th trip, uncertainties still abound. Things have changed: We hear that the... Continue Reading →
May marks my first full year out of the Education Service. I resigned from the Ministry of Education on 30 April 2017 after serving 14 fruitful years as a Teacher, a Ministry Officer, a Head of Department and finally as a School Leader. I took this bold step because I had a dream to pursue... Continue Reading →
