About Me

Lam Ching Fu (FuFu)

About me

I left Malaysia after completing Form Six (Pre-University Studies) for Japan pursuing my tertiary education. When I was in Japan, very often, both my Japanese classmates and friends from all over the world asked me about tourist sites in Malaysia, like those must-visit places and must-eat local dishes. Sadly, I had to look up the info on the internet, simply because I didn’t really know where to visit in Malaysia, particularly in those smaller towns.

While studying in Japan, I had been to big cities like Tokyo, Yokohama and Osaka, as well as small towns and villages. Once completing my bachelor’s degree, I headed off visiting my friends around the world. I met scores of travellers, again, they questioned me where to go other than the famous and major cities like Kuala Lumpur, Melaka, Pulau Pinang and Pulau Langkawi. I felt ashamed as I couldn’t tell them much, because I truly hadn’t travelled around Malaysia. Many of my friends were envious of my travels all over the world, but I felt bad for not being able to answer the questions about my own country.

Hence, right after resigning from my job, I decided to explore Malaysia, first the peninsular. But I have no car, no stamina for cycling, and our train services were not comprehensive enough, so, I was left with only one choice – by BUS! This was also a coincidence. My research in university was on transportation and my thesis was about travel time and expenditure. I went to Brazil, Peru, Ecuador and Colombia for their Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) systems, my master’s thesis was about the BRT. I strongly felt that I must travel by bus to know and understand better our bus system, meanwhile to see the bus coverage and which places I get to travel by bus.

Immediately, I started my journey by bus in Perak, Pulau Pinang, Perlis and Kedah, from December 2015 till February 2016, exploring towns and villages.