Category: Rants


HSBC iOS App on iPhone X has a really bad problem
OMG – I called HSBC UK customer service which morphed into a 36-minute call!

An airline that seemingly no longer cares! (Part 2)
The only thing you can now guarantee from Malaysia Airlines is incompetence, chaos and zero coherent communications.

The Great Apple Con: iOS 11 and iPhone 8
After hanging out for 6 months with cracked screens, I had decided to replace my 2 iPhones (6 & 6s) with an iPhone 8 and an iPhone X.

An airline that seemingly no longer cares!
And there I was thinking I had experienced just about every travel SNAFU possible. But Sunday and Malaysia Airlines managed to prove me wrong!

Alexis Bistro & Wine Bangsar
Alexis, the only restaurant in Bangsar that won’t serve tap water “upstairs”. But after threatening to leave they agreed to provide a “free” bottle of mineral water. When asked why they would not serve tap water, the Manager said “I’m here to follow company rules”. I said “so you are not here to make money?”.…

The Malaysian U-Turn
Having just installed front and rear view cameras in our Peugeot (yes, sorry we have a French car …. and love it), I thought posting some of the more memorable incidents on here would be an interesting exercise. Malaysia is fairly reknown for the total disregard of the concept of a highway code and some…

Our Kuching Hotel Experience
By Popular Request!! Our Kuching Hotel Experience. Remarkably Pullman Hotel, Kuching claims to be a 5 Star establishment!!! They are in complete dream time!! We suggest the Hilton if you are visiting Kuching – forget the Pullman! Interestingly after I posted the below review to the Pullman Hotel, Kuching TripAdvisor listing, I then read other…

Indah Water
Indah Water is the sewage company responsible for sewage piping and processing in our area. I would have guessed that 99% of people don’t pay their Indah Water bills, even though it’s only RM96 (Oh! and now plus 6% GST) per year, billed quarterly in arrears. The philosophy seems to be “why pay it, they…

Oh, for some service!
Dear Moore & Moore Cafe, Fremantle, We tried to have lunch at your cafe yesterday and were really disappointed to have to leave unfed!! This cafe has a great concept but it sadly badly let down by a terrible staff attitude which borders on being down right rude and certainly completely disinterested in providing any…









