Category: Daily Journal

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Well, now it’s been more than 1 week in quarantine. Time passes fast and slow. Every day I wake up around 5:40 when the birds start to sing loud and clear. It then becomes lively chorus dawn Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Well, I think I already lost track of time here in quarantine. I believe I miss one day of my journal, but it is unimportant as there are so few to tell. The days look similar. However, Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Still in quarantine at Earthlinks retreat. Life has an easy pace here. I have good meals every day.Yesterday I hurt my back probably between the hard workout session we had in the morning and the Yoga in Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Yesterday was my 3rd day/4th night, and it was kind of a trigger. I started to feel at my place here. My body is now adapted to the heat and I had no trouble managing the temperature. Read More …

Dodanduwa, Sri Lanka, Yesterday I got set free after the PCR test arrived negative. Therefore I was able to walk outside the room and wander around the residence. I cannot go out of the residence but I can use all Read More …

Dodanduwa, Galle District, Sri Lanka, It’s again a very beautiful morning here. I got bitten during the night at many spots, probably mosquitoes. There is no AC here, and the temperature is very high even at night, I have to Read More …

Dodanduwa, Galle District, Sri Lanka, Today I am writing from a completely new country I have never been to before. Yesterday I left KL and spent most of the day at the transit area in Singapore Changi Airport. The employees Read More …

Changi Airport, Singapore, So it’s been few days since I haven’t written my journal, my bad! I was so much in a hurry, busy to move out of the country. It was kind of a hectic 3 days from Gerik Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday was one of the highlights of my 1-year stay in Malaysia. We went inside the forest reserve Belum-Temenggor, one of the oldest if not the oldest rainforest in the world. Many animal species live there. and Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I had to take a big decision. After more than 1 year in Malaysia, I have to leave. They did not extend our amnesty to overstay the social visit pass of foreigners like me. So we Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I went to Banding island, it is the gate to Royal Belum reserve. The park needs an Entry permit and guide. But on the island, there is also a trail that is accessible. I will go Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Well, we still have no official announcement about an extension of our amnesty of overstay, so it becomes clearer that I will have to leave before April 21! This means I have to go back to KL Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday was a sunny day after 2/3 days of rain in the area. I went gym in the morning, found some fruits, extend my stay until Monday (probably will have to extend more), I finally cut my Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I went to the road that leads to the dam nearby the town. This road is in the middle of the forest and has no traffic. This is a great spot and easy to access, so Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday was a quiet day, I did not drive anywhere special. I just lived like a local, taking care of my health and working on the computer. I do not have anything special to tell really. I Read More …

Gerik, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I moved from Kuala Kangsar area to the North. My goal is to reach Royal Belum Park. I had planned to stay 1 day around Lenggong then go to Gerik. In the morning I recorded some Read More …

Kampung Beluru (Kuala Kangsar), Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday in the morning I went around the guesthouse where I stayed, It is a very nice valley, very quiet, without much noise, so I recorded from the railway bridge I found in the Read More …

Kampung Beluru, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday was the day I moved from Lumut to Kuala Kangsar. But first, in the morning I visited the small mangrove parc in Lumut before leaving for Kuala Kangsar with my bike. Everything was going well Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I visited many places around Lumut and Sitiawan, and thus recorded some sounds along. Chinese temple, the Lumut Industrial Port, Market, Bukit 300 trail, Telur Batik, and the local night market. Today I am packing and Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday we went on a hike to the nearby hill with my new friend Tom. Then I worked pretty much all the rest of the day. I was physically tired of this hike because the pace was Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia,  I don’t have much to tell about Yesterday, it was a simple day, trying to stay healthy with food options, and continued work. I have been looking at what would be the next possibilities after Malaysia, this Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia Yesterday I met someone interesting that lives in the same building. He is a sailor from Belgium and has sailed across the ocean for few years and now stay in Asia since 2016, he has his boat Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I spent my day as if I was living here. My verdict is that I wouldn’t like to live long term here, but it is nice as a temporary gateway. In fact, the waterfront with the Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday was my first entire day in Lumut area. I spotted places around, understand what is there. I can say it will be more challenging to stay healthy around here. There are not so many good food Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I moved from Kampar to Lumut, not a long trip, but with all my stuff on the bike, having to pack and unpack, it made pretty much all my day. I met my friend in Kampar Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Today I’m leaving Kampar, after 10 weeks staying at this place. It is a very strange feeling but a must needed move. I was starting to root myself a little too much there. I have so much Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, It has been few days since I have not written in my daily entry in the journal. In fact, there wasn’t so much new to tell from the past days this week. We are now Friday, and Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday was more of a quiet day. After the 2/3 days rush trip in Pangkor/Lumut, it was much needed to have some more rest. I worked on my French MOOC in the evening. I will leave Saturday Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I came back from Lumut to my base in Kampar, I passed by Teluk Intan which has a leaning tower and serves as a clock with bells chiming (which is pretty rare in Malaysia), so I Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday, I came back from Pulau Pangkor. I stayed in Lumut, a quiet coastal town that hosts several ship factories and restoration facilities but also is the base for the Malaysian navy. The area has some mangroves Read More …

Lumut, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I went to Pulau Pangkor, I did 2 hours motorbike, then took the ferry from Lumut, I rented another bike there and went around the island. It is not very big, but I found very interesting Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I woke up early and went near the residence in the lake area. They have something like a fish farm probably which attracts colonies of birds. You can hear the chatter of thousands of birds from Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday morning I went around Gopeng to discover and see if any interest in this area. I stumbled across a nice village in the countryside, but everything was closed and not accessible. I felt I wasted the Read More …

Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday I went recording at an old dredge from an abandoned tin mining site. It was an interesting trip, only 20 minutes away from my place. I started recording a new video explaining my custom recording kit. Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday morning I went record around the residence. They have built these streets that look like Disneyland decor. Disney Avenue, and Castle Avenue. At sunrise, the light is beautiful, but the sound is better. I know this Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday, I worked at the lounge study, The morning I recorded from the balcony. I continue working on the same material, not much achievement but things take time and I like when I deliver something mature, not Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, Yesterday morning I went to visit the newly painted murals. It is in the old town, in a small alley along the main road. I captured some ambience with my custom kit. There was nobody again. It Read More …

Kampar, Perak, Malaysia, So I just skipped one day in the journal, not much interesting, the day before yesterday was a low day with bad energy, couldn’t do much. However Yesterday was really interesting, I finally went to the big Read More …