GPS with me in Langkawi

Brought my GPS down to Langkawi during the weekend. Quite useful and the maps were pretty accurate (except a new road that I went only while I missed a turn.)

More Pictures of my GPS :

Just boarded the plane at Changi Airport :


Taxiing towards the runway :


At the start of the runway, ready to take off :


Going faster :


And we have LIFT OFF :


And this is the max speed, at cruising altitude :


On my way back, I actually forgot to turn off my mobile phone while on the plane. It took off from Langkawi and I fell asleep. Just before touching down, I received an SMS and it woke me up. I just wondered how far out I was to get such strong signal :



And here is the GPS tracking our landing :


Almost touching down :


And landed :

I had acute gastritis in Taiwan

Woke up this morning feeling ok. After breakfast in hotel, needed to go toilet.

At first, it was like the usual food-related problem. But after about 2 hours and 2 bowel evacuations later, I developed some strange pain in my abdomen, just below the ribs.

It comes in 3 or 4 cramps every 5 or 10 minutes, punctuated with a few more emergency bowel evacuations.

Tried to rest and sleep, but woken up every time the pain comes back. It felt like there was a pulling cramp right behind my stomach/gastric area, not the intestines. Every pain was sharp and pulled me into a curl on bed.

Hotel staff told me doctors do no come on house calls and sent someone to escort me to the nearest hospital.

There I had a shot, and 2 x-rays - one of my chest and one of my intestines.
Doctor suspected either Gastric ulcers or Acute Gastritis. Turns out, no ulcers.

Feeling better now, and I am flying back tomorrow afternoon...