what a culture shock it was for us coming to Malaysia. We were in heaven in our secret spot in Thailand....no cars, barely any motorbikes and an awesome hippy climbing community to hang out with. Malaysia is a lot more developed than we were expectig with high rises, shopping malls and tons of traffic. I definitely freaked out our first morning here and sat and cried at the computer. I missed Thailand and had a mild panic attack. Everything is fine now. We have settled into Nicky's parents house, which is awesome! We have laundry and after spending an entire month sharing a room, we are excited to have so much space. Its pretty quiet in the part of Penang the house is in (Batu Ferenghi) which is much better than the craziness of Georgetown. There is a small market at night on the main road and we went and got some cheap dvd's and are hoping to just have some dvd and wine nights coming up! Nick's aunt and uncle invited us over for dinner for Chinese New Year. We are so excited to have a traditional home-cooked meal!
after Penang, i'm not sure of my plan. Stace is going home and Anna and I might go up to Vietnam and try to meet up with JoAnna (their friend from Chiang Mai) or i'll go to the beaches in Cambodia, to KL and Singapore, or back through Thailand. Just have to decide what i want to do most. I have time to decide.
Let me just say, after coming to malaysia with all the excitement, i'm a little worried what going home will be like...not sure i can come back to reality quite yet.
miss you all at home and a BIG HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Val and Davey on the 4th and 5th and to CLAI on the 9th!
xoxo
Miss you too...so happy you are having tons-o-fun! Muah!
ReplyDeletei vote you head to the beaches...we are only expecting an inch of ice here and snow. xoxo!
ReplyDeleteyou should def go to my homeland (vietnam)! i hear nha trang is beautiful! i will definitely need to go there at some point in my life. miss you terribly! have fun!
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