Another postcard...

So the obligatory postcards thing that I've been doing (no I haven't gotten around to you all yet, really I've only been away for a month!) has made me realise the differences in the efficency of the postal service. The postcards I sent from New Zealand have taken their sweet time to get to Perth (in order of over 2 weeks) whilst the ones I sent on Sunday from Hong Kong have taken a mere 5 days. For less distance. And less postage.

Also should be noted that if you didn't give me your address in my little, metophorically black (in the sense that it's kinda grey) book you probably won't be getting a postcard. Alternatively email me your address & I'll consider it. Suitable threats will encourage me to write more. The best threat so far has come from Miss Tiki who said she'd buy all the chocolate peanut nougat cake from Vegie O and not let me have any. Which is really mean. So you all have to try to beat that.

For those who care, I'm currently in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia staying with family for about a week before going south to Melacca (Melaka) my mother's home town for a good dose of history & a bigger dose of family before then going to Singapore to meet Simon.

My father has always said "Eating is the national pastime in Malaysia" and he's right. In a constant state of my stomach exploding since I got here. Which is not a bad thing. Though it makes trying on jeans difficult. But it's all very yummy. And the goreng pisang (fried banana) is great. And the mango. And the rumbutans. And you get the picture.

Avian flu is still in the papers, though only up north near the Thai boarder. Still slightly worried about it and they have ordered a bird cull which is sad. There are many people skeptical about what the government is saying about the safety of bird products. The ministers all had a photo shoot showing them eating chicken which reminds me alot of the British government's reaction to vCJD in beef (mad cow disease). Also the US government has released a contingency plan of what they will do if we have another flu epidemic. Am I paranoid or what?

Also it's nice to get the occassional email from home so if you are bored/procrastinating feel free to drop me a line. If you can guess the songs where most of my post topics come from, you get a big hug* when I get home.

(*hugs are limited to one per person, unless I think you are especially cute)