What is that in banana units of measure?

Growing rubber in the South Pacific? I think you mean South-East Asia.

Possibly “Starship Troopers”, published 1959?

9 months working in Japan and the factory I was assigned to was spotless, inside and out. Everyone’s desk at the end of the day was neat and tidy, all papers aligned in neat little stacks. Then I went back to my messy hotel room and cried.

Turn 9 at Sepang would like to have a word with you.

This is me, on a go-kart track.

My secretary booked me a flight in to Cebu, Philippines, when I wanted to go to Sibu, Sarawak. They are pronounced the same, same geographic region, totally different countries and languages. I only realised her/my mistake when the check in counter asked for my passport, because I didn't need a passport to enter…