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Kuala Lumpur (Updated Dec 20, 2008)
My hometown is Penang Island in Malaysia.
I have also spent some years in USA and in China. Most of my travels are in Asia covering Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Brunei, Indonesia, Singapore and Nepal. My other major visited countries are European countries and New Zealand.
How did it all start?
"My first flight was on Pakistan International Airlines from Penang to New York John F Kennedy Airport - to go to school in America . PIA offered the cheapest fare after Sabena Airlines. That flight had numerous stop-overs - Kuala Lumpur, Colombo, layover in Karachi, Abu Dhabi, Cairo, Athens, Frankfurt, Paris and London. It was a great introduction to air travelling and going abroad. I got blocked ear and air sick too."
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| Card of dog sleigh, Greenland by jumpingnorman |
| | TEN POSTCARDSFROMEVERYCOUNTRY
Like many, I will not be able to visit every country on earth. So on January 2006, I set a goal to receive a "real" postcard mailed from the place of origin of every country and territory with the nice postmarked stamp/s on the postcard itself - please do not mail postcard inside envelope.
Thanks to the help and generosity of fellow VTers, as of June 23, 2009, I have received postcards sent from 226 countries and territories with 25 more challenging less travelled countries left.
So I have now set a new concurrent goal of receiving 10 different postcards sent from each country. This will allow coverage of more diverse and unique locations of each country.
If you are travelling or know someone residing in a remote country, hope you can send a postcard to me.
My postal address is:
SL Liew
G-8-4 Taman Bukit Jambul
11900 Penang, MALAYSIA
Thanks so much. I will always be glad to send you postcards too.
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| Bazaar card of UAE sent by JessH |
| | EUROPE <MISSING COUNTRIES IN BLACK>
Aaland-1 postcard received <Akrotiri & Dhekelia Base Cyprus>-0 Albania-1 Andorra-2 Armenia-2 Austria-9 Azerbaijan-2 Azores-4 Belarus-7 Bosnia & Herzegovina-2 Belgium>10 Bulgaria-9 Croatia-5 Cyprus-3 Czech Republic-9 Denmark>10 Estonia-10 Faroe Islands-7 France>10 Finland>10 Georgia-3 Germany>10 Gibraltar-1 Greece>10 Guernsey-3 Hungary-4 Iceland-8 Ireland=10 Isle of Man-5 Italy>10 Jersey-2 <Kosovo>-0 Latvia-4 Leichtenstein-3 Lithuania=10 Luxembourg-7 Macedonia-6 Madeira-2 Malta-4 Moldova-2 Monaco-2 Montenegro-3 Netherlands>10 Northern Cyprus-1 Norway=10 Poland-7 Portugal>10 Romania-7 Russia>10 San Marino-3 Serbia-7 Slovakia-6 Slovenia-5 Spain>10 Sweden>10 Switzerland>10 Turkey>10 Ukraine-7 United Kingdom>10 Vatican City-1
<ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Republika Srpska (Bosnia Herzogovina); Nagorno-Karabakh (Azerbaijian), Transniester; Gagauzia (Moldova), Abkhazia; South Ossetia; Adjara (Georgia), Svalbard, Jan Mayen (Norway); Glasgow, Liverpool, Loch Ness, St. Andrew (UK); Busingen (Germany); Cantania, Campione d'Italia (Italy), Kalingrad, Sakhalin, Vladistock (Russia); Menorca, Ibiza, Formentera, Cabrera Island (Spain); Mount Athos, Paros, Kefalonia(Greece); Amiens, Belfort, Calaise, Dijon, Nantes, Orleans, Rheims, St. Etienne, St. Tropez, Tolouse, Toulon, Valence (France)> |
| Card of Kitna, UAE. Thanks to JessH |
| | ASIA
Afghanistan-4 Bahrain-2 Bangladesh-5 Bhutan-2 <British Indian Ocean Territory>-0 Brunei-5 Cambodia-8 China>10 East Timor-1 Hong Kong=10 India>10 Indonesia>10 Iran-7 Iraq-2 Israel-8 Japan>10 Jordan-2 Kazakhstan-8 Kuwait-1 Kyrgyzstan-2 Laos-6 Lebanon-1 Macao-7 Malaysia>10 Maldives-3 Mongolia-3 Myanmar-3 Nepal-5 North Korea-4 Oman-2 Pakistan-4 <Palestine>-0 Philippines>10 Qatar-3 Saudi Arabia-5 Singapore>10 South Korea-8 Sri Lanka-5 Syria-2 Taiwan>10 Tajikistan-1 Thailand>10 Turkmenistan-1 UAE-9 Uzbekistan-2 Vietnam>10 Yemen-3
<ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Andaman Island , Nicobar Island (India), Ajman, Al Fujairah, Ras Al Khaimah, Umm Al Qaiwain (UAE)>
AMERICAS
Anguilla-1 Antigua & Barbuda-1 Argentina-6 Aruba-1 Bahamas-7 Barbados-3 Belize-8 Bermuda-1 Bolivia-4 Brazil>10 British Virgin Islands-3 Canada>10 Cayman Islands-3 Chile-6 Colombia-2 Costa Rica-5 Cuba-5 Dominica-1 Dominican Republic-6 Ecuador-9 El Salvador-1 Falkland Islands-1 <French Southern Antartic Lands>-0 French Guyana-1 Greenland-3 Grenada-3 Guatemala-1 <Guadelope>-0 Guyana-2 <Haiti>-0 Honduras-3 Jamaica-8 Martinique-1 Montserrat-1 Mexico-8 Netherland Antilles-4 Nevis-1 Nicaragua-2 Panama-2 Paraguay-2 Peru-5 Puerto Rico-3 <Saint Barthélemy>-0 St. Kitts-2 St. Lucia-3 St. Martin(France)-3 St. Pierre & Miquelon-1 St. Vincent & Grenadines-2 South Georgia-1 Suriname-2 Trinidad & Tobago-2 Turks & Caicos Islands-2 Uruguay-5 United Nations-3 USA>10 US Virgin Islands-3 Venezuela-4
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| Card of Kilworth Castle, UK from DAO |
| | <ADDTIONAL WANTED>
<Bonaire, Saba, Sinti Eustatius (Netherland Antilles); Guantanamo Bay (USA), South Sandwich Island (South Georgia)>
<USA National Parks - 5 WANTED>
<Katmai National Park (Alaska); Channel Islands (California); Great Basin (Nevada); National Park of American Samoa>
<USA State Capitol Buildings - 20 WANTED >
Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Delaware, Hawaii, Illinois, Kansas, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Utah, Vermont>
<Canada - Province & Territory missing Map Postcards>
<Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, The Yukon>
AFRICA
Algeria-3 Angola-1 Ascension Island-1 Benin-1 Botswana-4 Burkina Faso-3 <Burundi>-0 Cameroun-1 Canary Island-2 Cape Verde-5 <Chad>-0 Central African Republic-2 <Comoros>-0 <Cote d'Ivoire>-0 Djibouti-2 <DR Congo Kinshasha>-0 Egypt-7 <Equatorial Guinea>-0 Eritrea-1 Ethiopia-4 <Gabon>-0 Ghana-1 <Guinea>-0 <Guinea Bissau>-0 Kenya-4 Lesotho-2 <Liberia>-0 Libya-3 Madagascar-3 Malawi-2 Mali-2 Mauritania-1 Mauritius-7 Mayotte-1 Morocco-5 Mozambique-1 Namibia-5 Niger-3 Nigeria-1 Republic of Congo-Brazzaville-2 Reunion-1 Rwanda-3 St. Helena-1 <Sao Tome & Principe>-0 Senegal-2 Seychelles-4 <Sierra Leone>-0 <Somalia>-0 South Africa-9 Sudan-2 Swaziland-2 Tanzania-3 The Gambia-1 Togo-1 Tristan da Cunha-1 Tunisia-4 Uganda-1 Western Sahara-1 Zambia-2 Zimbabwe-3 |
| Card of Warwick Castle, UK from DAO |
| | <ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Melilla (Spain), Ceuta (Spain), Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (SADR), Somaliland (Somalia)>
OCEANIA
<American Samoa>-0 Antartica: British Antartica Territory-1 US Ross Island-1 NZ Ross Dependency-2 Australia>10 Christmas Island-1 Cocos(Keeling) Islands-1 Cook Islands-1 Federation of Micronesia(Yap)-1 Fiji-2 French Polynesia-1 Guam-1 Kiribati-1 Marshall Islands-2 Niue-1 Norfolk Island-1 Northern Marianas Islands-2 <Nauru>-0 New Caledonia-2 New Zealand>10 Palau-2 Papua New Guinea-2 Pitcairn Islands-1 <Samoa>-0 Solomon Islands-1 <Tokelau>-0 Tonga-1 <Tuvalu>-0 Vanuatu-2 Wallis & Futuna-1
<ADDITIONAL WANTED>
<Antartica - Adélie Land (France), Australian Antarctic Territory, Queen Maud (Norway), Antarctic Chilean Territory, Argentine Antarctica, Antartica Great Wall Post Office (China), Torres Strait Islands (Australia), Chatham (NZ), Bougainville (Papua New Guinea)> |
| Card of Munich Airport, Germany from bijo69 |
| | THANKS TO ALL VTERS WHO HAVE SENT ME POSTCARDS! As of June 23, 2009, I have received postcards sent from following 226 countries and territories and remote islands - with 25 more to go.
Most recent new countries/territories received are:
191 - Senegal (postmarked July, 2007/MikeAtSea)
192 - Vanuatu (July 16, 2007 - postage 90c/mailed by Judz)
193 - St. Helena (July 14, 2007 - 35p/Junella)
194 - Madagascar (July 16, 2007/Sachara)
195 - Dominica (August, 2007- 90 cent/Wendy)
196 - Saint Pierre & Miquelon (August 7, 2007 - 75c)
197 - St Lucia (August, 2007/Edward)
198 - Federation of Micronesia (Sep 04, 2007 - 90c/Chris1275)
199 - Cocos (Keeling) Islands (Sep 14, 2007 - 50c/Iris)
200 - East Timor (Aug 29, 2007 from Dili - 50c/Ruth)
201 - North Korea (Sep 3, 2007 - 140 won/DSwede)
202 - Mayotte (Sep 27, 2007 - 20g stamp/Aranfati)
203 - Niue (Oct 4, 2007 - $2/Meshu)
204 - Guam (Oct 23, 2007 - 90 cents/Christine)
205 - St Kitts (Nov 21, 2007 - $1.20/rw-bigfoot)
206 - Maldives (Nov 2007 - Rf 10/BigKnickers1961)
207 - Republic of Congo-Brazzaville (Dec 6, 2007 - 500f/Narviking)
208 - Djibouti (Dec 6, 2007 - 70 FD/DAO)
209 - Solomon Islands (Dec 2007 - $2.90/John)
210 - Nevis (Dec 12, 2007 - $2.40/TheTravelSlut)
211 - Montserrat (Feb 7, 2008 - $2.75)
212 - Grenada (Mar 19, 2008 - $1/DAO)
213 - St. Martin (Mar 2008 - 2 Euro/DAO)
214 - Falkland Islands (Feb 22, 2008)
215 - Turkmenistan (Apr 2008 - Orhene)
216 - Marshall Islands (May 2008 - $1.13)
217 - Niger (Jun 27, 2008 - 1060F)
218 - Kiribati (Aug 5 2008 - 30c/Gunnajo)
219 - Ascension Island (Nov 18, 2008)
220 - Turks & Caicos (Dec 5, 2008 - $1/bigfishdiveclub)
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| Card of Kakadu, Australia from 1+1 (Zig) |
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221 - Central African Republic (Feb 9, 2009 - 515F/Narviking)
221b - Central African Republic (Mar 12, 2009 - 515F/Chris1275)
222 - Western Sahara (Feb 25, 2009 - 15.50/Leonik)
223 - Mauritania (Feb 21, 2009 - 370UM/Leonik)
224 - Cameroun (Mar 14, 2009 - 200FFCA/Chris1275)
225 - Angola (Mar 7, 2009 - Narviking)
226 - Wallis and Futuna (May 20, 2009 - 103Francs)
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ONE WORLD, ONE DAY
"One day, one passport, one currency, one language, one world.
Let us enjoy our diversity and differences, enjoy the moment.
Travel today, build our bridges for tomorrow - one world, one day."
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sachara Sat Jul 4, 2009 16:23 UTC
SL, happy birthday greetings from the Netherlands ! | trvlrtom Sat Jul 4, 2009 16:22 UTC
Hope your B-Day is a great one! | SabrinaSummerville Sat Jul 4, 2009 16:11 UTC
Happy birthday my dear friend. | mary2u99 Sat Jul 4, 2009 15:43 UTC
Many happy returns of the day to you and happy birthday. :-) |
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