Category Archives: Asia Pacific

Airport Oxymorons

17 July 2008 – 16:59

Whilst waiting for a flight at the KLIA LCCT I did hear one of the great airport oxymorons:
This is a final call for passengers on flight XY123 to Bangkok, please go to gate 3 now.
This was then followed 10 minutes later by:
Again, this is a final call for passengers on flight XY123 to Bangkok, please [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Thomo, Travel | Comments (0)

Travel Terms

11 July 2008 – 16:59

I travelled through Malaysia quickly recently on Air Asia - a low-cost airline. I learned a new term. It was LCCT. The LCCT is attached to KLIA (Kuala Lumpur International Airport) and means Low Cost Carriers Terminal. So, what does LCCT really mean? It means a big tin shed with rudimentary air-conditioning and the impossibility [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Malaysia, Travel | Comments (0)

British Airways - Old With The Signs

1 July 2008 – 9:53

March 2008. Thomo checks into a British Airways flight in Sydney. Whilst waiting in the queue I noticed the sign. See the date? Remember, the date - I was checking in in March 2008. BA is talking about new arrangements in March 2007. When exactly does something new become old? Time to update the sign [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Australia, Travel | Comments (0)

Aussies Beat Americans Again!

21 June 2008 – 0:38

Yep, Aussies have beaten the Americans again in yet one more thing. The Sydney Morning Herald noted on 20 June 2008 that Australia pips US as world’s fattest nation. Yes, goodly reader, us Aussies have managed to outweigh the Americans.
Fat Happy Thomo reports that he is also one of the sportsmen contributing to this victory [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Americas, Australia, USA | Comments (0)

Nuisance Value

2 April 2008 – 22:17

I get to see a lot of stupid chain letters (or rather chain emails) and I also get to see my far share of hoax letters. At least two of my friends now check with me before blindly sending on those warnings of dire things happening to your PC that Norton and Microsoft are powerless [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in China | Comments (0)

Airport Security? Cods!

14 March 2008 – 10:36

I’ve been travelling. I left Saudi Arabia on Sunday night and flew to Dubai, Bangkok, Sydney, then back to Bangkok and now I am sitting in Dubai prior to flying back to Saudi Arabia. So, that is five days, two airlines and four airports, twice over. The flights were Emirates (VERY nice airline) from Saudi [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Australia, Dubai, Middle East, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Travel | Comments (0)

Bloody Big Catfish

3 March 2008 – 10:07

In a report, Sea Shepherd activists attack Japanese whaler, in the Sydney Morning Herald, there is a note of a conference in which:
Onodera spoke of the latest clash as he addressed a seminar in Tokyo with officials from 11 developing states that have recently joined or plan to join the deadlocked International Whaling Commission.
Japan [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Australia, Japan | Comments (0)

Albatros DVa and Pfalz DXII Being Restored at AWM

29 February 2008 – 11:07

It seems that the Australian War Memorial, being the proud possessor of an Albatros DVa and a Pfalz DXII, has decided to restore them for display in November this year (I guess as an exhibition on the Great War and to celebrate 90 years since Armistice Day).
The ABC had a report on it - you [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Australia, History, Wargaming | Comments (0)

Aussie MPs Upset

15 February 2008 – 0:20

The Sydney Morning Herald ran a report today on Aussie MPs get heated as Rudd freezes their pay. Seems the Prime Minister called for and the Opposition Leader agreed to a freeze on the salaries of Members of Parliament. Following is the classic quote from one Liberal Party member:
“Keep this up and you’ll fill the [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in Australia | Comments (0)

EC Plaza (http://www.ecplaza.net/) - B2B Portal

14 February 2008 – 17:55

Stupid - no other way to describe it. I was helping a friend and looking for some machinery. Came across a place called EC Plaza which lists many companies in China.
How stupid are these EC Plaza folks?
First I am sitting here in Saudi Arabia and inquiring for a friend in Mongolia - so I have [...]

By thomo the lost | Also posted in China | Comments (0)