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(Gone are the days when I fly Business Class on Emirates though, hahaha)2017-01-20T05:11:08+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2017/01/20/splashes-of-love-from-the-ocean/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_7353.jpgimg_7353https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8285.jpgimg_8285https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8284.jpgimg_8284https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_7030.jpgimg_7030https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_6987.jpgimg_6987https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/img_8286.jpgimg_82862017-01-31T00:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/tour_dates/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_7812.jpgimg_7812https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/whereivebeen.jpgwhereivebeen2017-01-04T06:50:04+00:00weekly0.6https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/about/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fizzyinthesea.jpgfizzyintheseahttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fizzyeel.jpgHoneycomb Moray Eelhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/fizzy.jpgFizzy2017-01-01T09:32:51+00:00weekly0.6https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2017/01/01/ill-never-doubt-you-again-dear-ocean/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/fullsizerender-4.jpgfullsizerender-42017-01-02T13:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/12/14/kathmandu-nepal-day-1-arrival/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1254.jpgThamel 5Thamel at nighthttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1199.jpgThamel 1Bursts of colour along the shops in Thamelhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_1195.jpgThamel 3Back alleys of Thamelhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2337.jpgThamel 4Stumbled upon a bakery with delicious, mouth-watering pastrieshttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/277318_3736479659264_786852344_o.jpgHotel Moonlight, ThamelBaba and I in front of our hotel in Kathmanduhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/175974_3733354781144_1224539372_o.jpgThamel 2Couldn't resist trying on some new jackets as they were quite cheap!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/52782_3733321940323_1864038313_o.jpgAirport pickupBaba, Raj and our driver upon arrival in Kathmandu Airporthttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_2336.jpgVisa applicationVisa application form, disembarkation form, and a copy of your passport photo to apply for visa on arrival2016-12-30T14:29:59+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2016/12/31/worst-blogger-of-the-decade/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/img_2667.jpgDCIM100GOPROGOPR0215.DCIM100GOPROGOPR0215.2017-01-01T09:34:35+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/12/14/kathmandu-nepal-day-2-a-tour-around-the-valley/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0235.jpgPashupatinath 5Outside Pashupatinath groundshttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0222.jpgPashupatinath 2Pashupatinath Temple itself - only Hindus are allowed entryhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0217.jpgPashupatinath 1The temple grounds is filled with many shrines, statues and beautiful architecturehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0212.jpgPashupatinath 3Cremation ceremony being carried out by the Bagmati Riverhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/620640_3736507899970_1985487062_o.jpg620640_3736507899970_1985487062_ohttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/53630_3737038433233_1913459372_o.jpgPashupatinath 4Baba and I with the friendly Sadhus!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0188.jpgBoudhanath 4Prayer flags adding colour around Buddha's eyes on the stupahttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0174.jpgBoudhanath 2Shops and restaurants surrounding the stupahttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0170.jpgBoudhanath 3The Great Stupa of Boudhanath - one of the largest Buddhist stupas in the worldhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0165.jpgBoudhanath 1Boudhanath World Heritage Site2016-12-30T14:20:05+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/12/05/splish-splash-dive-wellington/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2900.jpgFirst Dive 11Plenty of hermit crabs at this sitehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2886.jpgFirst Dive 10Kina, a type of sea urchin that's endemic to New Zealand. It is considered a delicacy by the Maori. The shell is cracked open, and you eat the roe inside, raw. I was given a taste of it and I'm not quite sure if I'd go for seconds!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2884.jpgFirst Dive 9Amongst the few interesting marine life at this dive sitehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2882.jpgFirst Dive 8Karen holding up a scallop she'd found, but we didn't collect any on this divehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2878.jpgFirst Dive 7Our customer Karen getting into the waterhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2850.jpgFirst Dive 6We immediately slapped them onto the barbecue and had them for lunch. Yumm.https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2849.jpgFirst Dive 5Fresh scallopshttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2846.jpgFirst Dive 4Back at the dive shop, proud of my catch of the dayhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2839.jpgFirst Dive 3Me decked out in my 7mm wetsuit, mentally preparing myself for the cold dive!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_2837.jpgFirst Dive 2One of our very regular customers, Paul, squeezing into his dry suit2016-12-26T03:52:17+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/12/19/look-its-an-octopus/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_3009.jpgIMG_30092016-12-26T03:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/01/27/sways-and-wobbles/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_4755.jpgPoor Knights Islandshttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_4562.jpgIMG_4562https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/img_4529.jpgQuadranudis!2016-12-26T03:50:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2013/10/23/london-feeding-the-extrovert-in-me/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3758.jpgOhanaMy picture perfect moment - only missing here is my youngest brother Amir. If I remember nothing else of my London trip aside from this moment, I'd still be the happiest person alive :)https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_4190.jpgShell for lifeMy days in Shell saw me spending almost every day or every weekend with these amazing people. Now everyone is dispersed, but we still find time for a good night out when we can manage ithttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3690.jpgCapes!Spending time with my favourite Britboy Capes has been hard ever since he moved back to the UK, and I started on my erratic travels. But a great friendship is one where you can spend 3 years apart, then meet up for a mere 3 hours and not feel like anything is amiss!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3681-e1382519825993.jpgDinner at Wahaca'sGreat food, great company, just like old times. Dinner at Wahaca's on London's South Bankhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/img_3630.jpgYus & Mick'sVisits to London won't be complete if I don't see my "adopted dads" Yus and Mick, along with my adored furry sisters Safi and Coco!2013-10-23T09:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/11/04/kathmandu-nepal-an-entire-post-about-my-window-seat-view/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0019.jpgNepal View #4The plains give way to beautiful hills and valleys as the aircraft turns right and heads closer towards Kathmandu. And a little brand placement here for AirAsia (not that they're paying me anything for it, sadly :p)https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0017.jpgNepal View #3View of the mountain ranges taken from my window seathttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0015.jpgNepal View #1The initial view of the flat plains as we neared Nepalhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0011.jpgNepal View #2First breathtaking glimpse of the Himalayas - see how those peaks tower above the clouds!2013-10-23T08:55:44+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/12/27/hello-dad/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/baba.jpgBaba in Wellington"Hello Fizzy's blog visitors!"2013-09-21T03:19:33+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/02/29/mummys-turn/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/day2.jpgWellie Out & AboutDay 2 with Mummy in Wellingtonhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/day1.jpgMalaysian Dinner Party!A lovely night in enjoying home-cooked Malaysian food2013-09-21T03:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/03/21/fizzy-in-fiji/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_7054.jpgFiji Volivoli Beach ResortView of Volivoli Beach Resort from the seahttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_6926.jpgFiji CoralsColourful and teeming coral lifehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_6779.jpgFiji SunsetTaken from outside the dive shop at sunset yesterdayhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_6717.jpgFiji Clownfish Bula!I can imagine the fish going "Bula!" toohttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_6700.jpgFiji SharkBarely just managed to get my camera up and click as a shark appeared out of nowhere and made its way towards mehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_6665.jpgBula Fijihttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/img_6654.jpgFiji Street VendorsRoadside vendors2013-09-21T03:18:17+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/11/04/from-kuala-lumpur-to-kathmandu/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ebcmap.jpegLukla-Gokyo-EBC Trekking RouteTrekking map for our planned route from Lukla -> Gokyo -> Everest Base Camphttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ebcitinerary.jpegEBC Trek ItineraryThe graphic itinerary that Baba prepared for our trip, which includes elevation and expected trekking times. He's also included the highest point we've been to so far as a benchmark, which is 4095m when we scaled to the tip of Mount Kinabalu in 2005https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/babafizzytongariro.jpegFizzy Mos Tongariro Alpine Crossing, NZBaba and I on another father-daughter trek we did last year. We completed the 1-day Tongariro Alpine Crossing in December 2011.2013-09-21T03:18:03+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/10/21/the-7-month-slumber/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_2186.jpgGapang Beach, Pulau WehView of where I am right now - Gapang Beach, Pulau Weh. Lumba-Lumba Dive Center is nestled behind the trees by where the boats are.2013-09-21T03:17:00+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/11/13/my-first-batizado/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2628.jpgcapoeira8With Monitor Saracura and Mestre Juniorhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2603.jpgcapoeira8Myself and the 5 other guys in the same grading group, along with our teachershttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2599.jpgcapoeira7Congratulatory embrace from Mestre Pop, who is an absolutely warm, humble, wise man and a great teacherhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2597.jpgcapoeira6My second fall! Which pretty much ended it ;Dhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2596.jpgcapoeira5Mid-game... I wish I'd had more preparation and practice!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2593.jpgcapoeira4With Instrutor Corvinhohttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2589.jpgcapoeira3Getting a kick in on Professor Perere only to have him sweep me and land me on my butthttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_2584.jpgcapoeira2My nervous self waiting in line to play in the rodahttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/batizado1.jpgbatizado1https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/ausummit.jpgausummit2013-07-15T17:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/11/16/angkor-wat-international-half-marathon/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_4629.jpgP3G30_13These children can't even afford shoes, and a secondhand pair is accepted with eager happy faceshttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_4614.jpgP3G30_12Volunteers of the Sieam Reap PSE centre helping distribute clothes to the childrenhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_4535.jpgP3G30_12The children lining up to collect donated items, and bicycles ready for distributionhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/img_4533.jpgP3G30_11Filled an entire 'tuk-tuk' with luggages filled with donation items that we flew in from Malaysiahttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pc056339.jpgP3G30_6Next time I participate I'm going to wear something wacky too!https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pc056323.jpgP3G30_10Fancy bumping into my boss from work herehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_0088.jpgP3G30_9A humbling experience, seeing those with artificial limbs complete their marathonhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pc056340.jpgP3G30_8Can only imagine how hard it must be to run in a mascot costumehttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/dsc_0093.jpgP3G30_7Participants in the wheelchair categoryhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pc056333.jpgP3G30_5Running amongst the ruins2013-07-15T17:14:45+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/11/23/the-singing-stalker/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/parrotstalker.jpgparrotstalker2013-07-15T17:14:39+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/12/08/shake-rattle-and-thankfully-no-roll/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/welliequake.jpgWellington HarbourImage taken from The Encyclopedia of New Zealand website2013-07-15T17:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/11/03/kathmandu-nepal/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/kathmandu.jpegKathmanduView of Kathmandu Valleyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/namaste1.jpegNamaste!Scubasigns 101 with the locals!2013-07-15T17:13:28+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/11/16/mount-everest-base-camp-check/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/35016_10152271289490521_1277003473_n.jpgMount Everest Base CampMade it!2013-09-20T16:47:25+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/news-page/2013-07-15T07:17:08+00:00weekly0.6https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/12/22/psa-just-because-you-cant-see-it-doesnt-mean-it-isnt-there/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/ocean_plastic.jpgocean_plastic2012-02-29T04:08:06+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2012/01/06/craving-conundrums/https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/fizzyburger.jpgFizzy BurgerFizzy's Burger, with my favourite homemade oven-baked sweet potato chips on the side :)https://fizzyfarfaraway.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/ramly-burger.jpgramly burger2012-01-27T00:44:55+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/2011/11/10/hello-world/2011-12-21T05:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://fizzyfarfaraway.com/writings/2011-12-21T05:27:21+00:00weekly0.6https://fizzyfarfaraway.comdaily1.02017-01-31T00:40:55+00:00