Greetings From Borneo!
Greetings From Borneo!
Snoogans said:
jimmywhirlwind said:And
Devon has given us such rock greats as Dave Hill from Slade and that bloke from
Coldplay...
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And Muse. :/ Sorry everyone....
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No apology required, I love Muse awesome band!
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Vandenberg
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Greetings From Borneo!
Welcome to the best site for guitar and metal on the net mate. Enjoy
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EugenicScum
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Greetings From Borneo!
Welcome! Always wanted to.visit Sarawak. Are you on the Malaysian side or the Indonesian side?
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jimmywhirlwind
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Greetings From Borneo!
EugenicScum said:
Welcome! Always wanted to.visit Sarawak. Are you on the Malaysian side or the Indonesian side?
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Am in Sabah, the Malaysian state north of Sarawak
Greetings From Borneo!
Hey Jim I just noticed this thread. Sorry for the late response. Welcome to DRG! What is life like in Borneo?
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jimmywhirlwind
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Greetings From Borneo!
Hi Duojett, thanks for your greeting and sorry from me
also for my late reply. Actually, I have had difficulty accessing DRG recently
because of the (unfortunate though necessary) SiteLock protection. My Malaysian
IP is always blocked so I have to use proxies from the US or Europe to access
the site. Sometimes it works first time and sometimes I get stuck in an endless
cycle of Captchas. However, it seems fine now, so here I am!
To answer your question: living here is interesting - and
often challenging. On the plus side, you can visit untouched jungles, and see
exotic creatures that exist nowhere else on the planet. I have climbed the
highest mountain in South East Asia and reached the peak as the sun cracked
over the horizon, bathing the granite and the forest far below in orange misty splendour.
Beneath the silver moon, I have watched rare
turtles emerge from the inky ocean to lay eggs in the sand. I have seen Orang
Utans up close and Proboscis Monkeys from afar. There is an endless variety of
tasty food. And there is less government interference in your life than in many
western countries.
But its one thing to come for a holiday and appreciate
all the natural wonders and culinary delights. Its another thing to try to build
a life in a country with a vastly
different culture and level of infrastructure. The expats that love it most are
here for precisely the unique things it offers they are usually divers, botanists,
naturalists. I do like all that stuff but its not my life. Im a musician and
a computer scientist. And maybe an amateur philosopher and neuroscientist. Not
a very good fit for me, I'm afraid.
I cant moan cos it was my decision (and after all, what
did I expect moving to an entirely different continent?) but I do have to catch myself from dwelling on all I had
in the UK but dont have anymore. Simple, everyday things are so much more
difficult here. I wont go into details because its not nice to publicly
criticise a country so I will simply reiterate a particular loss that would bother most
members of DRG.
As I said earlier, there is no rock scene here.
There is no shared history of rock music it didnt happen here. No one knows
what youre talking about when you say Michael Schenker is great. I daresay
there are large parts of the western world like that too but there ARE places
to jam and to watch gigs. Maybe the UK has deteriorated since Ive been living here
but I used to be able to go out almost any night of the week and see some form
of live music. And finding like-minded musicians wasnt too difficult ( though
getting on with them often was =) ).
Of course, there is nothing in any countrys constitution that says it must
have a decent music scene it is, after all, a luxury but again, not a good
fit for me.
So I try to enjoy the natural world on offer here and focus
on what I do have, which is my wife and my son. I also enjoy boxing at a local
gym. And I am excited about a groovy new rock website I have set up recently. I
try to get musical fulfillment online and by myself by practicing guitar,
writing, and recording.
I know, I know, cue the violins and sorry if you were
expecting unconditional rave reviews and tales of exotic paradise only. Nowhere
is perfect. There are certainly worse places to be. And Im probably just a
moany old git. Some westerners do love living here and none of this changes the
fact that if you come here for a holiday, you will have an unforgettable time. And my offer still stands to all
dinos come and I will show you all the exciting and adventurous side of Borneo and you'll
love it.
also for my late reply. Actually, I have had difficulty accessing DRG recently
because of the (unfortunate though necessary) SiteLock protection. My Malaysian
IP is always blocked so I have to use proxies from the US or Europe to access
the site. Sometimes it works first time and sometimes I get stuck in an endless
cycle of Captchas. However, it seems fine now, so here I am!
To answer your question: living here is interesting - and
often challenging. On the plus side, you can visit untouched jungles, and see
exotic creatures that exist nowhere else on the planet. I have climbed the
highest mountain in South East Asia and reached the peak as the sun cracked
over the horizon, bathing the granite and the forest far below in orange misty splendour.
Beneath the silver moon, I have watched rare
turtles emerge from the inky ocean to lay eggs in the sand. I have seen Orang
Utans up close and Proboscis Monkeys from afar. There is an endless variety of
tasty food. And there is less government interference in your life than in many
western countries.
But its one thing to come for a holiday and appreciate
all the natural wonders and culinary delights. Its another thing to try to build
a life in a country with a vastly
different culture and level of infrastructure. The expats that love it most are
here for precisely the unique things it offers they are usually divers, botanists,
naturalists. I do like all that stuff but its not my life. Im a musician and
a computer scientist. And maybe an amateur philosopher and neuroscientist. Not
a very good fit for me, I'm afraid.
I cant moan cos it was my decision (and after all, what
did I expect moving to an entirely different continent?) but I do have to catch myself from dwelling on all I had
in the UK but dont have anymore. Simple, everyday things are so much more
difficult here. I wont go into details because its not nice to publicly
criticise a country so I will simply reiterate a particular loss that would bother most
members of DRG.
As I said earlier, there is no rock scene here.
There is no shared history of rock music it didnt happen here. No one knows
what youre talking about when you say Michael Schenker is great. I daresay
there are large parts of the western world like that too but there ARE places
to jam and to watch gigs. Maybe the UK has deteriorated since Ive been living here
but I used to be able to go out almost any night of the week and see some form
of live music. And finding like-minded musicians wasnt too difficult ( though
getting on with them often was =) ).
Of course, there is nothing in any countrys constitution that says it must
have a decent music scene it is, after all, a luxury but again, not a good
fit for me.
So I try to enjoy the natural world on offer here and focus
on what I do have, which is my wife and my son. I also enjoy boxing at a local
gym. And I am excited about a groovy new rock website I have set up recently. I
try to get musical fulfillment online and by myself by practicing guitar,
writing, and recording.
I know, I know, cue the violins and sorry if you were
expecting unconditional rave reviews and tales of exotic paradise only. Nowhere
is perfect. There are certainly worse places to be. And Im probably just a
moany old git. Some westerners do love living here and none of this changes the
fact that if you come here for a holiday, you will have an unforgettable time. And my offer still stands to all
dinos come and I will show you all the exciting and adventurous side of Borneo and you'll
love it.
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cvansickle
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Greetings From Borneo!
I missed this one too. Welcome to DRG!