It is close to 10 months in Malaysia and I have been thinking for some time that I really should write a blog to chronicle our family’s life in this country. Typically given my tendency to procrastinate, it has taken me this long to get it up and running. So here goes.
And what a great time of year to start. Chinese New Year is coming up; just one of many festivities to celebrate in this multi ethnic nation. We have had Hari Raya, Deepevali, The Buddhist holiday, and of course Christmas. They just keep on coming.
Here is a photo I took in the mall next door of the Chinese New Year (CNY) decorations. These guys take mall decoration very seriously. Overnight, a 3 storey structure will appear. Pretty amazing. So we can always keep track of the seasons by ducking to the mall and checking out the latest structures erected. This is a better indication of the change of seasons rather then the weather which is limited to hot or as Robin Williams said in the movie Good Morning Vietnam, ‘hot and wet’.
Lina and I were talking again today about how incredibly multi cultural this place is. We are not naïve enough to think that we are living in a multi ethnic utopia here, but at least they are trying, which is more than can be said for many other countries at the present time.
And what a great time of year to start. Chinese New Year is coming up; just one of many festivities to celebrate in this multi ethnic nation. We have had Hari Raya, Deepevali, The Buddhist holiday, and of course Christmas. They just keep on coming.
Here is a photo I took in the mall next door of the Chinese New Year (CNY) decorations. These guys take mall decoration very seriously. Overnight, a 3 storey structure will appear. Pretty amazing. So we can always keep track of the seasons by ducking to the mall and checking out the latest structures erected. This is a better indication of the change of seasons rather then the weather which is limited to hot or as Robin Williams said in the movie Good Morning Vietnam, ‘hot and wet’.
Lina and I were talking again today about how incredibly multi cultural this place is. We are not naïve enough to think that we are living in a multi ethnic utopia here, but at least they are trying, which is more than can be said for many other countries at the present time.
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