Articles in Malaysia
STORYTIME: 3 GoPros in 3 Days! (Freezing and Glitches – Defective Firmware?)
With much fanfare, I bought and unboxed my very first action camera: a GoPro Hero 7 Black. Things did not go smoothly as I charged the battery, updated the firmware, and otherwise got it set up. I ran into all kinds of glitches and issues that confused me. But I powered through. All of that is in the previous video.
The next day, I took my …
GoPro TimeWarp in Kuala Lumpur — From Low Yat Plaza to Pasar Seni by MRT
What do you do when you buy your very first GoPro? You try out the TimeWarp feature of course.
And here it is, TimeWarp all the way from where I bought the GoPro to my hostel in Chinatown.
Goodbye, Kuala Lumpur (for now); Hello, Yangon
When I booked my flight from Kuala Lumpur to Yangon (Myanmar), I had to choose between flying out early in the morning or late at night. Since I’m a morning person, I chose the early flight at 6:45 a.m. But, perhaps, I should have done the math on that. Once you take into account getting to the airport 2 hours early and the trip to …
VIDEO: Mandalay to Kuala Lumpur on AirAsia – A Short But Also LOOONG Journey
With my visa for Myanmar soon expiring, I had booked a flight from Mandalay back to Kuala Lumpur, a city which has served as my base for a while. There were no direct flights, so I booked a flight with a 2-hour stopover at the (dreaded) Don Mueang Airport in Bangkok.
In a rare stroke of luck, I found a flight that did not depart at …
JOURNAL: Flight from Mandalay to Kuala Lumpur
Wednesday, July 24, 2019
5:45 a.m. Room 2, Grocer’s Inn
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I’ve been back in Malaysia for a few days now. I flew here from Mandalay, Myanmar, by way of Bangkok. When I booked that flight, I was thinking that I would come back to Kuala Lumpur, reunite with my bicycle, go for a ride around Malaysia, and then move on to new pastures – perhaps …
JOURNAL: Learning About Myanmar
Thursday, July 25, 2019
7:30 a.m. Room 2, Grocer’s Inn
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
As always, things are going much more slowly than I planned – especially regarding finishing up the YouTube videos from my final days in Myanmar. I thought I would stay in the Grocer’s Inn for three days and then move back to my usual hostel where my bicycle and other gear is in storage. But …
JOURNAL: YouTube Comments, Guidebooks, & Myanmar Videos
Friday, July 26, 2019
4:30 a.m. Room 2, Grocer’s Inn
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
I wore myself out yesterday because I spent so much time on the computer working on my blog, on videos for YouTube, and on reading about Myanmar. By 7 at night, I was a wreck. I had a terrible headache and my eyes were burning. It’s not healthy to spend so much time staring at …
JOURNAL: Best Mode of Transportation In Myanmar?
Saturday July 27, 2019
7:15 a.m. Room 2, Grocer’s Inn
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This is my last day and night at the Grocer’s Inn. I’m finally moving back to my regular hostel to be reunited with my bicycle and all my gear. That signals the end of my arrival in Kuala Lumpur and the beginning of getting serious about returning to Myanmar.
I wrote a lot yesterday about the …