Malaysia...wow!

Friday, March 27th

Goodmorning Malaysia!  I’m really here...it is only 5am (which is 5pm Canada on Thursday if you were looking to catch-up!  So Malaysia thus far...the airport was amazing, we landed in the middle of fields of palm trees, which was quite impressive and then made our way through immigration and were happy to find that all of our baggage made the trip!  We then met up with our Taylor’s representatives and the fourth member our of “fearless international team” to head to the school.  Now at this point, the last time we slept was Monday night at home, and have not showered since Tuesday morning, so we are feeling rather skuzzy as well as starting to hallucinate from lack of sleep, but we were dropped off at the school to wait for the end of the day!  We chilled in the staff room (the red room) until four where I was presented with my giant yellow box of fun - turns out my associate is organized and I have piles to do right away!!!  We met  a few of the teachers, including the fab peeps that are putting me up and Angel’s party hours boys (Legs and the fourth are staying with my teacher who is away).  Finally four o’clock appears and we are shuttled back to our condos which are a ten minute walk from school!  

The condos that Legs, the fourth and I are staying in are ginormous, and apparently just finished last fall.  The gals are in one tower with my teacher and I in another - you need a pass to be able to get up the elevator and there are piles of security (feel better mom?).  On the fifth floor there is a lovely outdoor pool, park, gym and ping pong room and outside restaurants and shopping gallore!  There is a starbucks three minutes away, and another across the road, the oh so dangerous road!  I have already been warned that it is pedestrian beware in Subang Jaya and remember to look left!

After what may have been the best shower I have ever had, my peeps and I picked up the gals for dinner where for 3.50RR I had a yummy plate of noodles and veggies, and 3.50RR is about $1 Canadian!  Thus far the food is great, the water is drinkable, I have not gotten sick and I’m only off about 2 hours in my jet lag-ness...and I think I may go back to sleep for another 2 hours before school!  Turns out that living on the 18th floor as I do means that wireless will not reach me, so this blog will be updated from school or starbucks, so keep on checkin’ me!  I have a local phone now, so as soon as I get a card I will send some of you the phone number so that you can reach me whenever you feel like wasting money on long distance charges!!!!!

Peace out and enjoy the weekend!

Saturday, March 28th

So does not feel like March!!!!  It is hot here, the humid kind of Canadian hot that everyone loathes...maybe it’s just that the memory of Canada is too fresh having only been here a few days, but I love it!  It’s a nice sunny morning, and I have managed to sleep until 10 and am finally feeling more human again, but it’s not the kind of sunny that makes me want to go to the beach because there’s always that humid layer up top.  Legs and I are getting some serious work done today, going to starbucks to internet because I have to have my unit project ready for Monday...yea, the first day of classes!

Overall, things are good!  I have discovered that Malaysia is best for boys, not single white gals, but we all could have guessed that before I left, and so I’m not entirely sure about wanting to come back as I miss being able to go wherever I want whenever I like - this may change as I become more comfortable here, we’ll see, no judgement yet!

That’s all I got for now, I’ll write more once I’m caffeinated!

I realize that this still has not been posted to a real blog, and that you will be reading it all at one time, but I’m keeping track of things as I go....really! 

The pool was great, I have a tiny tan thus far and then we did a little shopping at Carrefour, which is like Asian Walmart, and oh so very cheap.  Tonight is Earth Hour and the peeps are hosting a party at our place, also a chance to get to know all the other teachers so that should be good!  All in all, things are good (I may have mentioned that!)  Legs and I are having a blast, avoiding the club scene and sticking together, but it’s fun in our bubble...not sure that the other two are feeling the same way.  The condo is fab, it’s big and bright and airconditionned...I live on the 18th floor - I will take some pics soon, and I will actually post them, I promise!  Perhaps tomorrow at starbucks....