Jiak Hong

with Jia Hong

Two Years Around the World Inspired This Book

The Inspiration

I can’t remember when exactly the idea of travelling came about, but the inspiration probably started with a game of “globe spinning”, and perhaps the name my parents gave me.

 

Globe spinning

When I was just seven years old, one of the games I played with my friends was “globe spinning”. We would spin a globe, stop it with our fingers and make up stories of the places where our fingers had landed on. It was a curious game that made me dream of going around the world…

A blessing from my parents

My parents named me Jia Hong. Although that is the Mandarin pronunciation, my being Hokkien would mean that the Chinese characters of my name is pronounced “jiak hong”. Jiak Hong literally means “eat air”. In the Malaysian Hokkien community, jiak hong means travelling and is a direct translation of the Malay term “makan angin” which carries the same meaning.

So, I was born to go jiak hong!

For two years, my life was dedicated to…




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The Journey

 

This was not a normal holiday trip, but a rugged backpacking trip, where as much as possible, I crossed borders by land, through public transport or any other local means.

My two years journey was divided into three major legs: Eurasia (via the Trans-Siberian), Americas and Africa.


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The Book

Jiak Hong with Jia Hong is an account of my two years’ worth of experiences and discoveries. The memoirs are mixed with random thoughts, ideas and facts that I found interesting.

This is the way that I have learned to see the world—a thread that is interconnected together in a way that seems so complex, beautiful and overwhelming that it has to be shared.


Quick preview of Jiak Hong with Jia Hong chapter one.
All proceeds from your purchase will fund education initiatives. 
The author believes in education through exploring. Currently, more than RM25,000 has been raised for Teach For Malaysia and Room To Read. Subsequent pledges will be announced upon each new target. Thank you for your support!

The Author

Jia Hong

Jia Hong

Author of Jiak Hong with Jia Hong

A curious Malaysian!

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Kuala Lumpur and Singapore.