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@freewheel

reader, thinker, islander, traveller

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freewheel
@freewheel Oct 14, 2018, 12:55 PM UTC

Introducing Nila!

I’ve been gone from steemit for a while - a combination of work, health and other issues. Hopefully I’ll get back to posting regularly again not too far down the line. I can’t resist sharing this pho…

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freewheel
@freewheel Mar 16, 2018, 12:33 AM UTC

Quirky colours and stilt houses on Crab Island, Malaysia

Pulau Ketam, known as Crab Island in English, is roughly a 40-minute fast boat ride through mangrove covered islands, from Port Klang, which in turn is about a 40-minute drive from central Kuala Lump…

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@freewheel Mar 9, 2018, 11:24 AM UTC

Free to race - fifty word story contest

This is my entry for @jayna's Fifty-word story prompt and contest. The prompt is 'bark'. This is my first time entering a writing contest on steemit, so I would love any comments and feedback 😊 “OK…

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freewheel
@freewheel Mar 8, 2018, 12:34 AM UTC

Perhaps the weirdest place I’ve visited so far in Malaysia

Imagine a beautiful Malaysian hillside, covered with that mysterious deep green jungle. Perhaps you’ll picture a tea estate, miles of rolling hills and tea plants, and possibly some colonial style bu…

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@freewheel Feb 26, 2018, 11:12 PM UTC

A walk through Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur

Colourful and bustling Chinatown is one of my favourite areas in Kuala Lumpur. The streets and alleys are bursting at the seams with things to discover. I love wandering aimlessly around here. It's a…

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freewheel
@freewheel Feb 9, 2018, 11:19 PM UTC

A journey into stillness in Penang, Malaysia

Have you ever visited a place that seemed detached from the real world? A place that seems so perfectly poised, so delicately hushed, that you almost hesitate to disturb the peace by stepping inside?…

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@freewheel Feb 5, 2018, 2:53 PM UTC

This art exhibition wants to blow your mind

We are made of tears This is one of the awesome pieces of art that I saw in an exhibition in Kuala Lumpur this past weekend. This piece is called Tears from the Sky by Tita Rubi. The beautiful constr…

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@freewheel Jan 29, 2018, 11:07 PM UTC

Getting up close with orangutans in Borneo

We waited silently, holding our breath. Around us the dense Bornean rainforest, one of the oldest in the world, lay dark and quiet. Suddenly, a rustling in the trees. Eyes swivelled towards where the…

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@freewheel Jan 25, 2018, 11:25 PM UTC

The astounding urban jungle in Kuala Lumpur

Where European cities have their beautifully manicured parks, Kuala Lumpur has wild jungle. There are several green areas within the city, some running to hundreds of hectares in size. This past week…

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@freewheel Jan 24, 2018, 11:54 PM UTC

Feng shui and Mr Universe in Melaka, Malaysia

Turning off bustling Jonker Walk in the heart of historic Melaka (or Malacca), the noise and crowds are quickly left behind. Just one block away, the street was deserted. It was hard to believe that…

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