What's up with Elisabeth & George?: Penang -- Week 25 -- An Afternoon Walk on Gurney Drive

Sunday, October 05, 2008

Penang -- Week 25 -- An Afternoon Walk on Gurney Drive

Week 25
WEEKEND, August 29th - 31st
Lots of things going on this weekend (though that's not so unusual here). It's the end of the Hungry Ghost festival, so there is stuff going on with that, plus it's yet another long weekend for George since Sunday is Merdeka, Malaysia's national day.

Saturday we're out and about. Regin is carrying Ducky with him everywhere.

Poor Rada has such a hard time staying awake in her guard house. It's so hot in there and there is so little to keep her brain occupied. She often gives me excuses about medication making her sleepy, but she's ALWAYS falling asleep.

We thought we were going to eat at Mr. Pot, but they have mostly just coffee and sweet things. So then we walked back home to the car and drove to this place we've been before where they have lots of shops and restaurants. They were having a Thai festival with food, goods, and performances.

No comments:

Post a Comment

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.