Sorry all, I am certain with summer approaching there is a void that can only be filled with my words and stories.
Anyway, some cool things have happened since our trip to Japan. Firstly, we went to the island of Penang, Malaysia. Very cool place. It has one of the oldest British colonial settlements in the area. There are many old, Victorian style hotels and some great little sidestreets populated by Chinese and Indian buildings. As well, there are a bunch of Buddhist temples all over.
One of the famous temples is the 'Sleeping Buddha'. No, it's not a fat man on the beach, but a huge, reclining Buddha. Just hanging out. Sort of impressive.....but more of a "Why the hell is he laying there?" kind of thing. No real answers as to why Buddha is taking a load off, but I guess we are all entitled.
However, directly across the street was a Burmese Buddhist temple. This one was amazing. Who knew the Burmese made anything but pythons? A surreal experience happened when we were at teh top of the pagoda.....the mosque down the street started its catterwalling. Odd to be listening to Mohammed while hanging with Buddha. And.....everyone got along.
A real shitty experience happened on the city bus in Penang. Caden was sitting on my lap to make room for a guy next to me and the fucker stole my wallet! Classic pickpocket move.... a little distraction when he started looking for his ticket and before I knew it he was gone with my wallet.....taken out of my backpack under my arm. Bastard! On the bright side, the hardest thing to replace is the drivers licenses. It sucks because we cannot plan our trip to Australia for summer because of the fact we cannot rent a car.
On the way home, Air Asia was, once again, a pain in the ass. Damn...low-cost airlines. They suck you in with cheap tickets and then deliver....well.....cheap service. What the hell?
I learned that the reason why the Buses that we take to school (KOPAJAS) have no doors is that they have the exhaust empty into the bus. It's more of a safety measure to ensure we all have clean air to breath. Logical. I must remember that when I am riding to school with my ass and backpack hanging out of the door. Or when the bus is arguably full and four more people get on. But, what do you expect for a quarter?
I must return to proofreading report cards. It is much easier to look outside, see the sun shining, hear birds singing and know that tomorrow and everyday after that will be the same. Much more difficult back home at the end of the school year when you just got out of a shitty cold winter.
Oh, by the way, does someone have a car I can buy for a dollar? Really, no joking. Marni and I have to get a car and insure it or we have to start again with expensive premiums.
