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China to Malaysia to Vietnam

Sean — Tue, 01 Feb 2011 06:58:04 +0000

On the 26th, Louise and I headed back to Hong Kong to pick up my phone. After almost an hour on the phone with the manager, she agreed to a price of 500HKD, or about $65. The original price to replace my phone’s motherboard was $130. They explained to me that upon first inspection at [...]

History of Malaysia – Part 2

Evelyn — Sun, 16 May 2010 01:14:07 +0000

This is the second part in the two part series about the history, founding, and modernization of the what is now Malaysia. Click to read more

Photo of the Week – Malaysian Sunset

Sean — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 09:04:21 +0000

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History of Malaysia Part 1

Evelyn — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:31 +0000

What was once the site of early human habitation is now known as the country of Malaysia. Humans began arriving at the Niah Cave in Sarawak around fifty thousand years ago. Already on the peninsula, the aboriginals had lived peacefully in the inland mountain area for a long time when the Malays arrived. The Proto-Malayans [...]

Johor Bahru

Sean — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 02:00:46 +0000

When I arrived in Johor Bahru, I was picked up by my friend Evelyn, who went 30 minutes out of her way to help me out when we’d never met in person before! I was whisked back to her house and given a nice bed to sleep on. After all that traveling I was exhausted [...]

Australia Trip Summary

Sean — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 07:41:02 +0000

At the time this summary was published, the conversion rates were as follows: Chinese RMB to USD 6.85 Malaysian RM to USD 3.43 Australian AUD to USD 1.14 China (1 day in transit) Transportation = 62rmb ($9) Food = 127rmb ($18.50) Misc = 30 ($4.30) —————————————- Total = 219rmb ($32) Malaysia (4 days) Transportation = [...]