KUL --> HKG --> YYZ --> HKG --> KUL

I'm coming home a week from today, and stopping off in Hong Kong for a frantic 12 hours of sight-seeing on the way. It seems a bit surreal - but then I'll be back in Malaysia again by Dec.31. I'm happy about that - there's so much more here that I want to see, it has definately started to feel like home, and, when I'm not buried under a pile of marking, I love my job here. (I've posted some picks at the bottom of this post from a surprise party that my students threw for me (?!?!) on our last day - not something that I'd experienced at an all boys school in Canada...)


Understandably, in the beginning I dreamed about Canada all the time: friends, family, places, etc. I even had this reoccuring dream where I'd be walking through my mom's house in Canada talking with my family and I'd finished my year over here...but I couldn't remember anything that I'd done while I was here...and I was OK with it. In the dream, I was just trying to "get through it" and come home. I must have been homesick. Anyways, I'm over it - I'm dreaming about Malaysia now, and I imagine that I'll keep dreaming about it for the rest of my life.


Despite being very busy, the past 4 weeks have been awesome. I can't believe that I wasn't getting out of Subang Jaya every weekend since the beginning. Well, now I know. Over the past 4 weekends I've been up and down Malaysia from north to south and from sea to mountain top. From camping out in the rainforest to drinking $50 pitchers while sitting in a wheelchair in a hospital themed bar in Singapore, it's been a wild ride. (I'll post pictures later.)

I'm at school now (1am), having just finished imputing my marks and report card comments. I'm headed back to my condo...I have to pack - I'm off to Thailand tomorrow. I'll be back in a week...and I need home for a rest. If you want to reach me I'll be staying at my mom's place most of the time. The number there is 416-481-7684. Hopefully I won't be sleeping.