Well, I still consider myself a newbie as we have been in Malaysia 8 months. From a writers point of view I consider this a blessing as I still fully absorb everything that surrounds me. I notice how the area (Taman Tun Dr Ismael) we live is changing. Concrete buildings are rapidly rising, shop fronts change, traffic comes to a standstill while the MRT noisily snakes it's way around us. My neighbour has a new baby and we are invited to a Chinese family for Chinese New Year.
We spend an hour each way getting to the suburb on the outskirts of KL to find a large terrace house with a food truck outside of it.
I enjoy trying everything that is piled high. Fried tofu, tiny crab, squid, beef, broccoli, fish balls. All cooked on sticks served with delicious sauces. I have to concentrate on the noisy chatter to be able to decipher new accents. Clouds and heavy rain descend and clear quickly. I am asked how I find Malaysia and I explain the myriad of places we have visited. Wide eyed they are hopefully impressed. I am still a guest in this country and I hope a good one at that!
They joke about thinking Australians were all laid back and did no work, when they heard they were getting two Australians in the office. Their minds soon change when they see the long hours the
Australian expats are prepared to work.
