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We just spent the weekend away on a small island off the east coast. It was actually the family day (Photo No.9) of the Science Faculty of the University where my husband works. I was feeling lousy most of the … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Malaysian life
Progress of Book 2, Stormshifter, in the Random Rain Cycle (all titles provisional): And for those who want to know if I have sold it yet, the answer is no. Hey, how’s that anyway? Back in the race, with over … Continue reading
Book manuscript is submitted to UK and Oz publishers, awaiting the rejection or acceptance… so what’s next? Well, firstly, there’s the clean-up-house project. A month away in Australia in March-April, preceded by several months of frantic manuscript rearrangement and polishing, … Continue reading
A break from my travels to rant – prompted by something I read in the paper. Years ago, a 13 year-old girl obtained a place at Oxford University – the youngest ever to do so. She was the daughter of … Continue reading
We have a fence all around our house and yard. Entry is through a gate. Which we keep chained with a hefty padlock. This morning husband and I tried to leave for our walk along the river – only to … Continue reading
Ask the average Malaysian what animals we have and he could probably say elephants and tigers and monkeys. He might even mention orang utan, although he could well be a bit vague about whether they are found in the Peninsular, … Continue reading
Oh, for a camera in my hand at the right time… Yesterday I was pulled up at a set of lights with a motorbike rider in front of me. So I started to read the back of his t-shirt. There … Continue reading
This country that I dearly love is skilled at sending mixed signals.The government has just said it will dole out substantial amounts of money to athletes, and their coaches, who bring home medals from the Beijing Olympics. Meanwhile, back at … Continue reading
Been a while since I posted any Malaysian nature shots – so here is some we took on Sipadan Island. This is an oceanic island off the coast of Sabah, Borneo, infamous because it was raided by some rather nasty … Continue reading
Kelantan is one of Peninsular Malaysia’s northern states. It has a government run by a political party based on religion. In theory, one assumes this means no corruption among the politicians, honest government and fair dealing. Perhaps it works that … Continue reading