Tuesday, July 21, 2009


I've always wanted to journey by car to far off distant places, staring with countries in SEA Asia & China. I've told this to my wife Roslyn many a time and though she knows I'm serious about it, she always shruggs her shoulders believing that it won't happen too soon. Well I was at Susie's home for lunch a few days ago & I saw an article in May/Jun issue of Highway. There on 16 staring loudly at me in bold were the words "Drive of a Lifetime" Auto-Venture to China 4 to 26 Sep 2009. Wow! I read in disbelief of the drive adventure I had always dreamed about. It took me 5 mins to make up my mind that I wasn't going to miss this trip. So it was.... Roslyn & I were heading for Lijiang China on a 23 day journey. We signed up with AA S'pore paid for the trip and ready or not, China here we come....

3 years to go and counting, I'll be sailing round the Islands of Indonesia in the Lagoon 440. Right now I'm working real hard to get the funds.

The turning point 25yrs ago - Time heals

It all began when I received a single page letter from the MPA in June 1998.The Port Master, then Capt M.H. decided that third party contrac...