Today I didn't wake up to bad considering we drank quite a lot of red wine last night! At about 9:30am we headed into the city where two of Kim's friends Jill and John were practicing stick fighting under the founder of the sport. I met the grandmaster and what a cool dude at 64 he looks 30 and has been teaching his fighting style all over the world a combination of many different styles and very brutal. He showed me the basics and explained in depth how the sys...

My flight arrived in to Clark at 12:45am and just as I got off the plane I was struck with more stomach cramps followed by the sudden onset of the s***s! I was out of the airport in minutes but unfortunately there was nowhere really to sleep. I found a little corner with three seats near the mini mart that I stretched out over and tried to get some sleep. There was a lot of noise but I did manage a few hours sleep. Up at 6am I had some breakfast and then starte...

Today is my last day in Kuala Lumpur and one of my old friends from Australia is also here in the city so I have invited her over for lunch at my Host Joys house. There is a nice gym at the apartments so first thing this morning I went down and did some weights. About mid-morning I went and met my friend Emma- I used to work with her at the Deen Nightclub in Perth. It's been about 5 years since we last saw each other so it was awesome catching up on everything....

After a very late night I managed to have a very nice sleep in until 9 am. This morning there was no hurry to do anything so I sat around with my lovely host Joy and talked about couchsurfing, travels, life and every other little thing. Unfortunately I got some bad news from home that my parents had just witnessed a man beating up his girlfriend and my Dad had to intervene as the woman's life was at risk. They were both shaken and unfortunately were just in the...

So the day has come and my month at home is at an end. I am full of mixed emotions and sadness having to say goodbye to my family. This month has truly been wonderful in every sense from seeing my sister get married, cooking with my Mother and Grandmother, drinks with mates, catch-ups with travelling friends, out fishing with my Dad and long nights around the BBQ and fire at Cheynes beach. Australia is my home and will always be but for right now I must continue...