Oxymoron...

Sweaty palms...

Me and my sis, vampire and witch

I can't walk away....

...from this... :) Reading my past entries really reminded me why I started this so long ago.

I've been in Japan for 2 weeks now today... and after a few months of living out of my suitcase...I feel a little bit more settled now. :) I applied for some English teaching jobs last night... I'm hopeful and a little apprehensive... but overall, happy that I'm finally here. Its a journey which I've been blessed heaps by the people I meet along the way... new and renewed friendships.

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Somethings that happened in the last 3 months....

....Holiday in Thailand with the girls.. :)


I think this picture summed up what we liked about Koh Samui...

There was sunshine, great company, lots to see and do...and happy hours... :)

The girls were great... you'd think that there might be many conflicts, you know people saying hormones flying and all...but I can safely say that there weren't any notable ones...

First night out was the most memorable, involving an ice bar and half naked men running around... certainly more than what we wanted/planned to see...

 and o my... all the the FOOD were delicious!!! .
 
Activities we enjoyed, were elephant riding,  tigerbub holding...scenic views... and hour-long MASSAGES!!!

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Stayed in Malaysia for 2.5 months... and in the processed caught up with relatives...celebrating several birthdays in the process...

Lester's...
 

Yeng Ling's.... (Lester's gf)
 

Buay Ee's (mum's youngest sister)...pictured here with my twin cousins...


....also visited my grandmother's childhood farm in Melaka...(L-R mum's cousin, youngest grandaunt, grandma and 4th grand uncle)
 

....and visited Kuching for the first time with my sister and her family...it was 2 full days of just eating...and more eating... :)



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....There were a few weddings that were only a week apart from each other.... :)

....Samantha and Ian in KL...


....Jacinta and Arthur in Perth...


....Lynn and Terry in Sydney....

Hello heat...

...and humidity... :) Nothing quite like feeling sticky as soon as you leave the airplane... and I was still all wrapped up in my gear from the cold in Perth...

There were no tears at my departure...I think mainly because I was leaving one home to go to another... I only felt sad when my waiter's friend got confiscated... :( It was given to me at my first waitering gig...and had been with me for throughout my career as a waitress while I was earning some extra money at uni... It never failed me once. So much sentimental value... I know I can go out and get another same one... but it just wouldn't be the same. The new one won't have the same dents and nicks that showed character and wear through the years... I guess 8 years is a long time to hold on to something... Goes to show that you should not pack in a hurry...

 
While on the plane, I wrote in my journal and drew a pic of it...

Flight and landing was no drama, I couldn't have managed to lug all my bags by myself... what was I thinking!!!? I large handbag, 1 large laptop bag...1 small luggage for carry-on and one HUGE luggage with my clothes and knick knacks that I carried back for mum and dad. No surprise that I was overweight... Anyhoo, I landed at LCCT without much drama, trolley was great. Got to KL Sentral and that's when it got a little tricky...

I really think that the hand of God was in this when the next woman behind me bought a ticket to the same station I was headed to... and she looked decent. So I approached her... Boy, was she nice! She even helped me with my lugging my bags... looked after it, helped me on the train and also into the taxi...and all I felt that I repaid her was her taxi ride home... She told me she was from Sarawak staying with her daughter who was  studying in KL...she also told me that her son was studying in Curtin... Alas, I never got her name... She reminded me so much of my aunty in Sarawak, just shorter.

I really felt bless by her kindness... and it was only my first day back in KL.

I wonder what's ahead... :) I look forward to it.

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