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.Last week I got a call asking if I wanted to be interviewed for a Malaysian women’s glossy, about my writing. So of course, I said yes. All publicity is good, right? Today I found out that I have to … Continue reading
Tag Archives: Malaysian life
I thought banning the preschoolers’ Spongebob picture books was crazy, but this is even more insane. The hardcopy of the International Herald Tribune, as delivered to Malaysia, blacked out the titles in Arabic on the books pictured in a Paris … Continue reading
Squid boat. These go out at night with banks of powerful lights that attract the squid…and it was squid season on the island. We sat on chairs on the beach here and read. Every now and then I would look … Continue reading
Lunch by the sea Transport on the “road” past our door… Arriving by plane for the rich (we went by ferry) And just…life Really tough for the tourists, no? … Continue reading
There has been a lot of talk here over a proposal to legislate to ensure that maids (usually foreigners) have one day off a week. That’s right. Apparently domestic workers don’t come under normal labour laws because they work in … Continue reading
So we spent 4 days on Tioman Island. That’s in the South China Sea, somewhere north east of the Malaysian Peninsula. One and a half hours by fast ferry from Mersing in Johor State. And all these scenes were a … Continue reading
We had a dear friend visit us from the UK, which is what prompted us to take a few days off. It started with a long trip across Johor state to the small town of Mersing, where we were to … Continue reading
Because this was the view out of my window…for the past 4 days And sunsets looked like this:No, the South China Sea did not come to suburbia – we went to it.More tomorrow. … Continue reading
Was back at the immigration dept yesterday, for the third day and another 2 hour wait. Good news: there was soap in the dispenser. Bad news: they didn’t give me 5 years* but only one year extension. So we have … Continue reading
Over the past 2 working days I have travelled 200 kms, spent 28 ringgit on tolls and god knows how much on petrol, queued and waited for a total of 7 hours in a room that doesn’t have enough chairs … Continue reading