What's up with Elisabeth & George?: Penang -- Week 24 -- Restaurant Hopping and Batik Shopping

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Penang -- Week 24 -- Restaurant Hopping and Batik Shopping

Week 24

SATURDAY, August 23rd

Saturday is a GORGEOUS morning, with a clearer view of the mainland than we generally see.

George webcams with his mom as he often does on weekends while I'm checking out the sparkling glow on the waves below us.

How am I going to manage living with my mediocre views in Thornton after this?

We're making up for lost time this weekend. Lots of outings crammed into to two days. We eat at two new (to us) restaurants on Saturday.

I'm a little nervous about "Chicken Stuff" on the menu. You?

How about some iced tea? Sometimes when you order that you get this:

A glass of hot tea and a bowl of ice. A DIY iced tea if you will.

We walked around George Town a little.

A restaurant worker washing dishes in the street -- a normal sight here:

We (I) shopped at Sam's Batik (above) where I bought this and this:

All that is hand embroidered. It's tricky to wear though, because it has a very boxy cut.

George and Regin amuse themselves in the mirror while I'm trying stuff on.

Regin was calling all the female mannequins "Mamma." Above he's identifying the nose ("Nigh") of this particular Mamma.

When we got home we had some silly time.

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How we're doing right now.

April 6th, 2009
Oh man, moving back home has been quite a transition! For Regin especially. It has taken him three months to return to being fully, or almost fully, potty trained. But we're home and happy to be with friends and in an environment where things are easier.

But of course, not everything is easier. George's first day back to work he learned that the company was exiting the business and he and all the other people that work on that product (including all those people he trained in Penang) were told to look for other jobs.

His last day was March 31st. No time for that cozy little 'sabbatical' though; after he finished his last day of work, his family called and told us they are coming (from Florida) for a visit on the 10th! This would be no big deal (other than being terribly exciting) if we were fully moved back in, but of course, until now, we've had VERY little motivation to fully unpack! So now we're preparing the house at warp speed!

You know, I do miss Penang. Hard to say what I miss exactly, because I know it's more than our friends there, but I feel a certain pang. And all the time we were there, other than missing family, friends, easy living, and snow, I never once actually missed 'Colorado.'

When we got back to Colorado, I expected to have a new and complete love for the place. I do appreciate some things a lot more, especially visual things. I see beauty where I didn't before. But it hasn't been the feeling of home that I expected, and I still have some of the same issues with the place. But what I do love IMMENSELY and will always love IMMENSELY is the people we have here. And it's been absolutely amazing to see how Regin has picked right back up where he left off with his loved ones here. There's no doubt in my mind that he somehow remembers them.