29 July 2018, Today was the official day I leave Singapore. Gave up the keys to my room in Tiong Bahru back to the landlord in the morning and with my bag packed I headed for Johor through Kranji. The surrender of a place to stay in Singapore felt like the true beginning of leaving and starting the journey but somehow knowing that I have to go back home to KL and would have to run errand such as packing, permit runs, etc etc, the beginning is does not feel the same as the last two trips
I don't feel like the trip really kicked off this time. Unlike the last two trips, when I check-in to the airport and get my boarding pass and crosses the gates ... I knew it was the beginning of an adventure but this time round the start is more obscure, so blend in like I knew it, but not really since most of the time its only a memory or a tale talked so much to friends and family.
We don't visit our own country much i suppose. It goes for all different country as well. Guess it does not feel justified spending so much time and money for something no different than back home. That's whats it feels like when visiting kampung after kampung ... I know this ... I understand this I think, but actually every place is a new place, but just not that out of our comfort zone, hence it is not as interesting as when I was travelling in south america. I spend so much time visiting one town to another that is so identical like a kampung to a kampung but never felt bored overseas and yet I get the feeling that I will feel this way in Malaysia ... sigh
Crossing from Singapore to Johor was a breeze as I planned and I avoided the major crowd and skipped the jam. Across the border and stright up grab to the condo to meetup bluey. Alas the battery was dead, just a few days i had hoped the battery would survive but it was totally flat. Only hope now is to recharge it by riding it else it would cost me another RM 180 to change.
Very fast I felt this was solidatary .... riding alone and checking into the gateway hostel to Tioman Island, I wonder what I was doing in Mersing. It was a small town as expected and the only reason people seams to come here is to get out to the island which cost extravagant ammont of money. Yet I am here just cruising by and staying longer not knowing why.
This journey is going to be so much different from the last two trips. Somehow I know there will be more time alone than anything else ...
I don't feel like the trip really kicked off this time. Unlike the last two trips, when I check-in to the airport and get my boarding pass and crosses the gates ... I knew it was the beginning of an adventure but this time round the start is more obscure, so blend in like I knew it, but not really since most of the time its only a memory or a tale talked so much to friends and family.
We don't visit our own country much i suppose. It goes for all different country as well. Guess it does not feel justified spending so much time and money for something no different than back home. That's whats it feels like when visiting kampung after kampung ... I know this ... I understand this I think, but actually every place is a new place, but just not that out of our comfort zone, hence it is not as interesting as when I was travelling in south america. I spend so much time visiting one town to another that is so identical like a kampung to a kampung but never felt bored overseas and yet I get the feeling that I will feel this way in Malaysia ... sigh
Crossing from Singapore to Johor was a breeze as I planned and I avoided the major crowd and skipped the jam. Across the border and stright up grab to the condo to meetup bluey. Alas the battery was dead, just a few days i had hoped the battery would survive but it was totally flat. Only hope now is to recharge it by riding it else it would cost me another RM 180 to change.
Very fast I felt this was solidatary .... riding alone and checking into the gateway hostel to Tioman Island, I wonder what I was doing in Mersing. It was a small town as expected and the only reason people seams to come here is to get out to the island which cost extravagant ammont of money. Yet I am here just cruising by and staying longer not knowing why.
This journey is going to be so much different from the last two trips. Somehow I know there will be more time alone than anything else ...
