Last minute work

We will be going to Melaka in Malaysia again this weekend for our RZIM bi-annual training program. I leave on Thursday but Brian, who will be teaching for us again, will leave with the rest of my office team on Friday. We will be there till Sunday afternoon and should get home by evening.

Then immediately we will have to pack for our long trip to the US. This time, we will be in Los Cabos, Mexico for a few days (for RZIM's annual support-raising conference) before visiting LA for a week. We are really looking forward to visiting So. Cal. Other than seeing old friends again and visiting BIOLA, we look forward to getting reacquainted with our favorite food haunts - Marisa's (freshly made chips and salsa), In-N-Out Burger, Chili's (yummy boneless Shanghai wings), Pick Up Stix (American Chinese food which pleases even me!), etc.

After So. Cal., we will be flying to the east and spending a week in Newport News, Virginia and another week in Hampstead, Maryland. We look forward to spending Thanksgiving with Brian's mom's family. I, especially, love the smoked turkey which they so painstakingly prepare. Much more than anything else, I look forward to the cold weather and catching up on sleep and rest. I've been traveling so much and have had such a hectic schedule this year - I need a longer break badly.

Our December will entail much traveling as well - Philippines, Malaysia and then Cambodia. We hit the road again two days after we return from the US! So, these few weeks in November is the only respite we have before Christmas. Even then, we will have to do some work while we are on the road in the US.

We, of course, also look forward to the shopping - mostly stocking up on things which we cannot find here or are expensive if they are available. My detox formula, contact lens solution (currently not available in this part of the world), NyQuil, my Real Simple magazine, etc. Brian will of course be bringing books home with him!

We are thankful that this time we will have a friend house-sit for us while we are gone. Especially now that our apartment has a leakage problem. The waterproofing of one part of the external wall upstairs is problematic and rain water (a lot!) has been seeping into the house when it rains heavily. I hope our landlord will have the problem fixed soon!

I hope to be able to post once more before we leave next week. Well, if not, then I'll be sure to post while we are in the US. Till then, cheers...!