I'm sitting at friend's place watching about 10 koi's swimming in circle. What bliss if life was to be that simple...to swim around in a cared environment without any stress :) Its amazing what people do these days to turn their homes into living pieces of art. Who'd have thought to have a Balinese garden within the space of an apartment unit? Unfortunately I don't have my camera with me. I wonder if he put this together or had an interior designer do it up for him, hmm! Kudos all the same....just have to make sure that i don't get too comfy snuggled in all these pillows and fall asleep listening to Andre Bocelli and the sound of water flowing...blissfully divine!
Its Aug 3rd today. Exactly a year ago I boarded the flight back to Washington, DC after having lived in Malaysia for a year. So much has transpired in this year. And today, I find myself once again back in Kuala Lumpur (capital city of Malaysia) but on summer vacation. Over the past couple of weeks, a number of people have asked me why do I still continue living abroad. Isn't 10yrs long enough and should I not be thinking of returning home. It's an interesting question and has brought about many hours of reflection but the answer is NO.
I love Malaysia and always will consider it home. I realize though that I feel a little of a disconnect with life and the going ons here. Small things bother me like the traffic, haze, littering and haphazard spitting. Going into public restrooms and not finding either toilet paper or soap . People rushing into an elevator before an elderly man could get out (he was using a walker mind u!!!) And let's not get into the country's politics, education system or even how the HR profession is viewed here...arrgghhh!
BUT wait up a sec, for all the cons to living here, there are pros: the beautiful and gorgeous family and friends whom i miss dearly when I'm in DC. The night life which is fantastic. The ability to get food at 3am in the morning which doesn't taste like a pound of nothingness but grease. Kopi Tarik (local coffee *2 thumbs up*). One of the world's most gorgeous dive spots, Sipadan. And of course not forgetting the freedom to use phases such as "bodohlah hang-ni", "ya meh?" or just plain ole "lah" at the end of a sentence :0)
Seriously though, it's not about USA vs Malaysia. It's more so the sense of freedom and independence. Of not being judged (I'm an asian woman after all!). I'm 38 and if i was to count the numbers of years i've lived away from the nest it's more than 50%. I do dabble every now and then with the idea of coming home but the pull isn't strong enough as yet. Who knows, maybe it'll be my retirement destination...the final leg of my gypsy life...
Oh hell, i think i'm coming across as being anti-social...oops! (I so love this mobile blogging function).
Toodles for now.
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