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ikut aku: May 2011
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May 24, 2011. Raindrops on palm trees. Yesterday, I decided to drive to Sekayu Waterfalls on my scooter before dinner. I figured it should only be about a 20 minute drive (about 15 km away), so I set off around 5pm for a mini-adventure. The ever-impending Doomsday, or "maybe" global warming. all I know is that rain here is generally a mixed bag: on one hand, it really does cool things down, but on the other, you can find yourself stranded with your scooter in the middle of a thunderstorm, the duratio...
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ikut aku: the art of multitasking
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March 2, 2011. The art of multitasking. Did I write bathroom? Because it’s actually a walk-in dishwasher. And by walk-in dishwasher, I mean shower. Just kidding! It’s actually the laundry room. With a toilet. Wash your dishes while you shower? And do laundry at the same time? And maybe even pee! When one small room has the ability to offer so many services, the distinctly American need for a separate room in the house for every little thing seems excessive. I mean seriously: “mud room”? Nasi is incredibl...
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ikut aku: new life as a chikgu
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February 7, 2011. New life as a chikgu. Last week, I had my first unofficial days of teaching. I was the go-to substitute for when other teachers couldn’t be in the classroom (how does the school normally handle missing teachers? 8230; just something to add to my slowly growing pile of little white Malaysian lies. Others include that I go to church at home (that’s a whole other story to tell…), and that really did LOVE the chewy unidentifiable meat served for dinner last night! The worst part about not b...
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ikut aku: March 2011
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March 7, 2011. A treasure from the kuala berang night market. After seeing these last week at the KB Tuesday night market (yea, I'm a regular), I hereby declare that all chicken nuggets should be heart-shaped. And they should come on happy little skewers like these. To all the moms who use heart-shaped cookie cutters on their kid's PB&J in the morning, you should know: Malaysia's got your back. March 2, 2011. The art of multitasking. Did I write bathroom? Wash your dishes while you shower? Some people st...
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ikut aku: suddenly it's april
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April 5, 2011. Sorry about the month-long (yikes! Absence of updates. things have certainly been busy around here! Among other things, I took a trip to Indonesia, went to a Malaysian wedding celebration, visited an elephant sanctuary, participated in the annual Imtiaz cross country race, and bought a scooter! For now, check out an article. I wrote about eating my way through Bali! The SS. Santiago. April 7, 2011 at 8:02 PM. The article was great! How did that come about? April 23, 2011 at 3:43 AM.
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ikut aku: January 2011
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January 30, 2011. From the city to the jungle. Wan also just cracks me up. After discovering that we both like cooking, she told me that last month she made her first pizza from scratch – she was so excited to tell me about using real mozzarella and oregano! That really is impressive, considering there is NO CHEESE IN MALAYSIA. ANYWHERE. I’d really like to know where Wan got her hands on mozzarella…. The first night I was here I went down to the “Poom” (basically the equivalent of their weeke...Anyways, ...
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ikut aku: April 2011
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April 5, 2011. Sorry about the month-long (yikes! Absence of updates. things have certainly been busy around here! Among other things, I took a trip to Indonesia, went to a Malaysian wedding celebration, visited an elephant sanctuary, participated in the annual Imtiaz cross country race, and bought a scooter! For now, check out an article. I wrote about eating my way through Bali! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Other people have blogs too. K is for Kakan.
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ikut aku: penang
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February 7, 2011. Last Tuesday night, we hopped on an overnight bus to one of my favorite places on earth: Penang. This island, off the west coast of Malaysia, is known for its rich colonial history. Unique fusion of many cultures, religions, and ethnicities, and most importantly, its FOOD. We picked Penang for Chinese New Year specifically because there is a significant Chinese population on the island, whereas the Chinese population in Terengganu is approximately ZERO. A taste of Indonesia in Penang.
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ikut aku: settling in
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February 21, 2011. I know I haven’t posted in a while, so here are some highlights of the past week (2 weeks? After much cajoling by the students (and after quite a few confusing English-to-Bahasa conversations with the office staff regarding projectors and speaker equipment), we had our first English movie night of the year on the eve of Prophet Muhammad’s birthday. After deliberating among a very select group of DVDs (acquired through borrowing from other ETAs – thank you Blair and Andrea! Another very...
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