tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post2190565640794338448..comments2024-01-18T05:08:18.454-08:00Comments on Borneo Expat Writer: Tropical Affairs: Dying Alone in a Far Away LandBorneo Expat Writerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-22647718498259796422011-01-15T23:25:43.106-08:002011-01-15T23:25:43.106-08:00Nick,
I redid the full article in a new blog post....Nick,<br />I redid the full article in a new blog post. Should trigger some memories for you. Wished I had photographed him, but out of respect, I didn't<br />http://borneoexpatwriter.blogspot.com/2011/01/dying-alone-in-far-away-land.htmlBorneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-85499006860122257602011-01-15T18:55:14.671-08:002011-01-15T18:55:14.671-08:00Hi Robert
Unfortunately I couldn't find any le...Hi Robert<br />Unfortunately I couldn't find any letters at my parent's place. I'll keep looking. I think I was actually about 11, making it about 1986. I spoke with my parents about it yesterday and they remember having a cup of tea with him at his place. From what they remember, he had left the merchant navy and come to Malaysia working as a supervisor in the rubber plantations. I remember him telling me in his letters when his otter had been killed (I think by fishermen).nicknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-67863174470113940442011-01-13T19:16:38.159-08:002011-01-13T19:16:38.159-08:00Nic,
Thanks, that's too bad. If you go to the ...Nic,<br />Thanks, that's too bad. If you go to the contact page on my website http://www.borneoexpatwriter.com/contact.php and leave your email, I'll forward you a copy of the full article that I wrote (I'm thinking about posting it). That should trigger some memories for you.Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-30557197206236733992011-01-13T19:08:22.840-08:002011-01-13T19:08:22.840-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-51778294879754226672011-01-13T18:51:56.130-08:002011-01-13T18:51:56.130-08:00I'm fairly sure it was about 1988, I'll ha...I'm fairly sure it was about 1988, I'll have a look for the letters but I think I threw them out years ago. He mentioned a relative he had contact with in Sydney. I remember he was ex- merchant navynickhttp://www.shepherdsfieldaustralia.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-74466114983742404882011-01-12T21:27:04.666-08:002011-01-12T21:27:04.666-08:00Nic,
Thanks. What year was that? One of his rela...Nic,<br />Thanks. What year was that? One of his relatives was contemplating writing a book about him. Do you still have the letters? I wouldn't mind seeing a copy of them for myself. He was a fascinating guy and did a lot. <br /><br />I could track down the relative and pass them along.Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-30596884081731967992011-01-12T21:04:46.518-08:002011-01-12T21:04:46.518-08:00Wow. that's really interesting. The story brin...Wow. that's really interesting. The story brings back memories and a lump in my throat. I visited Penang when I was about 13 (maybe younger) with my family and stayed in the Casuarina Hotel. Whilst there, I met Bill walking the beach with his otter 'Flopsy'. <br />I struck up a friendship with him and spent most of the two week holiday at his house, sitting on the verandah talking and eating Rumbutan, etc. He shared with me for hours about his life and love for his animals.<br />Bill and I kept in contact over the next few years through letters. One day they stopped so I figured he may have gotten a bit old to continue. He was a really interesting old man and left an impression on me that will always be there.Nickhttp://www.shepherdsfieldaustralia.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-32223313228223701352010-04-06T07:28:20.527-07:002010-04-06T07:28:20.527-07:00Raz, A friend of this one just contacted me today ...Raz, A friend of this one just contacted me today from the states and she knows his nephew in the UK, a journalist who plans to write a book about him someday. My article, which they have yet to read in its entirety may give him the push. So you never know! It's cool you do that. Each house has a story that just needs to be re-created. All the best.Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-20149822103920525172010-03-30T07:24:52.467-07:002010-03-30T07:24:52.467-07:00Fascinating story about Bill and his little seasid...Fascinating story about Bill and his little seaside bungalow and good to see his memory is preserved and recorded here on your blog and in your book.<br /><br />I track down and photograph abandoned prewar buildings throughout Malaysia. I always wonder about their past owners and the lives they lived in these old homes. <br />Sadly finding this out, is most of the time near impossible, as friends and relatives have long since moved, or simple passed away. http://www.razcollection.com/urbex/start.htmRazhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07496650748017874714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-71678016442295913302010-02-18T19:22:29.196-08:002010-02-18T19:22:29.196-08:00Yeah, it was amazing, though I don't think he ...Yeah, it was amazing, though I don't think he had any choice. He was that poor. At least he had a roof over his head...<br /><br />Thanks!Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-29044243209410384262010-02-17T09:15:55.753-08:002010-02-17T09:15:55.753-08:00Wow! How can anyone possibly lived in that dilapid...Wow! How can anyone possibly lived in that dilapidated house? I cannot come to terms that an expat was living there!Or local for that matter. Hope to grab your book soon.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04475812762226200213noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-84697920614142589982010-01-15T01:51:47.534-08:002010-01-15T01:51:47.534-08:00Thanks, No worry there. Zaini, Jason and Justin! ...Thanks, No worry there. Zaini, Jason and Justin! But 20 years from now?Borneo Expat Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657806224924444058noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7010953641145956608.post-15367317683813483682010-01-14T08:28:28.465-08:002010-01-14T08:28:28.465-08:00u wont die alone, u have zaini and jason =)u wont die alone, u have zaini and jason =)Faschahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00822462334905420418noreply@blogger.com