Monthly Archives: September 2008

A blogger, a traveller, eco-warrior

During this last week I received a shit-storm of text messages from u-no-hoo.  We’re having not-so-polite exchanges about me seeing my son. I would like to share a particular line of text from one of the little gems she sent … Continue reading

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Gaya Island is cleaner

It was a successful day of un-trashing the beaches and reefs near the Downbelow dive station and we’re happy to report that Gaya island is cleaner. A big ‘well done’ to Downbelow for organising this event, mentioned a few days … Continue reading

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Join us for a beach and reef clean-up

Although we often treat the sea as such, it is in fact not a giant dustbin.  Most of the rubbish dumped by man linger around for years, even decades, and might never go away. In fact, in Kota Kinabalu, our … Continue reading

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Upperstar’s Star is Dimming

This is a rant.  Don’t read it if you’re already feeling down. Last night I had a bad experience at the Upperstar in town.  If it was an isolated incident I would probably have thought nothing of it, but it … Continue reading

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Singapore Ultimate Open Wrap-up

I just scrubbed my Ultimate shirt, which necessarily had to go into my backpack muddy, sweaty and unwashed.  Two days after the event all I could do is make it a lighter shade of mud-brown, but it’s not clean by … Continue reading

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