Before leaving Kuala Lumpor some of us went out to do some last minute shopping for gifts for everyone back at home. Said our goodbyes to our family and relatives from KL, and by eight o’clock my uncle came to pick us up and take us to dinner and then the airport. Our flight was […]
Had High Tea with the whole family (my Dad has two brothers and seven sisters), which was more like a huge lunch. Ate a large bowl of Ice Kachung, a Malaysian specialty (beans, jelly, syrup and lotsa crushed ice, tastes good without the beans).
We drove a long distance to have breakfast with some more of our relatives, but found when we arrived that their daughter had had an appendicitis attack the night before so they were all at the hospital. They were too polite to cancel the breakfast so they had some other relatives come to their house […]
Took the Ferry back to Kuala Lumpor, we all got out of the car and went to the deck. My dad asked me if I remembered the ferry ride (my parents were in Malaysia when I was 5 years old, they were traveling with a total of 7 kids, from 9 months to 12 years […]
We left for Penang at 5:00 in the morning. All this traveling has been tiring but I wanted to stay awake and see everything. I only closed my eyes for a minute, but woke a few hours later in front of our hotel feeling quite rested but like I’d missed something. Still, our room […]
We rose early so we wouldn’t miss the breakfast buffet. There was a long line of food, mainly various kinds of curry, rice, or noodles—not my usual breakfast! They did have my favorite choc flakes though so I won’t complain.
We had to check out of our hotel by midday so we spent the better […]
Left Kuala Lumpar at 9:00 and arrived in Malaka by 11:00 including a stop along the way to eat. Malaka is a small town on the coast with a lot of interesting history; it used to be a bustling seaport, and has been occupied by the Portuguese and Dutch. Check out the photos…
Woke up late. Helped one of my aunts cook lunch, which consisted of sambar, (lentils) sambal (anchovies with tomatoes & onions) and rice. Spent some time reading and praying–my schedule has been a bit upside down here so haven’t been getting enough time with Jesus, and when that happens I’m not so great to be […]
Spent Sunday morning at church which is quite rare for me. It was my cousin’s first Holy Communion. When people ask me why I don’t go to church, sometimes I tell them that the Latin meaning of the word church is “a body of believers’ and since I am almost always surrounded by believers/disciples of […]
Kuala Lumpor is really hot! Took a trip up to a mountain resort with my Uncle, his wife, and my two cousins (really fun hospitable people). The weather up there was beautiful, cooler than in town. Everything was so beautiful that I had to take a lot of pictures. We drove up the hill half […]
