Gathering

I have underestimated this place, seriously. You would think that social life would go downhill, but apparently not! There are so many colleagues in here and you can easily lose track who is who. The turnover rates for staffs are also high. Just only 2 weeks living in here, I attended 2 farewells, and this week alone, there’s another two coming. Oh, and did I mention that this town is pretty small. You just bump into them, like almost everywhere? For example I went jogging the other Sunday and I met my preceptor. Did grocery shopping saw a few familiar faces. Hmm... privacy is definitely limited here.

Relax and admire the splendid sky blue background

I had a WONDERFUL time at a recent Saturday gathering. The host was a Malaysian GP and she is super down-to-earth. Her Caucasian husband is amazing! An anaesthetist, multilingual – Italian, French, Japanese and a very good COOK!!! What’s even more shocking is when his eldest son came up to me and greeted, “Ni hao! Wo shi Wu Kong”. I was too surprised to say anything back. His Mandarin intonation was far FAR better than mine. Honestly, I felt quite embarrassed of myself T_T Huuhuu... He’s only 7 years old.

Four kiddos in the house

Random pics in the house

Boys will be boys =)

The journey to her house (aka mansion) left me in awe. She lives 45 minutes away from the town. All 6 of us hopped into her truck and took us there. Along out way, we passed this place called Honeymoon Gap. A big gap between two humungous rocks. She said it was a romantic hang out place for couples to watch the sunset =)

Although her place was rather isolated, at the same time I felt total serenity and calmness. They had two horses as naturally lawn mowers! Cute, hey?

Food brings everyone together! Housemates made Nasi Lemak! Yums!

I think this probably happens in this state- there were so many annoying flies. I couldn’t eat properly with one hand frantically trying to fan them away. Grrrggrrhh... Kacau saja.

Interestingly, this place houses many insects! Stink bugs, is a famous one. I will take a picture of it the next time to show you how it looks like. It is a pretty emerald green in colour but don’t be fooled by it. If you step on it, they emit smelly stuff as self-defence and you’ll stink badly. That’s how it got its name from.

One of the guests is a dance teacher. He specializes in Tango and told us about its history as well as revealed secrets to the seemingly difficult footwork! Really enjoyed watching the Tango performance and we joined in to have some fun! What a good way to end the day!

All of us loved this air-conditioned thingy. Instead of the ones that you normally see up on the ceiling, this comes from below. Can do the Marilyn Monroe pose! So syiok! Hahaha...

Tree silhouette, nearing sunset

That night, there were no clouds and it was dark enough to see the shining stars and a bright half moon. Although stars were not as sparkly as the ones I saw in the Kangaroo Island trip (South Australia back in December 2008), I was glad I had the opportunity to see them again.

Remarkably beautiful and mysterious.