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Wednesday, February 28, 2024

Learn Some History




I have met Allein G. Moore in Singapore. In 2007. When I was working in the advertising industry. We kept in contact, although I would say that we had way too few interactions. Like me, he wrote a book during the pandemic. Eager to get my hands on it, I put in an early order for this book.

There is a lot of work gone into this, you can tell. I have enjoyed the read as it is easily digested, although it is a heavy topic. And while I have been to Melakka (Malakka? Melacca???) many times, this is finally clearing up the questions I had about the place.

And here is a photo from early 2015. Just when I moved to my new place and Hagen and Pfiff came by. We spent and awesome day in Melakka (Malakka? Melacca???) 



 

Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Early Bird gets the Noodles

 


I admit: I was a lil jealous of the people sitting in this eatery at 7am. They were having their breakfast, while I was on my jogging trail. Ok, silly me. Why would I plot a route past one of my favorite places in town? Duh! Luckily, the "Snow Beer" trend has slowed down a bit and there are now fewer people in Double Dee in the evening. 

Tell Me You don't Understand

 


How an airbag works without telling me how an airbag works. Sadly, this is a common sight here in Malaysia: Parents want the best education, the safest vehicle. Just to try to catapult their kids through the car in case of a ding with the vehicle in front. Many a times, we would read about kids being thrown out of a car. Only one way that is happening, which is by not having the child properly strapped in. 

Right in Front of You






Snapped this the other day. Funny, eh? 

Not really. Obviously, the issue of people having their high beam on while dreaming along the highway is so bad that some resort to this kind of Public Service Announcement. True enough, you can wager an ice cream that you will have someone behind you any night of the week with either the high beam on full blast or the fog light disco going. Why exactly do we need fog lights in Malaysia? The ones where visibility is below 50 meters, yes, them. I am being told that there IS fog in Malaysia. Yes. There is. Not with visibility under 50 meters though. The answer is that it is cheaper for the car makers to leave them in than to create a new parts bill with cars not having fog lights. 

Why am I sooooo angry about this? It is a safety issue when you get blinded and thus distracted. And I don't like that as it puts me and those in the car in danger.

Meanwhile, an also common sight is the driver that is signaling to turn for 12.8 kilometers, but never does. How distracted does one have to be to CLICK CLACK CLICK CLACK CLICK CLACK hear that?

Monday, February 26, 2024

Not Doing That


Only two things that are off limits for me: Singing and dancing. Those who have heard me, KNOW why. It is good to know what your limitations are and I have recognised these early on. So, not doing any of this, no matter how hard you push. I leave the murder on the dancefloor to others to sing a song to me. 
 

Sunday, February 25, 2024

Something New


The camping industry is about to see a boom in Southeast Asia. There are a lot of opportunities. Having had a deep dive into the business, it seems that there is no media that acts as an overall provider of communications channels for this industry. Hence, "Campigo" was created with the intention to build an ecosystem that encompasses campers, suppliers, users, campsites and authorities. 

Currently, some of our friends are working on content to go live on this site. No camp was build in one day, so this will also take a while till it is going to be shining in its full glory. Next will be online shop and a booking system for campervans to be added. 


 

Saturday, February 24, 2024

How Loud is YOUR Drink?