Malaysia 2009: Summary

A wrap up on my trip back home:

Family: This time around it seemed that there were more little kids around. And those who used to be little kids were actually Form 4 or Form 5 now, although they still looked like primary school kids :)

A particularly memorable event was a trip to the "Fo Guang Shan" near Klang. The journey there was unexpectedly long, but worth the trouble I guess. It has been too long since we had such trips as a family (and extended family)

Entrance of "Fo Guang Shan" (mum was holding the camera)

Group photo (mum was holding the camera again...sighz)

Food: Had almost everything I missed the most when I was in the States. But of course, there is never enough time eat all you want :(

New Year Day's vegetarian dishes

Friends: Met 2 high school friends and bumped into one. Things have really changed, and now it feels like that chapter is so far behind me now...and it should be. Form 5 is like 7 years ago now!!!

The Michigan gang meeting was awesome. Prior to that had a 3-hour "paktor" with Wei Jie, which involved walking around in KLCC Suria, Berjaya Times Square, Sungai Wang Plaza, The Pavilion and back to KLCC Suria again. We met up with VS and Seremban folks (Kai Kiat and Mel) later and chatted for a while before the "reunion" dinner at Madam Kwan's. Had a pleasant surprise when Jin Ye brought her boyfriend too. Congrats congrats...

The new couple left early and therefore not in the group pic...and thanks Mike for taking the photo (congrats to both him and Poh Yi too :D)

Special Event: Went to Perlis and visited Pei Ying's parents and family members. Personally I think it was a good gesture, but a lot of people are making a big issue out of it. Some say it was like a "lawatan sambil meminang"....(......)

Conclusion: All in all this short trip back was a very memorable one. Quite surprisingly, I found myself getting used to everything rather quickly - the weather, the people, the culture...yes, there are so many things to complain about this country, and I did feel sad about the dismal state that the country is in, but hey, this is home after all. You keep your eyes closed to all the shitty things around you (corruption, ignorance, pollution, etc etc) and savor the delicious food first before you complain :P