So I am at my tail end of my time here... I really cannot believe how fast time has passed. This time last year I was stressing about coming over and now I am stressing about going back. Frankly, am not too sure if I want to come back. I think I have adjusted to life here well, but I am also conscious that I haven't really soaked into the proper English lifestyle... i.e. their taxes and being a young working person here. I mentioned it before, that I often to equate Telford to Ipoh therefore should I stay, I might find myself working in places like Birmingham or Manchester or maybe even London. And that is when I will want to come home.
Christmas was stuffing. I feel like I am ready for baking... which in a strange way is exactly what is going to happen when I come home and meet the Malaysian weather. My English 'family' thinks I am crazy when I say I will miss the weather here, but 'tis true! I find it more relaxing and you don't perspire like a pig here when you take a walk to the shops.
I had 3 Christmas dinners and that is not counting the leftovers! If I do, then that would make it 5. There was so much turkey left over, Cath, my hostess laid all of them out one day and asked me to make a curry. Which wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't the Brussels sprouts I had to put in as well to finish off all the Christmas veges. Actually, it wasn't really that bad, but I think the shock of having Brussels sprouts in my curry hasn't passed yet. Maybe it never will. I have been scarred for life by Brussels sprouts! I think one of the greatest things I will miss here, aside from my church members will be English puddings! Lets face it, I am not this size for nothing! And I LURVE my puddings... I am even more determined to marry a chef now...
I was a bit heart broken before Christmas when a church member passed away. I was hoping she would at least survive Christmas before going back to God. But in a strange way, I was praying that she could spend her last Christmas with her family, and spending it with God is family right? One of the reasons I feel sad leaving because the congregation is quite elderly and should I come back later to visit, some of them may not be there anymore. And that really sucks.
Christmas was stuffing. I feel like I am ready for baking... which in a strange way is exactly what is going to happen when I come home and meet the Malaysian weather. My English 'family' thinks I am crazy when I say I will miss the weather here, but 'tis true! I find it more relaxing and you don't perspire like a pig here when you take a walk to the shops.
I had 3 Christmas dinners and that is not counting the leftovers! If I do, then that would make it 5. There was so much turkey left over, Cath, my hostess laid all of them out one day and asked me to make a curry. Which wouldn't have been bad if it wasn't the Brussels sprouts I had to put in as well to finish off all the Christmas veges. Actually, it wasn't really that bad, but I think the shock of having Brussels sprouts in my curry hasn't passed yet. Maybe it never will. I have been scarred for life by Brussels sprouts! I think one of the greatest things I will miss here, aside from my church members will be English puddings! Lets face it, I am not this size for nothing! And I LURVE my puddings... I am even more determined to marry a chef now...
I was a bit heart broken before Christmas when a church member passed away. I was hoping she would at least survive Christmas before going back to God. But in a strange way, I was praying that she could spend her last Christmas with her family, and spending it with God is family right? One of the reasons I feel sad leaving because the congregation is quite elderly and should I come back later to visit, some of them may not be there anymore. And that really sucks.
I started this blog just before Christmas but never got around to finishing it. Anyway.. the church threw me a farewell party and I was SO AMAZED by the number of people that were there and the cards and pressies I got. I was even more surprised by the pressie from the church! Am not going to go into detail about it yet because I have another exciting news to share!
I HAVE A LITTLE BABY GIRL!
Yes... You read right! I am a mom. Her name is Christmas Trespire. Christmas cos she was born on Christmas Day and Trespire because she features are a combination of an extra-terrestrial and a vampire! I incubated her eggs for 24 hours! I would love to post pictures of her right now because I do have them... BUT it is in my external drive which is upstairs and I am too lazy to go get it. So will show baby photos later!
Due to her very delicate condition and the fact that she needs lost of moisture, I can't bring her home as I worry if she will survive the flight, so I am leaving her with my host family to take care of her.
What else? Oh I finally conquered the Wrekin! 1335 feet! Wrekin apparently is a very old volcano... anyway... been there, done that and bought the t-shirt!
So........ time to start thinking about home now...
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